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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2007
Ross Edward Muenchausen, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Edward Allen Mckigney, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Robert David Gilbertson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Ross Edward Muenchausen, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Edward Allen Mckigney, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Robert David Gilbertson, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
An improved nanophosphor composite comprises surface modified nanophosphor particles in a solid matrix. The nanophosphor particle surface is modified with an organic ligand, or by covalently bonding a polymeric or polymeric precursor material. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during formation of the composite material. The improved nanophosphor composite may be used in any conventional scintillator application, including in a radiation detector.