| US 7,608,829 B2 | ||
| Polymeric composite scintillators and method for making same | ||
| Sergio Paulo Martins Loureiro, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (US); James Scott Vartuli, Rexford, N.Y. (US); Brent Allen Clothier, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Steven Jude Duclos, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); Mohan Manoharan, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US); Patrick Roland Lucien Malenfant, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); Venkat Subramaniam Venkataramani, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US); and Clifford Bueno, Clifton Park, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Electric Company, Niskayuna, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 26, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/728,400. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0237470 A1, Oct. 02, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. C09K 11/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 250—361R [252/301.4 R] | 44 Claims |
| 1. A scintillator comprising:
a plastic matrix; and
nano-scale particles of a scintillation material;
wherein a coating comprising a small molecule ligand is disposed on each nano-scale particle, the ligand comprising trioctylphosphine
oxide or trialkoxysilane; and
wherein the coated nano-scale particles are embedded in the plastic matrix.
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