IP Library Granted Patent US 8,237,348
Granted Patent B2
US 8,237,348 · App. 12/920,516 · Granted Aug 7, 2012

Light-emitting device

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Patent No.
US 8,237,348
App. No.
12/920,516
Granted
Aug 7, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light-emitting device including a light-emitting element emitting primary light, and a light converter absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light. The light converter contains a green light-emitting phosphor and a red light-emitting phosphor. The green light-emitting phosphor is composed of at least one phosphor selected from a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: Eu a Si b Al c O d N e and a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor substantially represented by the following formula: 2 (Ba 1-f-g MI f Eu g )O.SiO 2 , while the red light-emitting phosphor is composed of at least one phosphor selected from tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphors substantially represented by the following formulae: MII 2 (MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 and/or MIV(MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 . Consequently, the light-emitting device has excellent color gamut (NTSC ratio).

Claims (11)

1. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting element emitting primary light, and a light converter absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light, said light converter including a green light-emitting phosphor and a red light-emitting phosphor,

said green light-emitting phosphor including at least one selected from:

a divalent europium-activated oxynitride phosphor which is β-type SiAlON, substantially represented by a general formula (A): Eu a Si b Al c O d N e (in said general formula (A), 0.005≦a≦0.4, b+c=12, and d+e=16), and

a divalent europium-activated silicate phosphor substantially represented by a general formula (B): 2(Ba 1-f-g MI f Eu g )O.SiO 2 (in said general formula (B), MI represents at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from Mg, Ca and Sr, 0<f≦0.55, and 0.03≦g≦0.10),

said red light-emitting phosphor including at least one selected from:

a tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphor substantially represented by a general formula (C): MII 2 (MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 (in said general formula (C), MII represents at least one alkaline metal element selected from Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs, MIII represents at least one tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr, and 0.001≦h≦0.1), and

a tetravalent manganese-activated fluoro-tetravalent metalate phosphor substantially represented by a general formula (D): MIV(MIII 1-h Mn h )F 6 (in said general formula (D), MIV represents at least one alkaline earth metal element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Zn, MIII represents at least one tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr, and 0.001≦h≦0.1).

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein MII is K and MIII is Ti.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein 0.005≦h≦0.05.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein MI is Sr.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting element is a gallium nitride-based semiconductor emitting primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 24, 2025
From: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 070312/0559 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: EDISON INNOVATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 070281/0434 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2016
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 038334/0086 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2010
From: MASUDA, MASATSUGU; TERASHIMA, KENJI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 024923/0529 →