This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application no. 106134425, filed on Oct. 5, 2017. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
The invention relates to a glass-ceramic material, its manufacturing method, and a light emitting device, and in particular, to a luminescent glass-ceramic material, its manufacturing method, and a light emitting device.
In addition to exhibiting advantages including low power consumption, a small size, high luminance, and a long lifetime, the light emitting diode (LED) is also a green light source that is in line with ecological and energy-saving concepts. Generally, light emitting devices including light emitting diodes are mostly packaged with a packaging material formed by synthesizing phosphors and a resin. However, such packaging material is subjected to issues such as degradation and yellowing after long-time use, which reduces the light emitting efficiency of the light emitting device.
The invention provides a luminescent glass-ceramic material, its manufacturing method, and a light emitting device including the luminescent glass-ceramic material that prevent issues such as degradation and yellowing caused by conventional packaging materials and further improve a light emitting efficiency of the light emitting device.
The invention provides a luminescent glass-ceramic material including a glass material and phosphors. The glass material includes SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and B2O3.
In an embodiment of the invention, in the luminescent glass-ceramic material, the glass material may be 90 wt % to 99 wt % and the phosphors may be 1 wt % to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the glass material and the phosphors.
In an embodiment of the invention, in the luminescent glass-ceramic material, the glass material may include 67.2 wt % to 82.1 wt % SiO2, 6.5 wt % to 8 wt % Al2O3, 5.5 wt % to 6.7 wt % Na2O, 1.7 wt % to 2.1 wt % K2O, 0.7 wt % to 0.9 wt % CaO, and 8.4 wt % to 10.3 wt % B2O3.
In an embodiment of the invention, in the luminescent glass-ceramic material, the phosphors may include (Y,Lu,Gd)3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2Si5N8:Eu2+, (Sr,Ca)AlSiN3:Eu2+, α-SiAlON:Eu2+, β-SiAlON:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2SiO4:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)Si2O2N2:Eu2+, or K2(Si,Ti)F6:Mn4+.
The invention provides a manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material including the following steps: performing a mixing process on a glass material and phosphors to form a mixture, wherein the glass material includes SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and B2O3; performing a sintering process on the mixture; and performing a cooling process on the mixture that has undergone the sintering process to obtain a luminescent glass-ceramic material.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, the glass material may include 67.2 wt % to 82.1 wt % SiO2, 6.5 wt % to 8 wt % Al2O3, 5.5 wt % to 6.7 wt % Na2O, 1.7 wt % to 2.1 wt % K2O, 0.7 wt % to 0.9 wt % CaO, and 8.4 wt % to 10.3 wt % B2O3.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, the phosphors may include (Y,Lu,Gd)3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2Si5N:Eu2+, (Sr,Ca)AlSiN3:Eu2+, α-SiAlON:Eu2+, β-SiAlON:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2SiO4:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)Si2O2N2:Eu2+, or K2(Si,Ti)F6:Mn4+.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, 90 wt % to 99 wt % of the glass material and 1 wt % to 10 wt % of the phosphors are mixed, for example, based on a total weight of the glass material and the phosphors in the mixing process.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, a sintering temperature for performing the sintering process may be 800° C. to 1200° C.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, the cooling process includes adopting a natural cooling method, for example.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material may further include carrying the mixture with a carrier after the mixing process and before the sintering process.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, the carrier is a quartz wool sheet, for example.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material may further include separating the luminescent glass-ceramic material from the carrier after the cooling process.
According to an embodiment of the invention, the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material may further include cutting the luminescent glass-ceramic material into a sheet shape.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material, a thickness of the sheet-shaped luminescent glass-ceramic material may be 0.01 mm to 10 mm.
The invention provides a light emitting device including a light emitting diode and the foregoing luminescent glass-ceramic material. The luminescent glass-ceramic material covers the light emitting diode.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the light emitting device, a wavelength of the light emitting diode may be 254 nm to 480 nm.
According to an embodiment of the invention, in the light emitting device, a shape of the luminescent glass-ceramic material may be a sheet shape.
