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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Yumi Fukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Naotoshi Matsuda, Chigasaki, JP;
Ryosuke Hiramatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a fluorescent substance excellent both in quantum efficiency and in temperature characteristics, and also provides a process for producing the fluorescent substance. This fluorescent substance is an oxynitride phosphor having a low paramagnetic defect density and comprising aluminum, silicon, either or both of oxygen and nitrogen, and a metal element M, provided that the metal element M is partly replaced with an emission center element R. That phosphor can be produced by the steps of: subjecting a mixture of starting materials to heat treatment under a nitrogen atmosphere so as to obtain an intermediate fired product, and then further subjecting the intermediate fired product to heat treatment under an atmosphere of nitrogen-hydrogen mixed gas.