Abstract: The invention provides a lighting unit (100) comprising (1) a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation based source of radiation (10) configured to generate VUV radiation (11), and (2) a luminescent material (20) configured to convert at least part of the VUV radiation into visible luminescent material light (21), wherein the luminescent material comprises a trivalent praseodymium containing material selected from the group consisting of (Zr1-x-yHfxPry)(Si1-yPy)04, (Zr1-x-yHfxPry)3((P1-3/4yS3/4y)04)4, and (Zr1-x-yHxPry)3((B1-3/4yX3/4y))O3)4, with x in the range of 0.0-1.0 and y being larger than 0 and being equal to or smaller than 0.15.

Abstract: The invention provides a wavelength converting material comprising a compound of the formula (Y1-w-x-y-zScwLaxGdyLuz)2-a(S04)3:Mea, wherein Me represents trivalent cation or a mixture of trivalent cations capable of emitting UV-C radiation, and wherein each of w, x, y and z is in the range of from 0.0 to 1.0 and w+x+y+z?1.0, and wherein 0.0005?a?0.2. The wavelength converting material may be applied in an illumination device for UV illumination, in particular for sterilization or disinfection by germicidal UV illumination.

Abstract: The invention provides a luminescent material comprising a component selected from the group comprising (Y1-xLux)9LiSi6O26:Ln or/and AE5(PO4)3F:Ln,A, wherein Ln is a trivalent rare earth metal, AE is a divalent alkaline earth metal, and A is a monovalent alkaline metal, x>0.0 and <1.0. The luminescent material has an emission peak in the UV-C range when being excited by light in the UV spectrum range. The invention further provides a light emitting device comprising the said luminescent material and a method of using said light emitting device for disinfection or purification of air, water or surfaces.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying an object, wherein said object has a security element, which contains one or more inorganic luminescent pigments, wherein the method comprises the steps of producing an emission spectrum of the luminescent pigment and comparing the obtained emission spectrum with the spectrum specified for the security element. The invention further relates to a security element, by means of which it is possible to determine the authenticity of a product in a simple manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of titanium-containing oxide particles having an average primary particle size of 25 nm or less, which comprises the reaction of a hydrolysable halide-containing titanium compound with water in a reaction mixture comprising a polyol, and the particles obtainable thereby. The claimed method is suitable for an industrial upscale and allows the formation of concentrated stable and transparent dispersions in water without the aid of dispersing agents such as surfactants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a luminescent material for an light emitting device comprising an (YGd)-containing nanoparticle material linked to at least one organic ligand molecule