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Phosphorescent materials were discovered in the 1700s, and people have been studying them and making improvements over the centuries.The development of strontium aluminate pigments in 1993 was spurred on by the need to find a substitute for glow-in-the-dark materials with high luminance and long phosphorescence, especially those that used promethium.
Strontium aluminate based pigments are now used in exit signs, pathway marking, and other safety related signage. [ 22 ] Zinc sulfide (left) and strontium aluminate (right), in visible light, in darkness, and after 4 minutes in the dark.
Phosphorescent pigments performance, in visible light, in dark, after 4 minutes in dark - zinc sulfide (left) and strontium aluminate (right) based materials Super-LumiNova is a brand name under which strontium aluminate –based non- radioactive and nontoxic photoluminescent or afterglow pigments for illuminating markings on watch dials ...
LSAT is the most common name for the inorganic compound lanthanum aluminate - strontium aluminium tantalate, which has the chemical formula (LaAlO 3) 0.3 (Sr 2 TaAlO 6) 0.7 or its less common alternative: (La 0.18 Sr 0.82)(Al 0.59 Ta 0.41)O 3. LSAT is a hard, optically transparent oxide of the elements lanthanum, aluminium, strontium and tantalum.
Pearl Scene using phosphorescent paint, Irving Berlin's 1921 Music Box Revue Phosphorescent paint is commonly called "glow-in-the-dark" paint. It is made from phosphors such as silver-activated zinc sulfide or doped strontium aluminate, and typically glows a pale green to greenish-blue color.
The excitation wavelengths for strontium aluminate range from 200 to 450 nm. The wavelength for its green formulation is 520 nm, its blue-green version emits at 505 nm, and the blue one emits at 490 nm. Colors with longer wavelengths can be obtained from the strontium aluminate as well, though for the price of some loss of brightness.
The invention was patented in 1994 by Nemoto & Co., Ltd. and licensed to other manufacturers and watch brands that use different (brand) names. [2] These strontium aluminate–based phosphorescent pigments, often called lume, operate like a rechargeable light battery. After sufficient activation by sunlight, fluorescent, LED, UV (blacklight ...
Strontium aluminate is frequently used in glow in the dark toys, as it is chemically and biologically inert. [69] Strontium salts are added to fireworks in order to create red colors. Strontium carbonate and other strontium salts are added to fireworks to give a deep red colour. [70] This same effect identifies strontium cations in the flame test.