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US4512911A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Phosphor

Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1983-09-20
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Granted: 1985-04-23
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Expires: 2003-09-20
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Abstract

Abstract A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor represented by the formula BaF2.aBaX2.bMgF2.cMeIF.dMeIIF2.eMeIIIF3:fLn wherein X is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and I, MeI is at least one alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li and Na, MeII is at least one divalent metal selected from the group consisting of Be, Ca and Sr, MeIII is at least one trivalent metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, Y and La, Ln is at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce and Tb, and a, b, c, d, e and f are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.90</=a</=1.05, 0</=b</=1.2, 0</=c</=0.9, 0</=d</=1.2, 0</=e</=0.03, 10-6</=f</=0.03 and c+d+e NOTEQUAL 0. The phosphor emits light of high luminance when stimulated by light of wavelength ranging from 450 to 800 nm after exposure to ionizing radiations, ultraviolet rays, cathode rays, or the like. Further, the phosphor emits thermoluminescent light of high luminance when heated after exposure to ionizing radiations, ultraviolet rays, cathode rays, or the like.

Inventors

  • 👤 Noboru Kotera
  • 👤 Shusaku Eguchi
  • 👤 Norio Miura

Bibliographic Details

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CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/08; C09K11/77; C09K11/7766; C09K11/7772; C09K11/7773; C09K11/7704; C09K11/7705; C09K11/7728; C09K11/7732; C09K11/7733; C09K11/7783; C09K11/779; C09K11/7791

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 139 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor represented by the formula BaF.sub.2.aBaX.sub.2.bMgF.sub.2.cBeF.sub.2.dMe.sup.II F.sub.2 :eLn wherein X is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine; Me II is at least one divalent metal selected from the group consisting of calcium and strontium, Ln is at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of divalent europium (Eu 2+ ), cerium (Ce 3+ ) and terbium (Tb 3+ ), and a, b, c, d and e are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.90≦a≦1.05, 0≦b≦1.2, 0<c≦1.2, 10 -6 ≦e≦0.03 and 0<c+d≦1.2, respectively and BeF 2 is present in an amount sufficient to effect a phosphor exhibiting a higher luminance than said phosphor absent BeF 2 when stimulated by light of a wavelength ranging from 450 to 800 nm after exposure to X-rays.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 139 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor represented by the formula BaF.sub.2.aBaX.sub.2.bMgF.sub.2.cBeF.sub.2.dMe.sup.II F.sub.2 :eLn wherein X is at least one halogen selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine and iodine; Me II is at least one divalent metal selected from the group consisting of calcium and strontium, Ln is at least one rare earth element selected from the group consisting of divalent europium (Eu 2+ ), cerium (Ce 3+ ) and terbium (Tb 3+ ), and a, b, c, d and e are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0.90≦a≦1.05, 0≦b≦1.2, 0<c≦1.2, 10 -6 ≦e≦0.03 and 0<c+d≦1.2, respectively and BeF 2 is present in an amount sufficient to effect a phosphor exhibiting a higher luminance than said phosphor absent BeF 2 when stimulated by light of a wavelength ranging from 450 to 800 nm after exposure to X-rays.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor as defined in claim 1 wherein said d is zero.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 27 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor as defined in claim 2 wherein said a, c, and e are 0.95≦a≦1.02, 0.01≦c≦1.2 and 10 -4 ≦e≦0.01, respectively.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor as defined in claim 1 wherein said d is not zero.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
A rare earth element activated complex halide phosphor as defined in claim 4 wherein said a, c, d and e are 0.95≦a≦1.02, 0.01≦c+d0.2 and 10 -4 ≦e≦0.01, respectively.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

JPS5523115A Cited
EP0021342A1 Cited

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