Passivation of metal halide scintillators
US11098248B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K4/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a material, comprising a first metal halide that is operative to function as a scintillator; where the first metal halide excludes cesium iodide, strontium iodide, and cesium bromide; and a surface layer comprising a second metal halide that is disposed on a surface of the first metal halide; where the second metal halide has a lower water solubility than the first metal halide.
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