Mixed anion cesium rare earth silicates
US10738239B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC30B29/12
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Scintillating compounds, methods of synthesizing scintillating compounds, and applications of scintillating compounds are disclosed. The scintillating compounds can include cesium rare earth silicates. A scintillating compound can include cesium, silicon, oxygen, fluorine, and one or more of europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium and scandium. The scintillating compounds can form unit cells having the general formula Cs3RESi4O10F2 with RE including rare earth metals, lanthanides, and transition metals.
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