The invention provides a
phosphor which is chemically and thermally stable and has high
luminous intensity even in cases where the
phosphor is combined with an LED of 470 nm or less. A
phosphor of the present invention contains: a
crystal that is represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12 and contains
Li element, an element A, an element D, an element E and an element X (A represents at least one element selected from among Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y and La; D represents at least one element selected from among Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr and Hf; E represents at least one element selected from among B, Al, Ga and In; and X represents at least one element selected from among O, N and F); a
crystal that is represented by (Li, A)3(D, E)8X12; an inorganic
crystal that has the same
crystal structure as a crystal that is represented by Li1Ba2Al1Si7N12; or an
inorganic compound wherein an element M (M represents at least one element selected from among Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy and Yb) is
solid-solved in one of the above-mentioned
solid solution crystals.