Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device, wherein a layer of a formulation containing a silazane polymer and a wavelength converting material is applied to an optoelectronic device precursor, precured by exposure to radiation and then cured. There is further provided an optoelectronic device, preferably a light emitting device (LED) or a micro-light emitting device (micro-LED), which is prepared by said manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a wavelength converting component which is prepared from a dispersion containing a crosslinkable ceramizable polymer material having a silazane repeating unit and at least one wavelength converting material. There are further provided wavelength converting components which can be used for converting blue, violet and/or UV light into light with a longer wavelength. There is also provided a light source and a lighting unit comprising said wavelength converting components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing an optoelectronic device, wherein a layer of a formulation containing a silazane polymer and a wavelength converting material is applied to an optoelectronic device precursor, precured by exposure to radiation and then cured. There is further provided an optoelectronic device, preferably a light emitting device (LED) or a micro-light emitting device (micro-LED), which is prepared by said manufacturing process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit U1 and a second repeating unit U2; and a surface-modified nanoparticle, wherein the surface-modified nanoparticle does not contain any zirconium dioxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silazane-siloxane random copolymers as well as their production and their uses, particularly in LEDs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit U1 and a second repeating unit U2; and a surface-modified nanoparticle, wherein the surface-modified nanoparticle does not contain any zirconium dioxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method for a wavelength converting component which is prepared from a dispersion containing a crosslinkable ceramizable polymer material having a silazane repeating unit and at least one wavelength converting material. There are further provided wavelength converting components which can be used for converting blue, violet and/or UV light into light with a longer wavelength. There is also provided a light source and a lighting unit comprising said wavelength converting components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing an optoelectronic device comprising a crosslinked polymer material which is prepared from a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a polymer with a silazane repeating unit M1 and a Lewis acid curing catalyst. There is further provided a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a siloxazane polymer which is particularly suitable for the preparation of technical coatings on articles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a crosslinkable polymer formulation comprising a polymer which contains a silazane repeating unit; and a specific boron Lewis acid curing catalyst, wherein the curing catalyst catalyzes the crosslinking of the polymer to obtain a crosslinked polymer composition. The crosslinked polymer composition is particularly suitable as a technical coating for industrial or household applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit M1 and a second repeating unit M2; and a surface-modified zirconium dioxide nanocrystal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a formulation suitable for the preparation of a highly refractive encapsulation material with good barrier properties towards water vapor for an LED, to an encapsulation material for an LED having a high refractive index and good barrier properties towards water vapor which is obtainable from said formulation and to a light emitting device (LED) comprising said encapsulation material. The formulation comprises a polymer comprising a first repeating unit M1 and a second repeating unit M2; and a surface-modified zirconium dioxide nanocrystal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing silazane-siloxa copolymers and the use of such copolymers, particularly in LEDs.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a hybrid material comprising a) an organopolysilazane material and b) at least one surface-modified nanoscale inorganic oxide as coating material for producing transparent layers having a thickness of less than 500 ?m in optoelectronic components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing silazane-siloxa copolymers and the use of such copolymers, particularly in LEDs.

Abstract: A hybrid material for light emitting diodes, comprising a) an organopolysilazane material, comprising repeating units of formulae (I) and (II) [—SiR1R2—NR3—]x??(I) [—SiHR4—NR5—]y??(II) wherein the symbols and indices have the following meanings: R1 is C2-C6-alkenyl or C4-C6-alkadienyl; R2 is H or an organic group; R3 is H or an organic group; R4 is H or an organic group; R5 is H or an organic group; x is 0.001 to 0.2; and y is 2x to (1?x), with the proviso that x+y?1 and that y can be 0 if R2 is H, and b) inorganic nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 30 nm, which are surface modified with a capping agent comprising a C1-C18-alkyl and/or C1-C18-alkenyl group, is useful as encapsulation material for LEDs.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of specific organopolysilazanes as an encapsulation material for light emitting diodes (LED). The organopolysilazane polymers act as insulating filling materials and are stable over temperature and over exposure to ambient UV radiation. The encapsulating material has good thermal stability against discoloration to yellow by aging even at high temperatures which is a key factor for the long lifetime of an LED encapsulant and the LED performance.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a hybrid material comprising a) an organopolysilazane material and b) at least one surface-modified nanoscale inorganic oxide as coating material for producing transparent layers having a thickness of less than 500 ?m in optoelectronic components.

Abstract: A hybrid material for light emitting diodes, comprising a) an organopolysilazane material, comprising repeating units of formulae (I) and (II) [—SiR1R2—NR3—]x??(I) [—SiHR4—NR5—]y??(II) wherein the symbols and indices have the following meanings: R1 is C2-C6-alkenyl or C4-C6-alkadienyl; R2 is H or an organic group; R3 is H or an organic group; R4 is H or an organic group; R5 is H or an organic group; x is 0.001 to 0.2; and y is 2x to (1?x), with the proviso that x+y?1 and that y can be 0 if R2 is H, and b) inorganic nanoparticles having a mean diameter in the range of from 1 to 30 nm, which are surface modified with a capping agent comprising a C1-C18-alkyl and/or C1-C18-alkenyl group, is useful as encapsulation material for LEDs.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of specific organopolysilazanes as an encapsulation material for light emitting diodes (LED). The organopolysilazane polymers act as insulating filling materials and are stable over temperature and over exposure to ambient UV radiation. The encapsulating material has good thermal stability against discoloration to yellow by aging even at high temperatures which is a key factor for the long lifetime of an LED encapsulant and the LED performance.