Plastic products contain at least one synthetic material and at least one luminophore of the general formula (I) Lu.sub.3?a?b?nLn.sub.b(Mg.sub.1?zCa.sub.z).sub.aLi.sub.n(Al.sub.1?u?vGa.sub.uSc.sub.v).sub.5?a?2n(Si.sub.1?d?eZr.sub.dHf.sub.e).sub.a+2nO.sub.12 (I), where a=0-1, 1?b>0, d=0-1, e=0-1, n=0-1, z=0-1, u=0-1, and v=0-1, with the proviso that u+v?1 and d+e?1. Ln is selected from praseodymium (Pr), gadolinium (Gd), erbium (Er), neodymium (Nd), and yttrium (Y). Objects containing the plastic product and objects made therefrom are also provided.

The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu.sub.(2-y)Y.sub.y-z-x)Ce.sub.xM.sub.zSi.sub.(1-v)M.sub.vO.sub.5, in which: M represents a divalent alkaline earth metal and M represents a trivalent metal, (z+v) being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than or equal to 0.2; z being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; v being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; x being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than 0.1; and y ranging from (x+z) to 1.

In particular, this material may equip scintillation detectors for applications in industry, for the medical field (scanners) and/or for detection in oil drilling. The presence of Ca in the crystal reduces the afterglow, while stopping power for high-energy radiation remains high.

A scintillation compound can include a rare earth element that is in a divalent (RE.sup.2+) or a tetravalent state (RE.sup.4+). The scintillation compound can include another element to allow for better change balance. The other element may be a principal constituent of the scintillation compound or may be a dopant or a co-dopant. In an embodiment, a metal element in a trivalent state (M.sup.3+) may be replaced by RE.sup.4+ and a metal element in a divalent state (M.sup.2+). In another embodiment, M.sup.3+ may be replaced by RE.sup.2+ and M.sup.4+. In a further embodiment, M.sup.2+ may be replaced by a RE.sup.3+ and a metal element in a monovalent state (M.sup.1+). The metal element used for electronic charge balance may have a single valance state, rather than a plurality of valence states, to help reduce the likelihood that the valance state would change during formation of the scintillation compound.

The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu.sub.(2-y)Y.sub.(y-z-x)Ce.sub.xM.sub.zSi.sub.(1-v)M.sub.vO.sub.5, in which: M represents a divalent alkaline earth metal and M represents a trivalent metal, (z+v) being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than or equal to 0.2; z being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; v being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; x being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than 0.1; and y ranging from (x+z) to 1. In particular, this material may equip scintillation detectors for applications in industry, for the medical field (scanners) and/or for detection in oil drilling. The presence of Ca in the crystal reduces the afterglow, while stopping power for high-energy radiation remains high.

A preparation method and use of a green fluorescent transparent ceramic are disclosed. The preparation method includes: weighing, according to a stoichiometric ratio, elements present in Ca.sub.3-x-yCe.sub.xA.sub.ySc.sub.2-xB.sub.zSi.sub.3-mC.sub.mO.sub.12, in forms of oxides, carbonates or nitrates as raw materials; mixing the raw materials, annealing, melting at a high temperature, cooling and annealing at a low temperature; putting the glass into a high-temperature furnace, holding, raising the temperature, and performing crystallization and densification sintering; finally cutting, reducing and surface-polishing, where A is at least one from the group consisting of Lu, Y, Gd, La and Na; B is at least one from the group consisting of Zr, Hf and Mg; C is at least one from the group consisting of Al and P; x, y, z and m satisfy 0.001?x?0.06, 0?y?0.06, 0?z?0.06 and 0?m?0.3, respectively.

The invention relates to an inorganic scintillator material of formula Lu.sub.(2-y)Y.sub.(y-z-x) Ce.sub.xM.sub.zSi.sub.(1-v)M.sub.vO.sub.5, in which: M represents a divalent alkaline earth metal and M represents a trivalent metal, (z+v) being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than or equal to 0.2; z being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; v being greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 0.2; x being greater than or equal to 0.0001 and less than 0.1; and y ranging from (x+z) to 1.

In particular, this material may equip scintillation detectors for applications in industry, for the medical field (scanners) and/or for detection in oil drilling. The presence of Ca in the crystal reduces the afterglow, while stopping power for high-energy radiation remains high.

A phosphor, wherein the phosphor has a formula:
.sup.VIII(Y.sub.1-x-z-w,Lu.sub.z,Gd.sub.w,Ce.sub.x).sub.3.sup.VI(Al.sub.1-yMn.sub.y).sub.2.sup.IV(Al.sub.1-2y/3,Si.sub.2y/3).sub.3O.sub.12,
wherein
0<x?0.05,
0<y?0.04,
0<x+z<1,
0?w?0.50 when z?0,
0?w?0.35 when z=0, and
0<x+z+w?1, is described. Furthermore, a light-emitting device and methods for preparing the phosphor and the light-emitting device are described.

A garnet ceramic phosphor with Ce and Mn co-doping, wherein calcium and silicon in the phosphor crystal host can be minimized for enhancing performance, is described herein. Also a ceramic phosphor element comprising a garnet phosphor having composition of formula 1 or 2 is described herein:
(A.sub.1-x,Ce.sub.x).sub.3(Al.sub.1-y,Mn.sub.y).sub.5-wSi.sub.wO.sub.12(Formula 1)
(Lu.sub.1-x,Ce.sub.x).sub.3(Al.sub.1-y,Mn.sub.y).sub.5-wSi.sub.wO.sub.12(Formula 2).

A phosphor has a composition represented by Chemical formula 1: 1.5Y.sub.2O.sub.3.2.5aAl.sub.2O.sub.3:Ce where a is a number satisfying 1.02<a<1.1.

A scintillation compound can include a rare earth element that is in a divalent (RE.sup.2+) or a tetravalent state (RE.sup.4+). The scintillation compound can include another element to allow for better change balance. The other element may be a principal constituent of the scintillation compound or may be a dopant or a co-dopant. In an embodiment, a metal element in a trivalent state (M.sup.3+) may be replaced by RE.sup.4+ and a metal element in a divalent state (M.sup.2+). In another embodiment, M.sup.3+ may be replaced by RE.sup.2+ and M.sup.4+. In a further embodiment, M.sup.2+ may be replaced by a RE.sup.3+ and a metal element in a monovalent state (M.sup.1+). The metal element used for electronic charge balance may have a single valance state, rather than a plurality of valence states, to help reduce the likelihood that the valance state would change during formation of the scintillation compound.