JP2011026535A - Phosphor particle with coating and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide phosphor particles provided with a coating having high moisture resistance and high water resistance without diminishing fluorescence intensity; and an efficient method for producing the same. <P>SOLUTION: The phosphor particles on which surfaces an organoaluminum compound film is formed as a substrate film are mixed with a silane-organometallic compound condensate (coating material) with a weight-average molecular weight of 5,000-20,000 in another container, so that phosphor particles (B) having a film of the coating material with a thickness of 50-500 nm on the substrate film are obtained. Then, the phosphor particles (B) are dried and heated to produce the phosphor particles (C) provided with the coating. A rate of heat loss in quantity when 250°C is reached, obtained when the phosphor particles (B) after drying are measured by a TG-DTA analyzer is 0.2% or less. The coating (c) is a precise and nondefective amorphous inorganic compound film comprising Si and O as main components. Therefore, the moisture resistance and the water resistance of the obtained phosphor particles are very good, and the coating (c) does not diminish the light emission intensity of the phosphor particles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

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  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a phosphor particle with a coating film and a method for producing the same, and more specifically, has no decrease in fluorescence intensity when used in a light emitting device such as an LED, and has high moisture resistance and high water resistance. The present invention relates to a phosphor particle with a coating film and an efficient manufacturing method thereof.

In general, phosphors well known as light emitting materials include oxide phosphors, sulfide phosphors, and phosphors for phosphorescent materials.
Examples of the oxide phosphor include a compound phase represented by a composition formula: Sr ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu or Sr ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu. These are phosphors used for phosphors for high-intensity white LEDs. Yellow light is emitted by absorbing part of the excitation light from the blue LED, and white light is obtained by mixing with the blue excitation light. ing. Furthermore, (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu used for the phosphor for high color rendering type white LED enhances the color rendering property by coloring in green.
Examples of the sulfide phosphor include those composed of a compound phase represented by a composition formula: CaS: Eu, SrS: Eu, (Ca, Sr) S: Eu, or SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu. These are used in high color rendering types, and enhance color rendering by developing colors in red and green.
Further, as phosphors for phosphorescent materials, aluminate-based phosphors are known, and for example, from a compound phase represented by a composition formula: SrAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Dy or CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd. There is a phosphor for aluminate phosphorescent material. These are characterized by high light emission and long afterglow time.

These phosphors are known to be deteriorated by the formation of hydrates, sulfates or carbonates on the surface due to water vapor or water in the air. There is a problem that a decrease in luminance and a change in color tone occur due to a temperature rise.
The following methods have been proposed as measures for improving the moisture resistance of such phosphors, but problems have been pointed out in each method.
(1) Phosphor oxide using a silicone resin, epoxy resin, fluororesin, tetraethoxysilane, silica, zinc silicate, silicone oil, aluminum silicate, calcium polyphosphate, silicone oil, shilling lease, etc. as a coating material A method of providing a coating film on the particle surface is disclosed (see Patent Document 1, pages 1 and 2).
In the phosphor obtained according to this method, the initial light emission intensity does not decrease and the moisture resistance is improved.
Specifically, the oxide phosphor particles are dried so that the water content is less than 1 wt%, and 0.1 to 50% of the covering material of the oxide phosphor particles volume is dissolved in toluene or the like to obtain a dispersion liquid. The dried oxide phosphor particles are immersed in this dispersion and then dried by a vacuum evaporator or the like to obtain oxide phosphor particles having a coating film made of a silicone resin on the surface.
Although this method is a simple method, there is a problem that it is not easy to uniformly coat the entire surface of fine oxide phosphor particles or to control the thickness of the coating film. In addition, when silicone oil or silicone resin is used, drying does not easily proceed by a method using a normal dryer. When oxide phosphor particles having a coating film that is not sufficiently dried are used in a light emitting device such as an LED, the fluidity of the phosphor particles is reduced, and a light emitting device capable of uniform light emission cannot be obtained. . For this reason, if forced drying is performed to sufficiently dry the phosphor particles, they are aggregated and cannot be mixed in the LED resin.

(2) A method in which a non-continuous glass film having a thickness of 20 nm or more is provided on the surface of sulfide phosphor particles using alkoxysilane as the silane organometallic compound (see page 6 of Patent Document 2). ).
Specifically, the phosphor is dispersed in ethanol, and while being heated, alkoxysilane is added and stirred. Then, water is added and stirred for a predetermined time.
In this method, in order to simultaneously add alkoxysilane and hydrolyzing water to sulfide phosphor particles, a powder having low water resistance, for example, a sulfide phosphor comprising a compound phase represented by the composition formula: SrS: Eu When the particles are used, there is a problem that the phosphor particles themselves are significantly deteriorated due to the influence of moisture, and the deterioration is further increased when the heating temperature is increased, and the phosphor particles themselves are dissolved in a severe case.

(3) applying a silane modifier to the surface of the sulfide phosphor to form an organic polymer film containing silicon on each particle surface of the sulfide phosphor powder; This is a method of obtaining a silicon oxide film by heat-treating the molecular coating (see, for example, page 2 of Patent Document 3).
Specifically, 3-mercaptopropyl trimethoxysilane _{(MPTS: Si (CH 3 O} ) 3 (CH2) 3 SH) or alkyl silanes, alkoxy silanes, hydroxy silanes etc. and surface modifier, these ammonia-containing alcohol The sulfide-based phosphor powder is immersed in the solution to form an organic polymer film containing silicon on the surface, and then this is heat-treated to provide a silicon oxide film on the surface of the sulfide-based phosphor powder.
In this method, ammonia is added as a reaction catalyst and promotes the hydrolysis reaction of the alkoxysilane. However, before the phosphor particle surface is coated, the alkoxysilane undergoes a condensation reaction to form alkoxysilane condensate fine particles. Will be generated. Even if such fine particles are deposited on the surface of the sulfide-based phosphor powder and heat-treated, the formed film does not become dense. In addition, what is obtained after the reaction is a mixture of a sulfide-based phosphor powder having an alkoxysilane condensate deposited on the surface thereof and an alkoxysilane condensate fine powder. Therefore, when an LED light emitting element is obtained using the obtained one, there is a problem that the entire light emission characteristics are deteriorated. In order to avoid this as much as possible, a measure to reduce the reaction rate is also taken, but if this is done, a new problem arises that the processing time becomes longer and the productivity deteriorates.

By the way, phosphor particles having a coating film on the surface thereof are obtained by using various phosphor moisture resistance improvement measures as described above, and a phosphor is formed by using the particles, and its moisture resistance and water resistance are obtained. As a result of measurement, for example, when a phosphor is put in a high-temperature humidified atmosphere, the surface of the phosphor is affected by humidity, and hydrates, sulfates, or carbonates are generated, and the light emission characteristics are greatly reduced. I understood it. In particular, it has also been found that these tendencies are remarkable in the LED light emitting device obtained by using phosphor particles containing alkaline earth.
Thus, when the moisture resistance of the phosphor is not improved, particularly when the LED light-emitting device manufactured using such a phosphor is used outdoors such as for lighting and automobiles, the LED light-emitting device is immediately It will deteriorate.
Many causes of these deteriorations are not only due to the material of the coating film, but also due to defects in the coating film (pinholes, etc.). For example, when a film is formed on the particle surface and a coating film is obtained by heat treatment, when the organic matter is decomposed by the heat treatment, defects are formed in the coating film, and moisture and moisture are passed through the defects. The phosphor particles themselves deteriorate due to entering the inside.
In order to avoid this, usually, the coating film is made thick. However, the most commonly used method of hydrolyzing and coating alkoxysilane, that is, adding an acid-alkali catalyst to water or a non-aqueous solvent and controlling the pH to hydrolyze / condensate alkoxysilane. Since the alkoxysilane is slowly hydrolyzed / condensed to deposit precipitates on the particle surface, a long time treatment is required to obtain a coating film having a thickness of 50 nm or more. Further, since the treatment is performed in a dilute solution, only a small amount of coating can be performed per batch, resulting in poor production efficiency.
Under the circumstances described above, there is a demand for phosphor particles provided with a coating film having high moisture resistance and high water resistance without reducing the fluorescence intensity, and an efficient production method thereof.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-187797 (first page, second page) JP 2007-308537 A (first page, second page) JP 2006-188700 A (first page, second page)

  An object of the present invention is to provide a phosphor particle having a coating film having high moisture resistance and high water resistance without reducing the fluorescence intensity in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an efficient manufacturing method thereof. There is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present inventors have conducted intensive research on phosphor particles having a coating film having high moisture resistance and high water resistance without reducing the fluorescence intensity and an efficient production method thereof. As a result, the aluminum organometallic compound is adsorbed on the surface of the phosphor particles under specific conditions, covered with a coating material obtained under specific conditions, and heat-treated under specific conditions. The present invention was completed by finding that the phosphor particles having a film achieve the object of the present invention.

That is, according to 1st invention of this invention, it has a coating film with a thickness of 50-500 nm, and the heat loss rate at the time of reaching 250 degreeC measured with the TG-DTA analyzer after drying is 0.2. % Of phosphor particles,
A phosphor particle provided with a coating film, wherein the coating film is made of an amorphous inorganic compound mainly composed of Si and O is provided.

  According to the second invention of the present invention, in addition to the first invention, the phosphor particles may include calcium (Ca) as a constituent element in addition to sulfur (S) or oxygen (O), Including at least one element selected from strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), europium (Eu), dysprosium (Dy), and neodymium (Nd), and The phosphor particles having a coating film characterized by having an average particle diameter of D50 of 1 to 50 μm are provided.

