Provided is a wavelength conversion member that can easily reduce the leakage of excitation light in an ultraviolet range to the outside. A wavelength conversion member for use to convert excitation light having a wavelength of 250 to 280 nm to visible light contains a glass matrix and a phosphor dispersed in the glass matrix, and a total light transmittance of the glass matrix at a thickness of 1 mm is 0.1 to 80% at a wavelength of 250 to 280 nm.

Provided is a wavelength conversion member that can be adjusted in chromaticity readily and with high accuracy and a production method for the wavelength conversion member. A wavelength conversion member 1 having a first principal surface 1a and a second principal surface 1b opposed to each other includes a glass matrix 2 and phosphor particles 3 disposed in the glass matrix 2, wherein a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the first principal surface 1a is higher than a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in a portion 20 μm inward from the first principal surface 1a, a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the second principal surface 1b is lower than a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in a portion 20 μm inward from the second principal surface 1b, and the concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the first principal surface 1a is higher than the concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the second principal surface 1b.

Provided is a wavelength conversion member that can be adjusted in chromaticity readily and with high accuracy and a production method for the wavelength conversion member. A wavelength conversion member 1 having a first principal surface 1a and a second principal surface 1b opposed to each other includes a glass matrix 2 and phosphor particles 3 disposed in the glass matrix 2, wherein a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the first principal surface 1a is higher than a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in a portion 20 μm inward from the first principal surface 1a, a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the second principal surface 1b is lower than a concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in a portion 20 μm inward from the second principal surface 1b, and the concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the first principal surface 1a is higher than the concentration of the phosphor particles 3 in the second principal surface 1b.

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a glass device comprising the steps of: —preparing a mixture comprising: —at least two glass components, —a solvent, —at least one binder system, —optionally at least one defoamer, —blending the mixture to form a blend mixture, —grinding the blend mixture to form a grinded mixture, —casting the grinded mixture to form a layer, and —drying the layer to form a dried layer of a glass device. The present invention is further directed to a glass device, a wavelength converter and a light emitting device comprising the glass device and/or the wavelength converter.

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a glass device comprising the steps of: —preparing a mixture comprising: —at least two glass components, —a solvent, —at least one binder system, —optionally at least one defoamer, —blending the mixture to form a blend mixture, —grinding the blend mixture to form a grinded mixture, —casting the grinded mixture to form a layer, and —drying the layer to form a dried layer of a glass device. The present invention is further directed to a glass device, a wavelength converter and a light emitting device comprising the glass device and/or the wavelength converter.

The present invention relates to a divalent manganese-doped all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot glass, and constituents of the divalent manganese-doped all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot glass are as follows: B.sub.2O.sub.3: 25%-45%, SiO.sub.2: 25%-45%, MCO.sub.3: 1%-10%, Al.sub.2O.sub.3: 1%-10%, ZnO: 1%-5%, Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3: 1%-10%, PbCl.sub.2: 1%-10%, NaCl: 1%-10%, MnCl.sub.2: 1%-10%, wherein M is Ca, Sr or Ba. Preparation of the quantum dot glass is as follows: grinding each raw constituent materials and mixing well to form a mixture, melting the mixture, followed by molding, annealing and performing thermal treatment. By the thermal treatment at different temperatures, a divalent manganese-doped quantum dot glass can be obtained. The divalent manganese ions doped perovskite quantum dot glass is a kind of light-emitting material with great application prospect, for possessing good stability and rather high fluorescence quantum yield.

The present invention relates to a divalent manganese-doped all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot glass, and constituents of the divalent manganese-doped all-inorganic perovskite quantum dot glass are as follows: B.sub.2O.sub.3: 25%-45%, SiO.sub.2: 25%-45%, MCO.sub.3: 1%-10%, Al.sub.2O.sub.3: 1%-10%, ZnO: 1%-5%, Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3: 1%-10%, PbCl.sub.2: 1%-10%, NaCl: 1%-10%, MnCl.sub.2: 1%-10%, wherein M is Ca, Sr or Ba. Preparation of the quantum dot glass is as follows: grinding each raw constituent materials and mixing well to form a mixture, melting the mixture, followed by molding, annealing and performing thermal treatment. By the thermal treatment at different temperatures, a divalent manganese-doped quantum dot glass can be obtained. The divalent manganese ions doped perovskite quantum dot glass is a kind of light-emitting material with great application prospect, for possessing good stability and rather high fluorescence quantum yield.

A glass having from greater than or equal to about 0.1 mol. % to less than or equal to about 20 mol. % Ho.sub.2O.sub.3, and one or more chromophores selected from V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Se, Pr, Nd, Er, Yb, and combinations thereof. The amount of Ho.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %) is greater than or equal to 0.7 (CeO.sub.2 (mol. %)+Pr.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %)+Er.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %)). The glass can include one or more fluorescent ions selected from Cu, Sn, Ce, Eu, Tb, Tm, and combinations thereof in addition to, or in place of the chromophores. The glass can also include multiple fluorescent ions.

A glass having from greater than or equal to about 0.1 mol. % to less than or equal to about 20 mol. % Ho.sub.2O.sub.3, and one or more chromophores selected from V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Se, Pr, Nd, Er, Yb, and combinations thereof. The amount of Ho.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %) is greater than or equal to 0.7 (CeO.sub.2 (mol. %)+Pr.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %)+Er.sub.2O.sub.3 (mol. %)). The glass can include one or more fluorescent ions selected from Cu, Sn, Ce, Eu, Tb, Tm, and combinations thereof in addition to, or in place of the chromophores. The glass can also include multiple fluorescent ions.

A copper-doped glass formed by placing a target glass in a container, surrounding the target glass with a powder mixture comprised of SiO.sub.2 powder and Cu.sub.2S powder, wherein the SiO.sub.2 powder and the Cu.sub.2S powder are mixed according to the formula (SiO.sub.2).sub.(1-x)(Cu.sub.2S).sub.x, where 0.01<x<0.1, and heated to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C. for a duration of between 1 and 10 hours.