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Borate phosphor

US4810416A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1983
Grant dateMar 7, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K11/778
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A borate phosphor represented by the formula a(M.sup.II.sub.1-x, M.sup.IV.sub.x/2)O.bM.sup.V.sub.2 O.sub.5.cM.sup.I.sub.2 O.(B.sub.1-y-z,M.sup.III.sub.y, M.sup.VI.sub.z/2).sub.2 O.sub.3 :dCe,eTb wherein M.sup.II is at least one divalent metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Be, Zn, Cd, Ca, Sr and Ba; M.sup.IV is at least one tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Ge, Zr, Sn, Th and Pb; M.sup.V is at least one pentavalent element selected from the group consisting of P, V, Nb, Sb, Ta and As; M.sup.I is at least one alkali metal selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and Cs; M.sup.III is at least one trivalent metal selected from the group consisting of Al, Sc, Ga, Y, In, La, Lu, Gd, Bi and Tl; M.sup.VI is at least one hexavalent meteal selected from the group consisting of Mo, Te and W; and a, b, c, d, e, x, y and z are numbers satisfying the conditions of 0<a.ltoreq.2.0; 0.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.0.3; 0.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.0.3, 0<d.ltoreq.0.6, 0.ltoreq.e.ltoreq.0.6, 0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.6, 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.35 and 0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.0.01, respectively. The phosphor emits blue to green light of high luminance under excitation of ultraviolet rays…

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