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US 12,163,633 · App. 18/576,054 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Light-emitting device, lighting appliance, and street light

Inventors: Mika Matsumoto (Itano-gun, JP); Miyuki Kurata (Anan, JP); Kazushige Fujio (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
F21K9/64F21V9/30H01L33/50
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Patent No.
US 12,163,633
App. No.
18/576,054
Granted
Dec 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-emitting device, a lighting appliance, and a street light that emit light with minimal negative effects on the behavior of sea turtles and which makes irradiated objects easily visible to humans. The light-emitting device includes a light-emitting element having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 400 nm to 490 nm; and a first phosphor having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 570 nm to 680 nm, wherein the light-emitting device, lighting appliance, and street light emit light that has a correlated color temperature of 1950 K or less, an average color rendering index Ra of 40 or greater, a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the light-emitting device of 110 nm or less, and a sea turtle light attraction index T derived from Equation (1) of 0.416 or less.

Claims (156)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 400 nm to 490 nm; and

a first phosphor having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 570 nm to 680 nm, wherein

the light-emitting device emits light that has a correlated color temperature of 1950 K or less, an average color rendering index Ra of 40 or greater, a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the light-emitting device of 110 nm or less, and a sea turtle light attraction index T derived from Equation (1) of 0.416 or less,

T

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where S(λ) is a spectral radiance of light emitted by the light-emitting device, V(λ) is a spectral luminous efficiency function for human photopic vision specified by the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE), and R t (λ) is a sea turtle light response curve.

2. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light-emitting element having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 400 nm to 490 nm; and

a first phosphor having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 570 nm to 680 nm, wherein

the first phosphor includes a first nitride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1A), and

the light-emitting device emits light that has a correlated color temperature of 1950 K or less, a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the light-emitting device of 110 nm or less, and a sea turtle light attraction index T derived from Equation (1) of 0.416 or less,

M 1 2 Si 5 N 8 :Eu  (1A)

where M 1 is an alkaline earth metal element including at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and

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where S(λ) is a spectral radiance of light emitted by the light-emitting device, V(λ) is a spectral luminous efficiency function for human photopic vision specified by the Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE), and R t (λ) is a sea turtle light response curve.

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

the first phosphor includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a first nitride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1A), a second nitride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1B), a first fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C), and a second fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C′) with a different composition to that represented by Formula (1C),

M 1 2 Si 5 N 8 :Eu  (1A)

where M 1 is an alkaline earth metal element including at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, and Ba, and

Sr q Ca s Al t Si u N v :Eu  (1B)

where q, s, t, u, and v satisfy 0≤q<1, 0<s≤1, q+s≤1, 0.9≤t≤1.1, 0.9≤u≤1.1, and 2.5≤v≤3.5,

A c [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b F a ]  (1C)

where A includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements, b satisfies 0<b<0.2, c is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ] ion, and d satisfies 5<d<7,

A′ c′ [M 2′ 1-b′ Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ]  (1C′)

where A′ includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 ′ includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements, Group 13 elements, and Group 14 elements, b′ satisfies 0<b′<0.2, c′ is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2′ 1-b′ Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ] ion, and d′ satisfies 5<d′<7.

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

the first phosphor further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a second nitride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1B), a first fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C), and a second fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C′) with a different composition to that represented by Formula (1C),

Sr q Ca s Al t Si u N v :Eu  (1B)

where q, s, t, u, and v satisfy 0≤q<1, 0<s≤1, q+s≤1, 0.9≤t≤1.1, 0.9≤u≤1.1, and 2.5≤v≤3.5,

A c [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b F d ]  (1C)

where A includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements, b satisfies 0<b<0.2, c is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b F d ] ion, and d satisfies 5<d<7,

A′ c′ [M 2′ 1-b′ Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ]  (1C′)

where A′ includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 ′ includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements, Group 13 elements, and Group 14 elements, b′ satisfies 0<b′<0.2, c′ is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2′ 1-b′ Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ] ion, and d′ satisfies 5<d′<7.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein

the first phosphor further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a second nitride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1B), a first fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C), and a second fluoride phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (1C′) with a different composition to that represented by Formula (1C),

Sr q Ca s Al t Si u N v :Eu  (1B)

where q, s, t, u, and v satisfy 0≤q<1, 0<s≤1, q+s≤1, 0.9≤t≤1.1, 0.9≤u≤1.1, and 2.5≤v≤3.5,

A c [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b F d ]  (1C)

where A includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements, b satisfies 0<b<0.2, c is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2 1-b Mn 4+ b F d ] ion, and d satisfies 5<d<7,

A′ c′ [M 2′ 1-b ′Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ]  (1C′)

where A′ includes at least one selected from the group consisting of K + , Li + , Na + , Rb + , Cs + , and NH 4 + , M 2 ′ includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements, Group 13 elements, and Group 14 elements, b′ satisfies 0<b′<0.2, c′ is an absolute value of electric charge of [M 2′ 1-b′ Mn 4+ b′ F d′ ] ion, and d′ satisfies 5<d′<7.

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

the first phosphor has a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the first phosphor within a range from 3 nm to 120 nm.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein

the first phosphor has a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the first phosphor within a range from 3 nm to 120 nm.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second phosphor having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 480 nm to less than 570 nm.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a second phosphor having an emission peak wavelength within a range from 480 nm to less than 570 nm.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein

the second phosphor includes at least one type of rare earth aluminate phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (2A),

L n 1 3 (Al 1-a Ga a ) 5 O 12 :Ce  (2A)

where Ln 1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Gd, Tb, and Lu, and a satisfies 0≤a≤0.5.

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

the second phosphor includes at least one type of rare earth aluminate phosphor having a composition represented by Formula (2A),

Ln 1 3 (Al 1-a Ga a ) 5 O 12 :Ce  (2A)

where Ln 1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Gd, Tb, and Lu, and a satisfies 0≤a≤0.5.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein

the second phosphor has a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the second phosphor within a range from 20 nm to 125 nm.

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

the second phosphor has a full width at half maximum of an emission spectrum indicating a maximum emission intensity in an emission spectrum of the second phosphor within a range from 20 nm to 125 nm.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein

a content of the first phosphor relative to a total amount of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is within a range from 5 mass % to 95 mass %.

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

a content of the first phosphor relative to a total amount of the first phosphor and the second phosphor is within a range from 5 mass % to 95 mass %.

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

the light-emitting device emits light with a color deviation Duv from a black body radiation locus in a range from −0.008 to +0.008.

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

the light-emitting device emits light with a second radiance in a range from 650 nm to 750 nm being 50% or less relative to 100% of a first radiance in a range from 400 nm to 750 nm.

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

on a light emission side of the light-emitting element, a wavelength conversion member including a phosphor layer including the first phosphor and a band-pass filter layer disposed on a light emission side of the phosphor layer is provided, and

the band-pass filter layer has an average reflectivity of light with a wavelength range from 380 nm to less than 495 nm of 80% or greater and has an average reflectivity of light with a wavelength range from greater than 580 nm to 780 nm of 20% or less, with respect to light with an angle of incidence within a range from 0 degrees to 30 degrees.

19. A lighting appliance comprising:

the light-emitting device described in claim 1 .

20. A street light comprising:

the light-emitting device described in claim 1 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: MATSUMOTO, MIKA; KURATA, MIYUKI; FUJIO, KAZUSHIGE
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065997/0346 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-110736 · Jul 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240310009A1 · Sep 19, 2024
Cited By (1)
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