According to the third invention of the present invention, in addition to the first or second invention, the phosphor particles further have a composition formula of CaS: Eu, SrS: Eu, (Ca, Sr). ) S: Eu, SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, SrAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Dy, CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd, Sr ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Ba , Sr, Ca) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu and (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Phosphor particles having a coating film characterized by including a compound phase represented by at least one selected from the group consisting of Provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing phosphor particles comprising the coating film according to any one of the first to third aspects,
There is provided a method for producing a phosphor particle provided with a coating film including the following first to fourth steps (hereinafter also referred to as “first production method” in this application).
First step: Add phosphor particles in an organic solvent, disperse by applying ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz for 10 to 30 minutes, add aluminum organometallic compound thereto, stir and mix under sealing, then vacuum Filtration separates the solid and the organic solvent to obtain phosphor particles (A) having an aluminum organometallic compound (undercoat film) adsorbed on the surface thereof.
Second step: An organic solvent, a silane organometallic compound, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are placed in a sealed container equipped with a stirrer, and 18 to 96 at 18 to 40 ° C. under sealing. By stirring for a while, an organic solution (b) containing a hydrolyzed condensate of the silane organometallic compound (coating material (a)) is obtained.
Third step: The phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step, and an organic solvent if necessary are mixed, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the obtained mixture. Then, if necessary, the mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours under sealing, and then vacuum-filtered to obtain phosphor particles having a coating (a) film on the surface ( B) is obtained.
Fourth step: The phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step are dried in the atmosphere at a temperature of 100 to 110 ° C. for 0.5 to 1 hour, then heat-treated, and Si and O are mainly contained on the surface. A phosphor particle (C) having a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film as a component is obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing phosphor particles comprising a coating film according to any one of the first to third aspects,
There is provided a method for producing a phosphor particle provided with a coating film including the following first to fourth steps (hereinafter also referred to as “second production method” in this application).
First step: Add phosphor particles in an organic solvent, disperse by applying ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz for 10 to 30 minutes, add aluminum organometallic compound thereto, stir and mix under sealing, then vacuum Filtration separates the solid and the organic solvent to obtain phosphor particles (A) having an aluminum organometallic compound (undercoat film) adsorbed on the surface thereof.
Second step: An organic solvent, a silane organometallic compound, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are placed in a sealed container equipped with a stirrer, and 18 to 96 at 18 to 40 ° C. under sealing. By stirring for a while, an organic solution (b) containing a hydrolyzed condensate of the silane organometallic compound (coating material (a)) is obtained. Next, the obtained organic solution (b) is stirred in an open container while maintaining the temperature at 12 to 30 ° C., and concentrated until the liquid amount becomes 80 to 60% with respect to the original weight. Next, vacuum filtration is performed to obtain the coating material (a).
Third step: The phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step, the coating material (a) obtained in the second step, and an organic solvent if necessary are mixed, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the obtained mixture. Then, if necessary, the mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours, and then vacuum-filtered to obtain phosphor particles having a coating (a) film on the surface ( B) is obtained.
Fourth step: The phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step are dried in the atmosphere at a temperature of 100 to 110 ° C. for 0.5 to 1 hour, then heat-treated, and Si and O are mainly contained on the surface. A phosphor particle (C) having a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film as a component is obtained.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the first step, the pre-organic solvent is ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, and the aluminum organometallic compound is ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, aluminum tris ( Ethyl acetoacetate), octyl acetoacetate aluminum diisoproprate, or aluminum monoacetylacetonate bis (ethyl acetoacetate), and the silane organometallic compound is methyltriethoxysilane or methyltrimethoxy There is provided a method for producing phosphor particles provided with a coating film characterized by being silane.

  According to the seventh invention of the present invention, in the sixth invention, the organic solvent is in a mass ratio of 5 to 50 with respect to the phosphor particles 1, and the aluminum organometallic compound is in a mass ratio of fluorescent. The method for forming a coating film of phosphor particles, characterized in that it is 0.1 to 1 with respect to the body particles 1 and the stirring and mixing conditions are a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. and a stirring time of 0.5 to 24 hours. Is provided.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the second step of the seventh aspect, the organic solvent is represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² is 1 to 6 carbon atoms). The silane organometallic compound is trialkoxysilane, the aluminum organometallic compound is ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, and is used for hydrolysis. Water is ion-exchanged water having a conductivity of 4 μS / cm or less, and a method for producing phosphor particles having a coating film is provided.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the second step of the eighth aspect, the organic solvent is 0.5 to 1 with respect to the silane organometallic compound 1 in terms of mass ratio, aluminum The organometallic compound is 0.0125 to 0.05 with respect to the silane organometallic compound 1 by mass ratio, and the water is 0.2 to 0.5 with respect to the silane organometallic compound 1 by mass ratio. There is provided a method for producing a phosphor particle provided with a coating film characterized in that

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, in the third step of the ninth aspect, the covering material (a) is 1 to 6 with respect to the phosphor particles (A) 1 in mass ratio. And the ultrasonic vibration applied to the mixture is 28 to 48 kHz, and the application time is 5 to 15 minutes.

  According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, in the fourth step of the tenth aspect, the heat treatment is performed by heating in the atmosphere at a temperature of 200 to 400 ° C. for 0.5 to 2 hours. There is provided a method for producing a phosphor particle provided with a coating film characterized in that

The phosphor particles provided with the coating film of the present invention have an aluminum organic compound adsorbed on the surface thereof, and are brought into contact with the coating material (a) prepared in another container on the surface so that the coating material ( a) A phosphor particle having a coating film (c) obtained by drying and heating the phosphor particle (B) provided with a film, and 250 ° C. measured with a TG-DTA analyzer after drying. It is a phosphor particle provided with a coating film, characterized in that the heat loss rate upon arrival is 0.2% or less. Therefore, the coating film is extremely dense and uniform, and has almost no defects. Therefore, the moisture resistance and water resistance of the phosphor particles provided with the coating film of the present invention are extremely good.
In addition, since the coating film is as thin as 50 to 500 nm and is an amorphous inorganic oxide film mainly composed of Si and O, phosphor particles formed by providing a coating film on the surface The emission intensity is not impaired, and the decrease is not regarded as a problem. The phosphor particles used may be sulfide phosphor particles, oxide phosphor particles, or phosphor particles for phosphorescent material.
The method of the present invention first obtains (A) phosphor particles having an aluminum organometallic compound film (undercoat film) provided on the surface thereof. Next, a silane organometallic compound hydrolyzed condensate (covering material (a)) having a weight average molecular weight of 5000 to 20000 is obtained using another container. Next, the phosphor particles (A) and the coating material (a) are brought into contact with each other in an organic solvent to obtain phosphor particles (B) having a coating material (a) film provided on the surface thereof. Then, the phosphor particles (B) are dried and then heat-treated, and a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film having a thickness of 50 to 500 nm and containing Si and O as main components is formed. The phosphor particles (C) provided on the surface are obtained.
That is, in the method of the present invention, the phosphor particles (A) and the coating material (a) are not synthesized in the same container as in the prior art and the coating material is not attached to the surface of the phosphor particles. It obtains using a separate container, and is made to contact after that and obtains phosphor particle (B). Therefore, it is possible to use a highly pure coating material (a). As a result, there are few impurities in the coating | covering material (a) film | membrane provided in the fluorescent substance particle surface. Since the coating material (a) film with few impurities is dried and then heated to obtain the coating film (c), the resulting coating film is dense and uniform and has almost no defects. For this reason, the obtained phosphor particles have extremely good moisture resistance and water resistance. Since the thickness of the coating film (c) is also 500 nm or less, the fluorescence intensity of the phosphor particles is not impaired by providing the coating film.
Further, since the operations in each process are not particularly complicated, phosphor particles having a coating film can be manufactured easily and efficiently.
Therefore, since the present invention can be applied to phosphor particles used as a light emitting element regardless of sulfide phosphor particles, oxide phosphor particles, and phosphor particles for phosphorescent material, its industrial value is extremely large.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with respect to phosphor particles, phosphor particles provided with a coating film, and production methods thereof.
1) Phosphor particles The phosphor particles used in the present invention are not particularly limited, and various phosphor particles may be used. Among them, sulfur (S) or oxygen (O ), Calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), europium (Eu), dysprosium (Dy), and neodymium (Nd). What contains at least 1 type of element and the average particle diameter is 1-50 micrometers by D50 is preferable.
Furthermore, the composition formula is CaS: Eu, SrS: Eu, (Ca, Sr) S: Eu, SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, SrAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Dy, CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd, Sr ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Ba, Sr, Ca) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu, and (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : represented by at least one selected from Eu Those containing a compound phase are preferred. That is, it does not matter whether the phosphor particles are sulfide phosphor particles, oxide phosphor particles or phosphor particles for phosphorescent material.
Hereinafter, the phosphor used in the present invention, the light emission characteristics of the phosphorescent material, and the details of the composition will be described.

1) -1 Red phosphor CaS: Eu, SrS: Eu or (Ca, Sr) S: Eu is used for the red phosphor. When these phosphors are excited by light having a wavelength of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less, they emit an emission spectrum in a wavelength range of 600 nm or more and 680 nm or less. Therefore, a phosphor for this wavelength range, preferably a wavelength of 620 nm or more and 660 nm or less. Suitable as a range phosphor. The composition range of Eu as a binding agent is preferably 1 to 10 mol%. This is because when the amount is less than 1 mol%, the emission luminance decreases, whereas when it exceeds 10 mol%, sufficient emission luminance cannot be obtained by concentration quenching.
In addition, since the emission peak position can be changed by substituting part of Ca with Sr, the amount of Sr with respect to the total amount of Ca is 5 mol% or more, preferably 10 mol% or more and 40 mol% or less. When a part of is substituted with Sr, a phosphor having an emission peak in the wavelength range of 620 to 660 nm can be obtained.

1) -2 Orange phosphor Sr ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu or (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu is used for the orange phosphor. Since these phosphors emit an emission spectrum in a wavelength range of 540 nm to 610 nm when excited with light having a wavelength of 430 nm to 470 nm, phosphors for this wavelength range, preferably a wavelength of 560 nm to 590 nm Suitable as a range phosphor. The composition range of Eu as a binder is preferably 0.1 to 20 mol%. This is because when the amount is less than 0.1 mol%, the emission luminance decreases, while when it exceeds 20 mol%, sufficient emission luminance cannot be obtained by concentration quenching.
When a part of Sr is replaced with Ba, a phosphor having an emission peak in the wavelength range of 565 to 575 nm can be obtained. In this case, the Ba amount relative to the total amount of Sr is usually 1 mol% or more, preferably 2 mol% or more and 10 mol% or less. Ba is substituted at the atomic position of Sr. However, if the ratio of the amount of substitution by Ba is too high, light emission tends to be yellowish and the light emission efficiency tends to decrease.

1) -3 Green phosphor SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, (Ba, Sr, Ca) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu or (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu is used for the green phosphor. When these phosphors are excited with light having a wavelength of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less, they emit an emission spectrum in a wavelength range of 510 nm or more and 550 nm or less. Therefore, phosphors for this wavelength range, preferably a wavelength of 520 nm or more and 540 nm or less. Suitable as a range phosphor. The composition range of Eu as a binding agent is preferably 0.1 to 20 mol%. This is because when the amount is less than 0.1 mol%, the emission luminance decreases, while when it exceeds 20 mol%, sufficient emission luminance cannot be obtained by concentration quenching.
Moreover, in the oxide phosphor containing Si, when part of Ba is substituted with Sr or Ca, a phosphor having an emission peak in a wavelength range of 520 to 530 nm can be obtained. In this case, the amount of Sr with respect to the total amount of Ba is usually 5 mol% or more, preferably 10 mol% or more and 40 mol% or less. Normally, Sr is substituted at the atomic position of Ba, but if the ratio of the substitution amount by Sr is too high, the emission tends to be yellowish and the emission efficiency tends to decrease.
Furthermore, when Ca is contained in addition to Ba and Sr, the Ca amount relative to the total amount of Sr is preferably 10 mol% or less, and more preferably 5 mol% or less. Ca is present in the phosphor by substituting Sr, but if the ratio of the amount of substitution by Ca is too high, the light emission is yellowish and the light emission efficiency tends to decrease.

