Nano-engineered phosphors and related nanotechnology
First Claim
1. A phosphor composition comprising dispersed powder comprising:
- a sub-micron carrier particle having a first composition; and
nanoscale particles of a second composition that are dispersed on and attached to the surface of the carrier particle in a mechanically stable state, wherein the attached particles are smaller than the carrier particle and wherein at least two neighboring attached particles on the surface of said carrier particle do not touch each other at 300 Kelvin.
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Abstract
Dispersed phosphor powders are disclosed that comprise nanoscale powders dispersed on coarser carrier powders. The composition of the dispersed fine powders may be oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides, chalcogenides, metals, and alloys. Such powders are useful in various applications such as lamps, cathode ray tubes, field emission displays, plasma display panels, scintillators, X-ray detectors, IR detectors, UV detectors and laser detectors. Nano-dispersed phosphor powders can also be used in printing inks, or dispersed in plastics to prevent forgery and counterfeiting of currency, original works of art, passports, credit cards, bank checks, and other documents or products.
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18 Claims
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1. A phosphor composition comprising dispersed powder comprising:
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a sub-micron carrier particle having a first composition; and
nanoscale particles of a second composition that are dispersed on and attached to the surface of the carrier particle in a mechanically stable state, wherein the attached particles are smaller than the carrier particle and wherein at least two neighboring attached particles on the surface of said carrier particle do not touch each other at 300 Kelvin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A phosphor comprising dispersed powder comprising:
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a carrier particle having a first composition;
nanoscale particles of a second composition that are dispersed on and attached to a surface of the carrier particle in a mechanically stable state, wherein the attached particles are smaller than the carrier particle and wherein at least two neighboring attached particles on the surface of said carrier particle do not touch each other at 300 Kelvin;
wherein the carrier particles have a size less than 25 microns;
wherein the dispersed particles have a size less than 100 nanometers;
wherein the first composition is selected from the group consisting of oxides, chalcogenides, borides, carbide, nitrides, metals, alloys and polymers, wherein the second composition is a phosphor powder; and
wherein the dispersed powder prepared from the carrier particles and the dispersed particles exhibits a light emitting efficiency that is higher by at least 5% than the phosphor powder that is not dispersed. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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