Abstract: To provide a phosphor having an emission spectrum with a broad peak in a range from green color to yellow color, having a broad and flat excitation band capable of using lights of broad range from near ultraviolet/ultraviolet to blue lights as excitation lights, and having excellent emission efficiency and luminance. The problem is solved by providing the phosphor expressed by a general composition formula MmAaBbOoNn:Z (where element M is one or more kinds of elements having bivalent valency, element A is one or more kinds of elements having tervalent valency, element B is one or more kinds of elements having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is one or more kinds of elements acting as the activator.), satisfying 4.0<(a+b)/m<7.0, a/m?0.5, b/a>2.5, n>o, n=2/3 m+a+4/3 b?2/3 o.

Abstract: To provide a phosphor mixture realizing a light emitting device having a phosphor and a light emission element, by which light emission is performed, with a small color shift due to a feeding current and having an excellent color rendering properties. CaAlSin3:Eu as a red phosphor and YAG:Ce as a yellow phosphor are manufactured, and emission spectra thereof are obtained. Meanwhile, the emission spectrum of an excitation light emitted by a light emitting part is obtained. From the emission spectra thus obtained, a relative mixing ratio of each phosphor is obtained by simulation, so that a correlated color temperature of the light emitting device becomes a target temperature. Then, based on the relative mixing ratio thus obtained, each phosphor is measured and mixed, and a phosphor mixture is thereby obtained.

Abstract: To provide a light emitting device having a phosphor mixture and a light emitting part, the phosphor mixture including a red phosphor and more than one kind of phosphor having an emission spectrum with a peak in a wavelength range from 500 nm to 630 nm, and emitting light having a sufficient luminance and excellent in color rendering properties not only in a white light with high correlated color temperature, but also in a warm white light with low correlated color temperature. CaAlSiN3:Eu manufactured as a red phosphor and and CaAl2Si4N8:Eu manufactured as an orange phosphor, and for example, commercial YAG:Ce as a yellow-green phosphor, are prepared, and emission spectra of these phosphors are measured when excited by excitation light in the wavelength range from 430 nm to 500 nm.

Abstract: To provide a phosphor having an emission spectrum with a broad peak in a range from yellow color to red color (580 nm to 680 nm) and an excellent excitation band on the longer wavelength side from near ultraviolet/ultraviolet of excitation light to visible light (250 nm to 550 nm), and having an improved emission intensity. The phosphor is provided, which is given by a general composition formula expressed by MmAaBbOoNn:Z, (wherein element M is more than one kind of element having bivalent valency, element A is more than one kind of element having tervalent valency selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Tl, Y, Sc, P, As, Sb, and Bi, element B is more than one kind of element having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is more than one kind of element selected from rare earth elements or transitional metal elements, satisfying m>0, a>0, b>0 o?0, and n=2/3m+a+4/3b?2/3o), and further containing boron and/or fluorine.

Abstract: To provide a phosphor having a broad emission spectrum with a peak in the range from yellow color to red color (wavelength from 570 nm to 620 nm), having a flat excitation band with large area on the long wavelength side from near ultraviolet/ultraviolet to green color (wavelength from 250 nm to 550 nm), and excellent in emission intensity and luminance, and a method of manufacturing the same, and also a light source such as white LED using the phosphor. As raw materials, Ca3N2(2N), AlN(3N), Si3N4(3N), and Eu2O3(3N) are prepared, and out of each raw material, 0.950/3 mol of Ca3N2. 2 mol of AlN, 4/3 mol of Si3N4, and 0.050/2 mol of Eu2O3 are weighed, and the raw materials thus weighed are mixed by using a mortar. The raw materials thus mixed are put in a BN crucible, and retained/fired for 3 hours at 1700° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere, and thereafter cooled from 1700° C. to 200° C., to thereby obtain the phosphor expressed by a composition formula Ca0.950Al2Si4O0.075N7.917:Eu0.050.

Abstract: In order to provide a phosphor mixture which contains four or more kinds of phosphors comprising a red phosphor, an orange phosphor, a blue phosphor, and a green phosphor, and produce emission having excellent color rendering not only in the case of white light at a high color temperature, but also in the case of emission in warm white which is low in color temperature, and a light emitting device including the phosphor mixture and a light-emitting section, CaAlSiN3:Eu and CaAl2Si4N8:Eu are manufactured as a red phosphor and an orange phosphor respectively, and ZnS:Cu, Al, and BAM:Eu are prepared as a green phosphor and a blue phosphor respectively.

