Abstract: In a fluorescent display device wherein light is emitted by impinging a low speed electron beam on a phosphor layer formed on an anode, the phosphor layer comprises a compound containing W and/or a compound containing P, K and/or Na. The compound containing P, K and/or Na may be a compound selected from the group consisting of K3PO4, P2O5 and Na2SiO3, the compound being added in an amount of 0.01 to 10.00 wt % to the phosphor layer, to provide a higher luminance residual ratio and a higher high temperature exposure characteristic than those of a convention fluorescent display device.

Abstract: The invention proposes a dielectric barrier discharge lamp having a phosphor mixture and the use of a dielectric barrier discharge lamp with a color temperature of at least 10,000 K for viewing X-rays. The phosphor mixture consists of the phosphor components R: europium-activated yttrium gadolinium borate ([Y, Gd]BO3:Eu),G: terbium-activated lanthanum phosphate (LaPO4: [Tb]) or cerium- and terbium-activated lanthanum phosphate (LaPO4:[Ce,Tb]) and B: europium-activated barium magnesium aluminate (BaMgAl10O17:Eu). The following applies to the proportions by weight in the mixture: 0.05≦R≦0.15, 0.50≦G≦0.70, 0.20≦B≦0.40 and R+G+B=1.

Abstract: A reflector that functions as a fluorescent member is formed of a transparent resin material including a fluorescent substance dispersed therein capable of emitting light by excitation of light emitted from a semiconductor light emitting element, on the bottom of the case so as to surround the semiconductor light emitting element, having an inner surface of curved surface of concave arc shape having a section extending from the height of the bottom of the case obliquely upward, in a shape that continues along substantially the entire circumference of an oval or elongated round shape, thereby achieving uniform light emission without color heterogeneity, for example, white light of high output power.

Abstract: This invention relates to a plasma picture screen provided with a phosphor layer which comprises an intrinsically pigmented phosphor. The plasma picture screen has an improved value for the luminance contrast performance without the efficiency of the phosphors being detracted from.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a fluorescent layer having a red phosphor pattern, a green phosphor pattern, and a blue phosphor pattern, wherein the red phosphor pattern contains Y(V,P)O4:Eu and (Y,Gd)BO3:Eu. The plasma display panel emits red light having an appropriate luminance, improved color purity, and improved afterglow properties.

Abstract: A low-pressure gas discharge lamp comprising a gas discharge vessel with a gas filling containing mercury, and comprising electrodes, means for igniting and maintaining a gas discharge, and a phosphor coating containing at least one phosphor layer and a UV-C phosphor and a phosphor that can be excited by UV-C radiation.

Abstract: A phosphor represented by the formula (1−x)CaO.EU(O).yMgO.nSiO2, wherein x, y and n represent number of moles, respectively, provides increased initial luminous intensity and exhibits superior sustainability of luminous intensity over long periods of use in a fluorescent lamp including the above phosphor.

Abstract: An electric lamp (10) which emits a blue color when energized and which comprises a light transmissive envelope (12) enclosing an electric light source (16) within, said envelope (12) having a surface (11) on which is a coating comprising sulfate precipitated silica, aluminum silicate pigment, and cobalt blue aluminate spinel. The lamp is useful in appliances such as refrigerators.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display device that provides high luminance and minimal degradation in luminance under panel operations. A blue phosphor in a phosphor layer has a crystal structure of MeMgSi2O6:Eu or Me3MgSi2O8:Eu (where, Me contains at least one of Ca, Sr, and Ba) produced with a precursor that is obtained by any one of methods: an aqueous solution synthesis method, a spray synthesis method, a hydrothermal synthesis method, and a hydrolysis method. The phosphor has an average particle diameter ranging from 0.1 to 3.0 &mgr;m.

