| Abstract: A method for the hydrothermal synthesis of bismuth germanium oxide
comprises dissolving a bismuth precursor (e.g., bismuth nitrate
pentahydrate) and a germanium precursor (e.g., germanium dioxide) in
water and heating the aqueous solution to an elevated reaction
temperature for a length of time sufficient to produce the eulytite phase
of bismuth germanium oxide (E-BGO) with high yield. The E-BGO produced
can be used as a scintillator material. For example, the air stability
and radioluminescence response suggest that the E-BGO can be employed for
medical applications. |
| Filed: 1/30/2014 |
| Application Number: 14/168543 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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