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Crystallites of cerium/lanthanum/terbium phosphates from insoluble rare earth salts

US5580490A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 1994
Grant dateDec 3, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 12, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC09K11/7777
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Needle-shaped solid crystallites of specific LaCeTb phosphates, well suited for the production of green phosphors therefrom, are essentially pure white in color after calcination at 900.degree. C. and have the formula (I): EQU La.sub.x Ce.sub.y Tb.sub.(1-x-y) PO.sub.4 (I) in which x and y are numbers, with x ranging from 0.4 to 0.6 and x+y being greater than 0.8.

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