1) -4 phosphorescent material phosphorescent material SrAl ₂ O _4: Eu, Dy or CaAl ₂ O _4: Eu, Nd is used. Since these phosphors emit an emission spectrum in the wavelength range of 420 nm to 520 nm when excited with light having a wavelength of 330 nm to 450 nm, phosphors for this wavelength range, preferably a wavelength range of 440 nm to 490 nm It is suitable as a fluorescent material for use. The composition range of Eu, Dy, and Nd that are collateral agents is preferably 0.1 to 10 mol%. For example, when using Eu, it is more preferable to set it as 1-5 mol%, when using Dy, it is more preferable to set it as 0.1-0.5 mol%, and when using Nd, it is 1 More preferably, it is made into 5 mol%. This is because if it exceeds 10 mol%, sufficient light emission characteristics cannot be obtained by concentration quenching.

2) Phosphor particles provided with a coating film The phosphor particles provided with the coating film of the present invention have a coating film with a thickness of 50 to 500 nm and are measured with a TG-DTA analyzer after drying. The phosphor particles have a thermal loss rate of 0.2% or less when reaching 250 ° C., and the coating film is made of an amorphous inorganic compound containing Si and O as main components. The phosphor particles provided with a coating film.
That is, an aluminum organic compound is adsorbed on the surface thereof, and contacted with a silane organometallic compound condensate (coating material (a)) having a weight average molecular weight of 5000 to 20000 prepared in another container on the surface thereof. The phosphor particles (B) provided with the coating material (a) film are dried and heated, the phosphor particles are provided with the coating film (c), and the phosphor particles (B) are dried. Phosphor particles provided with a coating film, characterized in that the heat loss rate when reaching 250 ° C. measured later with a TG-DTA analyzer is 0.2% or less.
Therefore, the coating film is extremely dense, as indicated by the heat loss rate when reaching 250 ° C. measured with a TG-DTA analyzer is 0.2% or less. Moreover, since the coating material (a) film is provided on the aluminum organic compound adsorption film, and this is dried and heated to provide the coating film (c), the coating film (c) is an extremely uniform film. There are almost no defects. Therefore, the moisture resistance and water resistance of the phosphor particles provided with the coating film of the present invention are extremely good.
In addition, since the coating film has a thickness of 50 to 500 nm and is an amorphous inorganic oxide film mainly composed of Si and O, phosphor particles formed by providing a coating film on the surface are used. The emission intensity is not impaired, and the decrease is not regarded as a problem.

3) Manufacturing method The method of the present invention is a method for manufacturing phosphor particles comprising, as a coating film, an amorphous inorganic compound film mainly composed of Si and O on its surface,
It includes the following first to fourth steps.
First step: Phosphor particles are added in an organic solvent and dispersed by applying ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz for 10 to 30 minutes. Then, an organometallic compound of aluminum is added to the mixture, mixed with stirring, and then vacuum filtered. Thus, the solid content and the organic solvent are separated to obtain phosphor particles (A) in which an aluminum organometallic compound is adsorbed on the surface as a base film.
Second step: An organic solvent, a silane organometallic compound, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are placed in a sealed container with a stirrer, and the temperature is 18 to 96 at 18 to 96 ° C. under sealing. Stir and mix for a period of time to obtain an organic solution (b) containing a hydrolytic condensate of the silane organometallic compound (coating material (a)). Next, the obtained organic solution (b) is transferred into an open container, concentrated by volatilization while stirring at a temperature of 12 to 30 ° C., and concentrated until the remaining amount becomes 80 to 60% of the original weight. Next, vacuum filtration is performed to separate the organic solvent to obtain the coating material (a).
Third step: The phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step and the coating material (a) obtained in the second step in the first production method, or the coating material (a) in the second production method are included. The organic solution (b) is mixed with an organic solvent as necessary, and the resulting mixture is redispersed by applying ultrasonic vibration, and then stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours under sealing. Thereafter, vacuum filtration is performed to separate the organic solvent, and phosphor particles (B) having a coating material (a) film on the surface thereof are obtained.
Fourth step: The phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step are dried in the atmosphere at a temperature of 100 to 110 ° C. for 0.5 to 1 hour, then subjected to heat treatment, and the coating material (a) film The organic matter therein is thermally decomposed to obtain phosphor particles (C) having a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film mainly composed of Si and O on the surface thereof.

Here, what is important is as follows.
a) In the first step, phosphor organic particles (A) having a uniform adsorption film as a base film are formed by adsorbing aluminum organic metal on the surface of the phosphor particles.
b) In the second step, a silane organometallic compound, a catalyst and water are blended in a container separate from the first step, and stirred and mixed under sealing to produce a hydrolysis condensate (coating material (a)). thing.
c) In the third step, the phosphor particles (A) are re-dispersed in an organic solvent, and the coating material (a) prepared in the second step is added, mixed thoroughly, and then the organic solvent is removed by vacuum filtration. Separating to obtain phosphor particles (B) having a coating (a) film on the surface thereof.
That is, by doing so, only the condensate of the silane organometallic compound (covering material (a)) can be brought into contact with the phosphor particles (A). If the silane organometallic compound monomer coexists in the coating material (a), the surface peritoneum obtained is not dense and defect-free. Therefore, unlike the coating film (c) of the present invention, the coating film thus obtained provides a coating film inferior in moisture resistance and water resistance.
Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

3) -1 First Step The first step of the present invention is to add phosphor particles in an organic solvent, disperse them by applying ultrasonic vibration, add an aluminum organometallic compound thereto, stir and mix, and then In this step, the solid content and the organic solvent are separated by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles (A) having an aluminum organometallic compound adsorbed as a base film on the surface thereof.
Here, it is important to adsorb the aluminum organic metal film on the surface of the phosphor particles to form a base film. As a result, the surface can be uniformly coated. That is, the active aluminum organometallic compound is immediately adsorbed on the particle surface, thereby forming a base film having many hydroxyl groups. Since this aluminum organometallic film has many hydroxyl groups, the silane organometallic compound condensate (coating material (a)) coated thereon can be adsorbed more easily and uniformly, and is deposited. The bond with the covering material (a) becomes strong. When the base film disappears, the coating material (a) is not stably coated, and the moisture resistance does not increase. Therefore, instead of the above procedure, an aluminum organometallic compound may be mixed and dispersed in an organic solvent, and then the phosphor particles may be added and mixed with stirring, followed by vacuum filtration to separate the organic solvent.
The thickness of the base film is not particularly limited, and may be thin, as long as aggregation between the particles and film peeling do not occur during drying.
In the conventional method in which such a base film is not provided, the bonding between the phosphor particles and the coating film provided on the surface thereof is weak, and it is difficult to form a uniform coating film. Further, when the treatment temperature is increased in order to increase the reactivity of the alkoxysilane, the alkoxysilane is volatilized together with the organic solvent, and there is a problem that the amount of adhesion to the coating is reduced.

In addition, in order to improve the adhesion between the phosphor particles and the base film, it is also important to remove the organic solvent once after the base film is formed. A) is separated from the organic solvent. As a result, the organic solvent that does not contribute to the binding on the surface of the phosphor particles (A) is removed, and the bond between the surface of the phosphor particles (A) and the aluminum organometallic compound is further strengthened. The separation of the organic solvent increases the adhesion and bonding between the phosphor particles and the base film, so that the base film dissolves even if the phosphor particles (A) are introduced into the organic solvent in the third step. Or there is little risk of peeling off.
In addition, about half the amount of the organic solvent used at the time of forming the base film can be added for washing. This washing operation is effective when the concentration of the aluminum organometallic compound added is high, and since the free aluminum organometallic compound is removed by washing, the aluminum organometallic compound is less likely to aggregate and solidify after drying. .

The organic solvent used in the first step is not particularly limited, and is represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). Of the alcohols represented, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol is particularly preferred.

The aluminum organometallic compound used in the first step is not particularly limited, and is represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). ), Which is compatible with the alcohol represented by the formula (1) and has a high adsorption power to the surface of the phosphor particles. Ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, aluminum tris (ethyl acetoacetate), octyl acetoacetate aluminum di Aluminum chelate compounds containing an alkyl group such as isoproplate and aluminum monoacetylacetonate bis (ethylacetoacetate) are preferred. Of these, ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, which is highly compatible with ethanol and isopropyl alcohol, is more preferred.

In order to further strengthen the adsorption between the base film and the coating material (a), it is more preferable to form a zirconium organometallic compound film on the base film. If it carries out like this, more hydroxyl groups can be formed in the surface of fluorescent particle (A), and the coupling | bonding with coating | covering material (a) will become stronger.
As a method for forming a zirconium organometallic compound film, a hydrolyzable alkylzirconium such as zirconium dibutoxybis (ethyl acetoacetate) and water for hydrolysis are formed after forming an aluminum organometallic compound film on the particle surface by the procedure described above. The film can be formed to a thickness of about 100 nm by stirring for 12 hours or more at room temperature or lower. It is preferable to remove the solvent after the formation of the film, as described above.

  In the first step, the mixing ratio of the phosphor particles, the organic solvent and the aluminum organometallic compound is not particularly limited. For example, the organic solvent is an organic solvent with respect to the phosphor particles 1 in a mass ratio. 5 to 50, and the aluminum organometallic compound is preferably 0.1 to 1 with respect to the phosphor particles 1. This is because if the amount of the aluminum organometallic compound is increased more than this, the aggregation of the sulfide phosphor particles tends to occur during the separation of the organic solvent.

In the first step, the stirring and mixing method is not particularly limited, but in order to prevent volatilization of the organic solvent as much as possible, it is carried out under sealing, and the temperature is 18 to 60 ° C., and the stirring time is 0.5 to 24 hours. The temperature is preferably 18 to 40 ° C. and the stirring time is 1 to 4 hours.
For the stirring and mixing, it is recommended to use an ultrasonic homogenizer capable of applying an ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz, but a stirring machine such as a stirring blade or a stirrer can also be used.

Regarding vacuum filtration, it is preferable to perform filtration at a vacuum degree of 0.05 to 0.1 MPa in the present invention as well as the first step.
Instead of subjecting to the above vacuum filtration, a method of volatilizing and removing the organic solvent by heating can also be employed. However, a vacuum filtration method is preferred for convenience. Note that it is not preferable to heat and dry at a temperature of 150 ° C. or higher after separation of the organic solvent, because the adsorbed aluminum organometallic compound is denatured and the adsorptivity with the silane organometallic compound is lowered in the subsequent steps.

3) -2 Second Step In the second step of the present invention, a silane organometallic compound that forms the main film of the coating film, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are formed in an organic solvent. And stirring and mixing to obtain a coating material (a) which is a hydrolysis condensate of a silane organometallic compound.
Here, in order to obtain the covering material (a), it is important to obtain it in a container different from the first step. That is, in the subsequent third step, if water is present when the phosphor particles (A) and the coating material (a) are blended, the phosphor particles are damaged in the case of phosphor particles having low water resistance. However, if the phosphor particles (A) and the covering material (a) are prepared in separate containers as in the present invention, such a risk is greatly reduced.

In the second step, the silane organometallic compound undergoes hydrolysis / condensation reaction due to the action of the aluminum organometallic compound and water, and the condensation gradually proceeds with the passage of time, and the molecular weight gradually increases. At this time, it is important to stop at a desired degree of condensation. That is, if a coating material (a) having a very large molecular weight is used in the third step, the coverage on the particle surface is lowered. On the other hand, if the coating material (a) having a too low molecular weight is used, the film quality deteriorates due to volatilization during the heat treatment in the fourth step and the moisture resistance and water resistance are not improved. For this reason, it is preferable that the weight average molecular weight of a coating material (a) shall be 5000-20000.
In the second step, the end point of the hydrolysis / condensation reaction is determined by viscosity measurement or liquid NMR measurement in addition to measurement of the average molecular weight. This is because the degree of progress of the condensation reaction can be grasped by viscosity measurement and NMR measurement.

