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Luminescent barium-lithium aluminate phosphors and lamp containing the same

US4110660A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 27, 1976
Grant dateAug 29, 1978
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Expiry dateSep 27, 1996

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K11/7734
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Luminescent materials having a host of controlled amounts of barium oxide, controlled amounts of lithium oxide, and the balance aluminum oxide when activated by divalent europium alone yield a blue emission when excited by ultraviolet light and activated by europium in combination with divalent manganese yield a bright green emission under ultraviolet light. The host can be a solid solution of the foregoing oxides or it can contain alpha alumina and spinel as additional phases. These materials are used to produce lamps having enhanced emission characteristics as compared to lamps employing luminescent materials having a host of aluminum oxide in combination with barium oxide and activated by europium or europium manganese or to lamps employing magnesium gallate, activated by manganese.

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