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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Munir H. Nayfeh, Urbana, IL (US);
Zain H. Yamani, Dhahran, SA;
Inventors:
Munir H. Nayfeh, Urbana, IL (US);
Zain H. Yamani, Dhahran, SA;
Assignees:
NanoSi Advanced Technologies, Inc., Champaign, IL (US);
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dharan, SA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/16 (2006.01); B05D 5/12 (2006.01); C04B 35/00 (2006.01); C04B 35/04 (2006.01); C04B 35/64 (2006.01); H01F 1/40 (2006.01); B82Y 25/00 (2011.01); H01F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 1/405 (2013.01); Y10T 428/25 (2015.01); B22F 2998/00 (2013.01); B82Y 25/00 (2013.01); C22C 2202/02 (2013.01); H01F 1/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic nanosilicon material comprising silicon nanoparticles impregnated with magnetic atoms. This magnetic nanosilicon material has both luminescent and magnetic properties. In certain embodiments of the invention, magnetic nanosilicon material is encapsulated in a polymer or silica sphere to provide a supermolecule. Supermolecules can be used in applications such as but not limited to detection and imaging.