WO2020262315A1 - 蛍光体プレートおよびそれを用いた発光装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a phosphor plate and a light emitting device using the same.
- Patent Document 1 describes a phosphor plate in which YAG: Ce crystal grains and alumina crystal grains are mixed (paragraph 0055 of Patent Document 1 and the like).
- a phosphor plate made of a composite containing a base material and a phosphor has not been sufficiently studied.
- a phosphor plate if the self-absorption of light emission increases during light emission, the fluorescence intensity may decrease.
- the absorption rate can be used as an index.
- the absorption rate at 455 nm was set to A 455 (%)
- the absorption rate at 700 nm was set to A 700 (%)
- the thickness of the phosphor plate was T (mm).
- a phosphor plate comprising a plate-like composite containing a base material and a phosphor dispersed in the base material.
- Group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device The above-mentioned phosphor plate provided on one surface of the group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device, and A light emitting device is provided.
- a phosphor plate having excellent fluorescence intensity and a light emitting device using the same are provided.
- FIG. 1 It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the structure of the phosphor plate of this embodiment.
- (A) is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a flip-chip type light emitting device, and (b) is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a wire bonding type light emitting element. It is the schematic of the apparatus for measuring the emission spectrum of a complex.
- the phosphor plate of the present embodiment is composed of a plate-shaped member including a base material and a plate-shaped composite containing the phosphors dispersed in the base material.
- the main component of the base material may be alumina, and the phosphor may contain an ⁇ -type sialone phosphor.
- Such a phosphor plate can function as a wavelength converter that converts the irradiated blue light into orange light and emits it.
- (A 700 / A 455 ) / T satisfies 0.01 or more and 1.00 or less.
- the absorption rate at 455 nm is A 455 (%) and the absorption rate at 700 nm is A 700 (%).
- T (mm) be the thickness of.
- a 455 shows a typical value of light absorption of excitation light (blue light) applied to the phosphor plate.
- a 700 represents a representative value of non-emission absorption that does not contribute to the light emission of the phosphor plate among the light absorption of the phosphor plate.
- the upper limit of (A 700 / A 455 ) / T is 1.00 or less, preferably 0.95 or less, and more preferably 0.90 or less. As a result, the fluorescence intensity of the phosphor plate can be increased. In the light emitting region in the vicinity of 600 to nm 700 nm, the light emission from the phosphor plate is absorbed by itself, that is, the so-called self-absorption of light emission is suppressed, so that the decrease in fluorescence intensity can be suppressed.
- the lower limit of (A 700 / A 455 ) / T is not particularly limited, but may be 0.01 or more.
- the above (A 700 / A 455 ) / T is controlled by appropriately selecting, for example, the type and blending amount of each component contained in the phosphor plate, the manufacturing method of the phosphor plate, and the like. Is possible. Among these, the above (A 700 / A 455 ) / T is desired, for example, to appropriately adjust the specific surface area of the raw material alumina powder, the heating temperature in the firing step, and the content ratio of the phosphor in the composite. It is mentioned as an element for making the numerical range of. Although the detailed mechanism is not clear, it is considered that non-luminescence absorption can be reduced by suppressing the blackening of the phosphor plate.
- the phosphor plate containing the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor and alumina has a peak wavelength of 585 nm or more of the wavelength conversion light emitted from the phosphor plate when irradiated with blue light having a wavelength of 455 nm. It is preferably configured to have a wavelength of 605 nm or less.
- a phosphor ( ⁇ -type sialone phosphor) and a base material (alumina) are mixed in the composite constituting the phosphor plate.
- Mixing means a state in which a phosphor ( ⁇ -type sialon phosphor) is dispersed in alumina as a base material (matrix phase). That is, the composite may have a structure in which ⁇ -type sialon phosphor particles are dispersed between the crystal grains of the (poly) crystal formed of the base material and / or within the crystal grains.
- the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor particles may be uniformly dispersed in the base material (alumina sintered body).
- the phosphor may include an ⁇ -type sialone phosphor represented by the following general formula (1).
- General formula (1) (M) m (1-x) / p (Eu) mx / 2 (Si) 12- (m + n) (Al) m + n (O) n (N) 16-n ...
