IP Library Granted Patent US 9,296,946
Granted Patent B2
US 9,296,946 · App. 13/541,871 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Method of manufacturing oxynitride phosphor

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Patent No.
US 9,296,946
App. No.
13/541,871
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing an oxynitride phosphor is revealed. A precursor is sintered under 0.1-1000 MPa nitrogen pressure for synthesis of an oxynitride phosphor. The general formula of the oxynitride phosphors is Ba 3-X Si 6 O 12 N 2 :Eu x Ba 3-X Si 6 O 6 N 6 :Eu x or Ba 3-X Si 6 O 9 N 4 :Eu x (0.00001≦x≦5; 0.00001). Thus pure phosphor can be mass-produced.

Claims (14)

1. A method of manufacturing an oxynitride phosphor comprising the steps of:

providing a precursor, wherein the precursor includes at least one of elements selected from barium carbonate (BaCO 3 ), silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ), silicon nitride(Si 3 N 4 ), and europium oxide (Eu 2 O 3 ), a ratio of SiO 2 to ⅓Si 3 N 4 is 4:2; and

sintering the precursor under nitrogen pressure ranging from 0.1 to 1000 MPa for synthesis of an oxynitride phosphor;

wherein the oxynitride phosphor is Ba 3-X Si 6 O 12 N 2 :Eu x , Ba 3-X Si 6 O 6 N 6 :Eu x or Ba 3-X Si 6 O 9 N 4 :Eu x ; and

wherein x is ranging from 0.9 to 3.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a sintering temperature is 1375 degrees Celsius.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further includes a step of: acid-washing the oxynitride phosphor in a solution.

4. The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the solution is formed by an acid solute dissolved in a solvent; a concentration of the acid solute is ranging from 0% to 100% and greater than 0%, and the solvent is selected from organic solvent or water.

5. A method of manufacturing an oxynitride phosphor comprising the steps of:

providing a precursor, wherein the precursor is added with at least one seed crystal, and the seed crystal is an oxynitride phosphor having a particle size equal to 100 μm and the weight of the seed crystal is ranging from 1% to 60% of total weight of the oxynitride phosphor; and

sintering the precursor under nitrogen pressure ranging from 0.1 to 1000 MPa for synthesis of an oxynitride phosphor;

wherein the oxynitride phosphor is Ba 3-X Si 6 O 12 N 2 :Eu x , Ba 3-X Si 6 O 6 N 6 :Eu x or Ba 3-X Si 6 O 9 N 4 :Eu x ;

wherein x is ranging from 0.9 to 3.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprising providing at least one flux whose weight is ranging from 0.01 to 10% of total weight of the oxynitride phosphor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2016
From: FORMOSA EPITAXY INCORPORATION
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040149/0765 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2012
From: CHU, CHENG-I; LIU, RU-SHI; LIN, YU-CHIH; LEE, CHEN-HONG; CHENG, WEI-KANG; TING, YI-SHENG; PAN, SHYI-MING
To: FORMOSA EPITAXY INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 028561/0042 →