A1MgB14 and related icosahedral boride semiconducting materials for neutron sensing applications

Cook, Bruce A.; Snyder, John Evan; Constant, Alan P.; Tian, Yun

Title: A1MgB14 and related icosahedral boride semiconducting materials for neutron sensing applications

Abstract

A neutron detecting and method of use for a semiconducting material having a formula of M1M2B14 where M1 is aluminum, magnesium, silver, sodium or scandium and M2 is boron, chromium, erbium, holmium, lithium, magnesium, thulium, titanium, yttrium, or gadolinium.

Inventors:: Cook, Bruce A.; Snyder, John Evan; Constant, Alan P.; Tian, Yun

Issue Date:: 2008-05-20

Research Org.:: Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1531558

Patent Number(s):: 7375343

Application Number:: 11/422,629

Assignee:: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01T - MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
G01T1/2002 - {Optical details, e.g. reflecting or diffusing layers}

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-82

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2006-06-07

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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  abstractNote = {A neutron detecting and method of use for a semiconducting material having a formula of M1M2B14 where M1 is aluminum, magnesium, silver, sodium or scandium and M2 is boron, chromium, erbium, holmium, lithium, magnesium, thulium, titanium, yttrium, or gadolinium.},

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