Fabricated QDs target next-gen displays

Article By : KAIST

Scientists from KAIST have developed encapsulated quantum dot which reduces the amount of QDs needed to revolutionise the display industry.

« Previously: Siloxane-covered QD film blocks heat, moisture
 

The joint KAIST research team of Professor Byeong-Soo Bae of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Professor Doh Chang Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has developed a technology to hold embedded QDs and block heat and moisture. A process of sol-gel condensation reaction of silane precursors were applied with QDs and then applied to siloxane polymer to overcome QD limitations.

QD displays in the current market have a film inserted to separate them from LEDs that create heat. The high unit cost of this protective layer, however, increases the overall cost of displays, lowering their price competitiveness in the market.

If this technology is used, the overall price of displays will decrease by producing a stable QD film without an extra protective barrier. In the future, the QD film can be directly applied to a blue LED light source. As a result, it will be possible to develop a QD display that can reduce the amount of QDs needed and improve its performance.

Professor Bae said, “We have proposed a way to make quantum dots overcome their limitations and have wide applications as they are being developed for next-generation displays. Our technology will make significant contributions to the display industry in the country.”

 
[KAIST quantum dot film fig2 & 3 (cr)]
Figures 2 & 3: The picture above shows So-gel condensation reaction in silane precursors between Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) and diphenylsilanediol (DPSD). The inset shows photographs of a QD-oligosiloxane resin under room light (left) and a UV lamp (λ = 365nm) (right). The picture below shows free radical addition reactions among carbon double bonds of methacryl functional groups and oleic acids. The inset shows photographs of a QD-silox film under room light (left) and a UV lamp (λ = 365nm) (right).
 

 
« Previously: Siloxane-covered QD film blocks heat, moisture

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