Deep red phosphor for general illumination applications

摘要

A light emitting device including a UV semiconductor light source and a phosphor blend including a blue emitting phosphor, a green emitting phosphor and a deep red emitting phosphor comprising (Ba,Sr,Ca)3MgxSi2O8:Eu<2+>, wherein 1<=x<=2. Also disclosed is a phosphor blend comprising a blue emitting phosphor, a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor comprising (Ba,Sr,Ca)3MgxSi2O8:Eu<2>.