In the second step, the organic solvent to be used is not particularly limited, and is represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). Although the alcohol solvent represented is used, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol is particularly preferable among them.
In addition, the silane organometallic compound used in the second step is not particularly limited, and trialkoxysilane may be used from the viewpoint of stability, covering property, and film quality when the coating material (a) made of the hydrolysis condensate is produced. preferable. Specifically, trialkoxysilanes such as methyl-, ethyl-, i-propyl-, i-butyl-, n-propyl-, n-butyl- can be used. Among these, methyltriethoxysilane, methyltrimethoxysilane, ethyltrimethoxysilane, ethyltriethoxysilane, or n-propyltrimethoxysilane is more preferable, and methyltrimethoxysilane or methyltriethoxysilane is more preferable.
In other words, since methyltrimethoxysilane and methyltriethoxysilane have an appropriate reaction rate, instability such as sudden increase in viscosity, formation of precipitates, or clouding even in the production of hydrolysis condensate over a long period of time. Does not occur and can be controlled to a desired molecular weight.

  In addition, as a silane organometallic compound generally used for forming a silica coating film, an alkoxysilane such as tetra- or dialkoxy, for example, handling is relatively easy, reactivity is active, and low Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), which is a cost, is used, but if these are used in the second step, any one of stability, coverage and film quality is inferior and it is difficult to obtain a coating film having a desired moisture resistance. . That is, the reaction suddenly progresses from the middle of the elapsed time, the liquid may become cloudy, and the entire liquid may gradually become highly viscous and gel. In addition, with dimethyldimethoxysilane having a reduced number of methoxy functional groups, the reaction decreases at a stretch and the hydrolysis and condensation reaction hardly proceeds.

Moreover, it does not specifically limit as an aluminum organometallic compound used at a 2nd process, Ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate is preferable.
In the present invention, an aluminum organometallic compound is used by applying the function of a dispersing agent for dispersing the phosphor particles it has and the function of promoting the condensation of the silane organometallic compound. This is because the catalytic function for activating the hydrolysis / condensation reaction is utilized.

  Moreover, as water used at a 2nd process, the ion-exchange water whose electrical conductivity is 4 microsiemens / cm or less is preferable.

  In the second step, the mixing ratio of the organic solvent, the silane organometallic compound, the aluminum organometallic compound, and water is not particularly limited. The solvent is preferably 0.5 to 1, the aluminum organometallic compound is preferably 0.0125 to 0.05, and the water is preferably 0.2 to 0.5. If the amount of the organic solvent is larger than the above conditions, it will take time in the subsequent concentration step. Moreover, when less than the said conditions, mixing will become non-uniform | heterogenous. Further, when an aluminum organometallic compound is further blended, the reaction of the silane organometallic compound becomes too active, and the organometallic compound condensate aggregates without adsorbing on the particle surface and forms a coarse precipitate in the solvent. .

Although it does not specifically limit as stirring mixing conditions of a 2nd process, It is preferable to satisfy the following requirements.
In the stirring and mixing, the blend is stirred at a temperature of 18 to 40 ° C., preferably 18 to 30 ° C., more preferably 20 to 25 ° C. for 18 to 96 hours, preferably 36 to 72 hours.
If the temperature is lower than this, the reaction becomes insufficient, and if the temperature is higher than this, the reaction becomes too intense, becoming cloudy or forming a precipitate. In the present invention, the hydrolysis / condensation reaction is carried out over a certain period of time so as not to become cloudy or form a precipitate. By carrying out like this, the coating material (a) whose weight average molecular weight is 5000-20000 stably can be obtained with a sufficient yield. Therefore, it stirs under sealing in order to prevent volatilization of organic solvents and the like.
In addition, when the stirring time is less than 18 hours, the hydrolysis / condensation reaction is insufficient, and the hydrolyzed condensate contains many low molecules. For this reason, the resistance to heat or water is inferior and may not function as a good coating film. On the other hand, when the stirring time exceeds 96 hours, the formed coating film is inferior in adsorptivity, and uncovered portions tend to be locally generated.
For the stirring and mixing, it is recommended to use an ultrasonic homogenizer capable of applying an ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz, but a stirring machine such as a stirring blade or a stirrer can also be used.

By the way, in the case of sulfide phosphor particles, the organic solution (b) containing the coating material (a) obtained as described above and the phosphor particles (A) are mixed, separated and dried. The phosphor particles (C) having a coating film (c) excellent in moisture resistance and water resistance can be obtained by heating, which is desirable from the viewpoint of simplicity and low cost.
However, this method is not necessarily sufficient for oxide phosphor particles and phosphors for phosphorescent materials. Moisture used in hydrolysis during heat treatment, organic solvent, moisture or organic matter generated during hydrolysis or condensation reaction, or unreacted silane organometallic compound, and low molecular components that did not proceed with condensation, etc. This is because the adhesion between the base film and the coating material (a) is disturbed.
Therefore, when oxide phosphor particles or phosphors for phosphorescent materials are targeted, the moisture, organic solvent used during hydrolysis during heating, organic solvent, moisture or organic matter generated during hydrolysis or condensation reaction, The organic solution (b) containing the coating material (a) is concentrated with stirring in order to volatilize and reduce the silane organometallic compound in the reaction, as well as low molecular components that have not undergone condensation. At this time, the temperature is 12 to 30 ° C., the stirring time is 10 to 180 minutes, and stirring is performed in an open container. Thereafter, vacuum coating is performed to obtain a coating material (a).
In addition, since the coating film (c) obtained by using the coating material (a) obtained in this way is a thin and dense film, in this case, the film thickness can be reduced to 50 to 170 nm. Moisture resistance and water resistance can be ensured.

  If the temperature is increased at the time of concentration to promote volatilization, volatilization becomes excessive and the liquid becomes non-uniform, which is not preferable. The concentration ratio is preferably concentrated until the liquid amount is 80% to 60%, more preferably 75% to 65%, based on the original weight before the start of treatment. If a coating material with a small amount of volatilization and insufficient weight reduction is used, the denseness of the coating film is not improved. On the other hand, if it is volatilized too much, the liquid viscosity rises rapidly and cannot be used as a coating material. The weight average molecular weight of the coating material (a) obtained by the stirring and concentration treatment is 5,000 to 20,000, preferably 7,000 to 12,000. When the weight average molecular weight is lower than 5000, the amount of scattering increases during the heat treatment, and a dense coating film cannot be obtained. On the other hand, if the weight average molecular weight is larger than 20000, the adsorption to the underlying film is lowered and the coverage is inferior. The weight average molecular weight can be measured by a gel permeation chromatographic analysis (GPC analysis) method. The measurement sample is measured after collecting 2 cc of the coating material (a), adding 18 cc of tetrahydrofuran, stirring and filtering the sample.

  Since the amount of water is controlled in the second step, attention must be paid to the sealing method during stirring and the amount of water contained in the organic solvent. That is, since the silane organometallic compound undergoes hydrolysis / condensation reaction with moisture, its moisture content control greatly affects the stability of the reaction. Therefore, for example, as the container used here, a Teflon (registered trademark) beaker in which a silicone rubber packing is provided at the beaker opening to prevent the outside air from entering except when it is taken in or out is used, or the outside air is shut off. It is preferable to work in a glove box or the like. Further, in order to control the amount of water contained in the organic solvent, it is possible to use a commercially available dehydrated organic solvent or an organic solvent immediately after distillation, but this increases the cost. The water content in the organic solvent is preferably 0.4 g / L or less with a Karl Fischer moisture meter.

  In addition, after concentration, it vacuum-filters with the vacuum degree of 0.05-0.1 MPa, and obtains coating | covering material (a). If it does in this way, the quantity of the organic solvent used at a 3rd process may suffice, and a coating material (a) can be coat | covered to a fluorescent substance particle (A), without adding new according to the case. Therefore, it is effective in reducing the amount of organic solvent used and the amount of waste, and can be said to be an advantageous method not only for productivity improvement but also for the environment.

3) -3 3rd process First, the characteristic part of the 3rd process in the 1st manufacturing method of this application is demonstrated. In the third step in the first production method, the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step, the organic solution (b) containing the coating material (a) obtained in the second step, and an organic solvent if necessary. The mixture was re-dispersed by applying ultrasonic vibration to the resulting mixture, then stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours, if necessary, and then vacuum filtered to remove the surface. The phosphor particles (B) having the coating material (a) film are obtained. This method is particularly effective in the case of targeting sulfide phosphor particles, and is a simple and inexpensive method because it does not require a concentration and separation operation.
Moreover, it is preferable that the phosphor particles (A) having the base film obtained in the first step are sufficiently redispersed in an organic solvent in advance. That is, when the coating treatment with the coating material (a) is performed in a state where the sulfide phosphor particles (A) having the base film are aggregated, the entire surface of the particles cannot be coated, and moisture resistance, This is because the water resistance is not improved. The organic solvent to be used is not particularly limited, and is an alcohol solvent represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). Of these, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol is particularly preferable. However, the organic solvent for dispersing the phosphor particles (A) is limited due to the use of the organic solution (b). When the organic solvent in the organic solution (b) is excessive, concentration of the organic solution (b) is inevitable. The ratio of the phosphor particles (A) to the organic solution (b) is 1 with respect to the phosphor particles (A) 1 in mass ratio regardless of the ratio of the phosphor particles (A) to the coating material (a). ~ 15.
When it is smaller than this, uniform stirring cannot be performed, and when it is larger than this, the covering property is lowered.
Here, as the redispersion treatment, a method of applying ultrasonic vibration is preferable. The reason is the same as described above.

Next, the characteristic part of the 3rd process in the 2nd manufacturing method of this application is explained. In the third step of the second production method of the present application, the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step and the coating material (a) obtained in the second step are mixed with an organic solvent as necessary. This is a step of stirring and mixing, followed by vacuum filtration, separating the organic solvent, and obtaining phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface thereof.
Here, prior to the stirring and mixing, the phosphor particles (A) having the base film obtained in the first step are preferably sufficiently redispersed in advance in an organic solvent, if necessary.
That is, when the phosphor particles (A) having the base film are agglomerated and mixed and stirred with the coating material (a), the entire surface of the phosphor particles (A) is coated with the coating material (a). However, improvement in moisture resistance and water resistance cannot be expected.
As the redispersion processing method, a method of adding ultrasonic vibration is optimal. This is because of easy handling and certainty. If ultrasonic vibration is added, it is easily crushed and dispersed. Next, if the coating material (a) is added to the liquid in which the phosphor particles (A) are sufficiently dispersed and stirred and mixed, the coating material (a) is easily adsorbed through the base film, and the entire particle surface A silane organometallic compound film is formed.
The organic solvent used for dispersion is not particularly limited, and is represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms). The alcohol solvent is used, and among these, ethanol or isopropyl alcohol is particularly preferable.
The adsorptivity of the coating material (a) containing no unnecessary organic solvent or the like by stirring and concentration is very high, and a highly moisture-resistant film can be obtained by a short treatment.

