Nanocrystals Technology LP

Nanocrystal Imaging Corporation

Bharati S Kulkarni

Rameshwar N Bhargava

Vishal Chhabra

Nikhil R Taskar

Dennis Gallagher

Samuel P Herko

Aleksey Yekimov

Efim T Goldburt

A microchannel phosphor screen for converting radiation, such as X-rays, into visible light. The screen includes a planar surface, which can be formed from glass, silicon or metal, which has etched therein a multiplicity of closely spaced microchannels having diameters of the order of 40 microns or less. Deposited within each of the microchannels is a multiplicity of phosphors which emit light when acted upon by radiation. The dimensions of the microchannel and the phosphors and the relationship between the microchannels and the phosphors is optimized so that the light output compares favorably with lower resolution non microchannel based scintillation screens. A photomultiplier can be integrated with the X-ray detector so as to provide an enhanced output for use with low level X-ray of for cine or fluoroscopy applications.

High resolution high output microchannel based radiation sensor

A process for the production of metal oxide nanocrystals activated with a rare earth element, which are useful as phosphors. The nanocrystal oxides are produced by a micellar microemulsion process. In the process an aqueous solutions of the host and activator is prepared and added to a mixture of oil and a micelle forming surfactant and cosurfactant to form a first water in oil microemulsion. An aqueous solution of a hydroxide containing compound is added to a second mixture of oil and a micelle forming surfactant and cosurfactant to form a second water in oil microemulsion. The two microemulsions are added together which cause the micelle units to coalesce and decoalesce and to form a nanocrystalline hydroxide compound of the host and activator. The solution is washed and treated so as to remove byproducts. Thereafter the hydroxide compound is converted to an nanocrystalline activated oxide.

Microemulsion method for producing activated metal oxide nanocrystals

A process for the production of metal oxide nanocrystalline phosphors activated with a rare earth, line emitting, element. The nanocrystal oxides are produced by a sol-gel like process. The process begins with an n-butoxide solution of the host and activator which is first subject to acetolysis which will cause the pH of the solution to change from basic to acidic. This is followed by the addition of water in a hydrolysis step which forms a host/activator hydroxide solution. To the host/activator hydroxide solution, sodium hydroxide, which is very basic, is added, which will cause the precipitation of host oxide nanocrystals activated with the activator. The host/activator n-butoxide precursors may be synthesized by azeotropic distillation.

Method for producing rare earth activited metal oxide nanocrystals

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Bharati S Kulkarni