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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Collins, Newton, MA (US);
Romano G Pappalardo, Sudbury, MA (US);
Baldassare Di Bartolo, Medford, MA (US);
Thomas E Peters, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2523 / ;
Abstract
An efficient green emitting phosphor results from the coactivation of yttrium fluoride with gadolinium and erbium. The excitation energy absorbed by the Gd.sup.3+ centers is transferred non-radiatively to minority Er.sup.3+ centers, whose emission produces green light when excited by 275 nanometer or 378 nanometer radiation.