Patent ID: 7094362

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for emitting white light comprising: a light source emitting radiation at from about 250 to about 550 nm; and a phosphor composition radiationally coupled to the light source, the phosphor composition comprising (RE 1−x−y Sc x Ce y ) 2 A 3−p B p Si z−q Ge q O 12+δ , where RE is selected from a lanthanide ion or Y 3+ , A is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, or Ba, B is selected from Mg and Zn, and where 0≦p≦3, 0≦q≦3, 2.5≦z≦3.5, 0≦x<1, 0<y≦0.3, −1.5≦δ≦1.5.