GARNET-TYPE FLUORESCENT POWDER, PREPARATION METHOD AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE FLUORESCENT POWDER

Abstract
The application relates to fluorescent powder which has a garnet structure and can be effectively excited by ultraviolet light or blue light, a method for preparing the fluorescent powder, and a light emitting device, an image display device and an illumination device comprising the fluorescent powder. A chemical formula of the fluorescent powder is expressed as: (M1a-xM2x)ZrbM3cOd, where M1 is one or two elements selected from Sr, Ca, La, Y, Lu and Gd, Ca or Sr being necessary; M2 is one or two elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Tb and Dy, Ce being necessary; M3 is at least one element selected from Ga, Si, and Ge, Ga being necessary; and 2.8≦a≦3.2, 1.9≦b≦2.1, 2.8≦c≦3.2, 11.8≦d≦12.2, and 0.002≦x≦0.6.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD

The application relates to the field of inorganic Light Emitting Diode (LED) luminous materials, particularly to a fluorescent powder, and more particularly to a fluorescent powder having a garnet structure. The fluorescent powder is effectively excitable by ultraviolet light or blue light to emit visible light. The application also relates to a method for preparing the fluorescent powder, and a light emitting device, an image display device and an illumination device comprising the fluorescent powder.


BACKGROUND

An LED has the advantages of high light emitting efficiency, low power consumption, long life, low pollution, small size, high operation reaction speed and the like, and is widely applied to the fields of illumination, display and the like, wherein YAG:Ce3+ (Y3Al5O12:Ce3+) yellow powder matches a blue-light LED chip to achieve white light, has the characteristics of high efficiency, low cost, simple manufacture and the like, and is thus widely adopted. An important reason lies in YAG yellow powder having a garnet structure has extremely stable physical and chemical properties and incomparable high light efficiency. Thus, the research and development of fluorescent powder having a garnet structure will always be the research hot focus at home and abroad. Particularly, a Ce3+ ion having a d-f transition serves as an activating agent, and an excitation spectrum presented thereby in the garnet structure has very strong excitation peaks in an ultraviolet area and a blue-light area separately, and can well match ultraviolet, near-ultraviolet or blue-light chips.


The synthetic temperature of a garnet structure compound such as YAG (and YAG doped with Ga, La, Lu, Gd and other elements) and Ca3Sc2Si3O12 is usually more than 1,500° C. Reduction of the synthetic temperature can reduce the cost, and the effects of energy conservation and emission reduction are obvious. Therefore, searching for garnet-type fluorescent powder capable of being synthesized at a low temperature plays an important role in promoting energy conservation and emission reduction and improving the level of ecological civilization.


The general formula of the garnet structure is A3B2(XO4)3, where A, B and X usually refer to octa-coordination, hexa-coordination, and tetra-coordination; and B and an adjacent atom O form an octahedron usually, and X and the adjacent atom O form a tetrahedron usually. B-site elements of a garnet structure compound doped with rare-earth elements and taken as fluorescent powder are classified, and there are divalent metal elements (such as a non-patent document 1, Mg in Lu2CaMg2(Si,Ge)3O12), trivalent metal elements (such as the patent document 1, Al in YAG; a patent document 2, Sc in Ca3Sc2Si3O12), and pentavalent metal elements (such as a patent document 3, Ta in Li5La2Ta2O12), usually; and the B-site elements are compounds Ca2LaZr2Ga3O12 of a tetravalent metal element Zr (such as the non-patent document 2), and solid solution of rare-earth elements as fluorescent powder is not reported yet. In addition, on the basis of this series of garnet structure compounds, Ga is partially replaced with tetravalent metal elements, such that the usage of Ga and the usage of lanthanide elements may be reduced to obtain new compounds such as Ca3Zr2Ga2SiO12, Ca3Zr2Ga2GeO12 and the like, and the synthetic temperatures of this series of compounds and the new compounds obtained by doping with the rare-earth elements are within 1,400° C.


