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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2017
The Government of the United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
Jonathan Phillips, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Claudia C. Luhrs, Pacific Grove, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method a method for generating a heterogeneous carbon-bonded material using an activated carbon support a solution comprising a material precursor and a chemical agent. The material precursor is typically a salt such as SnCl, and the chemical agent is a substance which thermally decomposes to generate reducing gases. The mixture is heated in an inert, nonreactive atmosphere to generate the reducing gases and remove surface groups from the carbon support, allowing material such as metal from the material precursor to nucleate and directly bond to the sites. The method typically utilizes high specific surface area carbon and may produce a plurality of metal particles having an average diameter of less than about 20 nm dispersed on and strongly bonded to the underlying carbon support.