Effect of physical properties of fluorescent materials on the heat-to-heat ratio of white LED light output

1 Introduction

White LED (WLED) is a new generation of solid green light source, which has many advantages such as energy saving, environmental protection, small volume, high luminous efficiency and stable performance.

At present, there are three paths for WLED to realize white light in PC/MC mode: 1) blue LED chip + yellow phosphor; 2) violet LED chip + red + green + blue trichromatic phosphor; 3) blue LED chip + green LED chip + red LED chip. Among the three ways to realize white light, the most economical and practical way to achieve industrialization is to apply a yellow phosphor chip to a blue LED chip, and the WLED using this method has a luminous efficacy of up to 250 lm/W. As the market competition of lighting terminal products becomes more and more fierce and the heat dissipation environment of lighting fixtures becomes worse and worse, LED light sources must have better thermal characteristics to meet the needs of the market. The thermal characteristics of LED light sources are typically characterized by the light output cold to heat ratio. The light output cold-heat ratio of WLED, that is, the ratio of the photoelectric parameter (light flux) of the LED light source at high temperature to the photoelectric parameter (light flux) at normal temperature, can be used to verify the thermal stability of the LED light source.

In WLED light sources, phosphors play a crucial role in the realization of white light. The phosphor is generally an inorganic luminescent material with an ordered crystal structure, and the stability of its physicochemical properties is related to the following factors: material system, dispersion coefficient, powder compatibility, and powder morphology. The influencing factors of the WLED light output cold-heat ratio are related to the WLED device material, which is a key material in the aforementioned devices. The physical properties of the phosphor (material system, dispersion coefficient, powder compatibility, powder morphology) have not been reported on the influence of the heat and cold ratio of WLED light output, and the problem of solving the thermal characteristics of the LED light source is also Therefore, it is important to explore the relationship between the physical properties of phosphors and the heat-to-heat ratio of WLED light output, and it has a certain guiding role for subsequent product design.

2. Experimental part

This article uses SMD 2835 package form, blue chip, emission band is 450-455nm, each LED light source has 3 LED chips in series, the phosphor scheme is composed of YAG yellow fluorescent material, nitride red fluorescent material and Ga-YAG/LuAG Yellow-green fluorescent material. Each set of experiments only changed the type of yellow-green powder and fixed the amount of glue and the other two phosphors, and each LED source had the same amount of dispense. The yellow, red and yellow green phosphors and glues are yellow: red: yellowish green: glue = 0.50:0.15:1.5:1. Five samples of the same phosphor are selected for testing. The test conditions are pulse. The current was 100 mA, the test temperature was 25 ° C, 50 ° C, 75 ° C, 85 ° C, 95 ° C, 105 ° C, taking the average of the luminous flux. Powder parameter test equipment: particle size is measured by laser particle size analyzer, thermal quenching performance, excitation emission spectrum is tested by Fluoromax-4; particle SEM morphology is tested by scanning electron microscope; packaging equipment: ASM solid crystal machine, ASM wire Machine, vacuum deaerator, Musashi dispensing machine. Packaged finished photoelectric parameter test equipment: remote integrating sphere tester.

3. Results and discussion

Phosphors are generally inorganic materials. According to their matrix classification, commonly used systems are aluminates, nitrides/nitrogen oxides, silicates, fluorides, and the like. Figure 1.1 shows the thermal quenching properties of phosphors of different systems. It can be seen that the thermal stability of aluminates in the powders of several systems is the best, the thermal stability of fluorides and silicates is poor, and the heat of nitrides The stability is worse than that of aluminates but better than fluorides and silicates.

♦ Figure 1.1 Thermal quenching performance of different system phosphors

Therefore, this paper takes the aluminate system as the research object. The typical representative of the aluminate system is YAG, the chemical formula is Y ₃ Al ₅ O ₁₂ :Ce, the crystal structure belongs to the cubic system, the lattice constant is 1.2002nm, and the crystal structure of YAG is shown in Figure 1.2. It can be seen from the crystal structure that there are three polyhedra in the space composed of Y, Al and O, namely: dodecahedron (Fig. 1.2a), octahedron (Fig. 1.2b), tetrahedron (Fig. 1.2c), The coordination number of the oxygen atom is (Y ₃ ³⁺ ) octagonal, (Al ₂ ³⁺ ) hexacoordinate, and (Al ₃ ³⁺ ) ^{tetracoordinate} .

