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Phosphor

US5156764A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K11/7796
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A trivalent metal phosphate phosphor having a composition of the formula: EQU (Ln.sub.1-x Ln'.sub.x).sub.3 PO.sub.7 (I) wherein Ln is at least one member selected from the group consisting of yttrium, lanthanum, gadolinium and lutetium, Ln' is at least one member selected from the group consisting of terbium, cerium, europium, praseodymium, samarium, dysprosium, erbium, thulium and holmium, and x is a number satisfying 0.0001.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.5.

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