Abstract: Provided are a phosphor emitting light having a wavelength of 600 nm or more in the red-to-nearinfrared range when irradiated with visible light or ultraviolet light; a method for producing same; a light emitting element using same; and a light emitting device using same. The phosphor includes an inorganic compound including A element, M element, D element, E element (A is at least one element selected from the group of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; M is at least one element selected from the group of Mn, Eu, Ce, Nd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb; D is Si and/or Al; and E is O and/or N) and, if necessary, G element (G is Li), and represented by (A, M)aDdEeGg, (atomic fraction parameters a, d, e and g satisfy 2.4?a?4.8, 17.4?d?22.2, 26.2?e?28.6 and 0?g?3).

Abstract: Provided are a new phosphor having emission characteristics different from the conventional nitride or oxynitride phosphor, a manufacturing method, and a light-emitting device. In an embodiment, the phosphor may include inorganic substance having crystal represented by A26(D, E)51X86 including at least A, D, X (A is at least one kind of element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; and D is Si, and X is at least one kind of element selected from O, N, and F); and further includes, if necessary, E (E is at least one kind of element selected from B, Al, Ga, and In) wherein the crystal further includes M (M is at least one kind of element selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb). Upon irradiation of excitation source, the maximum value of emission peak in a wavelength range from 630 nm to 850 nm may occur.

Abstract: A phosphor, combined with LED having not exceeding 470 nm, of high emission intensity and with chemical and thermal stability is provided. The phosphor according to the present invention comprises an inorganic compound in which element A (A is one or two or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid solved in an inorganic crystal including at least metal element M and non-metal element X and represented by MnXn+1 (3?n?52), an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure, or an inorganic crystal including a solid solution thereof. Here, M comprises at least Al and Si, and if necessary element L (L is a metal element other than Al and Si) and X comprises N, O if necessary, and element Z if necessary (Z is a non-metal element other than N and O).

Abstract: A phosphor, combined with LED having not exceeding 470 nm, of high emission intensity and with chemical and thermal stability is provided. The phosphor according to the present invention comprises an inorganic compound in which element A (A is one or two or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid solved in an inorganic crystal including at least metal element M and non-metal element X and represented by MnXn+1 (3?n?5), an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure, or an inorganic crystal including a solid solution thereof. Here, M comprises at least Al and Si, and if necessary element L (L is a metal element other than Al and Si) and X comprises N, O if necessary, and element Z if necessary (Z is a non-metal element other than N and O).

Abstract: Provided are a fluorescent material including a high light emission intensity and a light emitting device using the same. The present fluorescent material includes at least an A element, a M element, a D element, a E element, and an X element, wherein the A element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Mg, Ca, and Ba; the M element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Eu, Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, and Yb; the D element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf, the E element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; the X element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of O, N, and F; and a molar ratio of the M element to the sum of the A element and the M element [M/(A+M)] is 0.06 or less.

Abstract: Provided are a fluorescent material including a high light emission intensity and a light emitting device using the same. The present fluorescent material includes at least an A element, a M element, a D element, a E element, and an X element, wherein the A element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Mg, Ca, and Ba; the M element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Eu, Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, and Yb; the D element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf, the E element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, B, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; the X element is at least one element selected from the group consisting of O, N, and F; and a molar ratio of the M element to the sum of the A element and the M element [M/(A+M)] is 0.06 or less.

Abstract: Provided are an oxynitride phosphor comprising a JEM crystal as a main component and being characterized by light-emitting properties (light emission color or excitation property, light emission spectrum) that is different from the known JEM phosphor, and an application thereof. The phosphor of the present invention comprises the JEM crystal activated with Eu and represented by MAl(Si, Al)6(O, N)10 (where the M element is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Eu, La, Sc, Y, and lanthanoid elements; and includes at least Eu as well as Ca and/or Sr).

Abstract: A phosphor having different light emission characteristics from the conventional phosphor, having high emission intensity and chemical and thermal stability, combined with LED of less than 450 nm. This phosphor includes an inorganic compound comprising: a crystal represented by Ba1Si4Al3N9, an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as Ba1Si4Al3N9 crystal, or a solid solution crystal thereof, comprising A element, D element, E element, and X element (A is one or more elements selected from Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and La; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, and Y; X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F), into which M element is solid-solved (M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb).

Abstract: Provided is fluorophore comprising: inorganic compound having: an inorganic crystal, where M element (M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid solved, having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6 (including Ca2Si5O3N6 crystal or a solid solution thereof where one or more elements selected from Mg, Sr, Ba, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, and F are solid solved) and comprising: A element, D element, X element, and, if necessary, E element (A is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F).

Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different light-emitting characteristics than a conventional phosphor and having high light-emitting intensity even when combined with an LED of 410 nm or lower. The phosphor comprises an inorganic compound in which an inorganic crystal including A element, D element, X element (A is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; and X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F), and, if necessary, E element (where E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La) includes Li element and M element (where M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb).