- M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Ca, Y and lanthanide elements (excluding La and Ce), and p is the valence of the M element, 0. ⁇ X ⁇ 0.5, 1.5 ⁇ m ⁇ 4.0, 0 ⁇ n ⁇ 2.0. n may be, for example, 2.0 or less, 1.0 or less, or 0.8 or less.
- the solid solution composition of ⁇ -type sialon is such that m Si—N bonds of ⁇ -type silicon nitride unit crystals (Si 12 N 16 ) are converted into Al—N bonds and n Si—N bonds are converted into Al—O bonds.
- m / p cations M, Eu
- M, Eu m / p cations
- ⁇ -type sialone is stabilized in a wide composition range, and by substituting a part of it with Eu, it is excited by light in a wide wavelength range from ultraviolet to blue, and from yellow. A phosphor exhibiting orange visible light is obtained.
- the solid solution composition cannot be strictly defined by composition analysis or the like.
- the crystal phase of alpha-SiAlON, alpha-sialon single-phase is preferred, beta-sialon as other crystal phases, aluminum nitride or its polytypoid may include Ca 2 Si 5 N 8, CaAlSiN 3 and the like.
- the difference in refractive index between the ⁇ -type Sialon phosphor and alumina is moderately large, which promotes the scattering of blue light, efficiently suppresses the transmission of blue light with a low phosphor content, and produces a bright orange color. It is thought that it can emit light.
- ⁇ -type sialone phosphor about 2.0
- YAG phosphor about 1.8
- Al 2 O 3 about 1.7
- SiO 2 about 1.4
- a method for producing an ⁇ -type sialon phosphor there is a method in which a mixed powder composed of a compound of silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and an infiltrated solid solution element is heated and reacted in a high temperature nitrogen atmosphere. In the heating step, some of the constituents form a liquid phase, and the substance moves to this liquid phase to form an ⁇ -type sialon solid solution.
- a plurality of equiaxed primary particles are sintered to form massive secondary particles.
- the primary particles in the present embodiment refer to the smallest particles having the same crystal orientation within the particles and which can exist independently.
- the lower limit of the average particle size of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor is preferably 5 ⁇ m or more, and more preferably 10 ⁇ m or more.
- the upper limit of the average particle size of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor is preferably 40 ⁇ m or less, and more preferably 30 ⁇ m or less.
- the average particle size of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor is the size of the secondary particles.
- the average particle size of the ⁇ -type Sialon phosphor is the small particle size side in the volume-based particle size distribution obtained by measuring by the laser diffraction scattering type particle size distribution measurement method (LS13-320 manufactured by Beckman Coulter). It refers to the particle size D50 of 50 % of the accumulated passage amount (integrated passage amount ratio) from.
- the lower limit of the content of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor is, for example, 5 Vol% or more, preferably 10 Vol% or more, and more preferably 20 Vol% or more in terms of volume in the entire complex. This makes it possible to increase the fluorescence intensity in the thin-layer phosphor plate. In addition, the light conversion efficiency of the phosphor plate can be improved.
- the upper limit of the content of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor is, for example, 60 Vol% or less, preferably 55 Vol% or less, and more preferably 50 Vol% or less in terms of volume in the entire complex. As a result, the decrease in thermal conductivity of the phosphor plate can be suppressed.
- the content of the phosphor may be within the same range as the above-mentioned upper limit and the above-mentioned lower limit of the content of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor.
- the base material contained in the composite may be composed of an alumina sintered body.
- Alumina in the sintered body absorbs less visible light, so that the fluorescence intensity of the phosphor plate can be increased. Further, since alumina has high thermal conductivity, the heat resistance of the phosphor plate containing alumina can be improved. Furthermore, since alumina is also excellent in mechanical strength, the durability of the phosphor plate can be enhanced.
- the alumina in the sintered body has few impurities from the viewpoint of light extraction efficiency.
- the alumina sintered body the purity of the Al 2 O 3 compounds, for example, 98% wt or more, preferably to 99% wt or more.
