Abstract: A glass composition comprises a germanosilicate glass containing 5-35 mol % ZnO. The glass composition has a relatively high refractive index, good glass-forming ability, and UV-shielding properties.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a core shell particle having high luminous efficacy and excellent durability; a method of producing the same; and a film obtained by using the core shell particle. The core shell particle of the present invention includes: a core which contains a Group III element and a Group V element; a first shell which covers at least a part of a surface of the core; and a second shell which covers at least a part of the first shell, in which at least a part of a surface of the core shell particle contains a metal-containing organic compound containing a metal element and a hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A polymer composite comprising quantum dots. The polymer composite comprises: (a) quantum dots; (b) a first polymer having a molecular weight from 1,000 to 100,000 and a solubility parameter from 12 to 17 (J/cm3)1/2; (c) a second polymer comprising polymerized units of a first compound comprising at least one readily polymerizable vinyl group and having a molecular weight from 72 to 500, wherein the second polymer has a solubility parameter from 16.5 to 20 (J/cm3)1/2; and (d) a third polymer comprising polymerized units of a second compound comprising at least two readily polymerizable vinyl groups and having a molecular weight from 72 to 2000; wherein the first polymer encapsulates the quantum dots; wherein a readily polymerizable vinyl group is part of a (meth)acrylate ester group or is attached directly to an aromatic ring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fiber glass strands, yarns, fabrics, composites, prepregs, laminates, fiber-metal laminates, and other products incorporating glass fibers formed from glass compositions. The glass fibers, in some embodiments, are incorporated into composites that can be used in reinforcement applications. Glass fibers formed from some embodiments of the glass compositions can have certain desirable properties that can include, for example, desirable electrical properties (e.g. low Dk) or desirable mechanical properties (e.g., specific strength).

Abstract: Novel core-shell nanoparticles comprising a phosphorescent core and metal shell as well as methods of synthesizing and using said core-shell nanoparticles are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the phosphorescent core comprises an upconverting phosphor and the shell comprises gold.

Abstract: Luminescent compositions are described comprising lanthanide-containing nanoclusters comprising lanthanide atoms bonded to at least one semimetal or transition metal via an oxygen or sulfur atom. Novel compositions include an antenna ligand complexed with the nanoclusters. The rare earth-metal nanoclusters are in the size range of 1 to 100 nm. Articles, such as solar cells, are described in which the nanoclusters (with or without antenna ligands) are dispersed in a polymer matrix. Novel methods of making luminescent films are also described.

Abstract: A method of synthesizing a hybrid nanomaterial substrate for use in a light emitting structure is provided comprising the steps of: (a) defining one or more light emission characteristics for the light emitting structure; (b) selecting a nanocrystal and a compatible light emitting molecule; and (c) based on the light emission characteristics synthesizing a hybrid nanomaterial substrate by selectively varying the size of the nanocrystals in the substrate, and selectively bonding the light emitting molecules to surfaces of the nanocrystals, thereby synthesizing a nanomaterial structure that is operable to define a single illuminating entity operable upon application of a single excitation energy value to generate light emissions consistent with the light emission characteristics.

Abstract: Composite materials comprising a mesoflower structure, methods of preparing the composite material, and methods of detecting heavy metal ion using the composite material are described herein. In some embodiments, a silica-coated gold mesoflower with a layer of silver quantum clusters may be capable of detecting Hg2+ ions in a sample at zeptomolar concentrations.

Abstract: The present invention provides fluorescent nanoparticle composites themselves, the process of preparing such composites, to systems for rapid diagnosis (as “kits”) containing such composites, and to the use of such composites. In a preferential embodiment, the composites of the present invention have an affinity for biological molecules, such as DNA. The present invention also comprises the preparation of probes containing biological material, upon which are added fluorescent nanoparticle composites, making viable a rapid and economic biological diagnosis of, for example, diseases and genetic traits, notably in the medical and veterinarian fields.