Abstract: Panel comprising a transparent front plate and a rear plate that leave between them discharge spaces, the walls of which are at least partly coated with a layer of a phosphor capable of emitting green, blue or red light; the green phosphor is formed from a mixture of two aluminates having a spinel structure, one A doped with manganese and the other B doped with cerium and with terbium; preferably, the blue phosphor is based on an aluminate of the same structure.

Abstract: Fluorescent material from the class of the silicide nitrides, Sr being used as cation, and the suicide nitrides being doped with trivalent Ce.

Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor light emitting device and a wavelength-converting material comprising Sr—SiON:Eu2+. The Sr—SiON:Eu2+ wavelength-converting material absorbs light emitted by the light emitting device and emits light of a longer wavelength. The Sr—SiON:Eu2+ wavelength-converting material may be combined with other wavelength-converting materials to make white light. In some embodiments, the Sr—SiON:Eu2+ wavelength-converting layer is combined with a red-emitting wavelength-converting layer and a blue light emitting device to generate emission in colors, which are not achievable by only mixing primary and secondary wavelengths. In some embodiments, the Sr—SiON:Eu2+ wavelength-converting layer is combined with a red-emitting wavelength-converting layer, a blue-emitting wavelength-converting layer, and a UV light emitting device.

Abstract: A display apparatus has a light source unit for generating excitation light, an optical element for modulating the excitation light generated by the light source unit for each of pixels in a two-dimensional plane, and a fluorescent screen for receiving the excitation light modulated by the optical element at a first surface and emitting visible light from a second surface opposite to the first surface. The fluorescent screen includes a layer of phosphor having an absorption coefficient of 1×102 cm−1 or more for the excitation light.

Abstract: A low mercury consumption electric lamp is provided having a a layer of a luminescent material comprising a phosphor derived from a mixture of a blue-halo calcium halophosphate phosphor having an average particle size within the range of about 6.6 to about 10 microns; a calcium-yellow calcium halophosphate phosphor having an average particle size within the range of about 9.0 to about 13 microns; and fines of a warm-white calcium halophosphate phosphor, preferably having an average particle size of about 4.62.

Abstract: A binderless storage phosphor screen comprises a vacuum deposited, phosphor layer on a support, wherein the support includes a layer of amorphous carbon and, optionally, one or more auxilliary layers.

Abstract: The present invention aims to inhibit water adsorption onto the surface of a blue phosphor(blue fluorescent material), decrease luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of a phosphor, or improve discharge characteristics thereof. Used in a phosphor for a plasma display is a blue phosphor in which trivalent Eu ions substitute for part of divalent Eu ions. This substitution eliminates oxygen vacancy in the vicinity of layers containing Ba atoms (Ba—O layers) in the blue phosphor, and thus inhibits water adsorption onto the surface of the blue phosphor, decreases luminance degradation and chromaticity shift of the phosphor, or improves discharge characteristics thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oxide phosphor for use in an electroluminescent device, which phosphor is capable of providing a high-luminance EL device while the composition thereof is controlled to be as simple as possible, and which phosphor attains multi-color and full-color light emissions without the need for treatment at a high temperature greatly in excess of 1,000° C. The invention also provides an electroluminescent device employing the phosphor. The oxide phosphor for use in an electroluminescent device is formed from an yttrium (Y) oxide as a matrix and at least one transition metal element as an activator, or from a Y—Ge—O oxide or a Y—Ge—Si—O oxide as a matrix and at least one metallic element, as a luminescence center, selected from among transition metal elements and rare earth metal elements.

Abstract: Green-emitting phosphor having a composition formula represented by (Y1-x-aGdxMa)3-3yTb3y(Al1-zGaz)5O12, where 0<x≦1, 0≦a<1, 0<x+a≦1, 0<y<1 and 0≦z≦1 and M is at least one of Sc, Yb and La, improves emission color of phosphors of Y3(Al, Ga)5O12:Tb series, and in case that y=0.07, z=0.4 and a=0 in the foregoing composition, color y is increased with increasing Gd concentration, when Gd concentration x is changed, and the emission color becomes clear green.

