IP Library Granted Patent US 10,131,839
Granted Patent B2
US 10,131,839 · App. 15/509,860 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Light emitting device

Inventors: Thomas Jüstel (Witten, DE); Julian Plewa (Münster, DE); Stephanie Möller (Steinfurt, DE); Jürgen Honold (Amsterdam, NL)
C09K11/7794H01L33/502H01L33/60H01L33/504
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Patent No.
US 10,131,839
App. No.
15/509,860
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A high-energy LED is provided, in particular based on the n-polar technique, comprising a Eu 3+ activated converter material based on tungsten/molybdenum oxide. Surprisingly, these materials do not show any saturation.

Claims (19)

1. A light emitting device comprising: a semiconductor component which emits UV-A or blue primary radiation having a radiation power of ≥4 Wopt/mm 2 and a converter material which predominantly includes a material selected from the following list:

ALn 1−x−y Eu x M 2 O 8 :RE y

(Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 2 MO 6 :RE 2y

(Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 2 M 2 O 9 :RE 2y

(Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 2 M 4 O 12 :RE 2y

(Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 2 M 4 O 15 :RE 2y

(Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 6 MO 12 :RE 6y

(AE 1−2x−y Eu x A x+y ) 3 MO 6 :RE 3y

A 3 AE 2 (Ln 1−x−y Eu x ) 3 (MO 4 ) 8 :RE y

and mixtures thereof, wherein—for each structure independently—A is an alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, cesium and mixtures thereof, AE is an alkaline earth metal selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium or mixtures thereof, Ln is a rare earth metal selected from the group consisting of scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, gadolinium and lutetium and mixtures thereof, M is molybdenum, tungsten or mixtures thereof, and RE is a rare earth metal selected from the group consisting of terbium, dysprosium, praseodymium, neodymium and mixtures thereof, wherein 0<x≤1 and 0≤y≤0.05.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the energization of the UV-A or blue primary radiation emitting semiconductor component is 2 A/mm 2 .

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the radiation power of the UV-A or blue primary radiation emitting semiconductor component is ≥6 W/mm 2 .

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the UV-A or blue primary radiation emitting semiconductor component is based or designed on a non-Polar or semi-polar technology.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the converter material is provided as a ceramic material.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a green emitting material.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a material selected from the group consisting of BaMgAl 10 O 17 :Eu 2+ ,Mn 2+ , (Sr 1−x Ba x )Si 2 N 2 O 2 :Eu 2+ , (Sr 1−x Ba x ) 2 SiO 4 :Eu 2+ , (Sr 1−x Ba x ) 3 SiO 5 :Eu 2+ , (Sr 1−x Ba x )Ga 2 S 4 :Eu 2+ , (Lu 1−x Y x ) 3 (Al 1−y Ga y ) 5 O 12 :Ce 3+ , (Lu 1−x Y x ) 3 (Al 1−y Sc y ) 5 O 12 :Ce 3+ and mixtures of these materials.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a yellow emitting material.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a material selected from the group consisting of Ba 2 Si 5 N 8 :Eu 2+ , (Ca 1−x Sr x )Si 2 N 2 O 2 :Eu 2+ , (Y 1−x Gd x ) 3 (Al 1−y Ga y ) 5 O 12 :Ce 3+ , (Y 1−x Tb x ) 3 (Al 1−y Ga y ) 5 O 12 :Ce 3+ , SrLi 2 SiO 4 :Eu 2+ , (Ca 1−x Sr x ) 2 SiO 4 :Eu 2+ , (Ca 1−x Sr x ) 3 SiO 5 :Eu 2+ , and mixtures of these materials.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a blue emitting material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 30, 2025
From: SEABOROUGH IP I B.V.
To: SEABOROUGH MATERIALS IP B.V.
Reel/Frame 070056/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2017
From: JÜSTEL, THOMAS; PLEWA, JULIAN; MÖLLER, STEPHANIE; HONOLD, JÜRGEN
To: SEABOROUGH IP I B.V.
Reel/Frame 041525/0981 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 113 068 · Sep 10, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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