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Dai BL, Ji JW, Wu BH, Chen KA, Kuroda H, Kou HC, Akada T, Li CY. Investigation and comparison of the influence of modified DBR and yellow color filters for quantum dot color conversion-based micro LED applications. Heliyon 2024; 10:e35492. [PMID: 39220994 PMCID: PMC11363836 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 07/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
This study compares how a modified distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) and yellow color filter (Y-CF) increase the color purity, viewing angle, and brightness of the quantum dot color conversion layer (QDCC) for micro-LED displays. We designed and built a 53-layer high-performance modified DBR with almost total blue leakage filtering (T %: 0.16 %) and very high G/R band transmittance (T %: 96.97 %) for comparison. We also use a Y-CF that filters blue light (T %: 0.84 %) and has good G/R band transmittance (T %: 94.83 %). Due to DBR's angle dependency effect, the modified DBR/QDCC structure offers a remarkable color gamut (117.41 % NTSC) at the forward viewing angle, but this rapidly diminishes beyond 30°. The Y-CF/QDCC structure retains 116 % NTSC color at all viewing angles. Because of its consistent color performance at all viewing angles, sufficient brightness, and outstanding color gamut, the Y-CF/QDCC structure is the best option for contemporary QDCC-based micro-LED displays.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bao-Le Dai
- Graduate School of Electronic Engineering and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu, 640301, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Electronic Engineering and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu, 640301, Taiwan
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- Graduate School of Electronic Engineering and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu, 640301, Taiwan
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- SynthEdge Advanced Materials Corp. Ltd., Taoyuan, 327008, Taiwan
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- Otsuka Tech Electronics Corp. Ltd., Tainan, 700019, Taiwan
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- Otsuka Tech Electronics Corp. Ltd., Tainan, 700019, Taiwan
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- Otsuka Tech Electronics Corp. Ltd., Tainan, 700019, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu, 640301, Taiwan
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Hsu YH, Lin YH, Wu MH, Kuo HC, Horng RH. Current Confinement Effect on the Performance of Blue Light Micro-LEDs with 10 μm Dimension. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:35351-35358. [PMID: 37779943 PMCID: PMC10536243 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
Abstract
The current confinement effect on the micro-LED (μLED) with a 10 μm dimension was simulated using SpeCLED software. In this study, three p-contact sizes were considered: 2 μm × 2 μm, 5 μm × 5 μm, and 8 μm × 8 μm dimensions for μLEDs with a 10 μm dimension. According to the simulation data, the highest external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 13.24% was obtained with a 5 μm × 5 μm contact size. The simulation data also showed that the μLEDs with narrow contact sizes experienced higher operating temperatures due to the current crowding effect. The experimental data revealed a red-shift effect in narrow contact sizes, indicating higher heat generation in those devices. As the contact sizes increased from 2 to 8 μm, the turn-on voltage decreased due to lower equivalent resistance. Additionally, the leakage current increased from 44 pA to 1.6 nA at a reverse voltage of -5 V. The study found that the best performance was achieved with a contact ratio of 0.5, which resulted in the highest EQE at 9.95%. This superior performance can be attributed to the better current confinement of the μLED compared to the μLED with a contact ratio of 0.8, resulting in lower leakage current and improved current spreading when compared to the μLED with a contact ratio of 0.2.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yu-Hsuan Hsu
- Department
of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department
of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC
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- Electronic
and Optoelectronic System Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 310401, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department
of Photonics, College of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC
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- Institute
of Electronics, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan, ROC
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Zhu L, Tao J, Li P, Sun W, Li J, Fan K, Lv J, Qin Y, Zheng K, Zhao B, Zhao Y, Chen Y, Tang Y, Wang W, Liang J. Microfluidic static droplet generated quantum dot arrays as color conversion layers for full-color micro-LED displays. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2023; 5:2743-2747. [PMID: 37205280 PMCID: PMC10186985 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00765g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
This paper presents an easy and intact process based on microfluidics static droplet array (SDA) technology to fabricate quantum dot (QD) arrays for full-color micro-LED displays. A minimal sub-pixel size of 20 μm was achieved, and the fluorescence-converted red and green arrays provide good light uniformity of 98.58% and 98.72%, respectively.
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- Licai Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- College of Physics and Information Engineering, Minnan Normal University Zhangzhou 363000 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130033 China
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