Next, the common part of the third step will be described.
For the redispersion treatment, the same conditions as in the first step are selected. However, since the effect decreases due to peeling of the base film over a long period of time, the redispersion treatment takes less time than the first step, for example, 48 kHz. The condition of 5 minutes is preferable.
The blending ratio of the phosphor particles (A) and the coating material (a) is a mass ratio, and is a coating material (a) 1 to 6, preferably 3 to 6, with respect to the phosphor particles (A) 1. If the amount of the coating material (a) added is too much less than the above conditions, the amount of filtration will increase and waste will increase. If the amount of coating exceeds the above conditions, stirring will be insufficient and a good coating film will be formed. Since it becomes difficult to do, it is not preferable.
Further, the stirring and mixing may be performed under sealing in order to prevent the solvent from volatilizing, or may be performed in an open container in order to volatilize excess organic solvent. There is no difference in the film quality obtained. The temperature during stirring is 18 to 60 ° C., preferably 18 to 30 ° C., more preferably 20 to 25 ° C., and the stirring time is 0.2 to 5 hours, preferably 0.1 to 1 hour. If the stirring time is too short, the coating is not sufficient, and even if the treatment is performed for 5 hours or more, further improvement in the coating property is not observed.
Although it does not specifically limit as said stirring mixing, It is performed by the method of using stirrers, such as a method using an ultrasonic homogenizer, a stirring blade, a stirrer. At this time, it is important to increase the stirring so that the particles do not precipitate in order to achieve uniform coating.
Thereafter, filtration is performed at a vacuum degree of 0.05 to 0.1 MPa to obtain phosphor particles (B) having a coating material (a) provided on the surface thereof.

2) -4 4th process The 4th process of this invention dries the fluorescent substance particle (B) obtained at the 3rd process at the temperature of 100-110 degreeC for 0.5 to 1 hour in air | atmosphere, and then performs heat processing. In addition, an organic substance in the silane organometallic compound film is thermally decomposed, and an amorphous inorganic compound film containing Si and O as main components (hereinafter, simply referred to as an inorganic compound film in some cases). Is a step of obtaining sulfide phosphor particles (C) having a coating layer formed of By forming the inorganic compound film, moisture resistance and water resistance are greatly improved.

In the fourth step, the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the third step are first dried. By applying drying before heating, the attached solvent and the like can be removed and the coating layer can be strengthened. When heated at high temperature without drying, the coating layer may crack.
The dried coating layer has almost no residue such as organic solvent, moisture, or unreacted silane organometallic compound. When the coated phosphor particles subjected to the drying treatment are subjected to heat loss measurement with a TG-DTA analyzer, the heat loss rate when reaching 250 ° C. is 0.2% or less. From this, it can be confirmed that there is almost no residue from the coating layer and the denseness of the coating layer after drying is high. On the other hand, if the residue is present in the coating layer after drying, the heat loss rate when reaching 250 ° C. by heat loss measurement is 0.2% or more. This indicates that, since the formed coating layer contains a lot of residue, the residue is volatilized by heat treatment, and continuous defects are formed in the coating layer after the heat treatment. In such a coating layer, the water resistance effect is reduced. In particular, when the film thickness of the coating layer is as thin as 100 nm or less, the influence of this residue appears greatly.

Next, heat treatment is performed in order to further increase the density of the coating layer, but the atmosphere of the heat treatment to be used is not particularly limited, and the atmosphere, an inert gas, a vacuum, or a plurality of these Performed in an atmosphere. That is, in order to reduce the influence of oxidation in the atmosphere, the treatment can be performed in an inert gas with little oxygen in a vacuum. For example, after removing most of organic substances by treating in the air in a low temperature range, a method of performing high temperature treatment using these oxygen-free atmospheres is employed.
As the heat treatment conditions, the temperature is preferably 200 to 400 ° C., although it depends on the heat resistance of the phosphor particles. That is, the higher the heating temperature is, the stronger the film becomes and the moisture resistance tends to be improved. However, some phosphor particles are likely to be decomposed at a high temperature when they come into contact with the atmosphere. When the temperature exceeds 400 ° C., Eu is oxidized in an atmosphere in which oxygen exists, particularly in the air, and changes from divalent to trivalent. On the other hand, a temperature of 200 ° C. or higher, which is the thermal decomposition temperature of aluminum or a silane organometallic compound, is used.
The heating time is preferably 0.5 to 2 hours, more preferably 1 to 2 hours. As a result, the base layer made of an aluminum organometallic compound and the organic matter in the silane organometallic compound film are thermally decomposed and made inorganic, thereby obtaining an amorphous inorganic compound film mainly composed of Si and O.

  The film thickness of the inorganic compound film thus obtained is 50 to 500 nm, more preferably 100 to 170 nm. That is, when the film thickness is less than 50 nm, sufficient moisture resistance and water resistance cannot be obtained. On the other hand, when the film thickness exceeds 500 nm, excitation light is absorbed by the inorganic compound film, and as a result, the emission intensity of the phosphor particles decreases. In order to obtain a film thickness exceeding 500 nm, the ratio of the coating material (a) is increased, the processing time is increased, and the processing temperature is increased. However, when the ratio of the coating material (a) is increased, the phosphor particles (B) are agglomerated and solidified at the time of drying after the filtration. Arise. Further, if the processing time is lengthened, a problem occurs in terms of cost. Further, when the treatment temperature is raised, a rapid condensation reaction occurs, and the thickness of the coating material (a) film tends to be nonuniform.

  Further, the inorganic compound film has an effect of making the surface of the phosphor particles hydrophobic. Thereby, when the phosphor particles are put into water, the particles float on the water surface without being precipitated. Such high hydrophobicity is also a factor of good water resistance.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples and Comparative Examples of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to these Examples. In addition, the evaluation methods of the film thickness and water resistance (conductivity change and emission intensity change rate) used in Examples and Comparative Examples are as follows.
(1) Evaluation of film thickness of coating film: Particles are embedded in an epoxy resin, and after curing, a cross section is processed and SEM or TEM observation is performed. Here, the dimension of the coating film (n = 5) was measured from the obtained image, and the average film thickness was obtained. At this time, since the coating film can be shaded by contrast due to the composition difference, it can be clearly observed in the secondary electron image and the reflected electron image. In addition, when the coating film of the particle | grains obtained in the Example was analyzed by SEM-EDX, since Si and O element were detected, it was confirmed that the film | membrane observed by shading is a thing by covering.
(2) Heat loss rate: The heat loss rate at 250 ° C. of the sample after drying at 110 ° C. was determined with a TG-DTA apparatus.
(3) Weight average molecular weight of the coating material: determined by GPC analysis.
(4) Evaluation of water resistance: As an evaluation of water resistance, the particles were put into water to determine the change in conductivity. That is, when the phosphor particles are inferior in water resistance, components are eluted from the particle surface into water, and the conductivity increases with the immersion time. For example, in the case of SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu and (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu particles, 0.1 g of particles is put into 100 mL of hot water at 80 ° C., and the change in conductivity after stirring for 10 minutes is measured. did. For (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu particles, 0.1 g of particles was added to 100 mL of hot water at 25 ° C., and the change in conductivity after stirring for 10 minutes was measured.
(5) Luminescence intensity change before and after coating treatment: [Emission intensity after coating treatment / luminescence intensity before coating treatment] was calculated and determined.
(6) Luminous intensity change due to moisture resistance test: luminescence intensity was measured before and after 500 hours in an atmosphere of 85 ° C. × 85% RH, and [luminous intensity after moisture resistance test / initial luminous intensity] was calculated and determined. .
In addition, the wavelength (Ex) of excitation light and the peak emission wavelength (Em) at the time of measurement are (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu Ex: 460 nm, Em: 530 nm, CaS: Eu Ex: 460 nm, Em: 630 nm, CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd is Ex: 330 nm, Em: 440 nm, (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu is Ex: 450 nm, Em: 570 nm, and (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu is Ex: 450 nm, Em: 525 nm), and the emission intensity of each peak emission wavelength (Em) was determined.
Moreover, the organic solvent used by the Example and the comparative example was used, after putting the dried molecular sieve (3A) 500g in the organic solvent 10L and removing a water | moisture content. The water content in isopropyl alcohol (IPA) used in the examples of the present invention was 0.1 g / l with a Karl Fischer moisture meter.

Example 1
The following first to fourth steps were performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated.
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum 200 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) is added to 2400 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) Then, the treatment was performed three times for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner to disperse. To this dispersion, 200 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) was added and mixed with stirring at 25 ° C. for 4 hours. Then, the liquid was vacuum-filtered and the fluorescent substance particle (A) which adsorb | sucked the aluminum organometallic compound as a base film was collect | recovered.

Second step: Preparation of coating material 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366, manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co.), 68 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co.), and ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) (Manufactured, ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) 2.5 g and ion-exchanged water 32 g were added and stirred and mixed with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. After 72 hours, an organic solution (b) containing a coating material (a), which is a hydrolysis condensate of a silane organometallic compound, was obtained. The viscosity at this time was 7 mPa · S.

Third Step: Coating Treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 50 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 48 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, an organic solution containing 25 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step was added (b), and the temperature was adjusted in an open state. The mixture was stirred and mixed for 0.5 hours while evaporating the organic solvent by raising the temperature to 40 ° C., and then the solution was vacuum filtered to collect the phosphor particles (B) having the silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.
In addition, the vacuum degree of 0.05-0.1 MPa was employ | adopted as the conditions of the vacuum filtration in the Example of this invention, and a comparative example.

Fourth step: Firing treatment After the phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step were dried by heating at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour, the phosphor particles (B) were fired at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to form a coating film (c). Phosphor particles (C) were obtained.
Thereafter, the film thickness, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were determined for the phosphor particles (C), and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Example 2)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 and the organic solution (b) containing the coating material (a) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step is performed under the following conditions: Then, the fourth step was performed in the same manner as in Example 1, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained results are shown in Table 1.
Third step: Coating treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 50 g of isopropyl alcohol (reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. . Subsequently, the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, and then the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step was added so that the covering material (a) was 25 g, and in an open state. The mixture was stirred and mixed for 0.5 hours while evaporating the organic solvent by raising the temperature to 50 ° C., and then the solution was vacuum filtered to collect the phosphor particles (B) having the silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface. .

