The invention relates to a material represented by the following formula (I)

(M).sub.8(MM).sub.6O.sub.24(X, X).sub.2:M

formula (I).
Further, the invention relates to a luminescent material, and to different medical imaging and diagnostic methods of using the material. Also disclosed is a method of securely identifying an item using the material.

An LED-filament includes a light-transmissive substrate; a first array of LED chips on a front face of the substrate; a second array of LED chips on the front face of the substrate; a first photoluminescence arrangement covering the first array of LED chips; and a second photoluminescence arrangement covering the second array of LED chips; where the first array of LED chips and the first arrangement generate light of a first color temperature and the second array of LED chips and the second arrangement generate light of a second color temperature.

There is provided a display backlight (604), including an excitation source (644) for generating blue light (650); and a wavelength converter (654) being a unitary construction including a combination of a wavelength selective filter layer (658) bonded to a photoluminescence layer (660), where the photoluminescence layer (658) includes a green photoluminescence material and a red photoluminescence material; and where the wavelength selective filter layer (658) is transmissive to blue light and reflective to green and red light.

Ligand-capped inorganic particles, films composed of the ligand-capped inorganic particles, and methods of patterning the films are provided. Also provided are electronic, photonic, and optoelectronic devices that incorporate the films. The ligands that are bound to the inorganic particles are composed of a cation/anion pair. The anion of the pair is bound to the surface of the particle and at least one of the anion and the cation is photosensitive.

The present invention relates to a phosphor and a composition.

The present invention relates to a phosphor and a composition.

A fluoride fluorescent material includes a composition including K, Ge, Mn.sup.4+, and F and having a molar ratio of K of 2, a total molar ratio of Ge and Mn.sup.4+ of 1, a molar ratio of Mn.sup.4+ of more than 0 and less than 0.2, and a molar ratio of F of 6 in 1 mol of the composition, has a light emission spectrum having a first light emission peak in a range of 615 nm or more and less than 625 nm having a full width at half maximum of 6 nm or less, and a second light emission peak in a range of 625 nm or more and less than 635 nm, and has an internal quantum of 85% or more efficiency under excitation of light having a wavelength of 450 nm.

A process for preparing a population of coated phosphor particles is presented. The process includes combining particles of a phosphor of formula I: A.sub.x [MF.sub.y]:Mn.sup.4+ with a first solution including a compound of formula II: A.sub.x[MF.sub.y] to form a suspension, where A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or a combination thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Hf, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or a combination thereof; x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MF.sub.y] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7. The process further includes combining a second solution including a source A.sup.+ ions with the suspension.

To provide a semiconductor light emitting device which is capable of accomplishing a broad color reproducibility for an entire image without losing brightness of the entire image. A light source provided on a backlight for a color image display device has a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a solid light emitting device to emit light in a blue or deep blue region or in an ultraviolet region and phosphors, in combination. The phosphors comprise a green emitting phosphor and a red emitting phosphor. The green emitting phosphor and the red emitting phosphor are ones, of which the rate of change of the emission peak intensity at 100 C. to the emission intensity at 25 C., when the wavelength of the excitation light is 400 nm or 455 nm, is at most 40%.

The invention relates to a material represented by the following formula (I)
(M).sub.8(MM).sub.6O.sub.24(X,X).sub.2:Mformula (I). Further, the invention relates to a luminescent material, to different uses, and to a device.