| abstract |
A light emitting device comprising a luminescent element (101) placed on a support (105) and a coating layer (108 and 109) which binds a phosphor for absorbing a light from the luminescent element (101) and converting the wave length thereof to the surface of the luminescent element (101), characterized in that the coating layer (108 and 109) comprises an inorganic material comprising an oxide and a hydroxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ga, Ti, Ge, P, B, Zr, Y, Sn, Pb and alkaline earth metals; the light emitting device wherein the adhesive (110) comprises the same inorganic material as that for the coating layer (108 and 109). |