Boron containing phosphor compositions having the formulas (1)
M.sub.3Ln.sub.2(BO.sub.3).sub.4 doped with at least one activator
selected from the group of Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+, Pb.sup.2+, Ce.sup.3+,
Eu.sup.3+, Tb.sup.3+, and Bi.sup.3+ where M is at least one of Mg, Ca,
Sr, Ba, or Zn, and Ln is at least one of Sc, Y, La, Gd, or Lu; (2)
M.sub.2-xM'.sub.x(Al, Ga).sub.2-y(Si,
Ge).sub.yB.sub.2O.sub.7-zN.sub.z:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+, Pb.sup.2+ where M'
is one or more of alkali metals Na and/or K, M'' is one or more of
alkaline earth Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or Zn, 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2,
0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.4; and z=x+y; (3)
M'.sub.2-x+y'M''.sub.x-y'(Al, Ga).sub.2-y(Si,
Ge).sub.yB.sub.2O.sub.7-z-y'N.sub.zX.sub.y:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+,
Pb.sup.2+, where M' is one or more of alkali metals Na and/or K, M'' is
one or more of alkaline earth metals Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and/or Zn,
0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.4; z=x+y,
X.dbd.F and/or Cl, and 0.ltoreq.y'.ltoreq.2; (4)
M'.sub.2-xM''.sub.xAl.sub.2-y+y'Si.sub.y-y'B.sub.2O.sub.7-z-y'N.sub.zX.su-
b.y:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+, Pb.sup.2+, where M' and M'' are defined above,
0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.4; z=x+y,
X.dbd.F and/or Cl, and 0.ltoreq.y'.ltoreq.2; (5)
M'.sub.2-x+x'M''.sub.x-x''Al.sub.2-y+y'Si.sub.y-y'B.sub.2O.sub.7-z-x'-y'N-
.sub.zX.sub.(x'+y'):Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+, Pb.sup.2+, where M' and M'' are
defined above, 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.2,
0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.4; z=x+y, X.dbd.F and/or Cl, and 0.ltoreq.y'.ltoreq.2;
(6) MAl.sub.2B.sub.2O.sub.7:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+, Pb.sup.2+; where
M.dbd.Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or Zn; (7)
MAl.sub.2-xSi.sub.xB.sub.2O.sub.7-xN.sub.x:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+,
Pb.sup.2+, where M.dbd.Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and/or Zn, and 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2;
and (8) MAl.sub.2B.sub.2-xSi.sub.xO.sub.7-xN.sub.x:Eu.sup.2+, Mn.sup.2+,
Pb.sup.2+, where M.dbd.Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and/or Zn, and 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.2.
Also disclosed are light emitting devices including a light source and at
least one of the above phosphor compositions.