(Example 3)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step was performed under the following conditions, as in Example 1. The fourth step was performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
Third Step: Coating Treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 25 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Subsequently, the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, and then the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step was added so that the coating material (a) was 25 g, and in a sealed state. After raising the temperature to 50 ° C. and stirring and mixing for 1 hour, the solution was vacuum filtered to recover the sulfide phosphor particles (B) having the silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

Example 4
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step was performed under the following conditions and the same as in Example 1. The fourth step was performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained table results are shown in Table 1.
Third step: Coating treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 10 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step was added so that the covering material (a) was 25 g, and in a sealed state, After stirring and mixing at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 2 hours, the solution was vacuum filtered to recover sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

(Example 5)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step was performed under the following conditions and the same as in Example 1. The fourth step was performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
Third step: Coating treatment To 50 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 10 g of the sulfide phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. . Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step was added so that the covering material (a) was 25 g, and in a sealed state, After stirring and mixing at a temperature of 30 ° C. for 2 hours, the solution was vacuum filtered to recover sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

(Example 6)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 and the organic solution (b) obtained in the following second step, the third step was performed under the following conditions, and the same as in Example 1. Four steps were performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 100 g of methyltriethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., Z-6383), 70 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), and ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) (Manufactured by ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) and 37 g of ion-exchanged water were added, and the mixture was stirred vigorously with a stirrer while being kept at a temperature of 25 ° C. After 36 hours, an organic solution containing the coating material (a) was obtained. The viscosity at this time was 6 mPa · S.

Third step: Coating treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step of Example 1 above are added to 25 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. I let you. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step was added so that the covering material (a) was 25 g, and in a sealed state, After stirring and mixing at a temperature of 50 ° C. for 1 hour, the solution was vacuum filtered to collect phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

(Example 7)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the following first step and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step is under the following conditions, and the same as in Example 1. The fourth step was performed, and the obtained sulfide phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
First step: Formation of base film with aluminum organometallic compound To 2000 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co.), 27 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) is added. And mixed. To this mixed solution, 200 g of calcium sulfide europium (CaS: Eu, D50 = 3.6 μm) was added, stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour, and then dispersed twice for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. After further stirring and mixing at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 5 hours, the liquid was vacuum filtered to collect the phosphor particles (A).
Third Step: Coating Treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 25 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hour, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1 was added so that the coating material (a) was 25 g, In a sealed state, the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 2 hours, and then the solution was vacuum filtered to collect phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

(Example 8)
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the following first step and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step is carried out under the following conditions, and the same as in Example 1. Four steps were performed, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
First step: Formation of base film with aluminum organometallic compound To 2000 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co.), 27 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) is added. And mixed. 200 g of strontium sulfide europium (SrS: Eu, D50 = 2.2 μm) was added to this mixed solution, stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour, and then dispersed twice for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. After further stirring and mixing at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 5 hours, the liquid was vacuum filtered to collect the phosphor particles (A).
Third Step: Coating Treatment 10 g of the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were added to 25 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hour, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1 was added so that the coating material (a) was 25 g, In a sealed state, the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 2 hours, and then the solution was vacuum filtered to collect phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

Example 9
Using the phosphor particles (A) obtained in the following first step and the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step of Example 1, the third step is performed as follows, and the fourth step of Example 1 is performed. The phosphor particles (C) were obtained in the same manner as described above, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained results are shown in Table 1.
First step: 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) is added to 200 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), and a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner is used. Dispersed for 10 minutes. To this dispersion, 10 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) was added and mixed with stirring at 25 ° C. for 3 hours. After stirring, the solvent was removed by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles on which an aluminum organometallic compound layer was formed.
Next, 10 g of the obtained phosphor particles provided with an aluminum organic compound film on the surface thereof are added to 500 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd. deer grade 1), and dispersed for 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. I let you.
After cooling the dispersion to 12 ° C., 56 g of zirconium dibutoxybis (ethyl acetoacetate) (ZC580 manufactured by Matsumoto Fine Chemical), 32 g of ion exchange water, ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: After adding 0.2 g (concentration 75% by mass) and stirring and mixing for 8 hours, the mixture was returned to room temperature and further stirred and mixed for 6 hours. The dispersion was subjected to vacuum filtration to obtain sulfide phosphor particles (A) provided with an aluminum organic compound film on the surface and further provided with a zirconium organic compound film thereon.

Third step: Coating treatment 10 g of the sulfide phosphor particles (A ′) obtained in the first step are added to 50 g of isopropyl alcohol (Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd., deer grade 1), and 5 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. Dispersed. Subsequently, after the dispersion was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hours, 25 g of the hydrolysis condensate obtained in the second step was added, and the temperature was raised to 50 ° C. in an open state to remove the organic solvent. The mixture was stirred and mixed for 0.5 hour while volatilizing, and then the solution was vacuum filtered to collect sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.
After stirring and mixing at this temperature for 0.5 hour, 25 g of the hydrolysis condensate obtained in the second step was added, and in an open state, the temperature was raised to 50 ° C. and the organic solvent was volatilized for 0.5 hour. After stirring and mixing, the solution was vacuum filtered to recover sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a silane organometallic compound film formed on the surface.

(Example 10)
Except for performing the first step as follows, phosphor particles (C) were obtained in the same manner as in Example 9, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) were evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The obtained results are shown in Table 1.
First step: 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) was added to Example 9 except that 500 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.) was used. It was dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. To this dispersion, 10 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75 mass%) was added and mixed with stirring at 25 ° C. for 3 hours.
After cooling this dispersion to 12 ° C., 56 g of zirconium dibutoxybis (ethylacetoacetate) (ZC580 manufactured by Matsumoto Fine Chemical) and 32 g of ion-exchanged water were stirred and mixed for 8 hours, and then returned to room temperature for another 6 hours. Stir and mix. The dispersion was vacuum filtered to obtain sulfide phosphor particles (A).

(Comparative Example 1)
First, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm), 50 g of ethanol (special grade manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z -6911) and 0.02 g were stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C for 2 hours. Subsequently, 5 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., Z-6697) and 2 g of ion-exchanged water were added to this mixed solution and vigorously stirred with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Thereafter, aqueous ammonia was added as an alkali catalyst, the whole liquid was adjusted to pH 10, and stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour in a sealed state. Subsequently, this liquid was vacuum-filtered and particle | grains were collect | recovered.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
The surface state of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were determined, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 2)
First, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm), 50 g of ethanol (special grade manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z -6911) and 0.02 g were stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C for 2 hours. Subsequently, 5 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., Z-6697) and 2 g of ion-exchanged water were added to this mixed solution, and the mixture was strongly stirred with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 50 ° C. The mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 50 ° C. for 1 hour. At this time, aqueous ammonia was added as an alkali catalyst, and the whole liquid was adjusted to pH10. Subsequently, this liquid was vacuum-filtered and particle | grains were collect | recovered.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
The surface state of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were determined, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 3)
First, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm), 50 g of ethanol (special grade manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z -6911) and 0.02 g were stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 ° C for 2 hours. Subsequently, 10 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., Z-6697) and 3 g of ion-exchanged water were added to this mixed solution, and the mixture was vigorously stirred with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Thereafter, aqueous ammonia was added as an alkali catalyst, the whole liquid was adjusted to pH 10, and stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 ° C. for 18 hours in a sealed state. Subsequently, this liquid was vacuum-filtered and particle | grains were collect | recovered.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain sulfide phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
The surface state of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were determined, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 4)
First, acetic acid is added as an acid catalyst to a mixed solution of 5 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z-6697), 50 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), and 3 g of ion-exchanged water. The whole was adjusted to pH 4 and stirred vigorously with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. After 72 hours, the solution was taken out to obtain a coating material. The viscosity at this time was 2 mPa · S.
Next, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) and 100 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were mixed, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hour. . Into this liquid, 20 g of the coating material was added and stirred vigorously with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Here, in a sealed state, the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour, and then the liquid was vacuum filtered to collect particles.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon. In addition, the sulfide was deteriorated by acetic acid, and the emission intensity was significantly reduced.
The surface state of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment was determined, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 5)
First, ammonia water was added as an alkali catalyst to a mixed solution of 5 g of dimethyldimethoxysilane (Toray Dow Corning, Z-6329), 50 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd. reagent special grade), and 3 g of ion-exchanged water, The whole liquid was adjusted to pH 10 and stirred vigorously with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. After 72 hours, the solution was taken out to obtain a coating material. The viscosity at this time was 2 mPa · S.
Next, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) and 100 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were mixed, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hour. . Into this liquid, 20 g of the coating material was added and stirred vigorously with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Here, in a sealed state, the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour, and then the liquid was vacuum filtered to collect particles.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Thereafter, the film thickness, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change), and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 6)
First, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) and 100 g of acetone (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) were mixed, and stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 0.5 hour. . In this liquid, 20 g of the coating material obtained in Comparative Example 5 was added and stirred vigorously with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Here, in a sealed state, the mixture was stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour, and then the liquid was vacuum filtered to collect particles.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Thereafter, the film thickness, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change), and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 7)
First, 2 g of calcium sulfide europium (CaS: Eu, D50 = 3.6 μm) was added to 38 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), mixed with stirring, and then tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z-6697). ) 28 g and 9.6 g of ion-exchanged water were added, and the mixture was vigorously stirred with a stirrer for 2 hours while keeping the temperature at 70 ° C. in an open state. The liquid was then vacuum filtered to recover the particles.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Thereafter, the film thickness, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change), and emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment were obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 8)
2 g of strontium sulfide europium (SrS: Eu, D50 = 2.2 μm) was added to 38 g of ethanol (special grade reagent manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), mixed with stirring, and then 28 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z-6697). Then, 9.6 g of ion-exchanged water was added, and the mixture was vigorously stirred with a stirrer for 2 hours while being kept at a temperature of 70 ° C. in an open state. The liquid was then vacuum filtered to recover the particles.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 200 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon. In addition, since the sulfide particles were dissolved and partially disappeared, the film thickness, water resistance evaluation (change in conductivity), and measurement of the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment were not performed.

(Comparative Example 9)
Strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) was calcined for 1 hour at a temperature of 200 ° C. without coating.
Thereafter, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) of the obtained phosphor particles was obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 10)
Strontium sulfide europium (SrS: Eu, D50 = 2.2 μm) was calcined for 1 hour at a temperature of 200 ° C. without coating.
Thereafter, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) of the obtained phosphor particles was obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

(Comparative Example 11)
Calcium sulfide europium (CaS: Eu, D50 = 3.6 μm) was calcined for 1 hour at a temperature of 200 ° C. without coating.
Thereafter, water resistance evaluation (conductivity change) of the obtained phosphor particles was obtained, and the obtained evaluation results are shown in Table 1.

From Table 1, in Examples 1-10, according to the method of the present invention, the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is used in the method of forming a coating layer using a silane organometallic compound on the surface of the phosphor particles. The containing organic solution (b) and the phosphor particles (A) are brought into contact to obtain sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a coating (a) film, which is subjected to heat treatment, and an inorganic compound is formed on the surface thereof. Since the sulfide phosphor particle (C) having the coating layer (c) made of a film was obtained, the film thickness in the formation of the coating layer of the sulfide phosphor particle used in a light emitting device such as an LED was 200. It can be seen that sulfide phosphor particles having a surface coating layer having a surface coating layer with a reduced light emission intensity before and after coating treatment and a significantly improved moisture resistance can be efficiently produced.
As a feature of this method, the film thickness is 200 to 500 nm by performing the heat treatment or the coating treatment by bringing the organic solution (b) containing the coating material (a) into contact with the phosphor particles (A). The covering material (a) is to obtain a film. By doing so, it is possible to minimize elution from the surface of the phosphor particles (A) into the organic solution (b) containing an organic solvent and moisture as compared with the conventional method, and minimize the decrease in the emission intensity. Water resistance and the like can be improved.
On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 1 to 11, in any of the formation of the base layer, the preparation of the covering material, or the covering treatment with the aluminum organometallic compound, these conditions are not met, so the results that should be satisfied by the moisture resistance It can be seen that cannot be obtained.