In the conventional, a minority of Zr-comprising garnet structure compounds exists. According to crystallography sites occupied by Zr, these compounds are mainly divided into three classes:

    • the first class is representative of Ca3Sc2Si3O12 in a patent document 3, wherein Zr serving as a small number of doped elements partially replaces Si, Ge and other elements located in the site X;
    • the second class is that Zr occupies the site B, for example, Ca—Zr in patent documents 4 and 5 replace (Y/La/Lu) and Al in (Y/La/Lu)3Al5O12 respectively, and Zr—Mg replace Al—Al in (Y/La/Lu)3Al5O12; and
    • the third class is that a small number of Zr serving as a charge compensating agent occupies the site A, and for example, in a patent document 6, Zr4+ or Hf4+ is adopted to serve as a charge compensating agent replaced with a small number of elements.
  • Non-patent document 1: Anant A. Setlur, William J. Heward, Yan Gao, Alok M. Srivastava, R. Gopi Chandran, and Madras V. Shankar, Chem. Mater., 2006, 18(14):3314-3322;
  • Non-patent document 2: S. Geller, Materials Research Bulletin, 1972, 7(11):1219-1224;
  • Patent document 1: U.S. Pat. No. 5,998,925B;
  • Patent document 2: U.S. Pat. No. 7,189,340B;
  • Patent document 3: CN 103509555 A;
  • Patent document 4: CN 103703102 A;
  • Patent document 5: CN 101760197 A; and
  • Patent document 6: CN 101323784 A.


SUMMARY

The application is intended to provide a fluorescent powder which can be effectively excited by ultraviolet light or blue light to emit light, a preparation method therefor, and a light emitting device, an image display device and an illumination device comprising the fluorescent powder.


To this end, the application adopts the technical solution as follows.


The application provides a fluorescent powder and the fluorescent powder has a garnet crystal structure. A chemical formula thereof is expressed as: (M1a-xM2x)ZrbM3cOd, wherein M1 is one or two elements selected from Sr, Ca, La, Y, Lu and Gd, Ca or Sr being necessary; M2 is one or two elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Tb and Dy, Ce being necessary; and M3 is at least one element selected from Ga, Si, and Ge, Ga being necessary. 2.8≦a≦3.2, 1.9≦b≦2.1, 2.8≦c≦3.2, 11.8≦d≦12.2, and 0.002≦x≦0.6. Furthermore, 2.9≦a≦3.1, 1.9≦b≦2.0, 2.9≦c≦3.1, 11.9≦d≦12.1, and 0.02≦x≦0.4, preferably. Furthermore, a=3.0, b=2.0, c=3.0, and d=12.0, preferably.


The garnet structure refers to a crystal structure which belongs to a cubic system and has an Ia-3d space group, the general formula thereof is A3B2(XO4)3, where A, B and X usually refer to octa-coordination, hexa-coordination, and tetra-coordination; and B and an adjacent atom O form an octahedron usually, and X and the adjacent atom O form a tetrahedron usually. In the fluorescent powder, M1 and M2 occupy the site A, Zr occupies the site B of the hexa-coordination, M3 occupies the site X, and it may be proved by refinement of an X-powder ray diffraction pattern (it is illustrated with refinement of an X-powder ray diffraction pattern of (Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12, the refinement range is 10°≦2θ≦100°, a target material used by a diffractometer is a Co target, λ=0.178892 nm, and an initial model adopted for refinement is a typical garnet structure compound Y3Al5O12; a refinement result is that a crystal system, a space group, crystal cell parameters and refinement residual factors are shown in Table 1; structural information such as atom coordinates, site occupancy ratios and temperature factors are shown in Table 2; a data fitting chart is shown in FIG. 7).









TABLE 1





Crystal system, space group, crystal cell parameters and


refinement residual factors of (Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12


















Molecular formula
(Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12



Crystal system
Cubic system



Space group
Ia-3d







Crystal cell parameters:










a = b = c (Å)
12.6316(3)



α = β = γ (deg)
90



V (Å3)
2015.48(0)



Z
8







Residual factors:










Rp (%)
8.32



Rwp (%)
11.6



x2
3.18

















TABLE 2







Structural information such as atom coordinates, site occupancy


ratios and temperature factors of (Ca2Y0.94, Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12












