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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. Boyle, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G 29/00 (2006.01); C09K 11/77 (2006.01); G21K 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/7707 (2013.01); C01G 29/00 (2013.01); G21K 4/00 (2013.01); C01P 2002/54 (2013.01); C01P 2002/72 (2013.01); C01P 2002/77 (2013.01); C01P 2002/88 (2013.01); C01P 2004/02 (2013.01); C01P 2004/03 (2013.01); C01P 2004/20 (2013.01); C01P 2004/42 (2013.01); C01P 2004/61 (2013.01); C01P 2006/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for the hydrothermal synthesis of bismuth germanium oxide comprises dissolving a bismuth precursor (e.g., bismuth nitrate pentahydrate) and a germanium precursor (e.g., germanium dioxide) in water and heating the aqueous solution to an elevated reaction temperature for a length of time sufficient to produce the eulytite phase of bismuth germanium oxide (E-BGO) with high yield. The E-BGO produced can be used as a scintillator material. For example, the air stability and radioluminescence response suggest that the E-BGO can be employed for medical applications.