(Example 11)
The following first to fourth steps were performed to obtain phosphor particles (C).
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum 4,000 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.) and 200 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 5.6 μm) Was added and dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. To this dispersion, 200 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added and mixed with stirring at 25 ° C. for 3 hours. Thereafter, the liquid was vacuum filtered at a vacuum degree of 0.05 to 0.1 MPa, and the phosphor particles (A) on which the aluminum organometallic compound was adsorbed as a base film were collected.

Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The hydrolysis-condensation liquid was opened and concentrated by stirring at 15 ° C. until the weight reduction rate reached 32%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground phosphor material (A) obtained in the first step was taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step was added, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 30 minutes in a sealed state. Thereafter, vacuum filtration was performed to obtain phosphor particles (B).

Fourth Step: Drying and Heat Treatment After the phosphor phosphor particles (B) are dried by heating at 110 ° C. for 1 hour, the phosphor particles (C) having a coating film formed by baking at 300 ° C. for 1 hour. Obtained.
When the weight average molecular weight of the coating film of the sulfide phosphor particles (C), the thermal loss rate, the film thickness of the coating film, the water resistance, and the emission intensity change before and after the coating process are obtained, The results are shown in Table 2 together with the viscosity of the solution.

(Example 12)
Phosphor particles (C) were obtained in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the conditions of the second step were as follows.
When the second step is completed, the weight average molecular weight of the coating film of the obtained phosphor particles (C), the thermal loss rate, the film thickness of the coating film, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating process are obtained. The results are shown in Table 2 together with the viscosity of the solution.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 36 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The hydrolysis-condensation liquid was opened and concentrated by stirring at 15 ° C. until the weight reduction rate reached 32%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 13)
As the phosphor particles, calcium aluminate europium neodymium (CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd, N Nightlight V300 (trade name) manufactured by Nemoto Special Chemical Co., Ltd., D50 = 21.2 μm) is used, and the conditions for the second step are as follows: Except for the above, phosphor particles (C) were obtained in the same manner as in Example 11. The second step is to determine the weight average molecular weight of the obtained phosphor particles (C), the heat loss rate, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, and the change in emission intensity by the moisture resistance test. It was shown in Table 2 together with the viscosity of the solution at the time of completion.
2nd process: Preparation of coating material Ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1) 64g, methyltrimethoxysilane (Toray Dow Corning Z-6366) 100g, ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 36 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened and stirred and mixed at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 32%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 14)
A phosphor particle (C) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the third step was performed under the following conditions. The weight average molecular weight, the thermal loss rate of the obtained phosphor particle (C), the coating film Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, and changes in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the solution at the end of the second step.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 20 ° C. for 60 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 15)
Example 11 except that strontium barium europium silicate (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, D50 = 25 μm, manufactured by Tokyo Chemical Research Laboratory) was used as the phosphor particles, and the second and third steps were performed under the following conditions. Similarly, the phosphor particles (C) were prepared, and the obtained phosphor particles (C) had a weight average molecular weight, a thermal loss rate, a coating film thickness, water resistance, a change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, and Table 2 shows the change in luminous intensity due to the moisture resistance test and the viscosity of the solution when the second step is completed.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 96 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened and stirred and mixed at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 32%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 10 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 16)
A phosphor particle (C) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the third step was performed under the following conditions. The weight average molecular weight, the thermal loss rate of the obtained phosphor particle (C), the coating film Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, light emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment, and light emission intensity change by the moisture resistance test, together with the viscosity of the solution at the end of the second step.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 30 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 10 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 17)
A phosphor particle (C) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the first to third steps were performed under the following conditions, and the weight average molecular weight, thermal loss rate, coating of the obtained phosphor particle (C) Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment, and emission intensity change by the moisture resistance test, together with the viscosity of the solution at the end of the second step.
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum Isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), strontium barium europium silicate (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, Tokyo Chemical as phosphor particles 80 g of D50 manufactured by Research Institute Co., Ltd.) was added, and the mixture was dispersed by performing treatment for 5 minutes three times with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. To this dispersion, 80 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added and mixed with stirring at 25 ° C. for 4 hours. After stirring, the solvent was removed by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles on which an aluminum organometallic compound layer was formed.
2nd process: Preparation of coating | covering material Ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1) 136g, methyltrimethoxysilane (Toray Dow Corning Z-6366) 200g, ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd. product) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this, 64 g of water for hydrolysis was dropped. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened and stirred and mixed at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 27%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 80 g of the phosphor particles (A) subjected to the ground treatment obtained in the first step are taken out, 210 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 15 minutes under airtightness And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 18)
A phosphor particle (C) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the first to third steps were performed under the following conditions, and the weight average molecular weight, thermal loss rate, coating of the obtained phosphor particle (C) Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment, and emission intensity change by the moisture resistance test, together with the viscosity of the solution at the end of the second step.
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum 120 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), barium strontium europium silicate (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu, D50 = 10 g of 25 μm) was added and dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. 10 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 2 hours. After stirring, the solvent was removed by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles on which an aluminum organometallic compound layer was formed.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened, and stirring and mixing were added at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 30%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 20 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 19)
A phosphor particle (C) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the first to third steps were performed under the following conditions, and the weight average molecular weight, thermal loss rate, coating of the obtained phosphor particle (C) Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment, and emission intensity change by the moisture resistance test, together with the viscosity of the solution at the end of the second step.
First step: Formation of a base film from an aluminum organometallic compound 50 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), barium strontium europium silicate (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu, D50 = 10 g of 25 μm) was added and dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. 10 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 18 hours. After stirring, the solvent was removed by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles on which an aluminum organometallic compound layer was formed.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened, and stirring and mixing were added at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 30%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step were taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step was added, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 60 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Example 20)
The phosphor particles (C) were prepared in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the first to third steps were performed under the following conditions. The weight average molecular weight, thermal loss rate, coating of the obtained phosphor particles (C) Table 2 shows the film thickness, water resistance, and changes in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the solution when the second step was completed.
First step: Formation of a base film with an aluminum organometallic compound 120 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: deer grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), barium strontium europium silicate (Ba, Sr, Ca) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu, D50 = 24 μm) was added and dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. 10 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 2 hours. After stirring, the solvent was removed by vacuum filtration to obtain phosphor particles on which an aluminum organometallic compound layer was formed.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 72 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state. The condensate was opened, and stirring and mixing were added at 15 ° C. until the weight loss rate reached 30%, and a coating material (a) was obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 50 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 20 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

(Comparative Example 12)
First, 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 5.6 μm), 50 g of ethanol (reagent special grade manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning, Z -6911) and 0.2 g were stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C for 2 hours. Subsequently, 10 g of tetraethoxysilane (manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., Z-6697) and 4 g of ion-exchanged water were added to this mixed solution, and the mixture was vigorously stirred with a stirrer while maintaining the temperature at 25 ° C. Thereafter, ammonia water was added as an alkali catalyst, the whole liquid was adjusted to pH 9, and stirred and mixed at a temperature of 25 ° C. for 1 hour in a sealed state. Subsequently, this liquid was vacuum-filtered and particle | grains were collect | recovered.
Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain sulfide phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Thereafter, the surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the water resistance was shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 13)
Strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 5.6 μm) was subjected to calcination treatment at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour without coating treatment.
Thereafter, the surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the water resistance was shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 14)
10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 9.7 μm) is added to 800 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.), and ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (Kawaken Fine Chemical) 30 g of ALCH S75P (concentration: 75% by mass) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 3 hours. The dispersion was vacuum filtered to recover sulfide phosphor particles. Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain sulfide phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Thereafter, the surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the thickness of the coating film, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment were determined and shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 15)
10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 5.6 μm) is added to 800 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Ltd.) and dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. It was. 30 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 3 hours.
After cooling the dispersion to 12 ° C., 56 g of zirconium dibutoxybis (ethylacetoacetate) (manufactured by Matsumoto Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ZC580) and 32 g of ion-exchanged water were stirred and mixed for 8 hours. Stir and mix for hours. The dispersion was vacuum filtered to recover sulfide phosphor particles. Finally, the obtained particles were heat-dried at a temperature of 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baked at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour to obtain sulfide phosphor particles having a coating film formed thereon.
Table 2 shows the weight average molecular weight, the weight loss rate of the obtained phosphor particles, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the slurry immediately before vacuum filtration. .

(Comparative Example 16)
This example is an example in which the aluminum organic compound with respect to the phosphor particles is excessive in the method of the present invention, and the stirring time during the production of the coating material (a) is as short as 2 hours.
The following first to fourth steps were performed to obtain phosphor particles (C).
Table 2 shows the weight average molecular weight, the weight loss rate of the obtained phosphor particles, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the slurry immediately before vacuum filtration. .
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum 10 g of strontium thiogallate europium (SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, D50 = 5.6 μm) is added to 800 g of isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.) And dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. 30 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 3 hours. Thereafter, the liquid was vacuum filtered at a vacuum degree of 0.05 to 0.1 MPa, and the sulfide phosphor particles (A) on which the aluminum organometallic compound was adsorbed were collected using the filtered powder as a base film.
Second step: Preparation of coating material 68 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 2 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state to obtain a coating material (a). The average molecular weight of the coating material (a) was determined.
Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated sulfide phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 20 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and sealed at 25 ° C. for 30 minutes. The mixture was stirred and mixed, and after filtration under the same conditions as above, sulfide phosphor particles (B) were obtained.
Fourth step: Drying and heat treatment The sulfide phosphor particles (B) having a coating film formed by heating and drying the sulfide phosphor particles (B) at 110 ° C. for 1 hour and then baking treatment at 300 ° C. for 1 hour. )
Table 2 shows the weight average molecular weight, the weight loss rate of the obtained phosphor particles, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the slurry immediately before vacuum filtration. .
In this example, since the condensation reaction of the MTMS coating material obtained in the second step was insufficient, a decomposition gas component was generated during heating from the film coated using this, and the film quality of the coating film deteriorated. In particular, the rapid increase in heat loss by TG-DTA analysis suggests that a large amount of unreacted MTMS component has volatilized. For this reason, both water resistance and moisture resistance were insufficient.

