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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Lorenzo Mangolini, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Uwe Kortshagen, Roseville, MN (US);
Rebecca J. Anthony, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Jurbergs, Austin, TX (US);
Xuegeng LI, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Elena Rogojina, Los Altos, CA (US);
Lorenzo Mangolini, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Uwe Kortshagen, Roseville, MN (US);
Rebecca J. Anthony, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Jurbergs, Austin, TX (US);
Xuegeng Li, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Elena Rogojina, Los Altos, CA (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Innovalight, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for producing grafted Group IV nanoparticles is provided and includes a source of Group IV nanoparticles. A chamber is configured to carry the nanoparticles in a gas phase and has an inlet and an exit. The inlet configured to couple to an organic molecule source which is configured to provide organic molecules to the chamber. A plasma source is arranged to generate a plasma. The plasma causes the organic molecules to break down and/or activate in the chamber and bond to the nanoparticles. A method of producing grafted Group IV nanoparticles is also provided and includes receiving Group IV nanoparticles in a gas phase, creating a plasma with the nanoparticles, and allowing the organic molecules to break down and/or become activated in the plasma and bond with the nanoparticles.