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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., Yokohama-Shi, JP;
Daichi Usui, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Shirakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hirofumi Takemura, Kamakura, JP;
Tsutomu Ishii, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, JP;
Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., Yokohami-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a phosphor comprising a cerium-activated sialon crystal having a basic composition represented by formula (1):(Sr,Ce)SiAlON  formula: (1)(wherein, x is 0<x<1, α is 0<α≦3, and β, γ, δ and ω are numbers such that numerical values converted when α is 2 satisfy 5≦β≦9, 1≦γ≦5, 0≦δ≦1.5, and 10≦ω≦20), wherein the phosphor includes particles having a sphericity of 0.65 or more and emits yellow light by being excited by ultraviolet light, violet light or blue light.