- Alumina in the sintered body can contain one or more selected from the group consisting of ⁇ -alumina and ⁇ -alumina. As a result, the light conversion efficiency of the phosphor plate can be improved.
- the lower limit of the content of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor and alumina is, for example, 95 Vol% or more, preferably 98 Vol% or more, and more preferably 99 Vol% or more in terms of volume in the entire complex. That is, as a result, heat resistance and durability can be improved, and stable luminous efficiency can be realized.
- the upper limit of the contents of the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor and alumina is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 100 Vol% or less in terms of volume in the entire complex.
- the contents of the phosphor and alumina may be within the same range as the above-mentioned upper limit and the above-mentioned lower limit of the contents of the ⁇ -type sialone phosphor and alumina.
- the lower limit of the thermal conductivity of the phosphor plate is, for example, 10 W / m ⁇ K or more, preferably 15 W / m ⁇ K or more, more preferably 20 W / m ⁇ K or more.
- the upper limit of the thermal conductivity of the phosphor plate is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 40 W / m ⁇ K or less.
- the surface of at least the main surface of the phosphor plate, or both the main surface and the back surface may be surface-treated.
- Examples of the surface treatment include polishing using a diamond grindstone and the like, lapping, polishing and the like.
- the method for producing the phosphor plate of the present embodiment is a step of mixing the alumina powder with the ⁇ -type sialone phosphor powder containing at least Eu element as a light emitting center (1), and the alumina powder and the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor powder. It is possible to have a step (2) of heating the mixture of the above to bake a dense composite.
- the alumina powder and the ⁇ -type sialon phosphor powder used as raw materials are preferably those having as high purity as possible, and the impurities of elements other than the constituent elements are preferably 0.1% or less.
- Various dry and wet methods can be applied to the mixing of the raw material powder, but a method in which the ⁇ -sialon phosphor particles used as the raw material are not pulverized as much as possible and impurities from the apparatus are not mixed as much as possible during mixing is preferable.
- the upper limit of the BET specific surface area of the alumina powder used as a raw material is, for example, 10.0 m 2 / g or less, preferably 9.0 m 2 / g or less, more preferably 8.0 m 2 / g or less, and further preferably 6. It is 0.0 m 2 / g. As a result, blackening of the phosphor plate can be suppressed.
- the lower limit of the BET specific surface area of the alumina powder is, for example, 0.1 m 2 / g or more, preferably 0.5 m 2 / g or more, more preferably 1.0 m 2 / g or more, still more preferably 2.0 m 2. / G. As a result, the sinterability of the alumina powder can be improved and a dense composite can be formed.
- step (2) a mixture of alumina powder and ⁇ -sialon phosphor powder is calcined at 1300 ° C. or higher and 1700 ° C. or lower.
- the heating temperature in the sintering step is more preferably 1500 ° C. or higher.
- a high firing temperature is preferable, but if the firing temperature is too high, the phosphor reacts with alumina and the fluorescence intensity of the phosphor plate decreases, so the above range is preferable.
- the firing method may be normal pressure sintering or pressure sintering, but in order to suppress deterioration of the characteristics of the ⁇ -sialon phosphor and obtain a dense composite, pressure is easier to make denser than normal pressure sintering. Sintering is preferred.
- the pressure sintering method examples include hot press sintering, discharge plasma sintering (SPS), and hot isotropic pressure sintering (HIP).
- SPS discharge plasma sintering
- HIP hot isotropic pressure sintering
- the pressure is preferably 10 MPa or more, preferably 30 MPa or more, and preferably 100 MPa or less.
- the firing atmosphere is preferably a non-oxidizing inert gas such as nitrogen or argon, or a vacuum atmosphere for the purpose of preventing the oxidation of ⁇ -sialon.
- the phosphor plate of the present embodiment is obtained.
- the surface of the plate-shaped composite in the obtained phosphor plate may be subjected to known surface treatments such as polishing treatment, plasma treatment and surface coating treatment as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- the light emitting device of this embodiment will be described.
- the light emitting device of the present embodiment includes a group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device (light emitting element 20) and the above-mentioned phosphor plate 10 provided on one surface of the group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device.
