IP Library Granted Patent US 8,940,390
Granted Patent B2
US 8,940,390 · App. 13/137,389 · Granted Jan 27, 2015

Ceramics composite

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Patent No.
US 8,940,390
App. No.
13/137,389
Granted
Jan 27, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a ceramics composite including an inorganic material which includes: a matrix phase including a translucent ceramics; and a phosphor phase including YAG containing Ce, in which a content of the phosphor phase is from 22% by volume to 55% by volume based on the whole phase including the matrix phase and the phosphor phase, a content of Ce in the YAG is 0.005 to 0.05 in terms of an atomic ratio of Ce to Y (Ce/Y), and the ceramics composite has a thickness in a light outgoing direction of 30 μm to 200 μm.

Claims (20)

1. A ceramics composite comprising an inorganic material which comprises:

a matrix phase comprising translucent ceramics; and

a phosphor phase comprising YAG containing Ce,

wherein a content of the phosphor phase is from 22% by volume to 55% by volume based on a whole phase including the matrix phase and the phosphor phase,

wherein a content of Ce in the YAG is 0.005 to 0.05 in terms of an atomic ratio of Ce to Y (Ce/Y), and

wherein the ceramics composite has a thickness in a light outgoing direction of 30 μm to 200 μm.

2. The ceramics composite according to claim 1 , wherein the content of Ce in the YAG is 0.005 to 0.035 in said terms of the atomic ratio of Ce to Y (Ce/Y).

3. The ceramics composite according to claim 1 , wherein the ceramics composite has an emission peak wavelength of 551 nm to 580 nm at a time when a blue light enters into the ceramics composite.

4. The ceramics composite according to claim 2 , wherein the ceramics composite has an emission peak wavelength of 551 nm to 580 nm at a time when a blue light enters into the ceramics composite.

5. The ceramics composite according to claim 1 , wherein the matrix phase comprises Al 2 O 3 .

6. The ceramics composite according to claim 1 , wherein an average crystal particle size of particles of YAG containing Ce constituting the phosphor phase is 0.5 μm to 10.0 μm, and

wherein a surface roughness (Ra) on a light outgoing surface of the ceramics composite is 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

7. The ceramics composite according to claim 2 , wherein an average crystal particle size of particles of YAG containing Ce constituting the phosphor phase is 0.5 μm to 10.0 μm, and

wherein a surface roughness (Ra) on a light outgoing surface of the ceramics composite is 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

8. The ceramics composite according to claim 3 , wherein an average crystal particle size of particles of YAG containing Ce constituting the phosphor phase is 0.5 μm to 10.0 μm, and

wherein a surface roughness (Ra) on a light outgoing surface of the ceramics composite is 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

9. The ceramics composite according to claim 4 , wherein an average crystal particle size of particles of YAG containing Ce constituting the phosphor phase is 0.5 μm to 10.0 μm, and

wherein a surface roughness (Ra) on a light outgoing surface of the ceramics composite is 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

10. The ceramics composite according to claim 5 , wherein an average crystal particle size of particles of YAG containing Ce constituting the phosphor phase is 0.5 μm to 10.0 μm, and

wherein a surface roughness (Ra) on a light outgoing surface of the ceramics composite is 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 2, 2024
From: COORSTEK KK
To: COORSTEK GK
Reel/Frame 067565/0354 →
CHANGE OF NAME & ADDRESS Recorded Apr 11, 2016
From: COVALENT MATERIALS CORPORATION
To: COORSTEK KK
Reel/Frame 038399/0880 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2011
From: IRIE, MASAKI; FUJITA, MITSUHIRO
To: COVALENT MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026782/0102 →