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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Pulickel M. Ajayan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ramanath Ganapathiraman, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Andres DE LA Guardia, Panama City, NY (US);
Inventors:
Pulickel M. Ajayan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ramanath Ganapathiraman, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Andres de la Guardia, Panama City, NY (US);
Assignee:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of transforming a carbon single wall nanotube (SWNT) is provided. The method comprises exposing the SWNT to light having a power sufficient to ignite or reconstruct the SWNT such that the SWNT is ignited or reconstructed by the exposure to the light.