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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Naoto Hirosaki, Ibaraki, JP;
Rong-jun Xie, Ibaraki, JP;
Mamoru Mitomo, Ibaraki, JP;
National Institute for Materials Science, Ibaraki, JP;
Abstract
A fluorophor comprising, as a main component, an α-type sialon crystal which contains at least an A element (wherein A represents one or more elements selected from among Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Er, Tm and Yb), an M element (wherein M represents one or more elements selected from among Li, Na, Mg, Ca, Y, La, Gd and Lu), Si, Al, oxygen and nitrogen, and is represented by the general formula: (M, A)(SiAl)(ON) (1) m=δ×x+δ×y (2) 0.2≦x≦2.4 (3) 0.001≦y≦0.4 (4) and 0.5×m<n≦4 (5). The fluorophor is reduced in the lowering of brightness, and is useful for a white color LED and the like.