| abstract |
To provide a Sialon-based phosphor having a high photoluminescent intensity, which can realize a high brightness LED, particularly a white LED using a blue LED as the light source, and a production method of the Sialon-based phosphor. The α-Sialon based phosphor of the present invention is represented by the formula:n nLi x M y Ln z Si 12−(m+n) Al (m+n) O n N 16−n (I)n nwherein M is at least one metal selected from Ca, Mg and Y, Ln is at least one lanthanide metal selected from Eu, Dy, Er, Tb, Yb and Ce, x+ay+bz=m (assuming that the valence of metal M is a and the valence of lanthanide metal Ln is b), 0<x≦0.8, 0<y, 0<z, 0.3≦m<4.5, and 0<n<2.25. |