IP Library Granted Patent US 11,060,025
Granted Patent B2
US 11,060,025 · App. 16/224,216 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Oxynitride fluorescent material, light emitting device, and method for producing oxynitride fluorescent material

Inventors: Shigeki Yoshida (Anan, JP); Shoji Hosokawa (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
C09K11/7792C09K11/0883C09K11/77927H01L33/502H01L33/504
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Patent No.
US 11,060,025
App. No.
16/224,216
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are an oxynitride fluorescent material, a light emitting device, and a method for producing an oxynitride fluorescent material. The oxynitride fluorescent material containing a composition represented by the following formula (I): (Ba 1−a Eu a ) 1−b M b Si 2 O 2+c N 2+d (I), wherein in the formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements excluding Eu and Sm; and a, b, c, and d each satisfy 0<a≤1.0, 0<b≤0.07, −0.3<c<0.3, and −0.3<d<0.3.

Claims (15)

1. An oxynitride fluorescent material comprising a composition represented by the following formula (I):

(Ba 1−a Eu a ) 1−b M b Si 2 O 2+c N 2+d   (I)

wherein in the formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Pr, Nd, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb; and a, b, c, and d each satisfy 0<a 1.0, 0<b≤0.07, −0.3<c<0.3, and −0.3<d<0.3.

2. The oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 1 , wherein in the formula (I), M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Pr, and Nd, and a and b each satisfy 0.001≤a<0.1 and 0.001 b≤0.05.

3. The oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 1 , wherein in the formula (I), a and b each satisfy 0.001≤a≤0.1 and 0.001≤b≤0.05.

4. The oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 1 , wherein in the formula (I), a satisfy 0.0106≤a<0.1.

5. A light emitting device comprising the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 1 , and an excitation light source having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 380 nm or more and 485 nm or less.

6. A method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 1 , comprising:

preparing a mixture containing a compound containing Ba, a compound containing Eu, a compound containing M wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Pr, Nd, Tb, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb, and a compound containing Si, any of the compounds being a compound containing oxygen, any of the compounds being a compound containing nitrogen; and

calcining the mixture.

7. The method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 6 , wherein a molar ratio of M contained in the mixture is more than 0 and less than 0.15 assuming that a molar ratio of Si contained in the mixture is 2.

8. The method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 6 , wherein the compound containing M is an oxide.

9. The method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 6 , wherein a calcining temperature is within a range of 1,300° C. or more and 1,600° C. or less.

10. The method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 6 , wherein the mixture is calcined in a reducing atmosphere that contains nitrogen.

11. The method for producing the oxynitride fluorescent material according to claim 10 , wherein the reducing atmosphere further contains hydrogen gas in a range of 1% to 4% by volume.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: YOSHIDA, SHIGEKI; HOSOKAWA, SHOJI
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047809/0386 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP JP2017-250026 · Dec 26, 2017 · national
JP JP2018-233446 · Dec 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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