Issue 32, 2016

Optically recoverable, deep ultraviolet (UV) stable and transparent sol–gel fluoro siloxane hybrid material for a UV LED encapsulant

Abstract

An ultraviolet (UV) transparent recoverable fluoro-siloxane hybrid material was prepared via a facile sol–gel process. The transparency and stability of a deep UV-LED encapsulant is a key factor in the light extraction efficiency and long-term reliability of a UV LED. In this study, we report a novel UV-LED encapsulation process through the thermal hydrosilylation curing of vinyl-fluoro and hydrogen-methyl oligosiloxane resins. The fluoro-siloxane hybrimer showed high UV transparency in the deep UV (<300 nm) region, with increased transmittance after UVB (300 nm) and UVC (250 nm) aging for 2000 hours from radical stabilization and a high cross-linking density. Specifically, vinyl radical formation and recombination during UV irradiation and their effects on deep UV transmittance were investigated. With its easy low-temperature solution processability and robust performance stability, the fluoro-siloxane hybrimer was used as a deep UV-LED packaging material to demonstrate its potential as a stable encapsulant that is also UV transparent.

Graphical abstract: Optically recoverable, deep ultraviolet (UV) stable and transparent sol–gel fluoro siloxane hybrid material for a UV LED encapsulant

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Jan 2016
Accepted
07 Mar 2016
First published
08 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 26826-26834

Author version available

Optically recoverable, deep ultraviolet (UV) stable and transparent sol–gel fluoro siloxane hybrid material for a UV LED encapsulant

J. Bae, H. Kim, Y. Lim, Y. Kim and B. Bae, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 26826 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA01346E

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