Patent ID: 7351442

Claim:
A method for producing a binderless phosphor screen or panel comprising the steps of providing a CsX:Eu phosphor prepared according to a method for producing a CsX:Eu stimulable phosphor, wherein X represents a halide selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl and combinations thereof, comprising the steps of mixing CsX with a precursor compound or combinations of precursor compounds having as a composition Cs x Eu y X′ x+αy , wherein x/y>0.25, wherein α≧2 and wherein X′ is a halide selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and I and combinations thereof; heating said mixture at a temperature above 450° C. cooling said mixture, and optionally, recovering said CsX:Eu phosphor and depositing said phosphor on a substrate by a method selected from the group consisting of physical vapor deposition, chemical vapor deposition and an atomization technique.