Abstract: To provide a phosphor having an emission characteristic such that a peak wavelength of light emission is in a range from 580 to 680 nm, and having a high emission intensity, and having a flat excitation band with high efficiency for excitation light in a broad wavelength range from ultraviolet to visible light (wavelength range from 250 nm to 550 nm). For example, Ca3N2(2N), AlN(3N), Si3N4(3N), Eu2O3(3N) are prepared, and after weighing and mixing a predetermined amount of each raw material, raw materials are fired at 1500° C. for 6 hours, thus obtaining the phosphor including a product phase expressed by a composition formula CaAlSiN3:Eu and having an X-ray diffraction pattern satisfying a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A phosphor, which has less reduction in emission efficiency and is capable of keeping high luminance even when density of an electron beam for exciting the phosphor increases, is provided. As raw materials, Ca3N2 (2N), AlN (3N), Si3N4 (3N), and Eu2O3 (3N) are prepared, and each of the raw materials is weighed so that a mole ratio of each element is, for example, (Ca+Eu):Al:Si=1:1:1, and mixed, then the mixture is held and fired at 1500° C. under the inert atmosphere for three hours, and thereafter ground to produce a phosphor having a composition formula of Ca0.985SiAlN3:Eu0.

Abstract: A phosphor of which emission wavelength can be optionally set in a region with high human visual sensitivity to make it possible to enhance lumlinance in the region, and which has an excitation band for light in a wavelength region emitted from the aforesaid light emitting portion, a production method of the same, illumination and an LED using the aforesaid phosphor are provided. As raw materials, for example, Ca3N2, CaO, Al2O3, AlN, Si3N4, and SiO2 an Eu2O3 are prepared, and each of the raw material is weighed so that a mole ratio of each element is, for example, (Ca, Eu): Al: Si=1:1:1, mixed and prepared under a nitrogen atmosphere, fired at 1500° C.

Abstract: A phosphor having an excitation band relative to lights in the wide range of wavelengths from ultraviolet to visible light, and having an emission spectrum in the red range and so on, with a wide half value width, and an LED and a light source using the phosphor and emitting white and other color lights with good color rendering properties are provided. Powdered raw materials of Ca3N2 (2N), CaO (2N), AlN (3N), Si3N4 (3N), and Eu2O3 (3N) are prepared, and the respective raw materials are mixed to have a mole ratio of the respective elements of Ca:Al:Si:Eu=0.985:1:1:0.015. The mixed raw materials are fired at 1000° C. or higher in an inert atmosphere for three hours, and thereafter pulverized to obtain a phosphor having a composition of CaAlSiN2.83O0.25:Eu, which is one example of the phosphor satisfying the above described object.

Abstract: A phosphor with high efficiency having an excitation band corresponding to light of the ultraviolet-visible (300 to 550 nm) wavelength region emitted from a light emitting element which emits blue or ultraviolet light is provided. Commercially available CaO [3N], Si3N4 [3N], and Eu2O3 [3N] are prepared, respective materials are weighed and mixed to have a mol ratio of CaO:Si3N4:Eu2O3=1.4775:1:0.01125, and then the mixture is heated to 1600° C. by a heating rate of 15° C./min under a nitrogen atmosphere and retained and fired at 1600° C. for three hours. Thereafter, the raw materials are cooled down from 1600° C. to 200° C. for an hour to thereby produce a phosphor having a composition formula Ca1.58Si3O1.63N4.35:Eu0.024.

Abstract: A phosphor with high efficiency having an excitation band corresponding to light of the ultraviolet-visible (300 to 550 nm) wavelength region emitted from a light emitting portion which emits blue or ultraviolet light is provided. A nitride of Ca, a nitride of Al, a nitride QfSi, and an oxide of Eu are prepared, and respective raw materials are weighed so that a mol ratio of respective elements becomes Ca:Al:Si:Eu=0.985:3:1:0.015, mixed under a nitrogen atmosphere, and thereafter fired at 1500° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere to thereby produce a phosphor having a composition formula Ca0.985SiAlN3:Eu0.015.