Abstract: In OLEDs, improved efficiency is obtained by compounds which can form inter alia electron injection layers of the formula (I) wherein R1 is a 1-5 ring aryl (including polycyclic), aralkyl or heteroaryl group which is optionally substituted with one or more C1-C4 alkyl, alkoxy or cyano; R2 and R3 together form a 1-5 ring aryl (including polycyclic), aralkyl or heteroaryl group which is optionally substituted with C1-C4 alkyl, alkoxy or cyano; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl or aryl; and Ar is monocyclic, bicyclic or tricyclic aryl or heteroaryl which is optionally substituted with one or more C1-C4-alkyl or alkoxy groups, or an oligomer thereof.

Abstract: A granulate made of a cured mixture comprising a transparent true light matrix in which at least one photoluminescent luminous pigment and a transparent filler material are present, wherein the filler material comprises a grain size of less than 30? and/or a grain size between 70? and 1.2 mm. The granulate may be produced by producing a hardenable binder mixture, introducing and mixing a photoluminescent luminous pigment into the hardenable binder mixture, dispersing a filler in the mixture, and milling the hardened mixture to form the granulate.

Abstract: [Problems to be Solved] A neutron scintillator excellent in neutron detection efficiency and n/? discrimination ability, and a metal fluoride eutectic preferred for the neutron scintillator are provided. [Means to Solve the Problems] A metal fluoride eutectic having a cerium-containing calcium fluoride crystal phase and a lithium fluoride crystal phase present in a phase-separated state, and a neutron scintillator comprising the metal fluoride eutectic.

Abstract: A yttrium europium oxide phosphor material having reduced Eu content is disclosed, together with methods for preparing and using the same.

Abstract: Light guide structures having a transparent member containing at least one red fluorescent transparent substance, at least one green fluorescent transparent substance, and at least one blue fluorescent transparent substance are disclosed.

Abstract: Aqueous thermal inkjet ink composition for the printing of security documents comprising at least one luminescent water-soluble lanthanide complex.

Abstract: A low rare earth mineral photoluminescent structure for generating long-persistent luminescence that utilizes at least a phosphorescent layer comprising one or more phosphorescent materials having substantially low rare earth mineral content of less than about 2.0 weight percent, and one or more fluorescent layers is disclosed. Further disclosed are methods for fabricating and using the inventive low rare earth mineral photoluminescent structure. A low rare earth mineral photoluminescent composition for generating long-persistent luminescence that utilizes at least one or more phosphorescent materials having substantially low rare earth mineral content of less than about 2.0 weight percent and one or more fluorescent materials is also disclosed, as well as, the methods for fabricating and using the inventive low rare earth mineral photoluminescent composition.

Abstract: An object comprising a low rare earth mineral photoluminescent structure incorporated onto or into one or more portions of the object, the object being a photoluminescent object is disclosed. Further disclosed is a method for fabricating the object. An object comprising a low rare earth mineral photoluminescent composition incorporated onto or into one or more portions of the object, the object being a photoluminescent object is also disclosed, as well as, a method for fabricating the object.

Abstract: The invention relates to a printed document of value having at least one authenticity feature in the form of a luminescent substance based on doped host lattices. The host lattice has a strong crystal field and is doped with at least one chromophore with the electron configuration (3d)2.

Abstract: A luminescent converter 200, 220, 240, 260, a phosphor-enhanced light source and a luminaire are provided. The luminescent converter 200 comprises a first organic luminescent material 202, a second organic luminescent material 208 and a third inorganic luminescent material 206. The first organic luminescent material 202, the second organic luminescent material 208 and the inorganic luminescent material 206 absorb a portion of light emitted by the light source and/or absorbs a portion of light emitted by at least one of the other luminescent materials. The first organic luminescent material 202 converts at least a part of the absorbed light into light of a first color distribution. The second organic luminescent material 208 converts at least a part of the absorbed light into light of a second color distribution.

