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Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2008
Applicants:

Holly Ann Comanzo, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Anant Achyut Setlur, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Alok Mani Srivastava, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Inventors:

Holly Ann Comanzo, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);

Anant Achyut Setlur, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Alok Mani Srivastava, Niskayuna, NY (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/08 (2006.01); C09K 11/70 (2006.01); C01B 15/16 (2006.01); C01B 25/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Disclosed here are methods for the preparation of optionally activated nanocrystalline rare earth phosphates. The optionally activated nanocrystalline rare earth phosphates may be used as one or more of quantum-splitting phosphor, visible-light emitting phosphor, vacuum-UV absorbing phosphor, and UV-emitting phosphor. Also disclosed herein are discharge lamps comprising the optionally activated nanocrystalline rare earth phosphates provided by these methods.


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