Single crystalline phosphor and method for producing crystal body

Abstract

Provided is a method for producing a crystal body that can obtain a crystal body having a relatively large size and a more uniform composition, and a novel single crystalline phosphor obtained by the above producing method. The single crystalline phosphor contains YAG or LuAG as a main component and at least one element of Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Tm, and Yb as an accessory component. In a cross section of the single crystalline phosphor, a uniform concentration region in which the accessory component is uniformly distributed is located in a central portion of the cross section, and an area ratio of the uniform concentration region to a cross-sectional area of the cross section is 35% or more.

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