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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Edith Bourret-courchesne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Stephen E. Derenzo, Pinole, CA (US);
Scott Edward Taylor, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Edith Bourret-Courchesne, Berkeley, CA (US);
Stephen E. Derenzo, Pinole, CA (US);
Scott Edward Taylor, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/67 (2006.01); C01F 17/00 (2006.01); C01G 27/00 (2006.01); G01T 1/202 (2006.01); C09K 11/77 (2006.01); G21K 4/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01G 27/00 (2013.01); C09K 11/671 (2013.01); C09K 11/7715 (2013.01); C09K 11/7716 (2013.01); G01T 1/2023 (2013.01); G21K 4/00 (2013.01); C01P 2002/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides for a composition comprising an inorganic scintillator comprising an alkali metal hafnate, optionally cerium-doped, having the formula AHfO:Ce; wherein A is an alkali metal having a valence of 1, such as Li or Na; and the molar percent of cerium is 0% to 100%. The alkali metal hafnate are scintillators and produce a bright luminescence upon irradiation by a suitable radiation.