Zinc manganese silicate containing metal particles luminescent materials and preparation methods thereof

• US 9,115,309 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2010
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Zhou, Mingjie, Ma, Wenbo, Shi, Chaopu
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoban, Matthew E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edmondson, Lynne
• Application Number:
  US13/703,342
• Publication Number:
  US 20130126784A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,882 Days
• Field of Search: 252/301.6 R, 252/301.4 F, 252/301.4 R, 252/301.6 F, 977/834
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: C01B 33/20 Silicates persilicates C01B15/14 ; containing aluminium C01B33/26
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/59 containing silicon
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/595 with zinc or cadmium
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/87 containing platina group metals
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 11/876 with zinc or cadmium

Abstract

Zinc manganese silicate containing metal particles luminescent materials and preparation methods thereof are provided. The said luminescent materials are a blend of metal M nanoparticles and Zn_2-xSiO₄:Mn_x, wherein M is one of Ag, Au and Pt, 0.001≦x≦0.1, 0.00001≦y≦0.01, y is the molar ratio of M to Zn_2-xSiO₄:Mn_x. The said methods include the following steps: step 1, preparing silica aerogel containing metal particles; step 2, weighing source compound of zinc, source compound of manganese and the silica aerogel in step 1 at stoichiometric ratio and mixing them to form mixture; step 3, sintering the mixture in step 2, then cooling and grinding to form the said luminescent materials with higher luminescent intensity. The said methods have simple steps, easy operation, low sintering temperature and low cost.

Claims

1. Green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles, wherein said green luminescent materials are a blend of metal M nanoparticles and Zn_2-xSiO₄:

Mn_x;

wherein M is one of Ag, Au and Pt, 0.001≦

x≦

0.1, 0.00001≦

y≦

0.01, y is the molar ratio of M to Zn_2-xSiO₄;

Mn_x.

2. The green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 1, wherein x is in a range of 0.001≦

x≦

0.08, y is in a range of 0.00001≦

y≦

0.005.

3. Preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles, comprising:

step 1;

preparing silica aerogel containing metal particles;

step 2;

selecting source compound of zinc, source compound of manganese and silica aerogel containing metal particles obtained in step 1 according to stoichiometric ratios, mixing to form mixture, said stoichiometric ratios of the source compounds are according to the molar ratio of corresponding elements in a blend of metal M nanoparticles and Zn_2-xSiO₄;

Mn_x, where M is one of Ag, Au and Pt, x is in a range of 0.001≦

x≦

0.1, y is in a range of 0.00001≦

y≦

0.01, y is the molar ratio of M to Zn_2-xSiO₄;

Mn_x;

step 3;

sintering the mixture obtained in step 2 at constant temperature, cooling and grinding to obtain said green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles.

4. The preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 3, wherein said preparation of silica aerogel containing metal particles in said step 1 comprises:

firstly, dissolving weighed silica aerogel in ethanol solution containing corresponding compound of metal, stirring at 50°

C. to 75°

C. for 0.5 to 3 hours, then sonicating for 10 min, drying at 60°

C. to 150°

C., grinding the dried raw materials, calcining at 600°

C. to 1300°

C. for 0.5 to 3 hours.

5. The preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 3, wherein said corresponding compound of Ag is silver nitrate, said corresponding compound of Au is HAuCl₄, said corresponding compound of Pt is HPtCl₄.

6. The preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 3, wherein in said step 2, said source compound of zinc is one of zinc oxide, zinc nitrate, zinc acetate and zinc oxalate;

said source compound of manganese is one of manganese oxide, manganese acetate, manganese carbonate and manganese oxalate.

7. The preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 3, wherein in said step 3, the sintering temperature is in the range of 1000°

C. to 1400°

C., the time of sintering is in the range of 1 to 10 hours.

8. The preparation method of green luminescent materials of zinc silicate doped with manganese ions containing metal particles as in claim 3, wherein in said step 3, the sintering is carried out at constant temperature in the air.