Fluorescent material of light-emitting diode and method for preparing the same
AssigneeNational Taiwan University
InventorChung-Hsin Lu
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an inorganic nitride-based fluorescent material, comprising an inorganic fluorescent host material represented by the following formula (I): (M)xSiyNz:At (I) wherein, M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of IIA and IIIA, and x is from 1.0 to 3.0, and y is from 0.7 to 6.0, and z is from 1.0 to 9.0 and At is an activator; and a surface coating material is at least one metal oxide, metal hydroxide or metal carbonate, and the metal of the metal oxide, the metal hydroxide or the metal carbonate is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, La, Ga, In, Sn, Sb and Bi.
Claims9
An inorganic nitride-based fluorescent material, comprising:
- an inorganic fluorescent host material represented by the following formula (I):
- (M)xSiyNz:At (I)
- wherein, M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of IIA and IIIA,
- x being from 1.0 to 3.0,
- y being from 0.7 to 6.0,
- z being from 1.0 to 9.0,
- At being an activator;
- and
- a surface coating material of at least one metal hydroxide or metal carbonate, and the metal of the metal hydroxide or the metal carbonate is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, La, Ga, In, Sn, Sb and Bi.
A method for preparing an inorganic fluorescent material, comprising:
- (A) preparing an inorganic fluorescent host material, wherein the inorganic fluorescent host material has a composition represented by the following formula (I):
- (M)xSiyNz:At (I)
- wherein, M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of metals of IIA and IIIA,
- x being from 1.0 to 3.0,
- y being from 0.7 to 6.0,
- z being from 1.0 to 9.0,
- At being an activator;
- (B) adding the inorganic fluorescent host material into an inorganic metal salt solution to form a mixed solution under uniformly stirring, wherein the metal of the inorganic metal salt is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, La, Ga, In, Sn, Sb and Bi;
- (C) adjusting the pH value of the mixed solution prepared from step (B) via a pH regulator to precipitate an inorganic metal salt onto the inorganic fluorescent host material;
- (D) filtering the mixed solution prepared from step (C) to obtain the inorganic fluorescent host material with the inorganic metal salt thereonto;
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- (E) heating the inorganic fluorescent host material with the inorganic metal salt thereonto in a range of 100° C. to 600° C. to convert the inorganic metal salt to a surface coating material of metal oxide, metal hydroxide, or metal carbonate.
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