Patent ID: 7648649

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for emitting white light comprising: a semiconductor light source; and a phosphor material radiationally coupled to the light source, wherein said phosphor material comprises at least one phosphor selected from the group consisting of: (A) A 2 [MF 5 ]:Mn 4+ , where A is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, NH 4 , and combinations thereof; and where M is selected from Al, Ga, In, or combinations thereof; (B) A 3 [MF 6 ]:Mn 4+ , where A is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, NH 4 , and combinations thereof and where M is selected from Al, Ga, In, or combinations thereof; (C) Zn 2 [MF 7 ]:Mn 4+ where M is selected from Al, Ga, In, or combinations thereof; and (D) A[In 2 F 7 ]:Mn 4+ where A is selected from Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, NH 4 , or combinations thereof.