US Patent 10508236 Wavelength converting material for a light emitting device

Embodiments of the invention include a luminescent structure including an InxZnyP core, wherein 0<y/x<10, and wherein the core comprises an alloy including both In and Zn, and a shell disposed on a surface of the core, wherein a difference between a lattice constant of the shell and a lattice constant of the core relative to the lattice constant of the shell is less than 1%.