In light of the above, in the luminescent glass-ceramic material and its manufacturing method provided in the invention, since the luminescent glass-ceramic material includes the glass material and the phosphors, and the glass material includes SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and B2O3, the luminescent glass-ceramic material exhibits high thermal stability, high heat dissipation, and high transmittancy and can further prevent issues, such as degradation and yellowing, caused by conventional packaging materials. Moreover, since the light emitting device provided in the invention covers the light emitting diode with the luminescent glass-ceramic material, the light emitting device can exhibit a better light emitting efficiency.
To provide a further understanding of the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the disclosure, exemplary embodiments, together with the reference drawings, are described in detail below.
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The glass material 110 includes SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and B2O3 (also referred to as SiO2—Al2O3—Na2O—K2O—CaO—B2O3). The glass material may include 67.2 wt % to 82.1 wt % SiO2, 6.5 wt % to 8 wt % Al2O3, 5.5 wt % to 6.7 wt % Na2O, 1.7 wt % to 2.1 wt % K2O, 0.7 wt % to 0.9 wt % CaO, and 8.4 wt % to 10.3 wt % B2O3.
Moreover, the phosphors 120 may include (Y,Lu,Gd)3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2Si5N8:Eu2+, (Sr,Ca)AlSiN3:Eu2+, α-SiAlON:Eu2+, β-SiAlON:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2SiO4:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)Si2O2N2:Eu2+, or K2(Si,Ti)F6:Mn4+.
In light of the foregoing embodiment, since the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 includes the glass material 110 and the phosphors 120, and the glass material 110 includes SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O, K2O, CaO, and B2O3, the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 exhibits high thermal stability, high heat dissipation, and high transmittancy and can further prevent issues, such as degradation and yellowing, caused by conventional packaging materials. Moreover, the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 is applicable to packaging of light emitting devices such as LED and exhibits excellent optical performance in optical testing, such that a light emitting device including the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 is applicable to high power illumination and various screen displays.
The manufacturing method of a luminescent glass-ceramic material of the present embodiment is described as being used to manufacture the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 of
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The glass material 110 in the mixture may include 67.2 wt % to 82.1 wt % SiO2, 6.5 wt % to 8 wt % Al2O3, 5.5 wt % to 6.7 wt % Na2O, 1.7 wt % to 2.1 wt % K2O, 0.7 wt % to 0.9 wt % CaO, and 8.4 wt % to 10.3 wt % B2O3.
Moreover, the phosphors 120 in the mixture may include (Y,Lu,Gd)3(Al,Ga)5O12:Ce3+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2Si5N8:Eu2+, (Sr,Ca)AlSiN3:Eu2+, α-SiAlON:Eu2+, β-SiAlON:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)2SiO4:Eu2+, (Ca,Sr,Ba)Si2O2N2:Eu2+, or K2(Si,Ti)F6:Mn4+.
Step S110 may be selectively performed to carry the mixture with a carrier. The carrier is, for example, a quartz wool sheet.
In step S120, a sintering process is performed on the mixture. A sintering temperature for performing the sintering process may be 800° C. to 1200° C., and may be 900° C., for example. For example, the sintering process may include the following steps. First, the mixture is placed into a high temperature furnace and is then heated in air atmosphere at a heating rate of 5° C./minute, and when the temperature rises to 300° C. and 600°, the temperature is respectively maintained for 30 minutes. Lastly, when it is heated to 900° C. at the heating rate of 5° C./minute, the temperature is maintained for 4 hours.
In step S130, a cooling process is performed on the mixture that has undergone the sintering process to obtain the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100. The cooling process involves, for example, cooling the mixture that has undergone the sintering process to room temperature by adopting a natural cooling method. In this embodiment, the obtained luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 may be in a block shape.
Step S140 may be selectively performed to separate the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 from the carrier.
Step S150 may be selectively performed to cut the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 into a sheet shape. Specifically, a thickness of the sheet-shaped luminescent glass-ceramic material is, for example, 0.01 mm to 10 mm.
In light of the foregoing embodiment, the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 manufactured by the manufacturing method of the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 exhibits high thermal stability, high heat dissipation, and high transmittancy and can further prevent issues, such as degradation and yellowing, caused by conventional packaging materials. Moreover, the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 is applicable to packaging of light emitting devices such as LED and exhibits excellent optical performance in optical testing, such that a light emitting device including the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 is applicable to high power illumination and various screen displays.
