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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2012
Xueliang Sun, London, CA;
Ruying LI, London, CA;
Yuqin Zhou, London, CA;
Mei Cai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hao Liu, London, CA;
Xueliang Sun, London, CA;
Ruying Li, London, CA;
Yuqin Zhou, London, CA;
Mei Cai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Hao Liu, London, CA;
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Tin powder is heated in a flowing stream of an inert gas, such as argon, containing a small concentration of carbon-containing gas, at a temperature to produce metal vapor. The tin deposits as liquid on a substrate, and reacts with the carbon-containing gas to form carbon nanotubes in the liquid tin. Upon cooling and solidification, a composite of tin nanowires bearing coatings of carbon nanotubes is formed.