Patent number: 9546318
Abstract: A process for preparing a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I Ax[MFy]:Mn+4??I includes contacting a mixture of a compound of formula Ax[MFy], a compound of formula AX, and a Mn+n source comprising a fluoromanganese compound, with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form, at an elevated temperature, to form the Mn4+ doped phosphor; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; X is F, Cl, Br, I, HF2, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and n is 2, 3, or 4.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 17, 2017
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
James Edward Murphy, Robert Joseph Lyons, Anant Achyut Setlur, Jr.
Patent number: 9512356
Abstract: A process for preparing a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I Ax[MFy]:Mn+4?? I includes combining in an acidic solution, an A+ cation, an anion of formula MFy, and a Mnn+ source comprising a fluoromanganese compound, precipitating a Mnn+ containing phosphor precursor from the acidic solution, and contacting the Mnn+ containing phosphor precursor with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form, at an elevated temperature, to form the Mn4+ doped phosphor; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and n is 2 or 3.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 1, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 6, 2016
Assignee:
General Electric Company
Inventors:
Robert Joseph Lyons, James Edward Murphy, Anant Achyut Setlur, Jr.