♦ Figure 1.2 YAG crystal structure diagram

3.1 Effect of phosphor material on the cooling and heating ratio of WLED light output

In this experiment, Ga-YAG and LuAG yellow green powder were used as the research object. The crystal structure of Ga-YAG and LuAG belonging to yttrium aluminum garnet is shown in Figure 1.1. The chemical formula of yttrium aluminum garnet is:
( RE _{1- r} Sm _r ) ₃ (Al _{1- s} Ga _s )O ₁₂ :Ce(1) In the formula (1), RE=La, Lu, Y, Gd, Sc, 0≤r<1, 0≤ s ≤ 1. In general, Ga-YAG and LuAG belong to the same cubic system, but their unit cell parameters are different. Ga-YAG is a partial substitution of Ga ³⁺ for Al ³⁺ , while LuAG is a complete replacement of Lu ³⁺ for Y ³⁺ . The ionic radii are: r _Ga3+ ( _{octacoordinate} ) = 0.69 Å, r _{Y3 +} (octa coordination) = 1.04 Å, r _Al3+ (six-coordinate) = 0.62 Å, r _Lu3+ (six-coordinate) = 1.001 Å ^[4] . Combined with the matching degree of the ionic radius, the theoretical complete replacement of the crystal structure formed by partial substitution is better. From the material point of view, the thermal stability of the material itself can be characterized by thermal quenching properties.

As shown in Figure 1.3, the relationship between the thermal quenching performance of the powder between GRF-G and GRF-L shows that the brightness decay of the powder shows a downward trend with the increase of temperature, and the heat of GRF-L The quenching performance is superior to the thermal quenching performance of GRF-G.

♦ Figure 1.3 Thermal quenching performance of GRF-G and GRF-L

In the experiment, Ga-YAG and LuAG are GRF-G and GRF-L, respectively. The morphology under electron microscope is shown in Figure 1.4. It can be concluded that the particle morphology of GRF-G and GRF-L is approximately spherical and the surface is smooth.

♦ Figure 1.4 left and right SEM views of GRF-G and GRF-L, respectively

GRF-G and GRF-L are used as yellow-green powder to encapsulate 2835 finished lamp beads. The variation between the luminous flux and the test temperature of the finished lamp bead is shown in Figure 1.5. It can be concluded that the heat-to-heat ratio of the luminous flux gradually increases with the increase of temperature. Falling, the WLED light output at 85 ° C is better than GRF-G than GRF-G.

♦ Figure 1.5 GLED-G and GRF-L WLED light output cold-heat ratio

GRF-G and GRF-L WLED light output cold-heat ratio, GRF-L is better than GRF-G, which is related to the thermal quenching performance of the fluorescent material and the structure of the powder itself, so the light conversion material of different materials (partial Substitution and complete replacement) have an effect on the cooling and heat ratio of the WLED light output.

3.2 Influence of the dispersion coefficient of phosphor on the cooling/heat ratio of WLED light output

The discrete coefficient refers to a measure of the relative width or unevenness of the particle size distribution of the phosphor sample. It is defined as the ratio of the distribution width to the center particle diameter, wherein the distribution width is the difference of a set of characteristic particle diameters of the boundary particle diameter, and the dispersion coefficient generally adopts the following expression:

S=( d ₉₀ - d ₁₀ )/ d ₅₀ (2) ^[5]

