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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Bundesdruckerei Gmbh, Berlin, DE;
Detlef Starick, Greifswald, DE;
Manfred Paeschke, Wandlitz, DE;
Florian Peters, Berlin, DE;
Roland Heise, Berlin, DE;
Guido Haussmann, Berlin, DE;
Andreas Deichsel, Berlin, DE;
Matthias Koch, Berlin, DE;
Monika Voh, Breitungen, DE;
Sven Rösler, Eisenach, DE;
Sylke Rösler, Eisenach, DE;
Adrie Bos, JS Houten, NL;
Bundesdruckerei GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Abstract
The present invention firstly relates to a security feature for a security or value document. The security feature comprises a zinc sulfide luminophore in the form of particles. The zinc sulfide luminophore has the general chemical formula ZnS: Cu, M, X; here, M represents one or more elements from a group comprising the chemical elements Co, In and Ni; X represents one or more elements from a group comprising the halides F, Cl, Br and I; and the following applies: 0<x<0.002 and 0≤y<0.00015 and 0≤z<0.00050. The particles each have cubic phase portions and hexagonal phase portions. When excited by an electrical field, the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a first radiation in the range of the light spectrum between 580 nm and 780 nm. When excited by heating the luminophore to a temperature between 100° C. and 150° C., the zinc sulfide luminophore emits a second radiation in the light spectrum. Furthermore, the invention relates to a security and value document, which may for example be a bank note or a passport, an identity card, a driving license or a postage stamp. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and/or verifying the security feature according to the invention.