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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas Vogt, Chapin, SC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Vogt, Chapin, SC (US);
Assignee:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Light emitting devices that include an energy source configured to generate light energy and an up-conversion phosphor configured to emit light having a wavelength shorter than that of the light energy generated from the energy source are provided. The up-conversion phosphor comprises an ordered oxyfluoride compound having a formula: ARMOFN. Methods are also generally disclosed for up-converting light energy.