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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Peter Schmidt, Aachen, DE;
Volker Bachmann, Aachen, DE;
Peter Schmidt, Aachen, DE;
Volker Bachmann, Aachen, DE;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An illumination system, comprising a radiation source and a luminescent material comprising a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said phosphor is a europium-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula AELnSi-xAlBON:Eu, wherein AE is an alkaline earth metal selected from the group of Sr, Ca, Ba, Mg and Zn; Ln is a lanthanide metal selected from the group of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y; B is a trivalent metal selected from the group of boron, gallium and scandium and a 0≦a<2, 0≦x<2, 0≦y≦1, 0.001<z≦0.1 provides white or colored illumination with high efficacy. The invention also relates to a luminescent material comprising a phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of a wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said phosphor is a europium-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula AELnSiAlBON: Euz, wherein AE is an alkaline earth metal selected from the group of Sr, Ca, Ba, Mg and Zn; Ln is a lanthanide metal selected from the group of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y; B is a trivalent metal selected from the group of boron, gallium and scandium and 0≦a<2, 0≦x<2, 0≦y≦1. 0.001<z≦0.1.