Light emitting device and illumination apparatus
US7253446B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2924/181
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A light-emitting device and illumination apparatus using the same are provided. The light-emitting device includes a semiconductor light-emitting element that emits blue-violet or blue light and a fluorescent material that absorbs the light emitted by the semiconductor light-emitting element and emits fluorescence of wavelengths different from the light, wherein the fluorescent material includes a mixture of a first fluorescent material, a second fluorescent material that has a longer emission wavelength than that of the first fluorescent material, and a third fluorescent material that has a longer emission wavelength than the second fluorescent material, and the first fluorescent material is a europium-activated β-SiAlON fluorescent material, the second fluorescent material is a europium-activated α-SiAlON fluorescent material, and the third fluorescent material is a nitride crystalline red fluorescent material of a general formula of (Ca,Eu)AlSiN3. The illumination apparatus includes a light source including a light emitting device as described above.
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