Fluorescent substance containing nitrogen, method for manufacturing the same, and light-emitting device
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance comprising accommodating an oxide fluorescent substance containing two or more elements in a receptacle made of a material containing carbon, and sintering the oxide fluorescent substance in a mixed gas atmosphere containing nitrogen gas.
1. A method for manufacturing a nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance comprising:
accommodating an oxide fluorescent substance comprising two or more metal elements in a receptacle made of a material comprising carbon; and
sintering the oxide fluorescent substance accommodated in the receptacle made of a material comprising carbon in a mixed gas atmosphere comprising nitrogen gas to produce a nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle comprises silicon carbide.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixed gas atmosphere is a reducing mixed gas atmosphere.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the mixed gas atmosphere further comprises hydrogen gas.
5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the mixing ratio of the hydrogen gas to the nitrogen gas (H 2 :N 2 ) is 10:90-70:30.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide fluorescent substance has a composition represented by the following general formula (1):
M 2 SiO 4 :Z (1)
(wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba and Ca; and Z is at least one activator selected from the group consisting of Eu and Ce).
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance has a composition represented by the following general formula (2):
M 2 Si 5 N 8 :Z (2)
(wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba and Ca; and Z is at least one activator selected from the group consisting of Eu and Ce).
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sintering is performed for 2 to 10 hours at a temperature of 1600° C. or more.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sintering is performed at first for 1 to 3 hours at a temperature ranging from 800° C. to 1400° C. and then for 1 to 9 hours at a temperature of 1600° C. or more.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle material comprises silicon carbide and carbon.
11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle material consists of silicon carbide.
12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the receptacle material consists of carbon.
13. A method for manufacturing a nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance comprising:
sintering an oxide fluorescent substance represented by the following general formula (1) in a mixed gas atmosphere containing nitrogen gas, thereby converting at least part of the oxide fluorescent substance into a nitrogen-containing fluorescent substance represented by the following general formula (2):
M 2 SiO 4 :Z (1)
M 2 Si 5 N 8 :Z (2)
(wherein M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba and Ca; and Z is at least one activator selected from the group consisting of Eu and Ce).
14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising accommodating the oxide fluorescent substance in a receptacle made of a material containing carbon before sintering the oxide fluorescent substance.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the receptacle comprises silicon carbide or carbon.
16. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the mixed gas atmosphere is a reducing mixed gas atmosphere.
17. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the mixed gas atmosphere is an atmosphere containing hydrogen gas.
18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the mixing ratio of the hydrogen gas to the nitrogen gas (H 2 :N 2 ) is 10:90-70:30.
19. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the sintering is performed for 2 to 10 hours at a temperature of 1600° C. or more.