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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2006
Bing Zhou, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Cheng Zhang, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Martin Fransson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Raymond B. Balée, Malvern, NJ (US);
Bing Zhou, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Cheng Zhang, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Martin Fransson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Raymond B. Balée, Malvern, NJ (US);
Headwaters Technology Innovation LLC, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel composites that incorporate carbon nanospheres into a polymeric material. The polymeric material can be any polymer or polymerizable material compatible with graphitic materials. The carbon nanospheres are hollow, graphitic nanoparticles. The carbon nanospheres can be manufactured from a carbon precursor using templating catalytic nanoparticles. The unique size, shape, and electrical properties of the carbon nanospheres impart beneficial properties to the composites incorporating these nanomaterials.