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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Claudia C. Luhrs, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Jonathan Phillips, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Monique N. Richard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Angela Michelle Knapp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Claudia C. Luhrs, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Jonathan Phillips, Rio Rancho, NM (US);
Monique N. Richard, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Angela Michelle Knapp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
The Regents of the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Los Alamos National Lab, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Abstract
A hollow carbon sphere having a carbon shell and an inner core is disclosed. The hollow carbon sphere has a total volume that is equal to a volume of the carbon shell plus an inner free volume within the carbon shell. The inner free volume is at least 25% of the total volume. In some instances, a nominal diameter of the hollow carbon sphere is between 10 and 180 nanometers.