abstract |
Embodiments of the invention include a wavelength-converting material defined by AE 3−x1−y+z RE 3−x2+y−z [Si 9−w Al w (N 1−y C y ) [4] (N 16−z−w O z+w ) [2] ]:Eu x1 ,Ce x2 , where AE=Ca, Sr, Ba; RE=Y, Lu, La, Sc; 0≤x1≤0.18; 0≤x2≤0.2; x1+x2>0; 0≤y≤1; 0≤z≤3; 0≤w≤3. |