A light-emitting device includes a substrate, a light-emitting element disposed on the substrate, and a sealing member for sealing the light-emitting element. The sealing member contains at least a particulate red phosphor. The red phosphor contains at least a Mn.sup.4+-activated fluoride complex phosphor. The sealing member has an upper surface with irregularities on at least part of the upper surface.

A light emitting diode package includes: a housing; a light emitting diode chip arranged in the housing; a wavelength conversion unit arranged on the light emitting diode chip; a first fluorescent substance distributed inside the wavelength conversion unit and emitting light having a peak wavelength in the cyan wavelength band; and a second fluorescent substance distributed inside the wavelength conversion unit and emitting light having a peak wavelength in the red wavelength band, wherein the peak wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting diode chip is located within a range of 415 nm to 430 nm.

A light emitting apparatus, including: a substrate; a light emitting diode disposed on the substrate; and a lens covering the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode includes a light emitting diode chip; a first molding portion covering the light emitting diode chip; a second molding portion covering the first molding portion. The first molding portion includes one or more kinds of phosphors and the second molding portion contains no phosphors. The light emitting diode chip is covered by a first molding portion having a high index of refraction and a second molding portion having a low index of refraction and covering the first molding portion in order to reduce total reflection in the molding portions through reduction in difference in index of refraction between external air and the molding portion having a high index of refraction, thereby increasing the quantity of light.

A light emitting apparatus, including: a substrate; a light emitting diode disposed on the substrate; and a lens covering the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode includes a light emitting diode chip; a first molding portion covering the light emitting diode chip; a second molding portion covering the first molding portion. The first molding portion includes one or more kinds of phosphors and the second molding portion contains no phosphors. The light emitting diode chip is covered by a first molding portion having a high index of refraction and a second molding portion having a low index of refraction and covering the first molding portion in order to reduce total reflection in the molding portions through reduction in difference in index of refraction between external air and the molding portion having a high index of refraction, thereby increasing the quantity of light.

Solution for use in filling micrometer-size cavities (10), the solution comprising a first solvent, a first polymer (102) having a first molecular weight, a second polymer (103) having a second molecular weight, luminophores (101) and a surfactant, the second molecular weight being 10 to 50 times greater than the first molecular weight.

The present invention provides a method for producing a fluoride fluorescent material, the method comprising: contacting potassium ions with first complex ions comprising tetravalent manganese ions and second complex ions comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 4 and 14 of the Periodic Table in a liquid medium comprising hydrogen fluoride to obtain a dispersion containing fluoride particles represented by the following formula (I):
K.sub.2[M.sub.1−bMn.sup.4+.sub.bF.sub.6]  (I) wherein M is the at least one member selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 4 and 14 of the Periodic Table, and b satisfies the relationship: 0<b<0.2; adding a reducing agent to the dispersion; and contacting the fluoride particles in the dispersion to which the reducing agent is added with at least one of additional second complex ions and additional potassium ions in the presence of hydrogen fluoride to obtain a fluoride fluorescent material.

The method for manufacturing a light-emitting device includes flip-chip mounting a first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element on a substrate separately from each other, bonding a first light-transmissive member to the first light-emitting element, the first light-transmissive member having a first lateral surface, and bonding a second light-transmissive member to the second light-emitting element, the second light-transmissive member having a second lateral surface, with the second lateral surface being separated from and facing the first lateral surface, scraping at least one of the first lateral surface and the second lateral surface to expose at least one of a modified first lateral surface and a modified second lateral surface, forming a light-reflective covering member on the substrate to cover the first lateral surface or the modified first lateral surface, and the second lateral surface or the modified second lateral surface, and cutting the substrate and the covering member between the first lateral surface or the modified first lateral surface, and the second lateral surface or the modified second lateral surface.

A light emitting device is provided. The light emitting device includes a light emitting element, which emits blue light, and a light transmissive member having a first principal face bonded to the light emitting element and a second principal face opposite the first principal face. The light transmissive member has a light transmissive base material and wavelength conversion substances, which are contained in the base material and which absorb the light from the light emitting element and emit light. The wavelength conversion substances are localized in the base material towards the first principal face, and include a first phosphor which emits green to yellow light and a second phosphor which emits red light. The first phosphor is more localized towards the first principal face than the second phosphor. The second phosphor is a manganese-activated fluoride phosphor.

A color conversion film is provided. The film includes at least one narrow band emission phosphor dispersed within a binder matrix, wherein the narrow band emission phosphor has a D50 particle size from about 0.1 μm to about 15 μm and is selected from the group consisting of a green-emitting U.sup.6+-containing phosphor, a green-emitting Mn.sup.2+-containing phosphor, a red-emitting phosphor based on complex fluoride materials activated by Mn.sup.4+, and a mixture thereof. A device is also provided.

A method for producing a fluorescent material can be provided. The method includes preparing fluorescent material particles that contain a fluoride having a composition including Mn, at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and NH.sub.4.sup.+, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 14 elements; causing at least one cation selected from rare-earth elements and a phosphate ion to come into contact with each other in a liquid medium containing the fluorescent material particles to obtain rare-earth phosphate-adhered fluorescent material particles including the fluorescent material particles to which the rare-earth phosphate is adhered; and separating the rare-earth phosphate-adhered fluorescent material particles from the liquid medium.