Phosphor that includes cerium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11001753-B2
Application number	US-201815987213-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2018
Priority date	Jun 6, 2017
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

A phosphor comprises a crystal phase that has a chemical composition of (Y 1-x-y ,Ce x ,La y ) α Si β-z Al z N γ O, where the α satisfies 5.5≤α≤6.5, the β satisfies 9.5≤β≤12.5, the γ satisfies 17.5≤γ≤22.5, the x satisfies 0<x≤0.1, the y satisfies 0≤y≤0.4, and the z satisfies 0≤z≤0.5. A light emission spectrum of the phosphor includes a peak within a wavelength range of not less than 600 nm and not more than 660 nm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A phosphor comprising:
a crystal phase that has a chemical composition of (Y 1-x-y ,Ce x ,La y ) α Si β-z Al z N γ O, where
the α satisfies 5.5≤α≤6.5,
the β satisfies 9.5≤β≤12.5,
the γ satisfies 17.5≤γ≤22.5,
the x satisfies 0<x≤0.1,
the y satisfies 0≤y≤0.4, and
the z satisfies 0≤z≤0.5, wherein
a light emission spectrum of the phosphor includes a peak within a wavelength range of not less than 600 nm and not more than 660 nm.

2. The phosphor according to claim 1 , wherein an excitation spectrum of the phosphor includes a first peak within a wavelength range of not less than 470 nm and not more than 550 nm.

3. The phosphor according to claim 2 , wherein
the excitation spectrum includes the first peak within a wavelength range of not less than 480 nm and not more than 550 nm.

4. The phosphor according to claim 2 , wherein
the excitation spectrum further includes a second peak within a wavelength range of not less than 350 nm and less than 470 nm.

5. The phosphor according to claim 1 , wherein the y satisfies 0<y≤0.3.

6. The phosphor according to claim 1 , wherein a 1/e light emission lifetime of the crystal phase is 100 ns or less.

7. The phosphor according to claim 6 , wherein the 1/e light emission lifetime of the crystal phase is 50 ns or less.

8. The phosphor according to claim 1 , wherein a full width at half maximum of the peak of the light emission spectrum is 100 nm or more.

9. The phosphor according to claim 8 , wherein the full width at half maximum of the peak of the light emission spectrum is 150 nm or more.

10. A light emitting device comprising:
an excitation light source that emits light at a wavelength of 600 nm or less; and
a first phosphor that is irradiated with the light which is emitted by the excitation light source and that emits fluorescence at a longer wavelength than the light, wherein
the first phosphor includes a crystal phase that has a chemical composition of (Y 1-x-y ,Ce x ,La y ) α Si β-z Al z N γ O, where
the α satisfies 5.5≤α≤6.5,
the β satisfies 9.5≤β≤12.5,
the γ satisfies 17.5≤γ≤22.5,
the x satisfies 0<x≤0.1,
the y satisfies 0<y≤0.4, and
the z satisfies 0≤z≤0.5, wherein
a light emission spectrum of the first phosphor includes a peak within a wavelength range of not less than 600 nm and not more than 660 nm.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein
the light that is emitted by the excitation light source is light at a wavelength of not less than 480 nm and not more than 600 nm.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein
the light that is emitted by the excitation light source is light at a wavelength of not less than 420 nm and not more than 480 nm.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the excitation light source is an LED or an LD.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a second phosphor that is irradiated with the light which is emitted by the excitation light source and that emits fluorescence at a longer wavelength than the light, wherein
a light emission spectrum of the second phosphor includes a peak within a wavelength range of not less than 480 nm and less than 600 nm.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 14 , further comprising:
a third phosphor that is irradiated with the light which is emitted by the excitation light source and that emits fluorescence at a longer wavelength than the light, wherein
the fluorescence of the third phosphor is green light, and
the fluorescence of the second phosphor is yellow light.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein
the light emitted by the excitation light source includes green light and blue light,
the green light has a peak wavelength within a wavelength range of not less than 480 nm and not more than 550 nm, and
the blue light has a peak wavelength within a wavelength range of not less than 430 nm and not more than 470 nm.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 16 , wherein
the excitation light source includes: a GaN-based semiconductor laser device that emits the blue light; and a solid YAG:Nd laser device that emits the green light and that includes a second harmonic generator.

18. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein
the y satisfies 0<y≤0.3.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nitta Mitsuru
• Nagao Nobuaki

Classifications

• Y02B20/00

  Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps · CPC title

• H10H20/8513

  having two or more wavelength conversion materials · CPC title

• C09K11/7769

  Oxides (C09K11/7768 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C09K11/7723 Primary

  Phosphates · CPC title

• C09K11/7774 Primary

  Aluminates · CPC title