In the text below, an embodiment where the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 of
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In light of the foregoing embodiment, since the light emitting device 200 uses the luminescent glass-ceramic material 100 as a packaging material, it can prevent issues, such as degradation and yellowing, caused by conventional packaging materials and can exhibit excellent optical performance. Therefore, the light emitting device 200 is applicable to high power illumination and various screen displays.
In the text below, experimental examples are provided to verify the effect of the foregoing embodiments, but the scope of the invention is not limited to the description below.
First, according to the types and weights of the glass material and the phosphors listed in Table 1 below, the mixing process is formed on the glass material and the phosphors to form a mixture. The glass material is SiO2—Al2O3—Na2O—K2O—CaO—B2O3, wherein the glass material includes 74.64 wt % SiO2, 7.27 wt % Al2O3, 6.06 wt % Na2O, 1.91 wt % K2O, 0.79 wt % CaO, and 9.32% B2O3.
Next, quartz wool sheets are used to respectively carry the mixtures of experimental example 1 to experimental example 7. Then, the mixtures are placed into a high temperature furnace to perform the sintering process, wherein the sintering process includes the following steps. Heating is performed in air atmosphere at a heating rate of 5° C./minute, and when the temperature rises to 300° C. and 600°, the temperature is respectively maintained for 30 minutes. Lastly, when it is heated to 900° C. at the heating rate of 5° C./minute, the temperature is maintained for 4 hours.
Afterwards, the cooling process is performed on the mixtures that have undergone the sintering process in experimental example 1 to experimental example 7 based on a natural cooling method to cool the temperature to room temperature and form block-shaped luminescent glass-ceramic materials. Then, the quartz wool sheets and the block-shaped luminescent glass-ceramic materials are separated. Further, the block-shaped luminescent glass-ceramic materials are cut into a sheet shape, wherein thicknesses of the luminescent glass-ceramic sheets manufactured in experimental example 1 to experimental example 7 are as indicated in Table 1.
<Photoluminescence Spectroscopy>
A photoluminescence spectroscopy is performed on the luminescent glass-ceramic material manufactured in experimental example 1, and the result is as shown in
<Variable-Temperature Spectroscopy>
A variable-temperature spectroscopy is performed respectively on the luminescent glass-ceramic sheet manufactured in experimental example 1 and the phosphors YAG:Ce3+.
According to the results of
The luminescent glass-ceramic sheets of experimental examples 2 to 7 above are respectively covered on light emitting diodes of the same type to manufacture 6 light emitting devices, wherein a wavelength of light emitted by the light emitting diode is 450 nm to 460 nm.
<Constant-Current Electroluminescence Spectroscopy>
A constant-current electroluminescence spectroscopy is performed respectively on the light emitting devices of experimental examples 2 to 4, and the results are as shown in
<CIE Chromaticity Analysis>
A CIE (International Commission on Illumination) chromaticity analysis is performed on the light emitting devices of experimental examples 2 to 7, and the results are as shown in Table 2.
According to Table 2, by adjusting the thickness of the luminescent glass-ceramic sheet manufactured in experimental examples 2 to 7, the luminous color of the light emitting devices can be changed.
<Variable-Current Electroluminescence Spectroscopy>
A variable-current electroluminescence spectroscopy is performed on the light emitting devices manufactured in experimental example 3 and experimental example 6, and the results are respectively as shown in
<Light Emitting Efficiency Testing>
A light emitting efficiency testing is performed on the light emitting devices manufactured in experimental examples 2 to 7, and the results are as shown in Table 3.
According to Table 3, the light emitting devices manufactured in experimental examples 2 to 7 exhibit high light emitting efficiencies.
In summary of the above, in the luminescent glass-ceramic material, its manufacturing method, and the light emitting device including the luminescent glass-ceramic material of the embodiments, due to the specific composition of the glass material in the luminescent glass-ceramic material, issues such as degradation and yellowing caused by conventional packaging materials can be prevented, and the light emitting efficiency of the light emitting device can further be improved.
Although the invention is disclosed as the embodiments above, the embodiments are not meant to limit the invention. Any person skilled in the art may make slight modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the invention shall be defined by the claims attached below.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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106134425 | Oct 2017 | TW | national |