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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Greci, Mentor, OH (US);
Alok Srivastava, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 3/300 ;
Abstract
A light source is provided which contains a light emitting component and at least one phosphor material. The phosphor material absorbs radiation emitted by the light emitting component and converts that radiation to visible light of a desired color. The phosphor composition is a molecular compound of the formula LnA B , wherein Ln is a lanthanide, A is &bgr;-diketonate ligands, B is at least one additional ligand, and X and Y are integers.