In the formula (2), S represents a dispersion coefficient, and d10, d50, and d90 are particle diameters of the phosphors corresponding to 10%, 50%, and 90% of the volume cumulative distribution of the powder, respectively, and the unit is um, wherein d50 represents powder particles. The median particle size. In general, the smaller the S value is, the more concentrated the particle size distribution is, and the number of defects on the surface of the particle per unit volume is substantially the same, and the thermal performance is not different, and the thermal stability is better. In this experiment, GRF-S, GRF-M and GRF-B were used as yellow-green powder, which were packaged in the same scheme with yellow powder and red powder respectively. The dispersion coefficients S of GRF-S, GRF-M and GRF-B were respectively Is: 0.925, 1.125, 1.325. Figure 1.6 shows the thermal quenching performance of different discrete coefficients of GRF-S, GRF-M, and GRF-B. It can be seen that as the temperature increases, the brightness of the fluorescent material is continuously attenuated, and the attenuation of GRF-B is the largest. GRF-M is the second, GRF-S is the smallest, and the heat quenching performance of GRF-S is the best among the three. Therefore, from the powder point of view, the thermal quenching performance is small with a small dispersion coefficient, which is consistent with the above analysis.

♦ Figure 1.6 Thermal quenching performance of GRF-S, GRF-M and GRF-B

In this paper, the effect of discrete coefficient on the cooling and heating ratio of WLED light output is studied. The 2835 package is adopted, the target parameters are Ra=80-82, CCT=3000K, and the same packaging scheme is used to verify that different discrete coefficients are cold for WLED light output. The relationship between the heat ratio, Figure 1.7 shows the relationship between the cold and heat ratio of the WLED light output of GRF-S, GRF-M, and GRF-B with different discrete coefficients. As the temperature increases, the ratio of the cold and hot state of the finished lamp flux is constantly increasing. Small, GRF-S, GRF-M, GRF-B attenuation amplitude in the finished product GRF-B is the largest, GRF-M is second, GRF-S is the smallest, indicating that GRF-S WLED light output is the best cold-heat ratio, GRF -B's WLED light output has the worst cold-heat ratio, so different dispersion coefficients have an effect on the WLED light output cold-heat ratio. The smaller the dispersion coefficient, the better the WLED light output cold-heat ratio.

♦ Figure 1.7 GRF-S, GRF-M, GRF-B WLED light output cold-heat ratio relationship

3.3 Influence of powder compatibility on the cooling and heating ratio of WLED light output

In order to improve the stability of the product after the phosphor synthesis, a certain post-treatment process, such as secondary quenching treatment, coating process, etc., is often used. The coating process is mostly used, and the packaging material used is SiO2 or the like, but Even with such a process, its thermal stability is often reflected in the WLED light output cold-heat ratio. Generally, when the phosphor is mixed with the encapsulant during the encapsulation process, there may be a certain gap between the surface of the particle and the colloid, and the inside may contain unexhausted air, so that the thermal stability of the product may be affected when it is heated. In order to solve this problem. A related manufacturer has proposed a new post-treatment process, which contains a special layer of material on the surface of the phosphor particles by a certain coating method. After the specially treated phosphor is put into the water, it will quickly aggregate into a large particle. Thereby preventing moisture from entering, the particles processed by the process, when combined with the encapsulant, the encapsulant is tightly wrapped on the surface of the particles, there is no problem of voids, and the compatibility of the powder is increased. Theoretically, Can improve the light-cooling ratio of WLED light output [6].

♦ Figure 1.8 Thermal quenching performance of RF-G and CRF-G

In this paper, the 2835 package is used, the target parameters are Ra=80-82, CCT=3000K, and the same packaging scheme is used to verify the improvement of the compatibility of the powder and the improvement of the compatibility of the powder. The effects of the ratios are expressed as CRF-G and RF-G, respectively. Figure 1.8 shows the thermal quenching properties of RF-G and CRF-G. It can be seen that the luminescence brightness of phosphors tends to decrease with increasing temperature, and the decreasing range of CRF-G is smaller than that of RF-G. It shows that the thermal stability of CRF-G is better than RF-G in terms of phosphor itself.

♦ Figure 1.9 RF-G and CRF-G WLED light output cold-heat ratio relationship

In this paper, the influence of compatibility of powder rubber on the heat-cooling ratio of WLED light output is in the form of 2835 package. The target parameters are Ra=80-82, CCT=3000K, and the same packaging scheme is used to verify the compatibility of the powder. The effect of powder on the cooling and heating ratio of WLED light output, Figure 1.9 shows the relationship between the improved powder compatibility CRF-G and the unmodified powder compatibility RF-G WLED light output cold-heat ratio, with temperature The WLED light output of the finished lamp bead flux is colder and hotter. The attenuation amplitude of CRF-G and RF-G in the finished product is the largest, and the CRF-G is the second. CRF-G is the second. The output is hot and cold, RF-G's WLED light output is relatively cold and hot, so the compatibility of the powder has an effect on the heat-cooling ratio of the WLED light output. The phosphor with improved compatibility of the powder has no improved powder. The compatibility of the phosphor in the WLED light output is better.

