IP Library Granted Patent US 9,184,353
Granted Patent B2
US 9,184,353 · App. 14/615,017 · Granted Nov 10, 2015

Light-emitting device

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Patent No.
US 9,184,353
App. No.
14/615,017
Granted
Nov 10, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a light-emitting device ( 1 ) including a light-emitting element ( 2 ) emitting primary light, and a light converter ( 3 ) absorbing a part of the primary light emitted from the light-emitting element ( 2 ) and emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the primary light. The light converter ( 3 ) contains a green light-emitting phosphor ( 4 ) and a red light-emitting phosphor ( 5 ). The green light-emitting phosphor ( 4 ) 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 ( 5 ) 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 ( 1 ) has excellent color gamut (NTSC ratio).

Claims (43)

1. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the 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. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the 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 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), and wherein

the green light-emitting phosphor is mixed within the range of 5 to 70% of the green light-emitting phosphor and red light-emitting phosphor by weight ratio.

3. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the 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 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), and wherein

a mixing ratio of the red light-emitting phosphor is higher than that of the green light-emitting phosphor.

4. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element that is a gallium nitride-based semiconductor emitting primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm, and a light converter including a first phosphor 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, and a second phosphor emitting secondary light having a longer wavelength than the secondary light emitted from the first phosphor, wherein

said the second phosphor is 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 wherein

a mixing ratio of the second phosphor is higher than that of the first phosphor.

5. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element for generating a primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm; and

a silicone resin covering said light-emitting element and including:

a first phosphor composed of manganese, potassium, fluorine and a tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr,

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, a weight ratio of the second phosphor relative to the first phosphor being 5 to 70%, and

an additive composed of silicon oxide.

6. The liquid crystal display of claim 5 , wherein

said light-emitting element is located on a bottom of a recess of the light-emitting device, and

the first and second phosphor distributed in said silicone resin are provided in the recess.

7. A liquid crystal display incorporating a backlight source including a light-emitting device, the light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element for generating a primary light having a peak wavelength of 430 to 480 nm; and

a silicone resin covering said light-emitting element and including:

a first phosphor composed of manganese, potassium, fluorine and a tetravalent metal element selected from Ge, Si, Sn, Ti and Zr,

a second phosphor composed of europium, silicon, aluminum, oxygen and nitrogen, an amount by weight of the second phosphor being smaller than that of the first phosphor, and

an additive composed of silicon oxide.

8. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein a weight ratio of the second phosphor relative to the first phosphor is 15 to 45%.

9. The liquid crystal display of claim 8 , wherein

said light-emitting element is located on a bottom of a recess of the light-emitting device, and

the first and second phosphor distributed in said silicone resin are provided in the recess.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 24, 2025
From: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 20, 2025
From: DOLBY PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
To: EDISON INNOVATIONS, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2016
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: GE PHOSPHORS TECHNOLOGY, LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2015
From: MASUDA, MASATSUGU; TERASHIMA, KENJI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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