- the group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes, for example, an n layer, a light emitting layer, and a p layer composed of a group III nitride semiconductor such as an AlGaN, GaN, or InAlGaN-based material.
- a group III nitride semiconductor light emitting device a blue LED that emits blue light can be used.
- the phosphor plate 10 may be arranged directly on one surface of the light emitting element 20, but may be arranged via a light transmitting member or a spacer.
- the disk-shaped phosphor plate 100 (fluorescent wafer) shown in FIG. 1 may be used, but a single piece of the phosphor plate 100 is used. Can be used.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of the configuration of the phosphor plate.
- the thickness of the phosphor plate 100 shown in FIG. 1 may be, for example, 100 ⁇ m or more and 1 mm or less.
- the thickness of the phosphor plate 100 can be appropriately adjusted by grinding or the like after being obtained in the above manufacturing process.
- the disk-shaped phosphor plate 100 is excellent in durability and transportability because the occurrence of chipping and cracking at the corners is suppressed as compared with the case of the square shape.
- FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) An example of the above semiconductor device is shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).
- FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the flip-chip type light emitting device 110
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of the wire bonding type light emitting device 120.
- the light emitting device 110 of FIG. 2A has a substrate 30, a light emitting element 20 electrically connected to the substrate 30 via a solder 40 (die bond material), and fluorescence provided on the light emitting surface of the light emitting element 20. It comprises a body plate 10.
- the flip-chip type light emitting device 110 may have either a face-up type or a face-down type structure.
- the light emitting device 120 of FIG. 2B is provided on the light emitting surface of the substrate 30, the light emitting element 20 electrically connected to the substrate 30 via the bonding wire 60 and the electrode 50, and the light emitting element 20.
- the phosphor plate 10 is provided. In FIG.
- the light emitting element 20 and the phosphor plate 10 are attached by a known method, and may be attached by, for example, a silicone-based adhesive or a heat fusion method. Further, the light emitting device 110 and the light emitting device 120 may be entirely sealed with a transparent sealing material.
- the individualized phosphor plate 10 may be attached to the light emitting element 20 mounted on the substrate 30.
- a plurality of light emitting elements 20 may be attached to the large-area phosphor plate 100, and then the light emitting elements 20 with the phosphor plate 10 may be individually separated by dicing.
- the large-area phosphor plate 100 may be attached to the semiconductor wafer on which the plurality of light emitting elements 20 are formed on the surface, and then the semiconductor wafer and the phosphor plate 100 may be individually separated.
- Test Example 1 As a raw material for the phosphor plate of Test Example 1, alumina powder (AHP200, manufactured by Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 6.0 m 2 / g), Ca- ⁇ sialon phosphor (Aron Bright YL-600B, Denka Co., Ltd.) The average particle size D 50 : 15 ⁇ m) was used.
- AHP200 manufactured by Nippon Light Metal Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 6.0 m 2 / g
- Ca- ⁇ sialon phosphor Aron Bright YL-600B, Denka Co., Ltd.
- the average particle size D 50 15 ⁇ m
- the hot press jig filled with this raw material mixed powder was set in a multipurpose high temperature furnace (manufactured by Fuji Dempa Kogyo Co., Ltd., High Multi 5000) with a carbon heater.
- the inside of the furnace was evacuated to 0.1 Pa or less, and the upper and lower punches were pressurized with a press pressure of 55 MPa while maintaining the reduced pressure state.
- the temperature was raised to 1600 ° C. at a rate of 5 ° C. per minute. After reaching 1600 ° C., heating was stopped, the mixture was slowly cooled to room temperature, and decompression was performed.
- the fired product having an outer diameter of 30 mm is collected, and the outer peripheral portion is ground using a surface grinder and a cylindrical grinder to obtain a disk-shaped phosphor plate having a diameter of 25 mm and the plate thickness shown in Table 1. It was.
- the BET specific surface area of the alumina powder was measured based on JIS Z 8830: 2013.
- the bulk density of the phosphor plate of Test Example 1 was measured by a method according to JIS-R1634: 1998 and found to be 3.729 g / cm 3 . Since the theoretical density of the mixture calculated from the true density of the raw materials and the compounding ratio was 3.781 g / cm 3 , the relative density of the phosphor plate of Test Example 1 was 99.9%.
