Ut-battelle, Inc.

University of Tennessee Research Foundation

University of Oklahoma

Bwxt Y-12, LLC

Adam Justin Rondinone

Tommy Joe Phelps

Lonnie J Love

Ilia N Ivanov

Chengdu Liang

Nancy Johnston Dudney

Chad Edward Duty

Ji-Won Moon

Dale K Hensley

Robert J Lauf

Jane Y Howe

Zengcai Liu

Zhan Lin

Ji Won Moon

Andrew Stephen Madden

Claudia Jeanette Rawn

Yiliang Li

Sean Campbell Smith

Sheng Dai

Beth Louise Armstrong

Peter V Bonnesen

Steven A Wallace

Ezhiylmurugan Rangasamy

Andrew Curtis Stephan

Pooran Chandra Joshi

Gerald Earle Jellison, Jr

Suree S Brown

Sharukh Soli Khajotia

Fernando Luis Esteban Florez

Jong Kahk Keum

Lucas W Yeary

Yang Song

Wujun Fu

Wunjun Fu

Hyunsung Jung

Seonah Jin

Rui Peng

A dental composition comprising doped T1O2 nanoparticles, and a curable resin material, wherein the curable resin material comprises a polymer precursor component, and wherein the dopant may be one or more of, for example, N (nitrogen), Ag (silver), F (fluorine), P (phosphorus), and P04 (phosphate). A method of using the dental composition in a dental application. The dental composition may be antibacterial in the absence of visible light or UV light.

Compositions with doped titanium dioxide nanoparticles and methods of use

An electrocatalyst comprising (i) carbon nanospikes and (ii) copper alloy nanoparticles containing copper and at least one noble metal and residing on and/or between the carbon nanospikes. Also disclosed herein is a method of producing the electrocatalyst. Also described herein is a method for converting carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons by use of the above-described electrocatalyst. The method for producing hydrocarbons more specifically involves contacting the electrocatalyst with an aqueous solution of a bicarbonate salt while the aqueous solution is in contact with a source of carbon dioxide, and electrically powering the electrocatalyst as a cathode at negative potential condition while the cathode is in electrical communication with a counter electrode electrically powered as an anode, to convert the carbon dioxide into hydrocarbons containing at least four carbon atoms and composed of only carbon and hydrogen.

Alloy based electrochemical catalyst for conversion of carbon dioxide to hydrocarbons

The invention provides a method of converting nitrogen into ammonia. The method comprises contacting an electrocatalyst with an aqueous solution of dissolved nitrogen gas. The electrocatalyst comprises carbon nanospikes doped with nitrogen.

Electrochemical catalyst for conversion of nitrogen gas to ammonia

The invention is directed to a method for producing metal-containing particles, the method comprising subjecting an aqueous solution comprising a metal salt, E, lowering reducing agent, pH adjusting agent, and water to conditions that maintain the Evalue of the solution within the bounds of an E-pH stability field corresponding to the composition of the metal-containing particles to be produced, and producing said metal-containing particles in said aqueous solution at a selected Evalue within the bounds of said E-pH stability field. The invention is also directed to the resulting metal-containing particles as well as devices in which they are incorporated.

Controllable reductive method for synthesizing metal-containing particles

The invention is directed to a method for producing non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, the method comprising: (a) subjecting a combination of reaction components to conditions conducive to microbially-mediated formation of non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein said combination of reaction components comprises i) anaerobic microbes, ii) a culture medium suitable for sustaining said anaerobic microbes, iii) a metal component comprising at least one type of metal ion, iv) a non-metal component comprising at least one non-metal selected from the group consisting of S, Se, Te, and As, and v) one or more electron donors that provide donatable electrons to said anaerobic microbes during consumption of the electron donor by said anaerobic microbes; and (b) isolating said non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, which contain at least one of said metal ions and at least one of said non-metals. The invention is also directed to non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticle compositions produced as above and having distinctive properties.

Microbially-mediated method for synthesis of non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles

The invention is directed to a method for producing metal-containing (e.g., non-oxide, oxide, or elemental) nano-objects, which may be nanoparticles or nanowires, the method comprising contacting an aqueous solution comprising a metal salt and water with an electrically powered electrode to form said metal-containing nano-objects dislodged from the electrode, wherein said electrode possesses a nanotextured surface that functions to confine the particle growth process to form said metal-containing nano-objects. The invention is also directed to the resulting metal-containing compositions as well as devices in which they are incorporated.

Electrochemical method for synthesizing metal-containing particles and other objects

A solid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery includes particles of a lithium ion conducting oxide composition embedded within a lithium ion conducting sulfide composition. The lithium ion conducting oxide composition can be LiLaZrO(LLZO). The lithium ion conducting sulfide composition can be &#x3b2;-LiPS(LPS). A lithium ion battery and a method of making a solid electrolyte for a lithium ion battery are also disclosed.

High conducting oxide&#x2014;sulfide composite lithium superionic conductor

The invention is directed to a method for producing metal oxide nanoparticles, the method comprising: (i) subjecting a combination of reaction components to conditions conducive to microbial-mediated formation of metal oxide nanoparticles, wherein said combination of reaction components comprise: metal-reducing microbes, a culture medium suitable for sustaining said metal-reducing microbes, an effective concentration of one or more surfactants, a reducible metal oxide component containing one or more reducible metal species, and one or more electron donors that provide donatable electrons to said metal-reducing microbes during consumption of the electron donor by said metal-reducing microbes; and (ii) isolating said metal oxide nanoparticles, which contain a reduced form of said reducible metal oxide component. The invention is also directed to metal oxide nanoparticle compositions produced by the inventive method.

Microbial-mediated method for metal oxide nanoparticle formation

Method of forming lithium-containing electrolytes are provided using wet chemical synthesis. In some examples, the lithium containing electrolytes are composed of &#x3b2;-LiPSor LiPS. The solid electrolyte may be a core shell material. In one embodiment, the core shell material includes a core of lithium sulfide (LiS), a first shell of &#x3b2;-LiPSor LiPS, and a second shell including one of &#x3b2;-LiPSor LiPSand carbon. The lithium containing electrolytes may be incorporated into wet cell batteries or solid state batteries.

Lithium sulfide compositions for battery electrolyte and battery electrode coatings

The invention is directed to a method for producing non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, the method comprising: (a) subjecting a combination of reaction components to conditions conducive to microbially-mediated formation of non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein said combination of reaction components comprises i) anaerobic microbes, ii) a culture medium suitable for sustaining said anaerobic microbes, iii) a metal component comprising at least one type of metal ion, iv) a non-metal component containing at least one non-metal selected from the group consisting of S, Se, Te, and As, and v) one or more electron donors that provide donatable electrons to said anaerobic microbes during consumption of the electron donor by said anaerobic microbes; and (b) isolating said non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, which contain at least one of said metal ions and at least one of said non-metals. The invention is also directed to non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticle compositions produced as above and having distinctive properties.

Applicant's present invention is a composite scintillator having enhanced transparency for detecting ionizing radiation comprising a material having optical transparency wherein said material comprises nano-sized objects having a size in at least one dimension that is less than the wavelength of light emitted by the composite scintillator wherein the composite scintillator is designed to have selected properties suitable for a particular application.

Composite scintillators for detection of ionizing radiation

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Adam Justin Rondinone