Abstract: Provided are an oxynitride phosphor comprising a JEM crystal as a main component and being characterized by light-emitting properties (light emission color or excitation property, light emission spectrum) that is different from the known JEM phosphor, and an application thereof. The phosphor of the present invention comprises the JEM crystal activated with Eu and represented by MAl(Si, Al)6(O, N)10 (where the M element is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ca, Sr, Eu, La, Sc, Y, and lanthanoid elements; and includes at least Eu as well as Ca and/or Sr).

Abstract: To provide a phosphor being chemically-thermally stable and having high luminous intensity if combined with LED of not exceeding 470 nm. A phosphor of the present invention includes: inorganic compound including: a crystal represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12; a crystal represented by (Li, A)3(D, E)8X12; and an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12; and a solid-solution crystal thereof, which contains Li, A, D, E, and X elements (A represents at least one selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y and La; D represents at least one selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr and Hf; E represents at least one selected from B, Al, Ga and In; and X represents at least one selected from O, N and F), wherein M element (M represents at least one selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy and Yb) is solid-solved into each.

Abstract: Provided is chemically and thermally stable phosphor having light-emitting characteristics different from the conventional phosphor and high emission intensity when combined with LED of not exceeding 470 nm. The phosphor comprises inorganic compound having crystal represented by A2(D,E)5X9; crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6; or inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6, which includes A, D, E, and X elements (A is one or more kinds selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more kinds selected from O, N, and F), in which M element (M is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid-solved.

Abstract: A chemically and thermally stable phosphor having unconventional light emitting properties and high light emitting intensity with an LED of 470 nm or less, includes an inorganic compound comprising: a crystal designated by A3(D,E)8X14, a crystal designated by Sr3Si8O4N10 or an inorganic crystal having the identical crystal structure of the Sr3Si8O4N10 crystal, which comprises A element, D element, X element, and optionally E element if necessary (A is one or more kinds selected from Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; X is one or more kinds selected from O, N, and F; and E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La.), into which M element is solid-solved (M is one or more kinds selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb.).

Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different emission characteristics than the conventional phosphor and exhibiting high emission intensity if combined with an LED of 470 nm or less. The phosphor of the present invention is represented by a composition formula: MdAeDfEgXh (d+e+f+g+h=1; M is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb; A is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds of elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more kinds of elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more kinds of elements selected from O, N, and F) and parameters d, e, f, g, and h satisfy the predetermined condition.

Abstract: A phosphor having different light emission characteristics from the conventional phosphor, having high emission intensity and chemical and thermal stability, combined with LED of less than 450 nm. This phosphor includes an inorganic compound comprising: a crystal represented by Ba1Si4Al3N9, an inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as Ba1Si4Al3N9 crystal, or a solid solution crystal thereof, comprising A element, D element, E element, and X element (A is one or more elements selected from Li, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and La; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, and Y; X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F), into which M element is solid-solved (M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb).

Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different light-emitting characteristics than a conventional phosphor and having high light-emitting intensity even when combined with an LED of 410 nm or lower. The phosphor comprises an inorganic compound in which an inorganic crystal including A element, D element, X element (A is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; and X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F), and, if necessary, E element (where E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La) includes Li element and M element (where M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb).

Abstract: Provided is fluorophore comprising: inorganic compound having: an inorganic crystal, where M element (M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid solved, having the same crystal structure as the crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6 (including Ca2Si5O3N6 crystal or a solid solution thereof where one or more elements selected from Mg, Sr, Ba, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Hf, B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, and F are solid solved) and comprising: A element, D element, X element, and, if necessary, E element (A is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F).

Abstract: Provided is chemically and thermally stable phosphor having light-emitting characteristics different from the conventional phosphor and high emission intensity when combined with LED of not exceeding 470 nm. The phosphor comprises inorganic compound having crystal represented by A2(D,E)5X9; crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6; or inorganic crystal having the same crystal structure as crystal represented by Ca2Si5O3N6, which includes A, D, E, and X elements (A is one or more kinds selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La; and X is one or more kinds selected from O, N, and F), in which M element (M is one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) is solid-solved.

Abstract: Provided is a chemically-thermally stable phosphor having different emission characteristics from the conventional and exhibiting high emission intensity with an LED of 470 nm or less. A phosphor of the present invention includes an inorganic crystal of a crystal represented by Sr1Si3Al2O4N4, another inorganic crystal represented by A1(D,E)5X8 and having the same crystal structure as Sr1Si3Al2O4N4, and/or a solid-solution crystal thereof, all with M (one or more kinds of elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb) being solid-solved, wherein A is one or more kinds selected from Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; D is one or more kinds selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr and Hf; E is one or more kinds selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y and La; and X is one or more kinds selected from O, N and F.