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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2014
Denka Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroaki Toyoshima, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Yoshimatsu, Tokyo, JP;
Denka Company Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a complex oxynitride phosphor which is efficiently excited in the UV to near-UV wavelength region and emits green to yellow light, and a light emitting device using the phosphor. The phosphor according to the present invention is characterized in that it is represented by general formula: M1M2ReSiON; wherein M1 is one or more elements selected from Y, Sc, La, and Al; M2 is one or more elements selected from Zn, Sr, Ba, Ca, and Mg; Re is one or more elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Ti, Cr, and Mn among rare-earth elements and transition metal elements; and a, b, c, d, e, and fin the formula satisfy the relationships:=1,0.20<<0.50,0.001<<0.10,2.5<<4.1,0.5<<1.0, and3.5<<5.6.