A light emitting device includes a Chip Scale Packaged (CSP) LED, the CSP LED including an LED chip that generates blue excitation light; and a photoluminescence layer that covers a light emitting face of the LED chip, wherein the photoluminescence layer comprises from 75 wt % to 100 wt % of a manganese-activated fluoride photoluminescence material of the total photoluminescence material content of the layer. The device/CSP LED can further include a further photoluminescence layer that covers the first photoluminescence and that includes a photoluminescence material that generates light with a peak emission wavelength from 500 nm to 650 nm.

A device including an LED light source optically coupled to a phosphor material including a green-emitting phosphor selected from the group consisting of compositions (A1)-(A62) and combinations thereof.

Provided is a backlight unit including a light source, an encapsulation layer, and a green quantum dot film. The light source emits a blue light. The encapsulation layer encapsulates the light source. The encapsulation layer includes red phosphors and yellow phosphors. The green quantum dot film is disposed above the light source and the encapsulation layer. The blue light is transmitted through the encapsulation layer and the green quantum dot film to generate a white light. A display device including the said backlight unit is also provided.

A method of manufacturing nanoparticles of a photoluminescent material, including the successive steps of: a) forming nanometer-range particles of said photoluminescent material; b) forming a dispersion containing the particles in a non-aqueous solvent, the dispersion further containing at least one surface agent; c) placing the dispersion in an autoclave at a pressure in the range from 2 MPa to 100 MPa; and d) recovering the particles.

The invention provides alighting device (1) comprising a solid state light source (10) configured to generate light source light (11) and a converter element (100) configured to convert at least part of the light source light (11) into converter element light (101), wherein the converter element (100) comprises a polymeric host matrix element (120) hosting a particulate first luminescent material (110) of the type M.sub.2AX.sub.6 doped with tetravalent manganese, wherein M comprises an alkaline cation, wherein A comprises a tetravalent cation, and wherein X comprises a monovalent anion, at least comprising fluorine (F), wherein the particulate first luminescent material (110) is available in the polymeric host matrix element (120) with an average weight percentage x averaged over the polymeric host matrix element (120), wherein the polymeric host matrix element (120) has a first outer face (121), wherein an outer layer volume defined by at least part of the first outer face (121) and a first distance (dl) from said first outer face (121) hosts the particulate first luminescent material (110) with a first local weight percentage y averaged over the outer layer volume with a ratio of the first local weight percentage y over the averaged weight percentage x of y/x≤0.1, and wherein the first distance (dl) is at least 10 μm.

A process for preparing a Mn.sup.+4 doped phosphor of formula I
A.sub.x[MF.sub.y]:Mn.sup.+4   I
includes combining a first solution comprising a source of A and a second solution comprising H.sub.2MF.sub.6 in the presence of a source of Mn, to form the Mn.sup.+4 doped phosphor;
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 [MF.sub.y] ion; y is 5, 6 or 7; and
wherein a value of a Hammett acidity function of the first solution is at least −0.9. Particles produced by the process may have a particle size distribution with a D.sub.50 particle size of less than 10 μm.

A white LED including red phosphor, at least one blue LED chip and at least one green LED chip, wherein a red light, a blue light and a green light are mixed simultaneously to produce a white light. The red phosphor comprises a first red phosphor and a second red phosphor. The first red phosphor is made from a substance having structure formula M.sub.2AX.sub.6:Mn.sup.4+, wherein the element M is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb or Cs, the element A is selected from Ti, Si, Ge or Zr, and the element X is selected from F, Cl or Br; the ratio of the second red phosphor to the red phosphor ranges from 0.01% to 15%. Further provided is a backlight module. The adjustably colored points of a device comprising M.sub.2AX.sub.6:Mn.sup.4+ are achieved by adding a second red phosphor to the red phosphor comprising M.sub.2AX.sub.6:Mn.sup.4+.

To provide a light emitting device that is used for a display that is able to display an image having a wider color gamut. This light emitting device includes: a first light source configured to perform an operation of blinking first emission light including first blue light and first red light; and a second light source configured to perform an operation of blinking second emission light independently of the operation of blinking the first emission light by the first light source. The second emission light includes second red light and green light.

A red phosphor that has optical characteristics and durability under high-temperature and high-humidity environments, and a method for producing the same. The red phosphor includes a Mn-activated complex fluoride represented by the following general formula (1) and bismuth:

A2MF6:Mn4+  (1)

wherein A represents at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium, and M represents at least one tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, tin, titanium, zirconium and hafnium.

Provided are a chlorosilicate fluorescent material having high light emission efficiency, a method for producing the same, and a light emitting device. In certain embodiments, the chlorosilicate fluorescent material has a chemical composition comprising Ca, Eu, Mg, Si, O, and Cl, wherein when a molar ratio of Si in 1 mol of the chemical composition is set as 4, the chlorosilicate fluorescent material comprises Ca in a molar ratio range of 7.0 or more and 7.94 or less, Eu in a molar ratio range of 0.01 or more and 1.0 or less, Ca and Eu in a total molar ratio range of 7.70 or more and 7.95 or less, Mg in a molar ratio range of 0.9 or more and 1.1 or less, and Cl in a molar ratio range of more than 1.90 and 2.00 or less.