Compositions – Inorganic luminescent compositions – Compositions containing halogen; e.g. – halides and oxyhalides
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-26
2009-12-01
Koslow, C. Melissa (Department: 1793)
Compositions
Inorganic luminescent compositions
Compositions containing halogen; e.g., halides and oxyhalides
C423S263000, C423S464000, C423S463000, C423S489000, C423S491000, C423S497000, C977S775000, C977S776000, C977S834000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07625502
ABSTRACT:
Crystalline scintillator materials comprising nano-scale particles of metal halides are provided. The nano-scale particles are less than 100 nm in size. Methods are provided for preparing the particles. In these methods, ionic liquids are used in place of water to allow precipitation of the final product. In one method, the metal precursors and halide salts are dissolved in separate ionic liquids to form solutions, which are then combined to form the nano-crystalline end product. In the other methods, micro-emulsions are formed using ionic liquids to control particle size.
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Clothier Brent Allen
Loureiro Sergio Paulo Martins
Srivastava Alok
Venkataramani Venkat Subramaniam
DiConza Paul J.
General Electric Company
Koslow C. Melissa
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