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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Applicants:
Declan Farrell, Dun Laoghaire, IE;
Santosh Y Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Shanthi Subramanian, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Declan Farrell, Dun Laoghaire, IE;
Santosh Y Limaye, El Cajon, CA (US);
Shanthi Subramanian, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Vesta Research, Ltd., , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 33/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Silicon nanosponge particles prepared from a metallurgical grade silicon powder having an initial particle size ranging from about 1 micron to about 4 microns is presented. Each silicon nanosponge particle has a structure comprising a plurality of nanocrystals with pores disposed between the nanocrystals and throughout the entire nanosponge particle.