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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2022
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, IL (US);
Michael Anthony Quintero, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 3/00 (2006.01); C01G 19/00 (2006.01); C01G 45/22 (2025.01); C01G 53/82 (2025.01); G01T 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/1606 (2013.01); C01G 19/006 (2013.01); C01G 45/22 (2025.01); C01G 53/82 (2025.01); G01T 3/00 (2013.01); C01P 2002/32 (2013.01); C01P 2002/60 (2013.01); C01P 2002/76 (2013.01); C01P 2002/77 (2013.01); C01P 2006/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
Lithium-containing thiostannate spinel compounds having the formula LiMSnS, where x is 0 or 1 and M is Mg, Fe, Mn, Ni, Ga, In, or a combination thereof; or the formula LiCuSnSare provided. Methods and devices for detecting incident neutrons and alpha-particles using the compounds are also provided. For thermal neutron detection applications, the compounds can be enriched with lithium-6 isotope (Li) to enhance their neutron detecting capabilities.