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Patent No.:

US 8839659 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 26, 2011

Sensors and devices containing ultra-small nanowire arrays

Applicant:

Zhili Xiao, Naperville, IL (US);

Inventor:

Zhili Xiao, Naperville, IL (US);

Assignee:

Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (US);

Attorney:

Evan Law Group LLC

Primary Examiner:

Lisa Caputo

Assistant Examiner:

Punam Roy

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01); B82B 1/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 27/12 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/127 (2013.01); G01N 33/005 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/932 (2013.01); Y10S 977/948 (2013.01); Y10S 977/957 (2013.01); Y10S 977/762 (2013.01); Y10S 977/81 (2013.01);
Abstract

A network of nanowires may be used for a sensor. The nanowires are metallic, each nanowire has a thickness of at most 20 nm, and each nanowire has a width of at most 20 nm. The sensor may include nanowires comprising Pd, and the sensor may sense a change in hydrogen concentration from 0 to 100%. A device may include the hydrogen sensor, such as a vehicle, a fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank, a facility for manufacturing steel, or a facility for refining petroleum products.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Xiao, Zhili. (2014). Sensors and devices containing ultra-small nanowire arrays (U.S. Patent No. 8839659). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8839659

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