Site




Atom position
occupancy
Temperature













Atom
Site
x
y
z
ratio
factor
















Ca
24c
0.12500
0.00000
0.25000
0.16667
0.16903


Ce
24
0.12500
0.00000
0.25000
0.00500
0.16903


Y
24c
0.12500
0.00000
0.25000
0.07833
0.16903


Zr
16a
0.00000
0.00000
0.00000
0.16667
0.01778


Ga
24d
0.37500
0.00000
0.25000
0.25000
0.13025


O
96h
0.97016
0.05468
0.15353
1.00000
0.11939









In the fluorescent powder, Zr independently occupies the site B of the hexa-coordination, which is intended to obtain an emission wavelength shorter than YAG. Because the ion radius (0.72 Å) of Zr4+ is larger than the ion radius (0.535 Å) of Al3+, doping of the site B with a large-radius ion causes crystal cell volume expansion, and can weaken the crystal field where Ce3+ is placed, thereby reducing the 5d energy level splitting degree and realizing short-wavelength emission. Moreover, B is Zr independently, the ion radius difference of the site B can be reduced, and the lattice stress is reduced, such that the garnet structure is more stable.


The above structure refinement result shows that in the fluorescent powder of the application, Zr occupies the site B in the garnet structure. Therefore, the application eliminates relevancy to patent documents 3 and 6. The main difference between a patent document 5 and the application lies in that: Zr and an equal number of Mg or Zn are introduced to the site B at the same time in the patent document 5, and the site A only comprises trivalent rare-earth elements; however, the site B in the application only has Zr, and the site A must comprise bivalent alkaline-earth metal elements. In addition, the main difference between a patent document 4 and the application lies in that: the patent document 4 must comprise Al, and the synthetic temperature is higher than 1,500° C.; however, the application does not comprise Al but must comprise Ga, the synthetic temperature is lower than 1,400° C., and the application further includes: introducing bivalent metal elements (such as Ca and Sr) and tetravalent metal elements (such as Si and Ge) to the sites A and X respectively to further reduce the usage of rare-earth elements in the site A.


In the fluorescent powder, an atom number ratio m of (Ca+Sr) to M1 is: 2/3≦m≦1. Setting of this range is intended to reduce the usage of rare-earth elements and meet molecular charge balance.


In the fluorescent powder, an atom number ratio n of Ce to M2 is: 0.8≦n≦1. Setting of this range is intended to emphasize a principal role of Ce3+ as an activating agent, so as to obtain fluorescent powder having excellent light emitting performance.


In the fluorescent powder, an atom number ratio k of Ga to M3 is: 2/3≦k≦1. Setting of this range is intended to stabilize a garnet phase. Since the ion radius and charge differences of Si, Ge and Ga are large, Ga is controlled to exceed 2/3, and fluorescent powder having a stable garnet structure can be obtained.


In the fluorescent powder, Si and Ge are introduced into M3 to be capable of replacing part of Ga and reducing the usage of rare-earth elements in M1, but the introduction amount does not exceed ⅓ of the total number of M3 atoms, which plays a role in enhancing ultraviolet and near-ultraviolet excitation and realizing the continuous adjustability of emission wavelengths.


In a word, setting of the ranges contributes to obtaining a stable garnet structure phase and fluorescent powder having excellent light emitting performance.


Preferably, in the fluorescent powder having a garnet structure of the application, M1 comprises Ca or Sr preferably. The preference solution may reduce the size difference of ions in the same site, thereby reducing the lattice stress, and contributing to stabilization of the garnet structure.


More preferably, in the fluorescent powder having a garnet structure of the application, M1 in the fluorescent powder comprises Ca preferably. Since the radius of Ca ions and rare-earth ions are close and well match a light emitting centre M2, and a fluorescent powder having a stable structure and better light emitting performance can be obtained favourably.


In the fluorescent powder, parameters a, b, c and d are preferred as: a:b:c:d=3:2:3:12. Preference of the parameters in such ratio contributes to stabilization of a garnet phase and completeness of crystallization.


A preparation method for the fluorescent powder may include the steps as follows.

