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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2008
Xingmao Jiang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
C. Jeffrey Brinker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yong Lin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yung-sung Cheng, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Xingmao Jiang, Albuquerque, NM (US);
C. Jeffrey Brinker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yong Lin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Yung-Sung Cheng, Albuquerque, NM (US);
STC.UNM, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A method of forming and resulting nano-structured composite includes atomizing a mixture of an amount of each of aminopropyltriethoxysilane, AgNO, DI water, and ethanol in a carrier gas; heating the atomized droplets at a selected temperature for a time sufficient to reduce the Ag to its elemental form in a silica matrix; and outputting the nano structured composite particles. A predetermined heating time is from about 0.01 to about 40 seconds and a selected heating temperature is from about 200 to about 800° C. The nano structured composite includes a plurality of nano particles at a contact surface of the composite, dispersed throughout and at a contact surface of the composite, or dispersed throughout the composite.