IP Library Granted Patent US 9,806,236
Granted Patent B2
US 9,806,236 · App. 15/022,968 · Granted Oct 31, 2017

Light-emitting device and method for producing the same

Inventors: Masaharu Kitano (Osaka, JP); Kohji Miyake (Osaka, JP); Takashi Ono (Osaka, JP); Toshio Hata (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
H01L33/483C09K11/617C09K11/7734H01L33/32H01L33/501H01L33/504H01L33/56H01L33/502H01L33/62H01L2224/32245H01L2224/45144H01L2224/48091H01L2224/48247H01L2224/48257H01L2224/73265H01L2924/181H01L2933/0041
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Patent No.
US 9,806,236
App. No.
15/022,968
Granted
Oct 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate, and a sealing member for sealing the light-emitting element. The sealing member contains at least a particulate red phosphor. The red phosphor contains at least a Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor. The sealing member has an upper surface with irregularities on at least part of the upper surface.

Claims (26)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a substrate;

a light-emitting element on the substrate; and

a sealing member that seals the light-emitting element; wherein

the sealing member includes at least a particulate red phosphor and a particulate green phosphor,

the red phosphor includes at least a MN 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor,

the Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor includes particles, and

the sealing member includes an upper surface that is recessed toward the light-emitting element from a circumferential edge of the sealing member in a plan view toward a center of the sealing member in the plan view, and includes convex portions that are defined by including the particles of the Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor in the sealing member on at least a portion of the recessed upper surface of the sealing member.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the upper surface of the sealing member with respect to the light-emitting element decreases from a circumferential edge of the sealing member in the plan view toward a center of the sealing member, and the red phosphor is distributed uniformly in the sealing member.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the red phosphor is included in an amount of two times or more and four times or less than an amount of the green phosphor on a mass basis.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the sealing member further includes a sealing resin, and

the sealing resin has a viscosity of 2,000 (mPa·s) or more and 7,000 (mPa·s) or less.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a volume-based median diameter of the Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor is 10 μm or more and 90 μm or less.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the sealing member further includes a red phosphor different from the Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 6 , wherein the red phosphor different from the Mn 4+ -activated fluoride complex phosphor is CaAlSiN 3 :Eu or (Sr.Ca)AlSiN 3 :Eu.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the green phosphor is (Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg) 2 SiO 4 :Eu; (Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba)Si 2 O 2 N 2 :Eu; (Ba, Sr) 3 Si 6 O 12 N 2 :Eu, Eu-activated β-SiAlON; (Sr, Ca, Ba)(Al, Ga, In) 2 S 4 :Eu; (Y, Tb) 3 (Al, Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce; Ca 3 (Sc, Mg, Na, Li) 2 Si 3 O 12 :Ce; or (Ca, Sr)Sc 2 O 4 :Ce.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the substrate includes an upper surface on which a recess is defined,

the recess includes a bottom surface on which the light-emitting element is located, and

the sealing member is in the recess.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein the recess includes an opening having a length of 1 mm or more and 5 mm or less in a longer side direction and a length of 0.05 mm or more and 0.8 mm or less in a shorter side direction.

11. A mounting board comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and

a substrate on which the light-emitting device is mounted, wherein

the light-emitting device includes a light emission surface, and a surface that is perpendicular to the light emission surface and mounted on the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2016
From: KITANO, MASAHARU; MIYAKE, KOHJI; ONO, TAKASHI; HATA, TOSHIO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 038025/0476 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2013-214582 · Oct 15, 2013 · national
JP 2013-214583 · Oct 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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