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Title: Plastic scintillators with high loading of one or more metal carboxylates

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1325780
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According to one embodiment, a method includes incorporating a metal carboxylate complex into a polymeric matrix to form an optically transparent material. According to another embodiment, a material includes at least one metal carboxylate complex incorporated into a polymeric matrix, where the material is optically transparent.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-07NA27344
Assignee:
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
9,447,318
Application Number:
14/945,112
OSTI ID:
1325780
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2015 Nov 18
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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