Patent ID: 7358542

Claim:
A lighting apparatus for emitting white light comprising: a semiconductor light source; and a phosphor composition radiationally coupled to the light source, the phosphor composition comprising a phosphor composition including at least one of: (A) A 2-x Eu x W 1-y Mo y O 6 , where A is selected from Y, Gd, Lu, La, and combinations thereof; and where 0.5≦x≦1.0, 0.01≦y≦1.0; (B) M m O n X, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of Sc, Y, La, a lanthanide, an alkali earth metal and mixtures thereof; X is a halogen; 1≦m≦3; and 1≦n≦4, and having a lanthanide doping level can range from 0.001% to 40% by weight; or (C) an Eu 3+ activated a phosphate or borate phosphor selected from the group consisting of (Y,Gd,Lu,La)PO 4 ; (Y,Gd,Lu,La)P 3 O 9 ; (Y,Gd,Lu,La)P 5 O 14 ; (Sr,Ba,Ca) 3 (Lu,Gd,Y,La)P 3 O 12 ; Ca 1.5 Ba 1.5 (La,Y,Gd,Lu)P 3 O 12 ; (Y,La,Lu,Gd)BO 3 ; (Gd,Y,Lu,La)B 3 O 6 ; (La,Gd,Lu,Y)(Al,Ga) 3 B 4O 12 ; (Y,Gd,Lu,La)MgB 5 O 10 ; (Sr,Ca,Ba)(Lu,Gd,Y,La)B 7 O 13 ; Ca 0.5 Ba 0.5 LaB 7 O 13 ; and blends thereof.