    • (1) serving compounds corresponding to M1, M2, M3 and Zr as raw materials and egrounding and unifromly mixing the compounds;
    • (2) roasting a mixture obtained in Step (1) in a reducing atmosphere at high temperatures; and
    • (3) after-treating a roasted product obtained in Step (2), and the fluorescent powder is obtained.


In Step (1), the compounds corresponding to the raw materials M1, M2, M3 and Zr includes oxides, carbonates, oxalates and nitrates.


In Step (2), high-temperature roasting is performed for one or several times, the roasting temperature ranges from 1,100° C. to 1400° C. at each time, and roasting lasts for 0.5 h to 20 h at each time.


In Step (3), after-treatment includes crushing, grinding or/and classifying.


In a word, the fluorescent powder involved in the application has excellent light emitting performance, and can realize emission from blue light to yellow-green light wave bands under the excitation of ultraviolet, near-ultraviolet and short-wavelength blue light by adjusting matrix components.


In addition, the application also provides a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a light source and fluorescent powder, and at least one kind of fluorescent powder may be selected from the abovementioned fluorescent powder and the fluorescent powder prepared using the abovementioned preparation method.


Finally, the application also provides an image display device and an illumination device, wherein the image display device and the illumination device include the abovementioned light emitting device.


The application has the advantages as follows:

    • The fluorescent powder involved in the application has a wide effective excitation range, is suitable for being excited by ultraviolet, near-ultraviolet and short-wavelength blue light, and is high in applicability.
    • The fluorescent powder involved in the application can emit blue light-yellow green light under the excitation of ultraviolet, near-ultraviolet and short-wavelength blue light, and is high in light emitting efficiency.
    • The fluorescent powder of the application has a garnet structure, and the physical and chemical properties are very stable.
    • The synthetic temperature of the fluorescent powder involved in the application is low, the preparation process is simple, special reaction equipment is not needed, and industrialized production is convenient.





BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings of the specification, forming a part of the application, are intended to provide further understanding of the application. The schematic embodiments and illustrations of the application are intended to explain the application, and do not form improper limits to the application. In the drawings:



FIG. 1 is an X-powder diffraction diagram of (Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12;



FIG. 2 is an excitation spectrum diagram of (Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12;



FIG. 3 is an emission spectrum diagram of (Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12;



FIG. 4 is an X-powder diffraction diagram of (Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12;



FIG. 5 is an excitation spectrum diagram of (Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12;



FIG. 6 is an emission spectrum diagram of (Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12; and



FIG. 7 is an X-powder diffraction refinement pattern of (Ca2Y0.94, Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12.





DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The following further illustrations of the embodiments for fluorescent powder of the application and a preparation method thereof will contribute to further understanding of the application. A protective range of the application is not limited by these embodiments, and the protective range thereof is decided by the claims.


Comparing Sample


0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.05 ml of La2O3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2 and 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2La)Zr2Ga3O12. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 4 h at the temperature of 1,350° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain a compound having a composition: (Ca2La)Zr2Ga3O12. A sample is extracted for spectrum test, an emission spectrum being not seen under the excitation of ultraviolet and blue-light areas. The relative luminous intensity under the excitation of 420 nm is 0, as shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 1

0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.048 ml of La2O3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.004 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 4 h at the temperature of 1,350° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12. An X-powder diffraction diagram (Co target, λ=0.178892 nm) thereof is shown in FIG. 1. An excitation spectrum (515 nm monitoring) and an emission spectrum (420 nm excitation) thereof are shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3. From the drawings, it can be obtained that an excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 515 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 2

0.291 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.1 mol of GeO2, 0.1 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.006 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 8 h at the temperature of 1,320° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12. An X-powder diffraction diagram (Co target, λ=0.178892 nm) thereof is shown in FIG. 4. An excitation spectrum (475 nm monitoring) and an emission spectrum (420 nm excitation) thereof are shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6. From the drawings, it can be obtained that an excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 440 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 475 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 3

0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.047 mol of Y2O3, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.006 mol of Ce(NO3)3 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,360° C. in an H2/N2 mixed atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12. X-powder ray diffraction refinement fitting parameters thereof are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Fitting of a pattern is shown in FIG. 7. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 512 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 4

