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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2008
Filed:
May. 07, 2003
Applicants:
Satyendra Kumar, Troy, MI (US);
Devendra Kumar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Satyendra Kumar, Troy, MI (US);
Devendra Kumar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
BTU International Inc., N. Billerica, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for igniting, modulating, and sustaining a plasma for synthesizing carbon structures. In one embodiment, a method is provided for synthesizing a carbon structure including forming a plasma by subjecting a gas to electromagnetic radiation in the presence of a plasma catalyst and adding at least one carbonaceous material to the plasma to grow the carbon structures on a substrate. Various types of plasma catalysts are also provided.