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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 22, 1997
Shigeo Itoh, Chiba-ken, JP;
Hitoshi Toki, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Kagawa, Chiba-ken, JP;
Yoshitaka Sato, Chiba-ken, JP;
Hisashi Kanie, Chiba-ken, JP;
Futaba Denshi Kogyo K.K., , JP;
Abstract
A fluorescent material is described which remains uninfluenced in the presence of oxygen during fabrication, allows a highly efficient light emission due to the concentration of donors being adjustable as appropriate, and is excellent in giving a bright light and having a long life. The fluorescent material is represented by the formula Ga.sub.1-x In.sub.x N:M,X, wherein 0.ltoreq.x<0.8, M is at least one element selected from the group of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cd and Hg, and X is at least one element selected from the group of C, Si, Ge, Sn and Pb. The fluorescent material preferably has concentration ranges (mol %) of the elements M and X of 0.005<M<0.7 and 0.002<X<0.8. The starting materials utilized for preparing the fluorescent material are substances devoid of oxygen, preferably (SiH.sub.a N.sub.b).sub.n where a=1-3, b=0 or 1, and n=an integer of 1 or more.