0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.046 mol of Lu2O3, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.008 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2Lu0.92,Ce0.08)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 4 h at the temperature of 1,100° C. in air. A roasted product is crushed and then secondarily roasted for 6 h at the sintering temperature of 1,350° C. in a CO atmosphere. A secondarily roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2Lu0.92,Ce0.08)Zr2Ga3O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 502 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 5

0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.045 mol of Gd2O3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.01 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2Gd0.9,Ce0.1)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,400° C. in an H2/N2 mixed atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2Gd0.9,Ce0.1)Zr2Ga3O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 514 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 6

0.275 mol of CaCO3, 0.01 mol of SrCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.02 mol of SiO2, 0.1 mol of Ga2O3, 0.08 mol of GeO2 and 0.01 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.75Sr0.1,Ce0.1)Zr2(Ga2Ge0.8Si0.2)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 0.5 h at the temperature of 1,200° C. in air. A primarily roasted product is crushed and then secondarily roasted for 6 h at the sintering temperature of 1,320° C. in a CO atmosphere. A secondarily roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.75Sr0.1,Ce0.1)Zr2(Ga2Ge0.8Si0.2)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 460 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 482 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 7

0.25 mol of CaCO3, 0.0225 mol of Lu2O3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.05 mol of SiO2, 0.125 mol of Ga2O3, 0.0005 mol of Eu2O3 and 0.004 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.5Lu0.45,Ce0.04Eu0.01)Zr2(Ga2.5Si0.5)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 8 h at the temperature of 1,400° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.5Lu0.45,Ce0.04Eu0.01)Zr2(Ga2.5Si0.5)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 493 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 8

0.2997 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.1 mol of SiO2, 0.1 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.0002 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.997,Ce0.002)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 4 h at the temperature of 1,380° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.997,Ce0.002)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 450 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 487 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 9

0.24 mol of CaCO3, 0.19 mol of ZrO2, 0.0375 mol of Y2O3, 0.14 mol of Ga2O3, 0.004 mol of CeO2 and 0.00017 mol of Pr6O11 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.4Y0.75,Ce0.04Pr0.01)Zr1.9Ga2.8O11.8 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, carbon powder is added, and an obtained mixture is roasted for 15 h at the temperature of 1,350° C. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.4Y0.75,Ce0.04Pr0.01)Zr1.9Ga2.8O11.8. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 510 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 10

0.2 mol of SrCO3, 0.035 mol of Gd2O3, 0.21 mol of ZrO2, 0.16 mol of Ga2O3, 0.008 mol of CeO2 and 0.001 mol of Dy2O3 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Sr2Gd0.7,Ce0.08Dy0.02)Zr2.1Ga3.2O12.2 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 20 h at the temperature of 1,400° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Sr2Gd0.7,Ce0.08Dy0.02)Zr2.1Ga3.2O12.2. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 526 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 11

0.294 mol of SrCO3, 0.1 mol of SiO2, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.1 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.004 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Sr2.94,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,300° C. in air. A roasted product is crushed and then secondarily roasted for 10 h at the sintering temperature of 1,400° C. in a CO/N2 atmosphere. A secondarily roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Sr2.94,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 494 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 12

0.2 mol of SrCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.0475 mol of La2O3, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.005 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Sr2La0.95,Ce0.05)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,200° C. in air. A roasted product is crushed and then secondarily roasted for 2 h at the sintering temperature of 1,370° C. in an H2/N2 atmosphere. A secondarily roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Sr2La0.95,Ce0.005)Zr2Ga3O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 535 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 13

0.2 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.02 mol of Y2O3, 0.15 mol of Ga2O3, 0.05 mol of CeO2 and 0.0025 mol of Tb4O7 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2Y0.4,Ce0.5Tb0.1)Zr2Ga3O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 4 h at the temperature of 1,350° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2Y0.4,Ce0.5Tb0.1)Zr2Ga3O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 450 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 542 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 14

0.28 mol of CaCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.08 mol of SiO2, 0.008 mol of Gd2O3, 0.11 mol of Ga2O3 and 0.004 mol of CeO2 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Ca2.8Gd0.16,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2.2Si0.8)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,320° C. in a CO atmosphere. A roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Ca2.8Gd0.16,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2.2Si0.8)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 450 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 492 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 15

