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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Luis Stand, Knoxville, TN (US);
Mariya Zhuravleva, Knoxville, TN (US);
Charles L. Melcher, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
Metal halide scintillators are described. More particularly, the scintillators include doped (e.g., europium-doped) ternary metal halides, such as those of the formulas ABXand ABX, wherein A is an alkali metal, such as Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs or any combination thereof; B is an alkali earth metal, such as Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba or any combination thereof; and X is a halide, such as Cl, Br, I, F or any combination thereof. Radiation detectors comprising the novel metal halide scintillators and other ternary metal halides, such as those of the formulas AEuXand AEuX, wherein A is an alkali metal and X is a halide, are also described.