Granted Patent B2

US 9,328,878 · App. 14/322,076 · Granted May 3, 2016

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A phosphor composition derived from combining about 36 parts by weight of calcium carbonate, about 40 parts by weight of boron oxide, about 20 parts by weight of aluminum oxide, and about 3 parts by weight of europium oxide; and firing the combination.

2. The phosphor composition of claim 1 , having a general formula (Ca 1-x Eu x )AlB 3 O 7 , where 0<x<0.5.

3. The phosphor composition of claim 2 , wherein 0.05≦x≦0.10.

4. The phosphor composition of claim 1 , having a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 520 nanometers to about 620 nanometers.

5. The phosphor composition of claim 1 , having a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 530 nanometers to about 580 nanometers.

6. A phosphor composition of formula Ca 1-x Eu x AlB 3 O 7 , where 0<x<0.5 formed by:

combining calcium carbonate, boron oxide, aluminum oxide and europium oxide; and

firing the combination.

7. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein an amount of calcium carbonate ranges from about 35 parts by weight to about 40 parts by weight.

8. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein an amount of boron oxide ranges from about 40 parts by weight to about 45 parts by weight.

9. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein an amount of aluminum oxide ranges from about 18 parts by weight to about 22 parts by weight.

10. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein an amount of europium oxide ranges from about 2.5 parts by weight to about 4 parts by weight.

11. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein firing is carried out at a temperature in a range from about 500 degrees Celsius to about 1000 degrees Celsius.

12. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , wherein firing is carried out in a nitrogen-containing environment.

13. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , having a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 520 nanometers to about 620 nanometers.

14. The phosphor composition of claim 6 , having a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 530 nanometers to about 580 nanometers.

15. A lighting apparatus comprising a light source and a phosphor material radiationally coupled to the light source, the phosphor material comprising a phosphor composition derived from combining about 36 parts by weight of calcium carbonate, about 40 parts by weight of boron oxide, about 20 parts by weight of aluminum oxide, and about 3 parts by weight of europium oxide and firing the combination.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the phosphor composition has a general formula (Ca 1-x Eu x )AlB 3 O 7 , where 0<x<0.5.

17. The lighting apparatus of claim 16 , wherein 0.05≦x≦0.10.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the phosphor composition has a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 520 nanometers to about 620 nanometers.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the phosphor material comprises an additional phosphor composition.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the additional phosphor composition has a peak emission in a wavelength range from about 590 nanometers to about 650 nanometers.

21. The lighting apparatus of claim 20 , wherein the additional phosphor composition comprises (Na, K, Rb, Cs, NH 4 ) 2 [(Ti, Ge, Sn, Si, Zr, Hf)F 6 ]:Mn 4+ .

22. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the phosphor material comprises the phosphor composition of formula (Ca 1-x Eu x )AlB 3 O 7 , where 0<x<0.5 in a spectral weight from about 1 percent to about 70 percent.

23. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode (LED) device.

24. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the phosphor material comprises a phosphor composition of formula (Ca 1-x Eu x )AlB 3 O 7 , where 0<x<0.5, and a red emitting phosphor composition of formula (Na, K, Rb, Cs, NH 4 ) 2 [(Ti, Ge, Sn, Si, Zr, Hf)F 6 ]:Mn 4+ .

Assignments (11)