3.4 Effect of phosphor morphology on the cooling/heat ratio of WLED light output

The completeness and smoothness of the particle morphology of the phosphor have a certain influence on its stability. In the high-temperature solid-phase synthesis process, the solid powder undergoes a phase change in a high-temperature, high-pressure gas-protected environment, and a solid phase reaction occurs from a solid phase to a solid solution state, ultimately at the optimum synthesis temperature and most Under the condition of good synthesis time, a new solid phase crystal is formed, and the phase is subjected to a crushing process to form a phosphor of a certain particle size. The crushing process is generally carried out in a ball mill to prolong the crushing time and increase the ball milling speed to cause the smallest particle. The surface has broken marks, some cracked scraps or the particles are directly smashed into flakes, which makes the powder particles have different integrity and smoothness. Through the abnormal ball milling process, the particle shape of the phosphor is irregular or the surface of the particle is cracked. As shown in Fig. 2.0, the left image shows the morphology of the phosphor particles crushed by strong ball milling, and the right picture shows the fluorescence of the normal crushing process. The particle morphology of the powder, through the foregoing analysis, it can be inferred that the strong fracture is better than the normal broken particles.

♦ The left and right images of Figure 2.0 show the SEM features of GRF-N and GRF-V, respectively.

In this paper, the 2835 package is used, the target parameters are Ra=80-82, CCT=3000K, and the same packaging scheme is used to verify the effect of the phosphor after the intense crushing process and the normal crushing treatment on the light-cooling ratio of WLED light output. The two are represented as GRF-N and GRF-V, respectively. Figure 2.1 shows the thermal quenching performance of GRF-N and GRF-V. It can be seen that the luminescence brightness of phosphors tends to decrease with increasing temperature, and the decreasing range of GRF-V is smaller than that of GRF-N. It shows that the thermal stability of GRF-V is better than that of GRF-N in terms of phosphor itself.

♦ Figure 2.1 Thermal quenching performance of GRF-N and GRF-V

In this paper, the effect of strong crushing process and normal crushing process on the heat-cooling ratio of WLED light output is in the form of 2835 package. The target parameters are Ra=80-82, CCT=3000K, and the same packaging scheme is used to verify the strong crushing process. The effect of process and normal crushing treatment on the hot and cold state, Figure 2.2 shows the relationship between the CFL-N and GRF-V WLED light output cold-heat ratio of the post-treatment process, and the ratio of the cold and hot state of the finished lamp flux with the increase of temperature In the continuous reduction, the attenuation amplitude of CRF-N and RF-V in the finished product is larger, and CRF-V is second, which indicates that the WLED light output of GRF-V is better, and the WLED light output of GRF-N is better. The cold and heat are relatively poor, so the strong crushing treatment process has an influence on the light-cooling ratio of the WLED light output. The phosphor of the intense crushing process is inferior to the WLED light output of the normal crushing process.

♦ Figure 2.2 Relationship between GRF-V and GRF-N WLED light output cold-heat ratio

4 Conclusion

This article uses SMD 2835 package form, using different materials of phosphors, different dispersion coefficient of phosphors, different powder compatibility of phosphors and phosphors of different morphologies as yellow-green powder for packaging experiments, can be obtained as follows Conclusion: The LED light source with LUAG material, small dispersion coefficient, good powder compatibility and good particle morphology is better.

Therefore, the physical properties of the phosphor have an effect on the light-to-cool ratio of the WLED light output. This study is based on powder management and optimization products. At the same time, it has theoretical guiding significance and practical reference value for WLED product design.

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Author: Xiao Haitao, Pei Xiaoming, Cai Jie Source: Shenzhen Ruifeng Electronics Co., Ltd.

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