Patent number: 8043529
Abstract: Provided are an alkaline earth metal silicate-based phosphor which is a compound represented by Formula 1 below, and a white light-emitting device (LED) including the same: (M11-x-yAxBy)aMgbM2cOdZe??Formula 1 wherein, M1 is one selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, and Sr; M2 is at least one selected from Si or Ge; A and B are each independently one selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Mn, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Bi, Sn, and Sb; Z is at least one selected from the group consisting of a monovalent or divalent element, H, and N; and 0<x<1, 0?y?1, 6.3<a<7.7, 0.9<b<1.1, 3.6<c<4.4, 14.4<d<17.6, 14.4<d+e<17.6, and 0?e?0.18. The alkaline earth metal silicate-based phosphor has a broad excitation wavelength range, and thus, both a UV-LED and a blue LED can be used as excitation sources for white LEDs.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 6, 2009
Date of Patent:
October 25, 2011
Assignees:
Samsung LED Co., Ltd., Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Shunichi Kubota, Young-sic Kim, Seoung-jae Im