Abstract: A phosphor and a method of deposition.

Abstract: A lamp assembly, light supplying module and LCD device using the same are provided. The LCD device includes the light-supplying module for generating a first light, a light distribution-changing module for receiving the first light and changing the optical characteristics of the first light to output a second light, and a display module for receiving the second light having improved optical characteristics, the light distribution-changing module being coupled to the light-supplying module by means of a first engaging member, the display module being coupled in the light distribution-changing module by means of a second engaging member, and the display module, light distribution-changing module and light-supplying module being coupled to each other by means of a third engaging member. Therefore, each component of the LCD device having above structure is easily separated, replaced and easily repaired.

Abstract: The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a powder of garnets, thiogallates, aluminates, or orthosilicates doped with rare earths, and preferably Ce-doped phosphors. The luminous substance pigments have particle sizes≦20 &mgr;m and a mean grain diameter d50<5 &mgr;m.

Abstract: An electric lamp has an envelope with an inner surface and two electrodes located at each end of the envelope. The electrodes transfer electric power to generate ultraviolet radiation in the envelope which is filled with mercury and a charge sustaining gas. The inner surface of the envelope is pre-coated with an aluminum oxide layer to reflect ultraviolet radiation back into the envelope. A phosphor layer is formed over the aluminum oxide to convert the ultraviolet radiation to visible light. The phosphor layer is a mixture of four phosphors, namely, blue-luminescing Blue Halophosphate (BH), red-luminescing Yittrium Oxide (YOX), 2900K-luminescing Calcium Halophosphate, also referred to as Warm White Halophosphate (WW), and green-luminescing Zinc Silicate (ZS).

Abstract: A structured lighting material, an illuminator, and the method to generate incoherent luminescence wherein luminescent intensity increases superlinearly when excitation energy applied thereto through electron beam, electric charge, electric field or the like exceeds a threshold. In the present invention, the structured lighting material is easily made to have a minute uneven surface. This invention enables high-efficient lighting devices, sensors and memories owing to the superlinearity.

Abstract: A low mercury consumption electric lamp is provided having a layer of a luminescent material comprising a phosphor selected from the group consisting of: (a) cool white phosphor comprising calcium halophosphate activated with antimony and manganese having an average particle size of about 8 to about 12 microns; and (b) a two phosphor blend of about 50% white calcium halophosphate activated with antimony and manganese and about 50% blue halo calcium halophosphate activated with antimony, wherein the blue halo phosphor has an average particle size of about 6.6 to about 10 microns.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of an aluminate phosphor CeYRMgAlO, in which R. represents Ba, Ca and/or Sr, for excitation with VUV radiation. Moreover, the invention relates to a corresponding discharge lamp and to a correspondingly designed tanning device.

Abstract: There is provided white light illumination system including a radiation source, a first luminescent material having a peak emission wavelength of about 575 to about 620 nm, a second luminescent material having a peak emission wavelength of about 495 to about 550 nm, which is different from the first luminescent material and a third luminescent material having a peak emission wavelength of about 420 to about 480 nm, which is different from the first and second luminescent materials. The LED may be a UV LED and the luminescent materials may be a blend of three or four phosphors. The first phosphor may be an orange emitting Eu2+, Mn2+ activated strontium pyrophosphate, Sr2P2O7:Eu2+, Mn2+. The second phosphor may be a blue-green emitting Eu2+ activated barium silicate, (Ba,Sr,Ca)2SiO4:Eu2+. The third phosphor may be a blue emitting SECA phosphor, (Sr,Ba,Ca)5(PO4)3Cl:Eu2+. Optionally, the fourth phosphor may be a red emitting Mn4+ activated magnesium fluorogermanate, 3.

