Abstract:
There is disclosed the preparation of high purity oxide products by hydrolyzing a silicon alkoxide with less than a stoichiometric amount of water so as to provide a partially hydrolyzed product. The partially hydrolyzed product is then reacted with a metal alkoxide and/or a metal salt in the presence of sufficient water to initially form a clear solution which subsequently converts to a clear gel. The gel is then heated so as to substantially remove organic and free liquid components therefrom. A homogeneous, high purity oxide product is recovered.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a process for forming luminescent or photoconductive materials wherein a gel process for producing oxide products which are glass precursors is employed and wherein effective luminescent amounts or effective photoconductive amounts of inorganic photoconductive or luminescent materials (phosphors) are added during the processing steps of the gel process. A granular luminescent or photoconductive oxide product is obtained and this product may be employed as is or it may be heated to a suitable temperature to convert it to a homogeneous glass containing the luminescent or photoconductive material dispersed therein or, if desired, it may be applied onto inorganic substrates to produce luminescent or photoconductive devices.