# US 12,222,604 B2 · Wavelength conversion element and backlight module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,222,604 B2 - Document ID: US12222604B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/460,616 - Filed: 2023-09-04 - Published: 2024-03-14 - Granted: 2025-02-11 - Earliest claimed: 2022-09-13 - Assignees: Coretronic Corporation - Applicants: Coretronic Corporation - Inventors: Ching-Nan Chuang; Hung-Tse Lin; Ming-Dah Liu; Yen-Ni Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12222604B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133609: {including means for improving the color mixing, e.g. white} - G02F 1/133614: {using photoluminescence, e.g. phosphors illuminated by UV or blue light} - G02F 1/1334: based on polymer dispersed liquid crystals, e.g. microencapsulated liquid crystals - G02F 1/133607: {the light controlling member including light directing or refracting elements, e.g. prisms or lenses} - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract A wavelength conversion element including a substrate, a blocking wall structure layer, and a wavelength conversion layer is provided. The blocking wall structure layer is disposed on a surface of the substrate and defines multiple microgrooves. Reflectivity of the blocking wall structure layer is in a range of 1% to 99%. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed in the microgrooves and includes multiple wavelength conversion particles. A height of the blocking wall structure layer along a normal direction of the surface of the substrate is greater than a height of the wavelength conversion layer along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate. A backlight module adopting the wavelength conversion element is also provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wavelength conversion element, comprising: a substrate; a blocking wall structure layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and defining a plurality of microgrooves, wherein reflectivity of the blocking wall structure layer is in a range of 1% to 90%; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed in the microgrooves, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprises a plurality of wavelength conversion particles, a height of the blocking wall structure layer along a normal direction of the surface of the substrate is greater than a height of the wavelength conversion layer along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate, wherein the blocking wall structure layer comprises a plurality of blocking walls with the same extension direction arranged at intervals along at least one direction, and heights of adjacent blocking walls of the plurality of blocking walls are different. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the blocking wall structure layer has a first surface and a second surface away from each other along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate, the first surface and the second surface have a first width and a second width respectively along a direction, the second width is less than or equal to the first width, and both the first width and the second width are less than 0.4 mm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein a material of the blocking wall structure layer comprises titanium dioxide, polymethyl methacrylate, polycarbonate, or polystyrene. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, further comprising: a hard coat layer covering a surface of the wavelength conversion layer away from the substrate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer has a surface away from the substrate, and the surface of the wavelength conversion layer is exposed to air. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is a plurality of wavelength conversion patterns, the wavelength conversion patterns are respectively filled in the microgrooves of the blocking wall structure layer, and a thickness difference between any two of the wavelength conversion patterns along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate is less than or equal to 0.5 μm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is a plurality of wavelength conversion patterns, the wavelength conversion patterns are respectively filled in the microgrooves of the blocking wall structure layer, each of the wavelength conversion patterns is adapted to absorb an excitation beam and emit a conversion beam, a chromaticity difference of the conversion beams emitted by the wavelength conversion patterns at a chromaticity coordinate x in a CIE1931 color space is less than 0.01, and the chromaticity difference of the conversion beams at a chromaticity coordinate y in the CIE1931 color space is less than 0.01. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the blocking wall structure layer comprises a first structure layer and a second structure layer, the second structure layer is stacked on the first structure layer in the normal direction of the surface of the substrate, the first structure layer has a first surface and a second surface away from each other along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate, the second surface is connected to the second structure layer, the second structure layer has a third surface away from the second surface, the first surface, the second surface, and the third surface have a first width, a second width, and a third width respectively along a direction, the second width is less than or equal to the first width, the third width is less than the second width, and the first width, the second width, and the third width are all less than 0.4 mm. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the height of the blocking wall structure layer along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate is less than 1 mm. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the blocking wall structure layer has a first side surface and a second side surface defining adjacent two of the microgrooves, and the first side surface and the second side surface are plane surfaces, folded surfaces, curved surfaces, or a combination of the above. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein each of the wavelength conversion particles comprises: a core layer; a shell layer covering the core layer; and a plurality of hydrophobic functional groups disposed on a surface of the shell layer away from the core layer. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 11, wherein each of the hydrophobic functional groups is a polysilane polymer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 11, wherein the wavelength conversion layer further comprises a hydrophobic substrate, and the wavelength conversion particles are dispersedly disposed in the hydrophobic substrate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The wavelength conversion element according to claim 1, wherein the blocking wall structure layer comprises a plurality of prism structures, the prism structures are disposed adjacent to one another and define the microgrooves, the wavelength conversion layer is filled in the microgrooves and forms a plurality of wavelength conversion patterns, and cross-sectional profiles of the wavelength conversion patterns are triangular. ### Claim 15 A backlight module, comprising: a light source adapted to provide an excitation beam; and a wavelength conversion element disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam, and comprises: a substrate; a blocking wall structure layer disposed on a surface of the substrate and defining a plurality of microgrooves, wherein reflectivity of the blocking wall structure layer is in a range of 1% to 90%; and a wavelength conversion layer disposed in the microgrooves, wherein the wavelength conversion layer comprises a plurality of wavelength conversion particles, a height of the blocking wall structure layer along a normal direction of the surface of the substrate is greater than a height of the wavelength conversion layer along the normal direction of the surface of the substrate, wherein the blocking wall structure layer comprises a plurality of blocking walls with the same extension direction arranged at intervals along at least one direction, and heights of adjacent blocking walls of the plurality of blocking walls are different. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The backlight module according to claim 15, wherein each of the wavelength conversion particles comprises: a core layer; a shell layer covering the core layer; and a plurality of hydrophobic functional groups disposed on a surface of the shell layer away from the core layer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The backlight module according to claim 15, further comprising: a light guide plate having a light incident surface and a light-emitting surface connected to the light incident surface, wherein the light source is disposed on one side of the light incident surface of the light guide plate, and the wavelength conversion element is disposed on one side of the light-emitting surface of the light guide plate.