Patent number: 8012372
Abstract: The invention provides borate phosphors composed of Ma(Mb)1-xBO3:(Mc)x, wherein Ma is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof, Mb is Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn or combinations thereof, Mc is Y, La, Pr, Nd, Eu, Gd, Tb, Ce, Dy, Yb, Er, Sc, Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Lu, or combinations thereof, and 0?x?0.3. The borate phosphors emit visible light under the excitation of ultraviolet light or blue light, and may be further collocated with different colored phosphors to provide a white light illumination device.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2008
Date of Patent:
September 6, 2011
Assignee:
Industrial Technology Research Institute
Inventors:
Wei-Jen Liu, Yao-Tsung Yeh, Shyue-Ming Jang, Chien-Yueh Tung, Chih-Pin Wu, Teng-Ming Chen