Abstract: A phosphor having increased luminance and lifespan which includes a halide flux of the Group 1 element of the periodic table has a perovskite structure and satisfies the following formula: MTiO3: (A,B) where M is an alkaline earth metal, A is a rare earth element, and B is a Group 13 element of the periodic table. The halide flux-containing phosphor shows good luminance and lifespan characteristics compared to conventional phosphors without using sulfur and environmentally harmful cadmium in a host matrix. Therefore, the phosphor is advantageously utilized for various display applications including vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) and field emission displays (FEDs).

Abstract: A low mercury consumption electric lamp is provided having a a layer of a luminescent material comprising a phosphor selected from the group consisting of:

Abstract: The plasma display panel of the present invention has, for achieving high luminance and high reliability, a plurality of discharge spaces formed between a front panel and a back panel that are disposed to oppose each other, and phosphor layers, formed in the discharge spaces, each including phosphor particles of one of blue, red and green colors, wherein the phosphor particles of at least one of blue, red and green colors included in the phosphor layer are flake-like particles.

Abstract: Europium-activated phosphors comprise oxides of at least a rare-earth metal selected from the group consisting of gadolinium, yttrium, lanthanum, and combinations thereof and at least a Group-IIIB metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, gallium, indium, and combinations thereof. A method for making such phosphors comprises adding at least a halide of at least one of the selected Group-IIIB metals in a starting mixture. The method further comprises firing the starting mixture in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. The phosphors produced by such a method exhibit improved absorption in the UV wavelength range and improved quantum efficiency.

Abstract: A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device contains an array of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) emitting a plurality of colors, and a layer of scattering media above the light emitting surface of the OLED array. The emission color of the OLEDs may be tuned by applying different power to different sets of OLEDs. The scattering media mixes the colors from each set of OLEDs, such that the device light output has a white color having a desired color temperature.

Abstract: An illumination unit having at least one LED as light source, the LED emitting primary radiation in the range from 300 to 485 nm, this radiation being partially or completely converted into longer-wave radiation by phosphors which are exposed to the primary radiation of the LED, in which unit the conversion takes place at least with the aid of a phosphor which emits yellow-orange with a peak emission wavelength at 540 to 620 nm and originates from the class of the Eu-activated sialons, the sialon corresponding to the formula Mp/2Si12−p−qAlp+qOqN16−q:Eu2+, where M=Ca individually or in combination with Mg or Sr, where q=0 to 2.5 and p=0 to 3.

Abstract: A display device includes an elongated display tube to be filled with a discharge gas and provided with a phosphor layer therein, a supporter in contact with the display tube for supporting the display tube, and a plurality of electrodes arranged on a surface of the supporter facing the display tube, for externally applying a voltage to the display tube for generating discharge in the display tube so as to perform a display. The supporter has a shape fitting the display tube whereby the electrode is in contact with the display tube along the surface shape of the display tube.

Abstract: An electrodeless low-pressure discharge lamp which comprises a discharge vessel, a means for exciting discharge, an UV-to-visible-converting layer and an UV reflecting layer. The discharge vessel encloses a gas-tight discharge cavity containing an ionizable fill. The discharge vessel has a light-transmitting bulb portion and a reentrant tube protruding into the discharge cavity, and the bulb portion and the reentrant tube each exhibit a surface facing to the discharge cavity. The means for exciting discharge is arranged at least partially in the reentrant tube. The UV-to-visible-converting layer is applied only to the surface of the bulb portion, while the UV reflecting layer is applied to the surface of the reentrant tube.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display apparatus comprising: discharge spaces of red which emit lights of red; discharge spaces of green which emit lights of green; discharge spaces of blue which emit lights of blue; and photo masks which are formed and arranged in order that an aperture of each of the discharge spaces of red may be wider than an aperture of each of the discharge spaces of green in area and an aperture of each of the discharge spaces of blue may be wider than the aperture of each of the discharge spaces of red in area.

