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Mixed anion cesium rare earth silicates

US10738239B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2017
Grant dateAug 11, 2020
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2038

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  • 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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