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Luminescent barium-lithium aluminate phosphors and lamp containing the same
Assignee: GTE Sylvania Inc
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Filing: 1976-09-27
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Granted: 1978-08-29
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Expires: 1996-09-27
Abstract
Abstract Luminescent materials having a host of controlled amounts of barium oxide, controlled amounts of lithium oxide, and the balance aluminum oxide when activated by divalent europium alone yield a blue emission when excited by ultraviolet light and activated by europium in combination with divalent manganese yield a bright green emission under ultraviolet light. The host can be a solid solution of the foregoing oxides or it can contain alpha alumina and spinel as additional phases. These materials are used to produce lamps having enhanced emission characteristics as compared to lamps employing luminescent materials having a host of aluminum oxide in combination with barium oxide and activated by europium or europium manganese or to lamps employing magnesium gallate, activated by manganese.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert W. Wolfe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 18:34
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/77; C09K11/7728; C09K11/7734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A luminescent composition consisting essentially of (a) host consisting essentially of from about 2 to about 8 mole percent of barium oxide, from about 0.5 to about 20 mole percent of lithium oxide, and from about 80 to about 97.5 mole percent of aluminum oxide, said oxides being calculated on the basis of BaO, 1/2Li 2 O, and 1/2Al 2 O 3 respectively, and (b) as an activator from an effective amount to about 0.2 moles per mole of host of divalent europium and from an effective amount to about 0.45 moles per mole of host of divalent manganese, said effective amounts being sufficient to yield a green luminescence at about 515±2nm when said composition is excited by ultraviolet light and wherein lithium is present in an amount not greater than 1% by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A luminescent composition consisting essentially of (a) host consisting essentially of from about 2 to about 8 mole percent of barium oxide, from about 0.5 to about 20 mole percent of lithium oxide, and from about 80 to about 97.5 mole percent of aluminum oxide, said oxides being calculated on the basis of BaO, 1/2Li 2 O, and 1/2Al 2 O 3 respectively, and (b) as an activator from an effective amount to about 0.2 moles per mole of host of divalent europium and from an effective amount to about 0.45 moles per mole of host of divalent manganese, said effective amounts being sufficient to yield a green luminescence at about 515±2nm when said composition is excited by ultraviolet light and wherein lithium is present in an amount not greater than 1% by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein barium oxide is from about 4 to about 7 mole percent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein lithium oxide is from about 5 to about 14 mole percent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein divalent europium is from about 0.025 to about 0.125 moles per mole of host.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
176 words
A fluorescent lamp comprising (a) a pair of opposing electrodes, (b) a glass envelope disposed over said electrodes, (c) a fill of an ionizable gas inside of envelope and (d) as a coating on at least a portion of the inside of said envelope a coating of a luminescent composition consisting essentially of (a) host consisting essentially of from about 2 to about 8 mole percent of barium oxide from about 0.5 to about 20 mole percent of lithium oxide, and from about 80 to 97.5 mole percent of aluminum oxide, said oxides being calculated as BaO, 1/2Li 2 O, and 1/2Al 2 O 3 respectively, and (b) as an activator from an effective amount to about 0.2 moles per mole of host of divalent europium, from an effective amount to about 0.45 moles per mole of host of divalent manganese, said effective amounts being sufficient to yield a green luminescence at about 515±2nm when said composition is excited by ultraviolet light; and wherein lithium is present in an amount not greater than 1% by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
176 words
A fluorescent lamp comprising (a) a pair of opposing electrodes, (b) a glass envelope disposed over said electrodes, (c) a fill of an ionizable gas inside of envelope and (d) as a coating on at least a portion of the inside of said envelope a coating of a luminescent composition consisting essentially of (a) host consisting essentially of from about 2 to about 8 mole percent of barium oxide from about 0.5 to about 20 mole percent of lithium oxide, and from about 80 to 97.5 mole percent of aluminum oxide, said oxides being calculated as BaO, 1/2Li 2 O, and 1/2Al 2 O 3 respectively, and (b) as an activator from an effective amount to about 0.2 moles per mole of host of divalent europium, from an effective amount to about 0.45 moles per mole of host of divalent manganese, said effective amounts being sufficient to yield a green luminescence at about 515±2nm when said composition is excited by ultraviolet light; and wherein lithium is present in an amount not greater than 1% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
A lamp according to claim 5 wherein said barium oxide from about 4 to about 7 mole percent, and said lithium oxide is from about 5 to about 14 mole percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A lamp according to claim 5 wherein said europium is from about 0.125 to about 0.025 moles per mole of host.
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