Abstract: Highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent quantum dots, are provided. The nanostructures have high photoluminescence quantum yields and in certain embodiments emit light at particular wavelengths and have a narrow size distribution. The nanostructures can comprise ligands, including C5-C8 carboxylic acid ligands employed during shell formation and/or dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid ligands provided after synthesis. Processes for producing such highly luminescent nanostructures are also provided, including methods for enriching nanostructure cores with indium and techniques for shell synthesis.

Abstract: A fluorescence quenching oxygen sensor (100) comprises a support (102) having coated thereon; a compound having hard or soft acid groups (104); and one or more pyrene compounds (106) represented by Y—R-Pyrene??(I) attached to the compound having hard or soft basic groups; wherein Y is a hard or soft basic group and R is an aliphatic linking group having 1 to 19 carbon atoms. The sensor can be used to prepare a fluorescence quenching oxygen detector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of tracer fluids, more generally, that of aqueous liquids, intended to be injected under pressure in an oil reservoir, for example from an injection well up to a production well. The object of the invention is to propose a new method of study of a solid medium, i.e. an oil reservoir, by diffusion of a liquid (i.e. injection waters) containing tracers, through said solid medium, which is simple to implement and economical and which remedies the drawbacks of the known tracers for injection waters of oil reservoirs.

Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to an array comprising i times j array elements, wherein the array elements may comprise at least one quantum dot and/or at least one photoluminescent compound. Further the present invention relates to devices comprising these arrays. The arrays and devices can be used to generate white light with high color purity.

Abstract: A security marker material comprising emissive particles selected from at least two groups with different size distributions and the size distributions satisfy the formula: [(x?z)2/(Sx2+Sz2)]1/2>1 wherein x and z are the volume-weighted mean equivalent-spherical diameters of the two particle distributions and Sx and Sz are the standard deviations of the same two distributions.

Abstract: A temperature sensor includes a photon source, a fluorescent element and a photodetector. The fluorescent element includes a temperature-insensitive first fluorophore and a temperature-sensitive second fluorophore. The photodetector includes a first photosensor exhibiting a first spectral responsivity and a second photosensor exhibiting a second spectral responsivity. The first fluorophore may be selected to optimize the first spectral responsivity and the second fluorophore may be selected to optimize the second spectral responsivity. To measure a temperature of a surface, the fluorescent element may be placed adjacent to the surface and irradiated with a photon beam. First photons emitted from the first fluorophore and second photons emitted from the second fluorophore are collected.

Abstract: Photoluminescent and electroluminescent compositions are provided which comprise a matrix comprising aromatic repeat units and a luminescent metal ion or luminescent metal ion complex. Methods for producing such compositions, and the electroluminescent devices formed therefrom, are disclosed.

Abstract: A method is described for producing an intelligent label and solutions in ampoules, besides compositions based on conjugated polymers for monitoring radiation doses, the label and solutions, in an organic solvent, of (i) an electronic polymer (1-2000 ?g/mL) and at least one organic crystal, inorganic crystal or luminescent dye (1-2000 ?g/mL), or (ii) a combination of electronic polymers (1-2000 ?g/mL), with solutions of said luminescent materials. The film-like label is obtained by drying solutions of luminescent materials on glass plates. The preferred materials are poly(2-methoxy,5-ethyl(2-hexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene) (MEH-PPV) as the preferred polymer and [aluminium-tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)] (Alq3) as the preferred organic crystal, besides various organic and inorganic dyes.

Abstract: Nanoparticles with a metal or metallic core and an outer shell comprising a matrix and a dopant. For example, a nanoparticle can have a gold core and outer shell comprising silica and an organic dye. Such nanoparticles can have use in, for example, optical communication applications, chemical and biosensing applications, and imaging applications.

Abstract: Disclosed are photoluminescent formulations, comprising an effective amount of photoluminescent phosphorescent materials, which exhibit high luminous intensity and persistence. Also disclosed are photoluminescent objects formed by applying at least one photoluminescent layer, formed from photoluminescent formulations, to preformed articles. Further disclosed are methods for creating photoluminescent objects.

