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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2009
Tina M. Nenoff, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Dana A. Powers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Zhenyuan Zhang, Durham, NC (US);
Tina M. Nenoff, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Dana A. Powers, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Zhenyuan Zhang, Durham, NC (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A method of forming stable nanoparticles comprising substantially uniform alloys of metals. A high dose of ionizing radiation is used to generate high concentrations of solvated electrons and optionally radical reducing species that rapidly reduce a mixture of metal ion source species to form alloy nanoparticles. The method can make uniform alloy nanoparticles from normally immiscible metals by overcoming the thermodynamic limitations that would preferentially produce core-shell nanoparticles.