- polishing the phosphor plate of Test Example 1 and performing SEM observation a state in which Ca- ⁇ sialon phosphor particles were dispersed between the alumina matrix phases was observed.
- Test Example 2 A disk having the plate thickness shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in Test Example 1 except that the alumina powder was changed to AKP-3000 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 4.5 m 2 / g). A phosphor plate in the shape was obtained.
- Test Example 3 A circle having the plate thickness shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in Test Example 1 except that the alumina powder was changed to AKP-20 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 4.3 m 2 / g). A plate-shaped phosphor plate was obtained.
- Test Example 4 A disk having the plate thickness shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in Test Example 1 except that the alumina powder was changed to AA-03 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 5.2 m 2 / g). A phosphor plate in the shape was obtained.
- Test Example 5 A disk having the plate thickness shown in Table 1 in the same manner as in Test Example 1 except that the alumina powder was changed to AKP-53 (manufactured by Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., BET specific surface area: 11.7 m 2 / g). A phosphor plate in the shape was obtained.
- Test Examples 1 to 4 were designated as Examples 1 to 4, and Test Example 5 was designated as Comparative Example 1.
- the obtained phosphor plate was evaluated based on the following evaluation items.
- Crystal structure analysis The phosphor plates of Examples 1 to 4 are pulverized in a mortar to prepare a powdery sample, and the diffraction pattern in the obtained sample is measured using an X-ray diffractometer (product name: UltraIV, manufactured by Rigaku). As a result, it was confirmed that the alumina sintered body had a crystal phase. It was found that this crystal phase contained ⁇ -alumina and Ca- ⁇ -sialon phosphor as the main phase, and a small amount of ⁇ -alumina was mixed.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an apparatus (LED package 130) for measuring the emission spectrum of the phosphor plate 100.
- an aluminum substrate (substrate 30) on which the phosphor plates 100 and recesses 70 of each Example / Comparative Example were formed was prepared.