Abstract: Disclosed are photoluminescent formulations, comprising an effective amount of photoluminescent phosphorescent materials, which exhibit high luminous intensity and persistence. Also disclosed are photoluminescent objects formed by applying at least one photoluminescent layer, formed from photoluminescent formulations, to preformed articles. Further disclosed are methods for creating photoluminescent objects.

Abstract: The present invention provides fluorescent nanoparticle composites themselves, the process of preparing such composites, to systems for rapid diagnosis (as “kits”) containing such composites, and to the use of such composites. In a preferential embodiment, the composites of the present invention have an affinity for biological molecules, such as DNA. The present invention also comprises the preparation of probes containing biological material, upon which are added fluorescent nanoparticle composites, making viable a rapid and economic biological diagnosis of, for example, diseases and genetic traits, notably in the medical and veterinarian fields.

Abstract: Disclosed are photoluminescent fibers containing photoluminescent phosphorescent materials and photoluminescent fluorescent materials which emit electromagnetic energies to give an emission signature. Also disclosed are the use of the inventive fibers, fabrics made therefrom, and objects containing the fiber.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a process of mixing a luminous substance in powder form to a transferable grade molding compound in a pelletized or powder form, such as a clear epoxy, to derive a homogeneous mixture that can be pressed and sintered into solid pellets. The solid pellets are further processed so as to permit their deposition on and around a light emitting semiconductor driver so as to obtain a white light emitting semiconductor device. This white light emitting device can be used in a variety of lighting applications.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel group of carbonitride and carbidonitride phosphors and light emitting devices which utilize these phosphors. In certain embodiments, the inventive phosphors are expressed as follows: Cam/2Si12-(m+n)?xCxAlm+nN16-nOn:EU2+??(1) M(II)m/2Si12-(m+n)?xCxM(III)m+nN16-nOn-y/2Hy:A??(2) Mm/vSi12-(m+n)?xCxM(III)m+nN16-nOn-y/2Hy:A??(3) Cam/2Si12-(m+n)+xAlm+n?xN16-n?xCxOn:Eu2+??(4) M(II)m/2Si12-(m+n)+xM(III)m+n?xN16-n?xCxOn-y/2Hy:A??(5) Mm/vSi12-(m+n)+xM(III)m+n?xN16-n?xCxOn-y/2Hy:A??(6) wherein v is the valence number of M, 0?m<5, 0?n?3, 0?x<4, and 0?y<1, M is at least one cation, M(II) is at least one divalent cation, M(III) is at least one trivalent cation, H is at least one monovalent anion, and A is a luminescence activator.

Abstract: Phosphor and fluorescent compositions and methods of producing them are provided.

Abstract: A photoluminescent marking for authentication that includes at least one or more photoluminescent layers that substantially convert an electromagnetic radiation to an emission signature is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of creating and using the inventive photoluminescent marking for authentication.

Abstract: Compositions comprising nanosized objects (i.e., nanoparticles) in which at least one observable marker, such as a radioisotope or fluorophore, is incorporated within the nanosized object. The nanosized objects include, for example, metal or semi-metal oxide (e.g., silica), quantum dot, noble metal, magnetic metal oxide, organic polymer, metal salt, and core-shell nanoparticles, wherein the label is incorporated within the nanoparticle or selectively in a metal oxide shell of a core-shell nanoparticle. Methods of preparing the volume-labeled nanoparticles are also described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorescent dye-silane hybrid resin manufactured by polycondensing an alkoxysilane bonded with a fluorescent dye with an organo-silane. More particularly, the present invention provides a fluorescent dye-siloxane hybrid resin that is manufactured by reacting a fluorescent dye having one or more functional groups with an alkoxysilane having an organic functional group to form an alkoxysilane bonded with the fluorescent dye and then polycondensing the alkoxysilane bonded with a fluorescent dye with an organo-silanediol and an organo-alkoxysilane having a thermocurable or ultraviolet-curable functional group without water. The fluorescent dye-silane hybrid resin has excellent thermostability, photostability, fluorescence characteristics, and processibility.

