| abstract |
The present invention relates to a lighting device for a display device and the like which comprises a substrate and white light-emitting devices arranged on the substrate, used as a backlight for liquid crystal display panels, wherein the white light-emitting devices have a light source and a fluorescent substance that glows when excited by the light source, and the fluorescent substance includes a fluorescent material having composition represented by the general formula: M(O)aM(1)bM(2)x-(vm+n)M(3)(vm+n)-yOnNz-n. |