0.22 mol of SrCO3, 0.2 mol of ZrO2, 0.02 mol of SiO2, 0.0365 mol of La2O3, 0.14 mol of Ga2O3, 0.005 mol of CeO2 and 0.001 mol of Sm2O3 are weighed according to a chemical formula (Sr2.2La0.73,Ce0.05Sm0.02)Zr2(Ga2.8Si0.2)O12 of fluorescent powder. After these raw materials are fully ground and uniformly mixed, an obtained mixture is roasted for 6 h at the temperature of 1,200° C. in air. A roasted product is crushed and then secondarily roasted for 2 h at the sintering temperature of 1,380° C. in an H2/N2 atmosphere. A secondarily roasted product is after-treated, including crushing, classifying, washing, drying, sieving and the like to obtain fluorescent powder having a composition: (Sr2.2La0.73,Ce0.05Sm0.02)Zr2(Ga2.8Si0.2)O12. An excitation wavelength range covers 280 to 480 nm, under the 420 nm excitation, the peak wavelength of the emission spectrum is 524 nm, and the relative luminous intensity is shown in Table 3.


Embodiment 16

Green fluorescent powder obtained in Embodiment 1 and red powder of K2SiF6:Mn are scattered in resin in a ratio of 7:1, and after being mixed, the slurry is coated on a 450 nm blue-light LED chip, solidified, welded to a circuit and sealed by the resin to obtain a light emitting device emitting white light, the chromaticity coordinate being (0.3885, 0.3692), the colour rendering index being 87.2, and the correlated colour temperature being 3624K.


Embodiment 17

Blue fluorescent powder obtained in Embodiment 2, β-SiAlON:Eu green fluorescent powder and CaAlSiN3:Eu red fluorescent powder are scattered in resin in a ratio of 3:6:1, and after being mixed, the slurry is coated on a 405 nm ultraviolet LED chip, solidified, welded to a circuit and sealed by the resin to obtain a light emitting device emitting white light, the chromaticity coordinate being (0.3963, 0.3785), and the colour reproduction range being 80% NTSC.


Embodiment 18

Blue fluorescent powder obtained in Embodiment 7, green fluorescent powder obtained in Embodiment 13 and (Sr,Ca)2Si5N8:Eu red fluorescent powder are scattered in resin in a ratio of 4:7:1, and after being mixed, the slurry is coated on a 405 nm ultraviolet LED chip, solidified, welded to a circuit and sealed by the resin to obtain a light emitting device emitting white light, the chromaticity coordinate being (0.3796, 0.3589), the colour rendering index being 85.6, and the correlated colour temperature being 4230K.









TABLE 3







Chemical formulae of comparing example and Embodiments 1-15, and


emission main peak position and relative luminous intensity under 420 nm excitation


(the luminous intensity of Ca2La0.96Zr2Ga3O12:Ce0.04 is selected to be 100% under the


420 nm excitation)












Emission
Relative




main peak
luminous



Chemical formula of fluorescent
position
intensity


Serial number
powder
(nm)
(%)













Comparing
(Ca2La)Zr2Ga3O12
Null
0


example


Embodiment 1
(Ca2La0.96,Ce0.04)Zr2Ga3O12
515
100


Embodiment 2
(Ca2.91,Ce0.06)Zr2(Ga2Ge)O12
475
112


Embodiment 3
(Ca2Y0.94,Ce0.06)Zr2Ga3O12
512
105


Embodiment 4
(Ca2Lu0.92,Ce0.08)Zr2Ga3O12
502
101


Embodiment 5
(Ca2Gd0.9,Ce0.1)Zr2Ga3O12
514
102


Embodiment 6
(Ca2.75Sr0.1,Ce0.1)Zr2(Ga2Ge0.8Si0.2)O12
482
95


Embodiment 7
(Ca2.5Lu0.45,Ce0.04Eu0.01)Zr2(Ga2.5Si0.5)O12
493
107


Embodiment 8
(Ca2.997,Ce0.002)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12
487
98


