Color Conversion Composition Using Polyester Resin for Durability

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing color conversion materials for displays and lighting apparatuses face challenges in achieving both high color reproducibility and durability, particularly when using organic light-emitting materials.

Innovation Solution

A color conversion composition incorporating an organic light-emitting material and a polyester resin with a specific partial structure, which inhibits degradation and enhances durability by preventing the entry of oxygen and water vapor.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Illumination intensity

If quantum dots are used as color conversion material, then color purity is improved, but durability deteriorates due to vulnerability to heat, water, and oxygen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecolor purityVSAvoiddurability
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an organic light-emitting material as an intermediary substance that converts blue light to green or red light with high color purity. This organic material serves as a mediator between the blue light source and the final color output, achieving narrow emission spectra without the durability problems of quantum dots. The organic material can be processed into solution and applied to substrates, forming a protective layer that maintains color purity while being less susceptible to degradation from heat, water, and oxygen.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If organic light-emitting materials are used instead of quantum dots, then durability is improved, but color purity deteriorates due to broader emission spectra

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovedurabilityVSAvoidcolor purity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies parameter changes by carefully selecting and optimizing the molecular structure of organic light-emitting materials to achieve narrow emission spectra. By modifying chemical parameters such as molecular weight, functional groups, and structural configuration of the organic compounds, the emission spectrum width is controlled to be narrow while maintaining durability. The patent specifies using organic materials with particular structural characteristics that enable both high color purity and durability simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of manufacture

If conventional organic light-emitting materials are used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but color reproducibility deteriorates due to insufficient color purity

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of manufactureVSAvoidcolor reproducibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by using organic light-emitting materials with specifically designed molecular structures that emit light in narrow spectral bands. Different organic compounds are selected for different color regions (green vs. red emission) with tailored molecular characteristics. This localized optimization of material properties in different spectral regions enables high color reproducibility while maintaining ease of manufacture through solution processing and conventional coating techniques.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution achieves both high color purity and durability, resulting in improved color reproducibility and extended lifespan of the color conversion sheet and lighting apparatuses.

Implementation Method 1

Color conversion means converting light emission from a light-emitting body into light with a longer wavelength and means converting blue light emission into green or red light emission

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPhotoluminescence: Photoluminescence

Implementation Method 2

a polyester resin with a specific partial structure, which inhibits degradation and enhances durability by preventing the entry of oxygen and water vapor

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPermeation barrier: Permeation

Data Source

PatentEP3361294B1Color conversion composition, color conversion sheet, and light source unit, display, lighting system, backlight unit, LED chip and LED package containing same
Publication Date: 2021.02.17 TORAY INDUSTRIES INC
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AI summary

A color conversion composition as a mode of the present invention is a color conversion composition that contains the following Component (A) and Component (B) and converts incident light into light with a wavelength longer than that of the incident light. This color conversion composition and a color conversion sheet containing the same are used for a light source unit, a display, a lighting apparatus, a backlight unit, an LED chip, and an LED package. Component (A): an organic light-emitting material; and Component (B): at least one of a polyester resin having a partial structure represented by General Formula (1) in its molecular structure and a resin containing a bisphenol structure represented by General Formula (2):         (̵O-Y-O)̵     (1) (where Y is a divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having at least one of a tertiary carbon and a quaternary carbon) (where R1 and R2 each represent hydrogen or a C1-20 organic group; R1 and R2 may be the same as or different from each other).