Abstract: A red-emitting phosphor composed of an M-Al—Si—N system, comprising a cation M, wherein M is represented by at least one of the elements Ca or Ba or Sr and, if appropriate, can additionally be combined with at least one further element from the group Mg, Zn, Cd, wherein the phosphor is activated with Eu, which partly replaces M, and wherein the phosphor additionally contains LiF.

Abstract: A blue to yellow emitting phosphor from the class of orthosilicates, which substantially has the structure EA2SiO4:D, wherein the phosphor comprises as component EA at least one of the elements EA=Sr, Ba, Ca or Mg alone or in combination, wherein the activating doping D consists of Eu and wherein a deficiency of SiO2 is introduced, such that a modified sub stoichiometric orthosilicate is present.

Abstract: A luminophore consisting of the BAM system as a host lattice, having the stoichiometry MxEu1?xMg1?y+dMnyAl10+2fO17+d+3f, is provided, wherein 0.2?x?0.48; 0?y?0.3; 0?d?0.1; ?0.1?f?1.0.

Abstract: The invention relates to an illuminant compound for a discharge lamp (1), said compound having an emission spectrum in the green spectral range and being designed to absorb the radiation emitted in the visible spectral range by an Hg source and to convert said visible radiation of the Hg source into the emission spectrum of the illuminant compound. The invention also relates to a discharge lamp comprising an illuminant compound of this type.

Abstract: A luminophore from the class of nitridic or oxynitridic luminophores with at least one cation M and an activator D, wherein a proportion x of the cation is replaced with Cu and D is at least one element from the series Eu, Ce, Sm, Yb and Tb

Abstract: A red-emitting phosphor composed of an M-Al—Si—N system, comprising a cation M, wherein M is represented by at least one of the elements Ca or Ba or Sr and, if appropriate, can additionally be combined with at least one further element from the group Mg, Zn, Cd, wherein the phosphor is activated with Eu, which partly replaces M, and wherein the phosphor additionally contains LiF.

Abstract: A luminophore consisting of the BAM system as a host lattice, having the stoichiometry MxEu1?xMg1?y+dMnyAl10+2fO17+d+3f, is provided, wherein 0.2?x?0.48; 0?y?0.3; 0?d?0.1; ?0.1?f?1.0.

Abstract: A phosphor of the alpha-sialon type is provided, wherein the general empirical formula is M1p/2Si12?p?qAlp+qOqN16?q:D; where M1 is one or more elements from the group Li, Mg, Ca, Y and the lanthanoids with the exception of Ce and La; D is a co-doping consisting of M2 and Mn, where M2=one or more elements from the group Ce, Pr, Eu, Tb, Yb and Er; in this situation q=0 to 2.5 and p=0.5 to 4 is chosen.

Abstract: An apparatus device such as a light source is disclosed which has an OLED device and a structured luminescence conversion layer deposited on the substrate or transparent electrode of said OLED device and on the exterior of said OLED device. The structured luminescence conversion layer contains regions such as color-changing and non-color-changing regions with particular shapes arranged in a particular pattern.

Abstract: A conversion LED is provided. The conversion LED may include a primary light source which emits in the short-wave radiation range below 420 nm, and a luminophore placed in front of it consisting of the BAM system as a host lattice for at least partial conversion of the light source's radiation into longer-wave radiation, wherein the BAM luminophore is applied as a thin layer having a thickness of at most 50 ?m directly on the surface of the light source, the BAM luminophore having the general stoichiometry (M1?r Mgr)O*k(Al2O3), where r=0.4 to 0.6 and M=EAeEu1?e, with EA=Ba, Sr, Ca, and e=0.52 to 0.8, and k=1.5 to 4.5.

Abstract: A conversion LED with a chip which emits primary blue radiation, and a layer containing luminescent substance upstream of the chip which converts at least part of the primary radiation of the chip into secondary radiation, wherein a first garnet A3B5O12:Ce yellow-green emitting luminescent substance and a second nitride silicate M2X5Y8:D orange-red emitting luminescent substance is used, wherein the peak wavelength of the primary radiation is in the range of 430 to 450 nm, in particular of up to 445 nm, while the first luminescent substance is a garnet with the cation A=Lu or a mixture of Lu, Y with up a Y fraction of up to 30%, and wherein B has fractions of both Al and Ga, while the second luminescent substance is a nitride silicate which contains both Ba and Sr as cation M, and in which the doping consists of Eu, wherein the second luminescent substance contains 35 to 75 mol.-% Ba for the component M, remainder is Sr, where X=Si and Y=N.

