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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chan S Bak, Newberry Park, CA (US);
Hiroshi Kimura, Northridge, CA (US);
Ricardo C Pastor, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01F / ; C01G / ; C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423263 ; 423593 ; 423598 ; 4233301 ;
Abstract
The preparation of an amorphous gel of a hydrated oxide is coupled with the technique of controlled seeding to obtain monosize crystallized particles. Crystalline oxide particles, such as phosphors, are formed by a method comprising: (a) selecting an oxide system; (b) forming an amorphous phase of the oxide system; (c) controllably forming nuclei in the amorphous phase; and (d) converting the amorphous phase to the crystalline oxide particles by growth of the nuclei. The oxide particles have a substantially single size, with a narrow size distribution.