SUPERTETRAHEDRON PHOSPHOR FOR SOLID-STATE LIGHTING

摘要

The invention provides a lighting unit (100) comprising a light source (10), configured to generate light source light (11) and a luminescent material (20), configured to convert at least part of the light source light (11) into luminescent material light (51), wherein the luminescent material (20) comprises a phosphor (40), wherein this phosphor comprises an alkaline earth aluminum nitride based material having a cubic crystal structure with T5 supertetrahedra, wherein the T5 supertetrahedra comprise at least Al and N, and wherein the alkaline earth aluminum nitride based material further comprises a luminescent lanthanide incorporated therein.