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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2006
Mahendra Kumar Sunkara, Louisville, KY (US);
Sreeram Vaddiraju, Mountain View, CA (US);
Miran Mozetic, Ljubljan, SI;
Uros Cvelbar, Idrija, SI;
Mahendra Kumar Sunkara, Louisville, KY (US);
Sreeram Vaddiraju, Mountain View, CA (US);
Miran Mozetic, Ljubljan, SI;
Uros Cvelbar, Idrija, SI;
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
A process for the rapid synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles at low temperatures and methods which facilitate the fabrication of long metal oxide nanowires. The method is based on treatment of metals with oxygen plasma. Using oxygen plasma at low temperatures allows for rapid growth unlike other synthesis methods where nanomaterials take a long time to grow. Density of neutral oxygen atoms in plasma is a controlling factor for the yield of nanowires. The oxygen atom density window differs for different materials. By selecting the optimal oxygen atom density for various materials the yield can be maximized for nanowire synthesis of the metal.