Inkjet printing systems and techniques for light-emitting devices with enhanced light outcoupling

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10847756-B2
Application number	US-201815900666-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2018
Priority date	Feb 20, 2017
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

The present teachings relate to various embodiments of ink compositions, which once printed and cured on a substrate form a continuous composite film layer that includes a first pattern of polymeric areas having a first refractive index (RI) interspersed within a second pattern of polymeric areas having an RI that is higher in comparison to the RI of the first pattern of polymeric areas. Various embodiments of composite thin films so formed on a substrate can be tuned so as to enhance light outcoupling or extraction for various light-emitting devices of the present teachings, such as, but not limited by, an OLED display or lighting device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optoelectronic device comprising:
a material layer that forms part of the optoelectronic device, the material layer comprising a first material;
a composite polymeric film on the material layer, the composite polymeric film comprising a first pattern of polymeric areas and a second pattern of polymeric areas, wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the material layer and the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the material layer;
a film layer over the composite polymeric film, wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas have refractive indices that are closer to the refractive index of the material layer than to the refractive index of the film layer, and further wherein the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas have refractive indices that are closer to the refractive index of the film layer than to the refractive index of the material layer; and
wherein the film layer is an anode.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the material layer is in the range from 1.45 to 1.5.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the refractive indices of the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas are in the range from 1.45 to 1.5.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the film layer is in the range from 1.6 to 1.9.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein the refractive indices of the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas are in the range from 1.6 to 1.9.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas comprise a polymerization product of an acrylate monomer, a methacrylate monomer, or combinations thereof.

7. The device of claim 6 , wherein the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas comprise the polymerization product of an acrylate monomer, a methacrylate monomer, or combinations thereof, and nanoparticles.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the nanoparticles comprise zirconium oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles, or aluminum oxide nanoparticles.

9. The device of claim 8 , wherein the film layer comprises metal nanowires.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the optoelectronic device is an organic light emitting diode.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first material is glass.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the first material is a polymeric material.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the film layer and the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the film layer.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas are dome-shaped.

15. The device of claim 1 , wherein the film layer comprises metal nanowires.

16. An optoelectronic device comprising:
a material layer that forms part of the optoelectronic device, the material layer comprising a first material;
a composite polymeric film on the material layer, the composite polymeric film comprising a first pattern of polymeric areas and a second pattern of polymeric areas, wherein the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the material layer and comprise the polymerization product of an acrylate monomer, a methacrylate monomer, or combinations thereof, and nanoparticles; and
an anode comprising metal nanowires over the composite polymeric film, wherein the polymeric areas of the first pattern of polymeric areas are in direct physical contact with the material layer and have refractive indices that are closer to the refractive index of material layer than to the refractive index of the anode, and further wherein the polymeric areas of the second pattern of polymeric areas have refractive indices that are closer to the refractive index of the anode than to the refractive index of the material layer.

17. The device of claim 16 , wherein the nanoparticles comprise zirconium oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles, or aluminum oxide nanoparticles.

Assignees

• Kateeva Inc

Inventors

• Pschenitzka Florian

Classifications

• H10K50/858 Primary

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• C09D11/101 Primary

  Inks specially adapted for printing processes involving curing by wave energy or particle radiation, e.g. with UV-curing following the printing · CPC title

• C09D11/30

  Inkjet printing inks · CPC title

• C09D11/107

  from unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof · CPC title

• B41M7/0081

  using electromagnetic radiation or waves, e.g. ultraviolet radiation, electron beams · CPC title