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Photoluminescent materials for outputting yellow-green light
Assignee: GIMMEL GERALD K PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTATE OF JOSEPH LINDMAYER
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Filing: 1987-08-14
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Granted: 1989-03-14
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Expires: 2007-08-14
Abstract
Abstract Photoluminescent materials useful for detection of infrared light are prepared using a base material, first and second dopants and a fusible salt. The base material is an alkaline earth metal sulfide such as calcium sulfide. Lithium fluoride is used to enhance the interdiffusion of materials. Samarium and cerium sulfide are used as the first and second dopants for providing electron traps. The photoluminescent material is made according to a process involving heating of the material to a fusing temperature, grinding the material after cooling, and reheating the material to below the fusing temperature, but sufficiently high to repair the crystal surfaces. The material is then placed in a transparent binder and applied to a substrate, or deposited as a thin film directly on a substrate for different uses.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Lindmayer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 05:18
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11C; G11C13/00; G11C13/04; G01; G01T; G01T1/00; G01T1/02; G01T1/10; G01T1/11; G01T1/16; G01T1/20; G01T1/2012
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An electron trapping photoluminescent infrared stimulable phosphor having a peak infrared sensitivity within the range of 1.12 or 1.22 microns and emitting in response to infrared radiation an output of yellow-green light comprising: a base material comprising substantially calcium sulfide; a first dopant of samarium is provided in a quantity of between 50 and 300 part per million by weight, and a second dopant selected from the group of cerium oxide, cerium flouride, cerium chloride, and cerium sulfide is provided in a quantity between 200 to 1500 part per million by weight.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
An electron trapping photoluminescent infrared stimulable phosphor having a peak infrared sensitivity within the range of 1.12 or 1.22 microns and emitting in response to infrared radiation an output of yellow-green light comprising: a base material comprising substantially calcium sulfide; a first dopant of samarium is provided in a quantity of between 50 and 300 part per million by weight, and a second dopant selected from the group of cerium oxide, cerium flouride, cerium chloride, and cerium sulfide is provided in a quantity between 200 to 1500 part per million by weight.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
11 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, further comprising a fusible salt.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 2, wherein said fusible salt comprises lithium fluoride.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 2, wherein the fusible salt is provided in a quantity of up to 10 parts per 100 parts of total composition by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein said second dopant comprises cerium sulfide, there being between 200 and 900 parts per million of cerium sulfide by weight.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein said second dopant comprises cerium sulfide, there being between 400 and 600 parts per million of cerium sulfide by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein said second dopant comprises cerium oxide, there being between 300 and 1500 parts per million of cerium oxide by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein the first dopant, samarium, is provided in a quantity of between 50-300 parts per million by weight, and the second dopant, cerium sulfide, is provided in a quantity of between 200-900 parts per million by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein the first dopant, samarium, is provided in a quantity of between 50-300 parts per million by weight, and the second dopant, cerium oxide, is provided in a quantity of between 300-1500 parts per million by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein said material is disposed upon a substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 10, wherein the substrate is alumina.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
11 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 10, wherein the substrate is sapphire.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 10, wherein the material is from 0.5 micron to 500 microns in thickness.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The photoluminescent material of claim 1, wherein the photoluminescent material is disposed as a thin film on a substrate in a microcrystalline form having a thickness of approximately 0.5 micron.
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