US5744233A
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Method of coating luminescent powders, luminescent powders and coated object
Assignee: US Philips Corp
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Filing: 1995-09-08
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Granted: 1998-04-28
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Expires: 2015-09-08
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method of coating luminescent powders with a coating which comprises silicon dioxide, which method is characterized in that in a first step luminescent particles are dispersed in a solution containing one or more metallo-organic compounds of silicon and, optionally, metallo-organic compounds of further elements in a hydrous solvent mixture having a pH-value of 1<pH 5, whereafter the metallo-organic compounds are hydrolysed by adding ammonia. A further aspect of the invention relates to a luminescent powder having a coating composed of silicon oxide and at least one oxide of a further element selected from the group formed by aluminum, barium, lead, boron, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium, cobalt, copper and iron. Another aspect of the invention relates to a coated object, such as a fluorescent screen or display screen for a cathode ray tube or lamp or for other electrical discharge tubes or lamps, in particular also color television display screens, which is coated with a luminescent powder coated in accordance with the invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Joachim Opitz
- 👤 Walter Mayr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 22:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01J; H01J29/00; H01J29/02; H01J29/10; H01J29/18; H01J29/20; C; C09; C09K; C09K11/00; C09K11/02; C09K11/025; H01J61/00; H01J61/02; H01J61/38; H01J61/42; H01J61/46; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/917; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991; Y10T428/2993
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of providing luminescent powders with a coating comprising silicon dioxide comprising dispersing luminescent particles in a solution comprising at least one metallo-organic compound of silicon and, optionally, one or more metallo-organic compounds of further elements, in one aqueous organic solvent mixture having a pH value of 1<pH<5 and then adding ammonia to the resultant dispersion to catalyze hydrolysis of the metallo-organic compound(s) to oxides.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
66 words
A method of providing luminescent powders with a coating comprising silicon dioxide comprising dispersing luminescent particles in a solution comprising at least one metallo-organic compound of silicon and, optionally, one or more metallo-organic compounds of further elements, in one aqueous organic solvent mixture having a pH value of 1<pH<5 and then adding ammonia to the resultant dispersion to catalyze hydrolysis of the metallo-organic compound(s) to oxides.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method of claim 1 wherein the luminescent particles are dispersed at a temperature of 40°-90° C., the resultant dispersion was cooled to room temperature and ammonia was added to the cooled dispersion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 wherein the further elements are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, barium, lead, boron, lanthanum, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium; and mixtures thereof and the molar ratio between the metallo-organic compounds of silicon and the metallo-organic compounds of the further elements is in the range from 100:0.1 to 100:15.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the further elements are chromophoric elements selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper and iron, and the molar ratio between the metallo-organic compounds of silicon and the metallo-organic compounds of said chromophoric elements is in the range from 100:0.1 to 100:5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the luminescent particles are disperse in the ammoniacal dispersion for 1 to 12 hours.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
56 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 wherein the further elements are selected from the group consisting of aluminum, barium, lead, boron, lanthanum, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium, and mixtures thereof and the molar ratio between the metallo-organic compounds of silicon and the metallo-organic compounds of the further elements is in the range from 100:0.1 to 100:15.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the further elements are selected from the group consisting aluminum, barium, lead, boron, lanthanum, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium, and mixtures thereof and the molar ratio between the metallo-organic compounds of silicon and the metallo-organic compounds of the further elements is in the range from 100:0.1 to 100:15.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further elements are chromophoric elements selected from the group consisting of cobalt, copper and iron, and the molar ratio between the metallo-organic compounds of silicon and the metallo-organic compounds of said chromophoric elements is in the range from 100:0.1 to 100:5.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
70 words
A luminescent powder having a coating formed by the method of claim 1 and consisting essentially of silicon dioxide and at least one oxide of a further element selected from the group consisting of aluminum barium, lead, lanthanum, boron, magnesium, titanium, zinc, zirconium, cobalt, copper and iron and wherein the molar ratio of silicon dioxide to the oxide of the further element is within the range of 100:0.1 to 100:15.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
A luminescent screen or display screen coated with a luminescent powder of claim 9.
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