Abstract:
Methods for fabricating coated semiconductor elements are presented. The methods include the steps of combining a phosphor of formula I and a polymer binder to form a composite material, providing a semiconductor wafer including IniGajAlkN, wherein 0≦i; 0≦j; 0≦k, and a sum of i, j and k is equal to 1, coating the composite material on a surface of the semiconductor wafer to form a coated semiconductor wafer, and dicing the coated semiconductor wafer using a cutting fluid apparatus to form one or more coated semiconductor elements. A cutting fluid of the cutting fluid apparatus includes a C1-C20 alcohol, a C1-C20 ketone, a C1-C20 acetate compound, acetic acid, oleic acid, carboxylic acid, a source of A, silicic acid, or a combination thereof.
Abstract:
A phosphor composition is disclosed. A phosphor composition, comprises at least 10 atomic % bromine; silicon, germanium or combination thereof; oxygen; a metal M, wherein M comprises zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), or combinations thereof; and an activator comprising europium. The phosphor composition is formed from combining carbonate or oxides of metal M, silicon oxide, and europium oxide; and then firing the combination. A lighting apparatus including the phosphor composition is also provided. The phosphor composition may be combined with an additional phosphor to generate white light.
Abstract:
Methods for fabricating coated semiconductor elements are presented. The methods include the steps of combining a phosphor of formula I and a polymer binder to form a composite material, providing a semiconductor wafer including IniGajAlkN, wherein 0≤i; 0≤j; 0≤k, and a sum of i, j and k is equal to 1, coating the composite material on a surface of the semiconductor wafer to form a coated semiconductor wafer, and dicing the coated semiconductor wafer using a cutting fluid apparatus to form one or more coated semiconductor elements. A cutting fluid of the cutting fluid apparatus includes a C1-C20 alcohol, a C1-C20 ketone, a C1-C20 acetate compound, acetic acid, oleic acid, carboxylic acid, a source of A, silicic acid, or a combination thereof.
Abstract:
A coating system for a fluorescent lamp, and fluorescent lamps provided therewith. The coating system includes a phosphor-containing coating containing a mixture of phosphors that contain less than 10% weight rare earth phosphors. The phosphor-containing coating emits visible light having a color rendering index of at least 87 when excited by UV radiation.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a color stable Mn4+ doped complex fluoride phosphor of formula I includes Ax(M(1−m),Mnm)Fy (I) contacting a first aqueous HF solution comprising (1−m) parts of a compound of formula HxMFy, and a second aqueous HF solution comprising m*n parts of a compound of formula Ax[MnFy], with a third aqueous HF solution comprising (1−n) parts of the compound of formula Ax[MnFy] and a compound of formula AaX, to yield a precipitate comprising the color stable Mn4+ doped complex fluoride phosphor; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, NR4 or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; R is H, lower alkyl, or a combination thereof; X is an anion; a is the absolute value of the charge of the X anion; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; 0
Abstract translation:制备式I的颜色稳定的Mn4 +掺杂复合氟化物荧光体的方法包括与包含(1-m)份式H x M F y的化合物的第一HF水溶液接触的M 1(M(1-m),Mnm) 和包含m * n个分子式Ax [MnFy]化合物的第二HF水溶液与包含(1-n)份式Ax [MnF y]化合物和式AaX化合物的第一HF水溶液 以产生包含颜色稳定的Mn4 +掺杂的复合氟化物荧光体的沉淀物; 其中A为Li,Na,K,Rb,Cs,NR4或其组合; M是Si,Ge,Sn,Ti,Zr,Al,Ga,In,Sc,Hf,Y,La,Nb,Ta,Bi,Gd或它们的组合; R是H,低级烷基或它们的组合; X是阴离子; a是X阴离子电荷的绝对值; x是[MFy]离子的电荷的绝对值; y为5,6或7; 0
Abstract:
A method includes obtaining particles of a phosphor precursor of formula Ax[MFy]:Mn4+, reducing sizes of the particles of the phosphor precursor by wet milling the particles and annealing the particles that are wet milled by contacting the particles with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent. Additionally, a manganese doped complex fluoride phosphor prepared by this method is provided. A lighting apparatus and backlight device that include manganese-doped phosphor prepared by this method also are provided.
Abstract:
Processes for preparing color stable Mn4+ doped phosphors include contacting a phosphor of formula I with a fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form at temperature ≦225° C. to form the color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor A x MF y : Mn 4 + I wherein A is independently at each occurrence Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is independently at each occurrence Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the MFy ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7. In another aspect, the processes include contacting a phosphor of formula I at an elevated temperature with an oxidizing agent comprising a C1-C4 fluorocarbon, to form the color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor.
Abstract:
Phosphor-containing coating compositions and methods capable of changing the lumen maintenance characteristics of phosphor-containing coatings and fluorescent lamps that utilize such coatings. Lumen maintenance of a fluorescent lamp can be modified by forming a phosphor-containing coating to contain at least a first phosphor that depreciates during operation of the fluorescent lamp, and forming the phosphor-containing coating to further contain an additive composition in a sufficient amount and sufficiently uniformly distributed in the phosphor-containing coating to inhibit depreciation of the first phosphor during operation of the fluorescent lamp.
Abstract:
Processes for preparing color stable red-emitting phosphors include contacting a complex fluoride phosphor of formula I with a first fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form at a first temperature ranging from 200° C. to 700° C. to form a first product phosphor, contacting the first product phosphor in particulate form with a solution of a compound of formula II in aqueous hydrofluoric acid to form a treated phosphor, and contacting the treated phosphor with a second fluorine-containing oxidizing agent in gaseous form at a second temperature
Abstract:
A process for preparing a Mn+4 doped phosphor of formula I Ax[MFy|:Mn+4 I includes gradually adding a first solution to a second solution and periodically discharging the product liquor from the reactor while volume of the product liquor in the reactor remains constant; wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is the absolute value of the charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7. The first solution includes a source of M and HF and the second solution includes a source of Mn to a reactor in the presence of a source of A.