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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Jian-Ping Wang, Shoreview, MN (US);
Yanfeng Jiang, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Craig A. Bridges, Knoxville, TN (US);
Michael Brady, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Orlando Rios, Knoxville, TN (US);
Roberta A. Meisner, Knoxville, TN (US);
Lawrence F. Allard, Knoxville, TN (US);
Edgar Lara-Curzio, Lenoir City, TN (US);
Shihai He, Fremont, CA (US);
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, Minneapolis, MN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Knoxville, TN (US);
Abstract
The disclosure describes techniques for forming nanoparticles including FeNphase. In some examples, the nanoparticles may be formed by first forming nanoparticles including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron. The carbon or boron may be incorporated into the nanoparticles such that the iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron are mixed. Alternatively, the at least one of carbon or boron may be coated on a surface of a nanoparticle including iron and nitrogen. The nano particle including iron, nitrogen, and at least one of carbon or boron then may be annealed to form at least one phase domain including at least one of FeN, Fe(NB), Fe(NC), or Fe(NCB).