White light-emitting lamp for illumination and illuminating device using the same

A white light emitting lamp for illumination, comprising:

• a semiconductor light emitting element which emits ultraviolet or violet light having a peak wavelength in a range of not less than 300 nm nor more than 430 nm;
• a transparent resin layer disposed to cover at least a light emitting surface of the semiconductor light emitting element;
• and
• a phosphor layer, disposed on the transparent resin layer, emitting white light by being excited by the ultraviolet or violet light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting element,
• wherein the transparent resin layer is provided between the semiconductor light emitting element and the phosphor layer, and has a thickness from the light emitting surface of the semiconductor light emitting element to the phosphor layer in a range of not less than 0.4 mm nor more than 10 mm,
• wherein the phosphor layer includes a green phosphor emitting green light by absorbing the ultraviolet or violet light, a blue phosphor emitting blue light by absorbing the ultraviolet or violet light, and a red phosphor emitting red light by absorbing the ultraviolet or violet light, and the transparent resin layer does not include the green, blue, and red phosphors, and
• wherein the green phosphor comprises a rare earth borate phosphor activated by trivalent cerium and terbium having a composition represented by a general formula:
• (R1-x-y)CexTbyBO3
• where, R represents at least one element selected from Sc, Y, La, Gd and Lu, and x and y are numbers satisfying 0.03<x<0.3 and 0.03<y<0.3.