IP Library Granted Patent US 10,490,717
Granted Patent B2
US 10,490,717 · App. 15/649,149 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same, and display device

Inventor: Koji Abe (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
H01L33/60G02B5/285G02B5/286H01L22/20H01L33/505H01L33/54G02B5/201G02B2207/101H01L33/507H01L33/62H01L2224/48091H01L2224/48247H01L2224/48257H01L2924/181H01L2933/005H01L2933/0041H01L2933/0058H01L2933/0066H01L2933/0091
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Patent No.
US 10,490,717
App. No.
15/649,149
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member covering the light emitting element, a fluorescent material contained in the light-transmissive member, and a multilayer film disposed on the light-transmissive member and including alternatively layered two types of films of different refractive indices, in which the two types of films are aggregated nano-particles of TiO 2 and aggregated nano-particles of SiO 2 .

Claims (60)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element;

a light-transmissive member covering the light emitting element and configured to allow light from the light emitting element to pass through;

a luminescent material contained in the light-transmissive member to convert wavelength of light from the light emitting element; and

a multilayer film disposed on the light-transmissive member,

wherein in the multilayer film two or more types of films of aggregated nano-particles are layered, and the multilayer film-comprises a plurality of first films of aggregated first nano-particles and a second film of aggregated second nano-particles,

wherein each film in the multilayer film has a thickness of 750 nm or less,

wherein the multilayer film has one of the plurality of first films as its uppermost layer opposite to a side in contact with the light-transmissive member, and

wherein a refractive index of the one of the plurality of first films as the uppermost layer of the multilayer film is greater than a refractive index of the second film at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein each film in the multilayer film includes nano-particles with a particle size in a range of 5 nm to 100 nm.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one film in the multilayer film includes the nano-particles at a volume ratio of 50% or greater.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a difference between the refractive index of the one of the plurality of first films as the uppermost layer and the refractive index of the second film is 0.05 or greater at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first nano-particles and the second nano-particles have a difference in refractive indices of 0.05 or greater at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film has another one of the plurality of first films on a side contacting with the light-transmissive member and the second film disposed on the other one of the plurality of first films.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first nano-particles are TiO 2 and the second nano-particles are SiO 2 .

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element is configured to emit blue light and the luminescent material is at least one type of luminescent material that can convert the light of the light emitting element to green light, yellow light, or red light.

9. A display device comprising:

a light emitting device according to claim 1 , and

a display panel comprising a color filter having a plurality of colored parts at least including a blue part, a green part, and a red part, and configured to display an image by using light from the light emitting device.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when a peak wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting element is indicated as λ, at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 1 ·d 1 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 1 is a film thickness, n 1 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number), and at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 2 ·d 2 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 2 is a film thickness, n 2 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number which is n 2 ≠n 1 ).

11. A light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element;

a light-transmissive member covering the light emitting element and allowing light from the light emitting element to pass through;

a fluorescent material contained in the light-transmissive member to convert wavelength of light from the light emitting element; and

a multilayer film disposed on the light-transmissive member;

wherein, when a peak wavelength of light emitted from the fluorescent material is indicated as λ′, at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 1 ′·d 1 ′=N/2·λ′ (wherein d 1 ′ is a film thickness, n 1 ′ is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number), and at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 2 ′·d 2 ′=N/2·λ′ (wherein d 2 ′ is a film thickness, n 2 ′ is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number which is n 1 ′).

12. A display device comprising:

a light emitting device according to claim 11 , and

a display panel comprising a color filter having a plurality of colored parts at least including a blue part, a green part, and a red part, and configured to display an image by using light from the light emitting device.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 11 , wherein the multilayer film is a dielectric multilayer film.

14. A light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element;

a light-transmissive member covering the light emitting element and configured to allow light from the light emitting element to pass through;

a luminescent material contained in the light-transmissive member to convert wavelength of light from the light emitting element; and

a multilayer film disposed on the light-transmissive member,

wherein in the multilayer film two or more types of films of aggregated nano-particles are layered, and the multilayer film comprises a plurality of first films of aggregated first nano-particles and a second film of aggregated second nano-particles,

wherein the first nano-particles and the second nano-particles have a difference in refractive indices of 0.05 or greater at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element,

wherein the multilayer film has one of the plurality of first films as its uppermost layer opposite to a side in contact with the light-transmissive member, and

wherein a refractive index of the one of the plurality of first films as the uppermost layer of the multilayer film is greater than a refractive index of the second film at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element.

15. A display device comprising:

a light emitting device according to claim 14 , and

a display panel comprising a color filter having a plurality of colored parts at least including a blue part, a green part, and a red part, and configured to display an image by using light from the light emitting device.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 14 ,

wherein, when a peak wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting element is indicated as λ, at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 1 ·d 1 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 1 is a film thickness, n 1 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number), and at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 2 ·d 2 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 2 is a film thickness, n 2 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number which is n 1 ).

17. A light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element;

a light-transmissive member covering the light emitting element and configured to allow light from the light emitting element to pass through;

a luminescent material contained in the light-transmissive member to convert wavelength of light from the light emitting element; and

a multilayer film disposed on the light-transmissive member,

wherein in the multilayer film two or more types of films of aggregated nano-particles are layered, and the multilayer film comprises a plurality of first films of aggregated first nano-particles and a second film of aggregated second nano-particles,

wherein the first nano-particles are TiO 2 and the second nano-particles are SiO 2 ,

wherein the multilayer film has one of the plurality of first films as its uppermost layer opposite to a side in contact with the light-transmissive member, and

wherein a refractive index of the one of the plurality of first films as the uppermost layer of the multilayer film is greater than a refractive index of the second film at a peak wavelength of light from the light emitting element.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 17 , wherein the multilayer film has another one of the plurality of first films on a side contacting with the light-transmissive member and the second film disposed on the other one of the plurality of first films.

19. A display device comprising:

a light emitting device according to claim 17 , and

a display panel comprising a color filter having a plurality of colored parts at least including a blue part, a green part, and a red part, and configured to display an image by using light from the light emitting device.

20. The light emitting device according to claim 17 ,

wherein, when a peak wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting element is indicated as λ, at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 1 ·d 1 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 1 is a film thickness, n 1 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number), and at least one film in the multilayer film satisfies a relationship n 2 ·d 2 =(2N−1)/4·λ (wherein d 2 is a film thickness, n 2 is a refractive index at the peak wavelength, and N is a natural number which is n 2 ≠n 1 ).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: ABE, KOJI
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-138417 · Jul 13, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180019384A1 · Jan 18, 2018