- the diameter ⁇ of the bottom surface of the recess 70 was 13.5 mm, and the diameter ⁇ of the opening of the recess 70 was 16 mm.
- a blue LED (light emitting element 20) was mounted as a blue light emitting light source inside the recess 70 of the substrate 30.
- a circular phosphor plate 100 is installed above the blue LED so as to close the opening of the recess 70 of the substrate 30, and the device shown in FIG. 3 (chip-on-board type (COB type) LED package 130). was produced.
- Fluorescent plate 20 Light emitting element 30 Substrate 40 Solder 50 Electrode 60 Bonding wire 70 Recess 100 Fluorescent plate 100 Light emitting device 120 Light emitting device 130 LED package
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このような知見に基づきさらに鋭意研究したところ、指標として、455nmの吸収率をA455(%)とし、700nmの吸収率をA700(%)とし、当該蛍光体プレートの厚みをT(mm)としたときの(A700/A455)/Tを採用することで、非発光吸収の程度を安定的に評価でき、その指標を適切な範囲内とすることによって、蛍光体プレートの蛍光強度を向上できることを見出し、本発明を完成するに至った。
母材と、前記母材中に分散した蛍光体とを含む板状の複合体を備える蛍光体プレートであって、
当該蛍光体プレートについて、波長300nm~700nmの光の吸収スペクトルを測定したときの、
455nmの吸収率をA455(%)とし、700nmの吸収率をA700(%)とし、当該蛍光体プレートの厚みをT(mm)としたとき、
(A700/A455)/Tが、0.01以上1.00以下を満たす、
蛍光体プレートが提供される。
III族窒化物半導体発光素子と、
前記III族窒化物半導体発光素子の一面上に設けられた上記の蛍光体プレートと、
を備える、発光装置が提供される。
このような蛍光体プレートは、照射された青色光を橙色光に変換して発光する波長変換体として機能し得る。
ここで、蛍光体プレートについて、波長300nm~700nmの光の吸収スペクトルを測定したとき、455nmの吸収率をA455(%)とし、700nmの吸収率をA700(%)とし、当該蛍光体プレートの厚みをT(mm)とする。
A700は、蛍光体プレートの光吸収のうち蛍光体プレートの発光に寄与しない非発光吸収の代表値を表す。
一方、(A700/A455)/Tの下限は、特に限定されないが、0.01以上としてもよい。
詳細なメカニズムは定かではないが、蛍光体プレートの黒色化を抑制することなどによって、非発光吸収を低減できる、と考えられる。
(M)m(1-x)/p(Eu)mx/2(Si)12-(m+n)(Al)m+n(O)n(N)16-n ・・一般式(1)
これに対して、α型サイアロン蛍光体とアルミナとの屈折率差は適度に大きく、青色光の散乱を促し、低い蛍光体含有率で効率良く青色光の透過を抑制でき、輝度が高い橙色を発光できる、と考えられる。
各成分の屈折率の代表値として、α型サイアロン蛍光体:約2.0、YAG蛍光体:約1.8、Al2O3:約1.7、SiO2:約1.4が知られている。
加熱工程で構成成分の一部が液相を形成し、この液相に物質が移動することにより、α型サイアロン固溶体が生成する。合成後のα型サイアロン蛍光体は複数の等軸状の一次粒子が焼結して塊状の二次粒子を形成する。
本実施形態における一次粒子とは、粒子内の結晶方位が同一であり、単独で存在することができる最小粒子をいう。
α型サイアロン蛍光体の平均粒子径を5μm以上とすることにより、複合体の透明性をより高めることができる。一方、α型サイアロン蛍光体の平均粒子径を40μm以下とすることにより、ダイサー等で蛍光体プレートを切断加工する際に、チッピングが生じることを抑制することができる。
蛍光体およびアルミナの含有量は、α型サイアロン蛍光体およびアルミナの含有量の上記上限、上記下限と同様の範囲内であってもよい。
得られた蛍光体プレート中の板状の複合体の表面は、本発明の効果を損なわない範囲において研磨処理、プラズマ処理や表面コート処理等の公知の表面処理などが施されてもよい。
蛍光体プレート10は、発光素子20の一面上に直接配置されてもよいが、光透過性部材またはスペーサーを介して配置され得る。
図1は、蛍光体プレートの構成の一例を示す模式図である。図1に示す蛍光体プレート100の厚みとしては、例えば、100μm以上1mm以下としてもよい。蛍光体プレート100の厚みは、上記の製造工程で得られた後、研削などにより、適当に調整され得る。
なお、円板形状の蛍光体プレート100は、四角形状の場合と比べて、角部における欠けや割れの発生が抑制されるため、耐久性や搬送性に優れる。
また、図2(b)の発光装置120は、基板30と、ボンディングワイヤ60および電極50を介して基板30と電気的に接続された発光素子20と、発光素子20の発光面上に設けられた蛍光体プレート10と、を備える。
