Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Halide-based scintillator nanomaterial
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Application No.: US13986039Application Date: 2013-03-26
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Publication No.: US09644141B2Publication Date: 2017-05-09
- Inventor: Marek A. Osinski , Nathan J. Withers , Brian A. Akins , Gennady A. Smolyakov , Krishnaprasad Sankar
- Applicant: Marek A. Osinski , Nathan J. Withers , Brian A. Akins , Gennady A. Smolyakov , Krishnaprasad Sankar
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: STC.UNM
- Current Assignee: STC.UNM
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Main IPC: C09K11/77
- IPC: C09K11/77 ; C09K11/66 ; G01T1/202 ; G01T1/20
Abstract:
A heterogeneous scintillator material is provided comprising core/shell nanoparticles having a highly hygroscopic or deliquescent halide-based core activated with trivalent Ln3+ or divalent Ln2+ lanthanide ions (Ln=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) and a stable non-hygroscopic shell thereon. The heterogeneous nanoparticles can comprise highly hygroscopic lanthanide halide (LaBr3, LuI3) cores protected with stable non-hygroscopic LaF3 shells. The heterogeneous nanoparticles can comprise deliquescent alkaline earth halide (SrI2, BaI2) cores protected with stable non-hygroscopic (SrF2, BaF2) shells.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130299720A1 Halide-based scintillator nanomaterial Public/Granted day:2013-11-14
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