Abstract: A conversion LED comprising a chip which emits primary radiation and, positioned upstream of the chip, a luminescent substance-containing layer which converts at least some of the primary radiation of the chip into secondary radiation, wherein a first yellow-green emitting luminescent substance of the A3B5O12:Ce garnet type and a second orange-red emitting luminescent substance of the MAlSiN3:Eu calsine type is used, wherein the peak wavelength of the primary radiation lies in the 435 to 455 nm range, the first luminescent substance being a garnet having essentially the cation A=Lu or Lu in combination with Y, and B simultaneously having fractions of Al and Ga, while the second luminescent substance is of the basic MAlSiN3:Eu type containing Ca as M with a fraction of at least 80%, in particular at least 90%, preferably at least 95%, where M is Ca alone or predominantly Ca and the remainder of M may be Sr, Ba, Mg, Li or Cu, in each case alone or in combination, and wherein some of the Al up to 20%, preferably

Abstract: There is herein described an LED light source comprising an LED and a ceramic wavelength converter positioned to receive at least a portion of the light emitted by said LED, said ceramic wavelength converter converting at least a portion of the light emitted by said LED into light of a different wavelength, said ceramic wavelength converter comprising a chlorosilicate phosphor and having a density at least about 90% of theoretical density. The chlorosilicate phosphor is preferably a green-emitting Ca8Mg(SiO4)4Cl2:Eu2+ phosphor.

Abstract: A red-emitting luminescent material that belongs to the class of nitridosilicates and is doped with at least one activator D, in particular Eu, wherein the material is a modified D-doped alkaline earth nitridosilicate M2Si5N8, where M=one or more elements belonging to the group Sr, Ca, Ba, with the nitridosilicate having been stabilized by an oxidic or oxinitridic—in particular alkaline earth—phase

Abstract: An optoelectronic component comprises an organic layer sequence (1), which emits an electromagnetic radiation (15) having a first wavelength spectrum during operation, and also a dielectric layer sequence (2) and a wavelength conversion region (3) in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence (1). The wavelength conversion region (3) is configured to convert at least partially electromagnetic radiation having the first wavelength spectrum into an electromagnetic radiation (16) having a second wavelength spectrum. The dielectric layer sequence (2) is arranged in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation (15) emitted by the organic layer sequence between the organic layer sequence (1) and the wavelength conversion region (3) and is at least partially opaque to an electromagnetic radiation having a third wavelength spectrum, which corresponds to at least one part of the second wavelength spectrum.

Abstract: A phosphor from the class of nitridosilicates from the M-Al—Si—N system, comprising a cation M, wherein M is represented by Ca alone or is represented by a mixture of Ca with at least one further element from the group Ba, Sr, Mg, Zn, Cd, Li, Na, Cu, wherein the phosphor is activated with at least one element from the group Eu, Ce which partly replaces M, characterized in that the phosphor forms a phase that is to be assigned to the system M3N2-AlN-Si3N4, wherein the atomic ratio of the constituents M:Al?0.375 and the atomic ratio Si/Al?1.4.

Abstract: A thermally stable phosphor made of the M-Si—O—N system, having a cation M and an activator D, M being represented by Ba or Sr alone or as a mixture and optionally also being combined with at least one other element from the group Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu. The phosphor is activated with Eu or Ce or Tb alone or as a mixture, optionally in codoping with Mn or Yb. The activator D partially replaces the cation M. The phosphor is produced from the charge stoichiometry MO—SiO2—SiN4/3 with an increased oxygen content relative to the known phosphor MSi2O2N2:D, where MO is an oxidic compound.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip comprises: a semiconductor body which comprises a semiconductor layer sequence suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength range from its front side; and a first wavelength-converting layer on at least one first partial region of the front side of the semiconductor body with a first wavelength conversion substance, which converts radiation of the first wavelength range into radiation of a second wavelength range, which is different from the first wavelength range, wherein at least one second partial region of the front side is free of the first wavelength-converting layer. An optoelectronic component comprising such a semiconductor chip and a method for producing the semiconductor chip are furthermore described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel alpha-sialon phosphor that is characterized in that it contains a metal M2 together with Mn as a dopant. M2 is particularly Eu and/or Yb.

Abstract: LED with a low color temperature up to 3500 K, comprising a blue-emitting LED with two phosphors in front of it, a first phosphor from the class of the oxynitridosilicates, having a cation M, which is doped with divalent Europium, and has the empirical formula M(1-c)Si2O2N2:Dc, with M=Sr, or M=Sr(1-x-y)BayCax with x+y<0.5 being used, the oxynitridosilicate completely or predominantly comprising the high-temperature-stable modification HT, and a second phosphor from the class of the nitridosilicates of formula (Ca,Sr)2Si5N8:Eu.