(Comparative Example 17)
This example is an example in which the aluminum organic compound is excessive with respect to the phosphor particles in the method of the present invention.
The following first to fourth steps were performed to obtain phosphor particles (C).
Table 2 shows the weight average molecular weight, the weight loss rate of the obtained phosphor particles, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the slurry immediately before vacuum filtration. .
First step: Formation of a base film with an organometallic compound of aluminum Isopropyl alcohol (IPA: reagent grade 1 manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co., Inc.), calcium aluminate europium neodymium (CaAl2O4: Eu, Nd, Nemoto Special Chemical N Nightlight V300 (product) Name), D50 = 21.2 μm) was added, and the mixture was dispersed for 10 minutes with a 28 kHz ultrasonic cleaner. 30 g of ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd., ALCH S75P: concentration 75% by mass) was added to this dispersion, and the mixture was stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 3 hours. Thereafter, the liquid was vacuum filtered at a vacuum degree of 0.05 to 0.1 MPa, and the phosphor particles (A) on which the aluminum organometallic compound was adsorbed were collected using the filtered powder as a base film.
Table 2 shows the weight average molecular weight, the weight loss rate of the obtained phosphor particles, the coating film thickness, the water resistance, and the change in emission intensity before and after the coating treatment, together with the viscosity of the slurry immediately before vacuum filtration. .

Second step: Preparation of coating material To 136 g of ethanol (Kanto Chemical reagent grade 1), 100 g of methyltrimethoxysilane (Z-6366 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning), ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) , ALCH S75P) was added and stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. To this was added dropwise 32 g of water for hydrolysis. Further, the mixture was stirred and mixed for 6 hours at 25 ° C. in a sealed state to obtain a coating material. The average molecular weight of the coating material was determined.

Third step: coating treatment 10 g of the ground-treated phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step are taken out, 20 g of the coating material (a) obtained in the second step is added, and the mixture is stirred and mixed at 25 ° C. for 30 minutes in a sealed state. And the phosphor particles (B) were obtained after filtration under the same conditions as described above.

Fourth Step: Drying and Heat Treatment After the phosphor phosphor particles (B) are dried by heating at 110 ° C. for 1 hour, the phosphor particles (C) having a coating film formed by baking at 300 ° C. for 1 hour. Obtained.
The sample after drying at 110 ° C. was subjected to thermal loss rate at 250 ° C. using a TG-DTA apparatus. Further, the phosphor particles (C) were evaluated by an evaluation method of the film thickness of the sample after baking at 300 ° C., the emission intensity change before and after the coating treatment, and the water resistance (conductivity change). The results are shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 18)
Calcium aluminate europium neodymium (CaAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Nd, N night light V300 (trade name) manufactured by Nemoto Special Chemical Co., Ltd., D50 = 21.2 μm) was calcined for 1 hour at a temperature of 300 ° C. without coating treatment. .
The surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the change in emission intensity by the water resistance and moisture resistance test was determined and shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 19)
Strontium barium europium silicate (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, Tokyo Chemical Research Laboratories D50 = 27 μm) was subjected to a baking treatment at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour without coating treatment.
The surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the change in emission intensity by the water resistance and moisture resistance test was determined and shown in Table 2.

(Comparative Example 20)
Barium strontium europium silicate (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu, D50 = 25 μm) was subjected to a baking treatment at a temperature of 300 ° C. for 1 hour without coating treatment.
The surface of the obtained phosphor particles was observed, and the change in emission intensity by the water resistance and moisture resistance test was determined and shown in Table 2.

From Table 2, in the method of forming a coating film using the silane organometallic compound on the surface of the phosphor particles, in accordance with the predetermined condition of the present invention, in particular, in the second step, the silane organometallic compound and the aluminum organic compound, Water is mixed and reacted under predetermined conditions to obtain an organic solution containing the hydrolyzed condensate. The organic solution is concentrated and vacuum filtered to obtain a coating material (a). In Examples 11 to 20 in which the phosphor particles (C) were obtained by drying (b), drying, and then subjecting to heat treatment to form a coating film made of an inorganic compound film on the surface thereof. In the formation of a coating film of phosphor particles used in a light emitting device such as a coating film, the film thickness is 50 to 170 nm, the decrease in fluorescence intensity is small, and the moisture resistance and water resistance are remarkably improved Efficient production of phosphor particles with It can be seen that it is.
As a feature of this method, the film thickness obtained by the coating treatment is 50 to 170 nm and a thin coating material (a) film, but by concentrating the organic solution (b) in advance, the phosphor particles (B) and Since the organic solvent and water content contained in the coating material (a) to be mixed can be reduced, the emission intensity before and after the coating treatment does not decrease. On the contrary, the optical characteristics are improved by the effect of the coating film, and the emission intensity after the coating treatment tends to increase slightly. In the method of the present invention, by improving the method of forming the coating, the emission intensity after coating does not decrease and the film has a dense film quality, so that it has excellent water resistance and moisture resistance.
On the other hand, Comparative Examples 1 to 17 do not meet these conditions in any of the formation of the base film with the aluminum organometallic compound, the production of the coating material (a), or the coating treatment. It can be seen that satisfactory results cannot be obtained depending on the sex.

  As is clear from the above, the phosphor particles provided with the coating film of the present invention have no reduction in fluorescence intensity, and are remarkably improved in moisture resistance and water resistance. In addition, according to the method of the present invention, phosphor particles having such a coating film can be efficiently produced, which is particularly useful in the field of light emitting devices such as LEDs.

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A phosphor particle having a coating film with a thickness of 50 to 500 nm and having a heat loss rate of 0.2% or less at 250 ° C. measured by a TG-DTA analyzer after drying,
The phosphor particles having a coating film, wherein the coating film is made of an amorphous inorganic compound containing Si and O as main components.   In addition to sulfur (S) or oxygen (O), the phosphor particles include calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), gallium (Ga), aluminum (Al), and europium as constituent elements. (Eu), dysprosium (Dy), and at least one element selected from neodymium (Nd), and the average particle diameter is 1 to 50 μm at D50. Phosphor particles provided with the coating film described. The phosphor particles further have a compositional formula of CaS: Eu, SrS: Eu, (Ca, Sr) S: Eu, SrGa ₂ S ₄ : Eu, SrAl ₂ O ₄ : Eu, Dy, CaAl ₂ O _4. : Eu, Nd, Sr ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Sr, Ba) ₃ SiO ₅ : Eu, (Ba, Sr, Ca) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu and (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : at least selected from Eu The phosphor particle comprising the coating film according to claim 1, comprising a compound phase represented by one kind. The manufacturing method of the fluorescent substance particle provided with the coating film in any one of Claims 1-3 including the following 1st-4th processes.
First step: Add phosphor particles in an organic solvent, disperse by applying ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz for 10 to 30 minutes, add aluminum organometallic compound thereto, stir and mix under sealing, then vacuum Filtration separates the solid and the organic solvent to obtain phosphor particles (A) having an aluminum organometallic compound (undercoat film) adsorbed on the surface thereof.
Second step: An organic solvent, a silane organometallic compound, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are placed in a sealed container equipped with a stirrer, and 18 to 96 at 18 to 40 ° C. under sealing. By stirring for a while, an organic solution (b) containing a hydrolyzed condensate of the silane organometallic compound (coating material (a)) is obtained.
Third step: The phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step, the organic solution (b) obtained in the second step, and an organic solvent if necessary are mixed, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the obtained mixture. Then, if necessary, the mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours under sealing, and then vacuum-filtered to obtain phosphor particles having a coating (a) film on the surface ( B) is obtained.
Fourth step: The phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step are dried in the atmosphere at a temperature of 100 to 110 ° C. for 0.5 to 1 hour, then heat-treated, and Si and O are mainly contained on the surface. A phosphor particle (C) having a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film as a component is obtained. The manufacturing method of the fluorescent substance particle provided with the coating film in any one of Claims 1-3 including the following 1st-4th processes.
First step: Add phosphor particles in an organic solvent, disperse by applying ultrasonic vibration of 28 to 48 kHz for 10 to 30 minutes, add aluminum organometallic compound thereto, stir and mix under sealing, then vacuum Filtration separates the solid and the organic solvent to obtain phosphor particles (A) having an aluminum organometallic compound (undercoat film) adsorbed on the surface thereof.
Second step: An organic solvent, a silane organometallic compound, an aluminum organometallic compound that acts as a catalyst, and water for hydrolysis are placed in a sealed container equipped with a stirrer, and 18 to 96 at 18 to 40 ° C. under sealing. By stirring for a while, an organic solution (b) containing a hydrolyzed condensate of the silane organometallic compound (coating material (a)) is obtained. Next, the obtained organic solution (b) is stirred in an open container while maintaining the temperature at 12 to 30 ° C., and concentrated until the liquid amount becomes 80 to 60% with respect to the original weight. Next, vacuum filtration is performed to obtain the coating material (a).
Third step: The phosphor particles (A) obtained in the first step, the coating material (a) obtained in the second step, and an organic solvent if necessary are mixed, and ultrasonic vibration is applied to the obtained mixture. Then, if necessary, the mixture is stirred and mixed at a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C. for 0.2 to 5 hours, and then vacuum-filtered to obtain phosphor particles having a coating (a) film on the surface ( B) is obtained.
Fourth step: The phosphor particles (B) obtained in the third step are dried in the atmosphere at a temperature of 100 to 110 ° C. for 0.5 to 1 hour, then heat-treated, and Si and O are mainly contained on the surface. A phosphor particle (C) having a coating film (c) made of an amorphous inorganic compound film as a component is obtained.   In the first step, the organic solvent is ethanol or isopropyl alcohol, and the aluminum organometallic compound is ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, aluminum tris (ethyl acetoacetate), octyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, or The at least one selected from aluminum monoacetylacetonate bis (ethylacetoacetate), and the silane organometallic compound is methyltriethoxysilane or methyltrimethoxysilane. The manufacturing method of the fluorescent substance particle provided with the coating film of this.   In the first step, the organic solvent is in a mass ratio of 5 to 50 with respect to the phosphor particles 1, and the aluminum organometallic compound is in a mass ratio of 0.1 to 1 with respect to the phosphor particles 1, The method for producing phosphor particles having a coating film according to claim 6, wherein the stirring and mixing conditions are a temperature of 18 to 60 ° C and a stirring time of 0.5 to 24 hours. In the second step, the organic solvent is an alcohol represented by the general formula: R ² OH (where R ² represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms), and is a silane organometallic. The compound is trialkoxysilane, the aluminum organometallic compound is ethyl acetoacetate aluminum diisopropylate, and the water for hydrolysis is ion-exchanged water having a conductivity of 4 μS / cm or less. The manufacturing method of the fluorescent substance particle provided with the coating film of Claim 7.   In the second step, the organic solvent has a mass ratio of 0.5 to 1 with respect to the silane organometallic compound 1, and the aluminum organometallic compound has a mass ratio of 0.00 to the silane organometallic compound 1. The fluorescence with a coating film according to claim 8, wherein water is in a mass ratio of 0.225 to 0.5 with respect to the silane organometallic compound 1. A method for producing body particles.   In said 3rd process, a coating | covering material (a) is 1-6 with respect to fluorescent substance particle (A) 1 by mass ratio, The ultrasonic vibration given to the said mixture is 28-48 kHz, and gives time The method for producing phosphor particles provided with the coating film according to claim 9, wherein is 5 to 15 minutes.   11. The phosphor having a coating film according to claim 10, wherein in the fourth step, the heat treatment is performed in the atmosphere at a temperature of 200 to 400 ° C. for 0.5 to 2 hours. Particle manufacturing method.