Display Device With Blue-to-Yellow Conversion for High-Luminance White Light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices face difficulties in achieving high-luminance yellow light emission, particularly in OLED and QLED technologies, which hinders the emission of high-luminance white light.
Innovation Solution
A display device comprising a red, green, and first blue light-emitting layer, with a second blue light-emitting layer converted to yellow light by a yellow-wavelength conversion layer, utilizing quantum dot materials for efficient yellow light production.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a yellow light-emitting layer is provided in OLED or QLED display devices, then yellow light can be emitted, but the luminance of yellow light is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a yellow-wavelength conversion layer as an intermediary component that converts blue light to yellow light. This layer acts as a mediator between the blue light source and the final white light output, enabling high-luminance yellow light emission without relying on direct yellow electroluminescence materials. The wavelength conversion layer includes a yellow phosphor that converts a portion of blue light to yellow light, solving the limitation of insufficient yellow light luminance in conventional OLED and QLED structures.
2Illumination intensity
If blue light and yellow light are combined to form white light, then high-luminance white light can be achieved, but the yellow light component is insufficient in conventional structures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the light-emitting structure into distinct functional layers: a blue light-emitting layer and a separate yellow-wavelength conversion layer. This segmentation allows each layer to be optimized independently - the blue light-emitting layer focuses on generating high-luminance blue light, while the yellow-wavelength conversion layer focuses on converting blue light to yellow light with high efficiency. The segmented structure resolves the contradiction by enabling high white light luminance through the combination of blue and yellow light while maintaining manageable device complexity through functional separation.
3Illumination intensity
If yellow electroluminescence materials are used in OLED and QLED, then yellow light emission is enabled, but the luminance output remains unsatisfactory
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the direct electroluminescence mechanism for yellow light generation with a photoluminescence-based wavelength conversion mechanism. Instead of using yellow electroluminescence materials that require complex fabrication processes and yield insufficient luminance, the invention uses a yellow phosphor in a wavelength conversion layer that converts blue light to yellow light. This substitution of the light generation mechanism simplifies manufacturing while achieving high yellow light luminance, as the yellow phosphor can be incorporated using conventional phosphor deposition techniques.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables the emission of high-luminance white light by combining high-luminance yellow and blue light, enhancing energy efficiency and color gamut.
Implementation Method 1
a yellow-wavelength conversion layer provided over at least the second blue light-emitting layer, and configured to convert the second blue light into yellow light
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AI summary
A display device includes: a red light-emitting layer configured to emit red light, a green light-emitting layer configured to emit green light, a first blue light-emitting layer configured to emit first blue light, and a second blue light-emitting layer configured to emit second blue light, the red light-emitting layer, the green light-emitting layer, the first blue light-emitting layer, and the second blue light-emitting layer being individually provided in a cross-sectional view of the display device; and a yellow-wavelength conversion layer provided over at least the second blue light-emitting layer, and configured to convert the second blue light into yellow light.


