IP Library Granted Patent US 8,062,550
Granted Patent B2
US 8,062,550 · App. 12/872,335 · Granted Nov 22, 2011

Luminescent material

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Patent No.
US 8,062,550
App. No.
12/872,335
Granted
Nov 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminescent material is provided, which includes a compound having a composition represented by the following general formula (A): (Sr a1 ,Ba b1 ,Ca c1 ,Re v1 ,Eu w1 ) 2 SiO 4   (A) wherein, Re is at least one selected from a group consisting of Pr and Dy, and a1, b1, c1, v1 and w1 satisfy following relationships: a 1+ b 1+ c 1+ v 1+ w 1=1  (1), 0≦ a 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (2), 0≦ b 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (3), 0≦ c 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (4), 0< v 1≦0.15  (5), 0< w 1≦0.02  (6).

Claims (63)

1. A luminescent material comprising:

a compound having a composition represented by a following general formula (A):

(Sr a1 ,Ba b1 ,Ca c1 ,Re v1 ,Eu w1 ) 2 SiO 4   (A)

wherein, Re is at least one selected from a group consisting of Pr and Dy; and a1, b1, c1, v1, and w1 satisfy following relationships:

a 1+ b 1+ c 1+ v 1+ w 1=1  (1);

0≦ a 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (2);

0≦ b 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (3);

0≦ c 1/(1− v 1− w 1)≦1  (4);

0< v 1≦0.15  (5);

0< w 1≦0.02  (6); and

v 1/ w 1>1  (7),

wherein the luminescent material is excited by light having a main luminescence peak falling within a wavelength ranging from 310 nm to 420 nm and the luminescent material exhibits a narrowband light emitting spectrum and a broadband light emitting spectrum and a peak wavelength of the luminescent material is in the range of 500-580 nm.

2. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein the broadband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 500 nm to 600 nm.

3. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein Re is Dy.

4. The luminescent material according to claim 3 , wherein the narrowband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 565 nm to 580 nm.

5. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein Re is Pr.

6. The luminescent material according to claim 5 , wherein the narrowband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 500 nm to 520 nm.

7. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein Re comprises Dy and Pr.

8. The luminescent material according to claim 7 , wherein the narrowband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 500 nm to 520 nm.

9. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein b1, c1, v1, and w1 satisfy following relationships:

0 ≦b 1/(1− v 1− w 1)<0.3  (3a);

0 ≦c 1/(1 −v 1 −w 1)≦0.9  (4a);

0< v 1≦0.1  (5a); and

0 <w 1≦0.01  (6a).

10. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein the relationship between v1 and w1 satisfy following relationship:

1 <v 1 /w 1≦50.

11. A luminescent material comprising:

a compound having a composition represented by the following general formula (B):

(Sr a2 ,Ba b2 ,Ca c2 ,Re v2 ,Eu w2 ,M v2 ) 2 SiO 4   (B)

wherein, Re is at least one selected from a group consisting of Pr and Dy; M is at least one selected from a group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs; and a2, b2, c2, v2, and w2 satisfy following relationships:

a 2+ b 2+ c 2+2 v 2+ w 2=1  (7);

0 ≦a 2/(1−2 v 2 −w 2)≦1  (8);

0 ≦b 2/(1−2 v 2 −w 2)≦1  (9);

0 ≦c 2/(1−2 v 2 −w 2)≦1  (10);

0 <v 2≦0.15  (11);

0 <w 2≦0.02  (12); and

v 2 /w 2>1  (13),

wherein the luminescent material is excited by light having a main luminescence peak falling within a wavelength ranging from 310 nm to 420 nm and the luminescent material exhibits a narrowband light emitting spectrum and a broadband light emitting spectrum and a peak wavelength of the luminescent material is in the range of 500-580 nm.

12. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , wherein Re is Dy.

13. The luminescent material according to claim 12 , wherein the narrowband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 565 nm to 580 nm.

14. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , wherein Re is Pr.

15. The luminescent material according to claim 14 , wherein the narrowband light emitting spectrum appears in a wavelength region ranging from 500 nm to 520 nm.

16. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , wherein b2, c2, v2, and w2 satisfy following relationships:

0 ≦b 2/(1 −v 2 −w 2)<0.3  (8a);

0 ≦c 2/(1−2 v 2 −w 2)≦0.9  (9a);

0 <v 2≦0.1  (10a); and

0 <w 2≦0.01  (11a).

17. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , wherein the relationship between v2 and w2 satisfy following relationship:

1 <v 2 /w 2≦50.

18. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element emitting light, the light having a main light emission peak in a wavelength ranging from 310 to 420 nm; and

a luminescent layer comprising a luminescent material configured to be irradiated with the light, at least part of the luminescent material being the luminescent material of claim 1 .

19. The light-emitting device according to claim 18 , wherein the luminescent layer comprises another luminescent material having a main light emission peak in a wavelength ranging from 580 to 680 nm.

20. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element emitting light, the light having a main light emission peak in a wavelength ranging from 310 to 420 nm; and

a luminescent layer comprising a luminescent material configured to be irradiated with the light, at least part of the luminescent material being the luminescent material of claim 11 .

21. The light-emitting device according to claim 20 , wherein the luminescent layer comprises another luminescent material having a main light emission peak in a wavelength ranging from 580 to 680 nm.

22. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein the luminescent material exhibits a narrowband light emitting spectrum and a broadband light emitting spectrum, and

wherein the broadband light-emitting spectrum is an emission band resulting from the luminescence due to a transition of Eu as a first activator and the narrowband light-emitting spectrum is an emission band resulting from the luminescence due to the transition of the second activator.

23. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , and the luminescent material exhibits a narrowband light emitting spectrum and a broadband light emitting spectrum, and

wherein the broadband light-emitting spectrum is an emission band resulting from the luminescence due to a transition of Eu as a first activator and the narrowband light-emitting spectrum is an emission band resulting from the luminescence due to the transition of the second activator.

24. The luminescent material according to claim 1 , wherein the luminescent material is excited by light having a main luminescence peak falling within a wavelength ranging from 310 nm to 392 nm.

25. The luminescent material according to claim 11 , wherein the luminescent material is excited by light having a main luminescence peak falling within a wavelength ranging from 310 nm to 392 nm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2017
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: ALPAD CORPORATION
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 31, 2010
From: HIRAMATSU, RYOSUKE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 024917/0557 →