Embodiment 9
(Ca2.4Y0.75,Ce0.04Pr0.01)Zr1.9Ga2.8O11.8
510
102


Embodiment 10
(Sr2Gd0.7,Ce0.08Dy0.02)Zr2.1Ga3.2O12.2
526
96


Embodiment 11
(Sr2.94,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2Si)O12
494
103


Embodiment 12
(Sr2La0.95,Ce0.05)Zr2Ga3O12
535
96


Embodiment 13
(Ca2Y0.4,Ce0.5Tb0.1)Zr2Ga3O12.
542
106


Embodiment 14
(Ca2.8Gd0.16,Ce0.04)Zr2(Ga2.2Si0.8)O12
492
102


Embodiment 15
(Sr2.2La0.73,Ce0.05Sm0.02)Zr2(Ga2.8Si0.2)O12
524
97








Claims
  • 1-14. (canceled)
  • 15. A fluorescent powder, wherein the fluorescent powder has a garnet crystal structure, and a chemical formula of the fluorescent powder is expressed as: (M1a-xM2x)ZrbM3cOd, wherein M1 is one or two elements selected from Sr, Ca, La, Y, Lu and Gd, Ca or Sr being necessary; M2 is one or two elements selected from Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Tb and Dy, Ce being necessary; M3 is at least one element selected from Ga, Si, and Ge, Ga being necessary; and 2.8≦a≦3.2, 1.9≦b≦2.1, 2.8≦c≦3.2, 11.8≦d≦12.2, and 0.002≦x≦0.6.
  • 16. The fluorescent powder according to claim 15, wherein an atom number ratio m of (Ca+Sr) to M1 is: 2/3≦m≦1.
  • 17. The fluorescent powder according to claim 15, wherein an atom number ratio n of Ce to M2 is: 0.8≦n≦1.
  • 18. The fluorescent powder according to claim 17, wherein an atom number ratio k of Ga to M3 is: 2/3≦k≦1.
  • 19. The fluorescent powder according to claim 15, wherein M1 in the fluorescent powder comprises Ca.
  • 20. The fluorescent powder according to claim 15, wherein a:b:c:d is 3:2:3:12.
  • 21. The fluorescent powder according to claim 15, wherein when M1 comprises Ca, an atom number ratio m of Ca to M1 is: 2/3≦m≦1; andwhen M1 comprises Sr and does not comprise Ca, an atom number ratio m of Sr to M1 is: 2/3≦m≦1.
  • 22. A method for preparing the fluorescent powder according to claim 15, comprising the following steps: (1) serving compounds corresponding to M1, M2, M3 and Zr as raw materials and egrounding and unifromly mixing the compounds;(2) roasting a mixture obtained in Step (1) in a reducing atmosphere at high temperatures; and(3) after-treating a roasted product obtained in Step (2), and the fluorescent powder is obtained.
  • 23. The method according to claim 22, wherein in Step (1), the compounds corresponding to M1, M2, M3 and Zr comprise oxides, carbonates, oxalates and nitrates.
  • 24. The method according to claim 22, wherein in Step (2), the roasting is performed for one or several times, temperatures of the roasting range from 1,100° C.˜1,400° C. at each time, and the roasting lasts for 0.5 h to 20 h at each time.
  • 25. The method according to claim 24, wherein in Step (3), the after-treating comprises crushing, grinding or/and classifying.
  • 26. A light emitting device, comprising a light source and fluorescent powder, wherein at least one kind of fluorescent powder is selected from the fluorescent powder according to claim 15.
  • 27. The fluorescent powder according to claim 16, wherein an atom number ratio n of Ce to M2 is: 0.8≦n≦1.
  • 28. The method according to claim 23, wherein in Step (2), the roasting is performed for one or several times, temperatures of the roasting range from 1,100° C.˜1,400° C. at each time, and the roasting lasts for 0.5 h to 20 h at each time.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
201410546588.0 Oct 2014 CN national
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a United States national phase patent application based on PCT/CN2015/085962 filed Aug. 3, 2015, which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201410546588.0 filed Oct. 15, 2014, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind
PCT/CN2015/085962 8/3/2015 WO 00