Abstract: A security marker material comprising emissive particles selected from at least two groups with different size distributions and the size distributions satisfy the formula: [(x?z)2/(Sx2+Sz2)]1/2>1 wherein x and z are the volume-weighted mean equivalent-spherical diameters of the two particle distributions and Sx and Sz are the standard deviations of the same two distributions.

Abstract: The ionic conjugates include an inorganic particle electrostatically associated with a macromolecule which can interact specifically with predetermined chemical species or biological targets.

Abstract: A semiconductor phosphor nanoparticle including nanoparticle core made of a group 13-group 15 semiconductor; a shell layer coating the semiconductor nanoparticle core; and a metal-containing modified organic compound and a modified organic compound binding to a surface of the shell layer is disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a modified nano-dot and a fabrication method thereof. The modified nano-dot comprises a surface portion having a functional group and a core portion comprising a polymeric metal oxide, polymeric metalloid oxide or polymeric metal alloy oxide. The mean particle size of the modified nano-dot is 1-100 nm, preferably 1-10 nm. The modified nano-dot capable of modulating a carrier flux can be further applied to the element manufacture in the organic semiconductor industry, optoelectronics industry, and solar cell industry.

Abstract: An artificial stone, including a solid material and surface-treated stone elements in the solid material, wherein the surface-treated stone elements are transparent stone elements having a coloring material disposed on surfaces thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a group 13 nitride phosphor having high luminous intensity and excellent reliability obtained by preparing group 13 nitride crystallites homogeneously dispersible in a solid matrix by capping surface defects and homogeneously dispersing the group 13 nitride crystallites in the solid matrix and an efficient method of preparing the same. The present invention relates to a group 13 nitride phosphor consisting of group 13 nitride crystallites having a group 13 element dispersed in a matrix of a silica gel solid layer, with a diamine compound bonded to the surfaces of the group 13 nitride crystallites and the silica gel solid layer, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are photoluminescent formulations, comprising an effective amount of photoluminescent phosphorescent materials, which exhibit high luminous intensity and persistence. Also disclosed are photoluminescent objects formed by applying at least one photoluminescent layer, formed from photoluminescent formulations, to preformed articles. Further disclosed are methods for creating photoluminescent objects.

Abstract: Disclosed are photoluminescent formulations, comprising an effective amount of photoluminescent phosphorescent materials, which exhibit high luminous intensity and persistence. Also disclosed are photoluminescent objects formed by applying at least one photoluminescent layer, formed from photoluminescent formulations, to preformed articles. Further disclosed are methods for creating photoluminescent objects.

Abstract: An emissive semi-interpenetrating polymer network (E-semi-IPN) includes a semi-interpenetrating polymer network and an emissive material interlaced in the polymer network. The semi-interpenetrating polymer network includes in a crosslinked state one or more of a polymerized organic monomer and a polymerized organic oligomer, polymerized water soluble polymerizable agent, and one or more polymerized polyfunctional cross-linking agents. The E-semi-IPN may be employed as an E-semi-IPN layer (16, 36, 56) in organic light emitting devices (10, 20, 30, 40).

Abstract: An optically active material contains a mixture of Lanthanide ions and an optical scattering agent, where the optical scattering agent is selected to enhance magnetic dipole transitions from Lanthanide ions so as to modify emission spectra and/or tune the composite's effective permeability and permittivity.

Abstract: The ionic conjugates include an inorganic particle electrostatically associated with a macromolecule which can interact specifically with predetermined chemical species or biological targets.

Abstract: Doped luminescent materials are provided for converting excited triplet states to radiative hybrid states. The doped materials may be used to conduct pulse shape discrimination (PSD) using luminescence generated by harvested excited triplet states. The doped materials may also be used to detect particles using spectral shape discrimination (SSD).