Ceramic composite for light conversion, process for production thereof, and light-emitting devices provided with same

US8940187B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940187-B2
Application numberUS-201113638021-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 14, 2011
Priority dateMar 31, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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Provided are a ceramic composite for light conversion, which is capable of maintaining a high radiant flux even when the proportion of Gd and Ce is increased to tune the fluorescence peak wavelength to the longer wavelength side, a process for producing the ceramic composite, and a light emitting device including the ceramic composite. The ceramic composite for light conversion is a solidification product including a composition that is represented by a specific formula, and has a texture of continuously and three-dimensionally mutually entangled oxide phases including at least two phases of a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the first phase is a Y 3 Al 5 O 12 fluorescent phase activated with Ce, and the second phase is an Al 2 O 3 phase, and the first phase and second phase account for 97% by area or more of a cross section of the solidification product, or characterized in that the first phase is a Y 3 Al 5 O 12 fluorescent phase activated with Gd and Ce, and the second phase is an Al 2 O 3 phase, and the first phase and second phase account for 97% by area or more of a cross section of the solidification product.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A ceramic composite for light conversion, the ceramic composite being a solidification product comprising a composition represented by the formula (1), the composition having a texture of continuously and three-dimensionally mutually entangled oxide phases comprising at least two phases of a first phase and a second phase, characterized in that the first phase is a Y 3 Al 5 O 12 fluorescent phase activated with Ce, and the second phase is an Al 2 O 3…

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What does patent US8940187B2 cover?
Provided are a ceramic composite for light conversion, which is capable of maintaining a high radiant flux even when the proportion of Gd and Ce is increased to tune the fluorescence peak wavelength to the longer wavelength side, a process for producing the ceramic composite, and a light emitting device including the ceramic composite. The ceramic composite for light conversion is a solidificat…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ohtsubo Hideki, Sakata Shin-Ichi, Ishitobi Shinichi, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C09K11/7716. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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