Phosphors and phosphor-converted LEDs
AssigneeMerck Patent GmbH
InventorsAleksander Zych, Ralf Petry, Mathias Rapphahn, Ingo Koehler, Stefan Tews
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Abstract
The present invention relates to pyrosilicate phosphors, to a process for the preparation thereof and to the use thereof as conversion phosphors. The present invention also relates to an emission-converting material comprising the conversion phosphor according to the invention, and to the use thereof in light sources, in particular pc-LEDs (phosphor converted light emitting devices). The present invention furthermore relates to light sources, in particular pc-LEDs, and to lighting units which comprise a primary light source and the emission-converting material according to the invention.
Claims15
Compound of formula (1),
- (Ba2-a-b-c-dMaAbREcDd)(Mg1-e-f-g-jM′eA′fRE′gC′j)(Si2-h-iB′hC″i)(O7+m-k-lXkNl) Formula (1)
- where the following applies to the symbols and indices used:
- M is selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Zn or mixtures of these elements;
- A is selected from the group consisting of Na, K, Rb or mixtures of these elements;
- RE is selected from the group consisting of La, Y, Gd or mixtures of these elements;
- D is selected from the group consisting of Eu2+, Mn2+, Yb2+, Sm2+ or mixtures of these elements;
- M′ is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf or mixtures of these elements;
- A′ is selected from the group consisting of Li, Na or mixtures of these elements;
- RE′ is selected from the group consisting of Sc, Lu or mixtures of these elements;
- C′ is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In or mixtures of these elements;
- B′ is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn or mixtures of these elements;
- C″ is selected from the group consisting of B, Al, Ga, In or mixtures of these elements;
- X is selected from the group consisting of F, Cl or mixtures of these elements;
- N is nitrogen;
- 0≤a≤1.0;
- 0≤b≤0.6;
- 0≤c≤0.6;
- 0≤d≤2.0;
- 0≤e≤0.3;
- 0≤f≤0.3;
- 0≤g≤0.3;
- 0≤j≤0.6;
- 0≤h≤1.0;
- 0≤i≤0.6;
- 0≤k≤2.1;
- 0≤l≤2.1;
- and
- −2.0≤m≤2.0;
- with the proviso that b≠0 and/or c≠0 and/or e≠0 and/or g≠0 and/or with the proviso that f≠0 and k≠0 at the same time and/or with the proviso that f≠0 and j and/or i≠0 at the same time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.