図2中、発光素子20と蛍光体プレート10とは、公知の方法で貼り付けられており、例えば、シリコーン系接着剤や熱融着等の方法で貼り合わされてもよい。
また、発光装置110、発光装置120は、全体を透明封止材で封止されていてもよい。
(試験例1)
試験例1の蛍光体プレートの原料として、アルミナ粉末(AHP200、日本軽金属株式会社製、BET比表面積:6.0m2/g)、Ca-αサイアロン蛍光体(アロンブライトYL-600B、デンカ株式会社製、平均粒径D50:15μm)を用いた。
試験例1の蛍光体プレートのかさ密度をJIS-R1634:1998に準拠した方法により測定したところ、3.729g/cm3であった。原料の真密度と配合比から算出した混合物の理論密度が3.781g/cm3であるので、試験例1の蛍光体プレートの相対密度は99.9%であった。
試験例1の蛍光体プレートを研磨してSEM観察を実施した結果、アルミナマトリックス相の間にCa-αサイアロン蛍光体粒子が分散した状態が観察された。
アルミナ粉末を、AKP-3000(住友化学株式会社製、BET比表面積:4.5m2/g)に変更した以外は、試験例1と同様にして、表1に記載のプレート厚みを有する円板状の蛍光体プレートを得た。
アルミナ粉末を、AKP-20(住友化学株式会社社製、BET比表面積:4.3m2/g)に変更した以外は、試験例1と同様にして、表1に記載のプレート厚みを有する円板状の蛍光体プレートを得た。
アルミナ粉末を、AA-03(住友化学株式会社製、BET比表面積:5.2m2/g)に変更した以外は、試験例1と同様にして、表1に記載のプレート厚みを有する円板状の蛍光体プレートを得た。
アルミナ粉末を、AKP-53(住友化学株式会社製、BET比表面積:11.7m2/g)に変更した以外は、試験例1と同様にして、表1に記載のプレート厚みを有する円板状の蛍光体プレートを得た。
各試験例で得られた蛍光体プレートについて、455nmおよび700nmにおける吸収率を反射蛍光・透過蛍光を独立に評価するシステムを有する量子効率測定装置(QE-2100HMB大塚電子株式会社製)を用いて測定した。また、455nmの吸収率をA455(%)とし、700nmの吸収率をA700(%)とし、蛍光体プレートの厚みをT(mm)としたとき、(A700/A455)/Tを算出した。結果を表1に示す。
実施例1~4の蛍光体プレートを乳鉢で粉砕して粉末状のサンプルを作成し、X線回折装置(製品名:UltimaIV、リガク社製)を用いて、得られたサンプルにおける回折パターンを測定した結果、アルミナ焼結体に結晶相が存在することを確認した。この結晶相には、主相としてαアルミナおよびCa-αサイアロン蛍光体が含まれており、僅かにγアルミナが混在していることが分かった。
各実施例・比較例で得られた蛍光体プレートについて、以下の手順に従って蛍光強度を測定した。
蛍光体プレートの光学特性は、チップオンボード型(COB型)のLEDパッケージ130を用いて測定した。図3は、蛍光体プレート100の発光スペクトルを測定するための装置(LEDパッケージ130)の概略図である。
まず、各実施例・比較例の蛍光体プレート100、凹部70が形成されたアルミ基板(基板30)を用意した。凹部70の底面の径φを13.5mmとし、凹部70の開口部の径φを16mmとした。
次いで、基板30の凹部70の内部に、青色発光光源として青色LED(発光素子20)を実装した。
その後、基板30の凹部70の開口部を塞ぐように、青色LEDの上部に円形状の蛍光体プレート100を設置し、図3に示す装置(チップオンボード型(COB型)のLEDパッケージ130)を作製した。
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- 母材と、前記母材中に分散した蛍光体とを含む板状の複合体を備える蛍光体プレートであって、
当該蛍光体プレートについて、波長300nm~700nmの光の吸収スペクトルを測定したときの、
455nmの吸収率をA455(%)とし、700nmの吸収率をA700(%)とし、当該蛍光体プレートの厚みをT(mm)としたとき、
(A700/A455)/Tが、0.01以上1.00以下を満たす、
蛍光体プレート。 - 請求項1に記載の蛍光体プレートであって、
前記蛍光体の含有量は、前記複合体全体中、5Vol%以上60Vol%以下である、蛍光体プレート。 - 請求項1または2に記載の蛍光体プレートであって、
前記母材の主成分がアルミナであり、前記蛍光体がα型サイアロン蛍光体を含む、蛍光体プレート。 - 請求項3に記載の蛍光体プレートであって、
前記α型サイアロン蛍光体および前記アルミナの含有量の合計値は、前記複合体全体中、95Vol%以上100Vol%以下である、蛍光体プレート。 - 請求項1~4のいずれか一項に記載の蛍光体プレートであって、
当該蛍光体プレートの熱伝導率が、10W/m・K以上40W/m・K以下である、蛍光体プレート。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか一項に記載の蛍光体プレートであって、
照射された青色光を橙色光に変換して発光する波長変換体として用いる、蛍光体プレート。 - III族窒化物半導体発光素子と、
前記III族窒化物半導体発光素子の一面上に設けられた請求項1~6のいずれか一項に記載の蛍光体プレートと、
を備える、発光装置。
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