Abstract: Illumination arrangement (2), profiled bodies (5) of a light permeable material being formed in a base body (4), which profiled bodies are spaced apart from one another by means of recesses (6). To each profiled body there is applied a luminous means (7) which emits light into the corresponding profiled body. The light is directed internally by the profiled body (5) to an emission surface of the base body (4) in such a manner that it emerges there within a maximum emission angle range, to avoid dazzling an observer. As luminous means (7) a flat fluorescent lamp can in particular be employed.

Abstract: A yellow ZnS-based phosphor which has improved color coordinates and luminance for use in intermediate- and low-voltage display devices using improved activators and coactivators is a (ZnS: Mn, Cu) phosphor which has color coordinates (x, y) shifting to a yellow emission as the amount copper added as an activator is increased. The phosphor has enhanced luminance by adding a trivalent metal as a coactivator. Therefore, the (ZnS: Mn, Cu) phosphor can be advantageously utilized for various display applications including vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs) and field emission displays (FEDs).

Abstract: A phosphor for a vacuum ultraviolet excited light emitting device, obtained (1) by adding Eu or Tb as an activating agent to a substrate comprising a compound represented by the general formula M1M2M3O4, wherein M1 represents at least one element selected from Na and Li, M2 represents at least one element selected from Gd and Y, and M3 at least one element selected from Ge and Si; (2) by adding Eu as an activating agent to a substrate comprising a compound containing SrO, Al2O3 and B2O3; or (3) by adding Eu or Tb as an activating agent to a substrate comprising a compound represented by the general formula M2O2CN2, wherein M represents at least one element selected from La, Y and Gd.

Abstract: Strontium and strontium calcium aluminates and lanthanum and lanthanum magnesium borates activated with Pr3+ and Mn2+ exhibit characteristics of quantum-splitting phosphors. Improved quantum efficiency may be obtained by further doping with Gd3+. Refined rules for designing quantum-splitting phosphors include the requirement of incorporation of Gd3+ and Mn2+ in the host lattice for facilitation of energy migration.

Abstract: A red light emitting afterglow photoluminescence phosphor is a rare earth oxysulfide phosphor activated by Europium, which chemical formula is as follows: Ln2O2S:Eux,My 0.00001≦x≦0.5 0.00001≦y≦0.3 wherein Ln is at least one selected from the group consisting of Y, La, Gd and Lu; M is a coactivator which is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Nb, Ta and Ga in the chemical formula.

Abstract: A phosphor having the following formula: (Ba1-a-b-cCaaSrbMc)O.xMgO.yAl2O3 wherein M is at least one element selected from Eu, Tm, Lu and Mn, and a, b, c, x and y satisfy the following conditions: 0<a≦0.01, 0<b≦0.01, 0.01≦c≦0.3, 0≦x≦2.2, and 0≦y≦12.0; emits visible light under excitation by ultraviolet light of 100 nm to 400 nm. The phosphor is useful in display devices and light sources.

Abstract: A thin film phosphor for an electroluminescent device, in which the phosphor is selected from the group consisting of thioaluminates, thiogallates and thioindates having at least one cation selected from elements of Groups IIA and IIB of the Periodic Table of Elements. The phosphor is activated by a rare earth metal and co-activated with gadolinium. The phosphor provides improved luminance. An electroluminescent device comprising the thin film phosphor on a substrate is also described. Further aspects provide an electroluminescent device in which the thin film phosphor is adjacent to a thin film of zinc sulphide, preferably sandwiched between thin films of zinc sulphide.

Abstract: There is provided a flexible circuit module, including at least one rigid carrier, at least one solid state device mounted over a first side of the at least one rigid carrier, a flexible base supporting a second side of the at least one rigid carrier, a conductive interconnect pattern on the flexible base, and a plurality of feed through electrodes extending from the first side to the second side of the at least one rigid carrier and electrically connecting the conductive interconnect pattern with the at least one of a plurality of the solid state devices. The solid state devices may be LED chips to form an LED array module.

