Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
198 words
A long afterglow luminescent material, comprising silicates with activators, wherein said luminescent material has a chemical composition of: aMO·bM'O·bM'O·cSiO 2 ·dR:Eu x ,Ln y , wherein M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ba and Zn; M' represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cd and Be; R represents one or two components selected from B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 ; Ln represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Dy, Ho, Tm, La, Pr, Tb, Ce, Mn, Bi, Sn and Sb; and wherein a, b, c, d, x, and y represent mole coefficients, wherein 0.6≦a≦6, 0≦b≦5, 1≦c≦9, 0≦d≦0.7, 0.00001≦x≦0.2, and 0<y≦0.3; with the proviso that when Ln includes Bi, Mn or Sn, d≠0; and said luminescent material is capable of emitting an emission spectrum ranging from 420 nm to 650 nm when excited by short wavelength light ranging from 250 nm to 500 nm, with a peak position of the emission spectrum ranging from 450 nm to 580 nm, and wherein the long afterglow luminescent color of said luminescent material is blue, bluish-green, green, greenish-yellow or yellow.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
198 words
A long afterglow luminescent material, comprising silicates with activators, wherein said luminescent material has a chemical composition of: aMO·bM'O·bM'O·cSiO 2 ·dR:Eu x ,Ln y , wherein M represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ca, Ba and Zn; M' represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cd and Be; R represents one or two components selected from B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 ; Ln represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Dy, Ho, Tm, La, Pr, Tb, Ce, Mn, Bi, Sn and Sb; and wherein a, b, c, d, x, and y represent mole coefficients, wherein 0.6≦a≦6, 0≦b≦5, 1≦c≦9, 0≦d≦0.7, 0.00001≦x≦0.2, and 0<y≦0.3; with the proviso that when Ln includes Bi, Mn or Sn, d≠0; and said luminescent material is capable of emitting an emission spectrum ranging from 420 nm to 650 nm when excited by short wavelength light ranging from 250 nm to 500 nm, with a peak position of the emission spectrum ranging from 450 nm to 580 nm, and wherein the long afterglow luminescent color of said luminescent material is blue, bluish-green, green, greenish-yellow or yellow.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
The long afterglow luminescent material of claim 1, wherein M represents one or two elements selected from Sr and Ca; M' represents Mg; R represent one or two components selected from B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 ; Ln represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Dy, Ho, Bi and Sn, wherein 0.6≦a≦4, 0.6≦b≦4, 1≦c≦5, and 0≦d≦0.4.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
The long afterglow luminescent material of claim 2, wherein 0-40% mole of the elements M and/or M' have been replaced by one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ba, Zn, Cd and Be.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
74 words
The long afterglow luminescent material of claim 1, wherein said luminescent material has a chemical composition of: M 2 MgSi 2 O 7 :Eu x , Ln y or M 3 MgSi 2 O 8 :Eu x , Ln y , wherein 0.00001≦x≦2, 0<y≦0.3; M represents Sr 1-Z Ca Z ; and Ln represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Nd, Dy, Ho, Tm, La, Pr, Tb, Ce and Sb.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
61 words
The long afterglow luminescent material of claim 1, wherein said luminescent material has a chemical composition of: Ba 5 Si 8 O 21 dR:Eu x ,Ln y , wherein R represents one or two components selected from B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 ; and wherein d, x and y represent mole coefficients, wherein 0<d≦7, 0.00001≦x≦0.2, and 0<y≦0.3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
61 words
The long afterglow luminescent material of claim 1, wherein said luminescent material has a chemical composition of: Zn 2 SiO 4 dR:Eu x ,Dy y ,Mn y , wherein R represents one or two components selected from B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 ; and wherein d, x and y represent mole coefficient, wherein 0<d≦0.7, 0.00001≦x≦0.2, and 0<y≦0.3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
161 words
A method of manufacturing the long afterglow luminescent material of claim 1, wherein M, M', Ln and Eu are derived from raw materials individually selected from the group consisting of one or more of a carbonate, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, borate, acetate, oxalate, citrate, oxide, hydroxide and halogenide, including mixtures thereof; and wherein Si is derived from SiO 2 , silicic acid, silica gel or silicate; R is derived from a compound containing B or P, with the proviso that such a compound can form B 2 O 3 and P 2 O 5 in a subsequent sintering procedure; the method comprising the following steps: weighing, grounding, and homogeneously mixing raw materials comprising M, M', Ln, Eu, Si and R to yield a mixture; sintering the mixture at a temperature between 1100-1400° C. for a period of about 2 to 50 hours under a reducing atmosphere to yield a fired mixture; milling and sifting the fired mixture into a desired particle size.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of manufacturing the long afterglow luminescent materials of claim 7, wherein the reducing atmosphere is selected from the group consisting of H 2 , NH 3 , and N 2 in combination with H 2 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of manufacturing the long afterglow luminescent material of claim 7, wherein NH 4 F, Li 2 CO 3 , SrF 2 , CaF 2 , CaSO 4 , SrSO 4 , SrHPO 4 , or CaHPO 4 has been added to the mixture to participate in a solid-phase reaction.