Nanocomposite scintillator and detector
View Patent ↗A nanocomposite scintillator is prepared using fast, bright, rare-earth doped nanopowder phosphor and a binder that is transparent to the emission of the phosphor.
1. A composition comprising nanophosphor particles of the formula Ce n La (1−n) X 3 (oleic acid), wherein X is chosen from fluoride and bromide, and wherein 1≧n≧0, wherein said composition is a nanocomposite scintillator.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein X comprises fluoride and wherein said nanoparticles comprise a measured size of less than 10 nanometers.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein n is 0.20 and X is fluoride.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a transparent nanocomposite scintillator.
5. A gamma ray detector comprising a composition of the formula Ce n La (1−n) X 3 (oleic acid), wherein X is chosen from fluoride and bromide, and wherein 1≧n≧0 wherein said composition is a nanocomposite scintillator.