Phosphor and light emitting device
AssigneesLG Innotek Co., Ltd., Force4 Corp.
InventorsChoong Youl Kim, Joong In An, Seung Hyok Park, Ho Shin Yoon, Chang Hee Lee
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Abstract
A phosphor and a light emitting device containing the phosphor are provided. According to an embodiment, the phosphor is expressed in a chemical formula of LxMyCz1Nz2:Aa where L is at least one of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Ti, Ge, and Sn; M is at least one of B, Si, P, S, F, Cl, I, and Se; and A is at least one of an alkaline rare earth metal and the transition metal, and where 0<x≦5, 0≦y≦5, 1≦z1≦10, 1≦z2≦10, and 0<a≦1.
Claims8
A phosphor expressed in a following chemical formula:
- LxMyCz1Nz2:Aa
- where L is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Ti, Ge, and Sn;
- M is at least one selected from the group consisting of B, Si, P, S, F, Cl, I, and Se;
- C is carbon;
- N is nitrogen, and A is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkaline rare earth metal and the transition metal,
- where 0<x≦5, y=0, 1≦z1≦10, 1≦z2≦10, and 0<a≦1 and
- wherein the phosphor is a cyan-based phosphor, and wherein the chemical formula is expressed as Ba(CN)2:Eu2+.
A light emitting device comprising:
- a light emitting diode chip;
- a substrate supporting the light emitting diode chip;
- at least one electrode or conductive layer electrically connected to the light emitting diode chip;
- and
- a first phosphor on the light emitting diode chip,
- wherein the first phosphor is expressed in a following chemical formula:
- LxMyCz1Nz2:A
- where L is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Ti, Ge, and Sn;
- M is at least one selected from the group consisting of B, Si, P, S, F, Cl, I, and Se;
- C is carbon;
- N is nitrogen, and A is at least one selected from the group consisting of an alkaline rare earth metal and the transition metal,
- where 0<x≦5, y=0, 1≦z1≦10, 1≦z2≦10, and 0<a≦1 and
- wherein the phosphor is a cyan-based phosphor, and
- wherein the chemical formula is expressed as Ba(CN)2:Eu2+.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.