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US 10,683,454 · App. 16/165,954 · Granted Jun 16, 2020

Phosphor, method for preparing phosphor, optoelectronic component, and method for producing optoelectronic component

Inventors: Veeramani Rajendran (Madurai, IN); Mu-Huai Fang (Taoyuan, TW); Ru-Shi Liu (Taipei, TW); Ho Chang (New Taipei, TW); Kuang-Mao Lu (New Taipei, TW); Yan-Shen Lin (New Taipei, TW); Chieh-Yu Kang (New Taipei, TW); Gabriel Nicolo A. De Guzman (Laguna, PH); Shu-Fen Hu (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
C09K11/7776C09K11/62C09K11/66C09K11/77C09K11/7707C09K11/7708C09K11/7766C09K11/7775H01L33/502H01L33/005H01L33/486H01L33/501H01L2933/0041
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Patent No.
US 10,683,454
App. No.
16/165,954
Granted
Jun 16, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a phosphor, a method for preparing the phosphor, an optoelectronic component, and a method for producing the optoelectronic component. The phosphor has the following general formula: La 3(1−x) Ga 1−y Ge 5(1−z) O 16 : 3xA 3+ , yCr 3+ , 5zB 4+ , where x, y, and z do not equal to 0 simultaneously; A represents at least one of Gd and Yb; B represents at least one of Sn, Nb, and Ta. For the phosphor, its emission spectrum is within a red visible light region and a near-infrared region when excited by blue visible light, purple visible light or ultraviolet light; and it has a wide reflection spectrum and a high radiant flux. Therefore, it can be used in optoelectronic components such as LEDs to meet requirements of current medical testing, food composition analysis, security cameras, iris/facial recognition, virtual reality, gaming notebook and light detection and ranging applications.

Claims (23)

1. A phosphor comprising the following general formula:

La 3(1−x) Ga 1−y Ge 5(1−z) O 16 : 3xA 3+ , yCr 3+ , 5zB 4+ , wherein x<1,0<y<1, z<1, and x and z do not equal to 0 simultaneously;

A represents at least one of Gd and Yb; and

B represents at least one of Sn, Nb, and Ta.

2. The phosphor according to claim 1 , wherein 0<3x 0.3, 0<y 0.2, 0 5z 0.2.

3. The phosphor according to claim 1 ,

wherein 0 3x 0.3, 0<y 0.2, 0<5z 0.2.

4. The phosphor according to claim 1 , further comprising the following general formula:

La 3(1−x) Ga 1−y Ge 5 O 16 : 3xA 3+ , yCr 3+ , wherein 0<3x 0.3, 0<y 0.2.

5. The phosphor according to claim 1 , further emitting light in a range of 600-1500 nm when excited by the excitation light having a wavelength of 400-500 nm.

6. The phosphor according to claim 5 , further emitting the light comprising a radiant flux 4-70 mW.

7. The phosphor according to claim 1 , being prepared by a method comprising steps of:

Weighing starting precursors selected from oxide or carbonate containing materials and mixing raw materials for providing elements in the general formula according to the general formula of the phosphor, then sintering at a temperature of 1200-1500° C. for about 5-6 hours to obtain the phosphor.

8. The phosphor according to claim 1 , being prepared by a method comprising steps of:

Preparing and mixing raw materials for providing elements in the general formula according to the general formula of the phosphor, then sintering at a temperature of 1200-1500° C. to obtain the phosphor.

9. An optoelectronic component, comprising:

a semiconductor chip for emitting excitation light during operation of the optoelectronic component; and

a conversion unit provided with the phosphor according to claim 1 for converting the excitation light into emitted light.

10. The optoelectronic component according to claim 9 , wherein the excitation light has a wavelength of 450 nm or 460 nm, and the emitted light has a wavelength of 650-1050 nm.

11. The optoelectronic component according to claim 9 , wherein the semiconductor chip is a blue LED chip.

12. A method for producing an optoelectronic component, comprising steps of:

producing a conversion unit on which the phosphor according to claim 1 is provided; and

mounting the conversion unit on a semiconductor chip, wherein the semiconductor chip is used to generate excitation light during operation of the optoelectronic component.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2018
From: RAJENDRAN, VEERAMANI; FANG, MU-HUAI; LIU, RU-SHI; CHANG, HO; LU, KUANG-MAO; LIN, YAN-SHEN; KANG, CHIEH-YU; DE GUZMAN, GABRIEL NICOLO A.; HU, SHU-FEN
To: EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047239/0529 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62608969 · Dec 21, 2017
Provisional Application 62637788 · Mar 2, 2018
Related Publication 20190194539A1 · Jun 27, 2019