Abstract: The wavelength-converting casting composition is based on a transparent epoxy casting resin with a luminous substance admixed. The composition is used in an electroluminescent component having a body that emits ultraviolet, blue or green light. An inorganic luminous substance pigment powder with luminous substance pigments is dispersed in the transparent epoxy casting resin. The luminous substance is a powder of garnets, thiogallates, aluminates, or orthosilicates doped with rare earths, and preferably Ce-doped phosphors. The luminous substance pigments have particle sizes ≦20 &mgr;m and a mean grain diameter d50≦5 &mgr;M.

Abstract: The plasma display panel of the present invention has, for achieving high luminance and high reliability, a plurality of discharge spaces formed between a front panel and a back panel that are disposed to oppose each other, and phosphor layers, formed in the discharge spaces, each including phosphor particles of one of blue, red and green colors, wherein the phosphor particles of at least one of blue, red and green colors included in the phosphor layer are flake-like particles.

Abstract: Strontium, calcium, strontium calcium, strontium calcium magnesium, calcium magnesium aluminates, and strontium borates activated with Pr3+ exhibit characteristics of quantum-splitting phosphors under VUV excitation. A large emission peak at about 405 nm under VUV excitation is used conveniently to identify quantum-splitting phosphors. Improvements may be achieved with addition of fluorides or boric acid as a flux during the preparation of the phosphors. It is also possible to predict improvement in quantum efficiency by observing the ratio of emission intensities at about 480 nm and about 610 nm.

Abstract: A scotopic after-glow lamp for maximizing an eye's ability to see under low light conditions is provided. The scotopic after-glow lamp comprises a non-uniform scotopic phosphor blend of scotopic enhanced phosphors and after-glow phosphors. A method for constructing a scotopic after-glow lamp for use in an electric lamp is also provided. The method comprises combining scotopic enhanced phosphors with after-glow phosphors and layering the combined phosphors on the lamp wall with at least a portion of the after-glow phosphors being against the lamp wall and at least a portion of the scotopic phosphors being exposed to the electric arc of the lamp. Protective layers, such as aluminum oxide powder, can be added in conjunction with the coating process to reduce the flaking and/or separation of the phosphors from the glass wall of the lamp and each other and enhance and lengthen the useful light production of the lamp as it ages.

Abstract: A phosphor layer having a high luminance, and a vacuum ultra-violet radiation excited light emitting element are provided. A phosphor layer having a voidage of not less than 60 vol %, the phosphor layer in which a phosphor having a BET specific surface area of not less than 3 m2/g is used, and a vacuum ultra-violet radiation excited light emitting element are provided.

Abstract: A white-light emitting diode (LED) is provided that emits primary light at a wavelength that is in the range of 485 to 515 nanometers (nm), which corresponds to a bluish-green color. A portion of the primary light is converted into a reddish-colored light that ranges in wavelength from approximately 600 to approximately 620 nm. At least a portion of the converted light combines with the unconverted portion of the primary light to produce white light. A number of phosphor-converting elements are suitable for use with the LED, including a resin admixed with a phosphor powder, epoxies admixed with a phosphor powder, organic luminescent dyes, phosphor-converting thin films and phosphor-converting substrates. Preferably, the phosphor-converting element is a resin admixed with a phosphor powder in such a manner that a portion of the primary light impinging on the resin is converted into the reddish-colored light and a portion of the primary light passes through the resin without being converted.

Abstract: A gas discharge lamp fitted with a gas discharge vessel filled with a gas filling is suitable for a gas discharge which emits VUV radiation, with a luminophore coating containing a down conversion luminophore and with means for igniting and maintaining a gas discharge in which the down conversion luminophore has in a host lattice a pair of activators of the a first lanthanoid ion and a second lanthanoid ion and a sensitizer selected from the group of the copper (I) ion, silver (I) ion, gold (I) ion, zinc (II) ion, gallium (III) ion, indium (III) ion, thallium (III) ion, germanium (IV) ion, tin (IV) ion and lead (IV) ion, is environmentally friendly and has a high lamp efficiency &eegr;lamp.