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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Applicant:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Subashini Asokan, Houston, TX (US);
Michael Sha-nang Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2006.01); H01B 1/16 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); C01B 17/20 (2006.01); C01B 19/00 (2006.01); C09K 11/56 (2006.01); C09K 11/88 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 17/20 (2013.01); C01B 19/007 (2013.01); C09K 11/565 (2013.01); C09K 11/883 (2013.01); H01B 1/16 (2013.01); C01P 2002/72 (2013.01); C01P 2002/84 (2013.01); C01P 2004/04 (2013.01); C01P 2004/30 (2013.01); C01P 2004/64 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01);
Abstract
This invention provides non-spherical nanoparticle compositions that are the reaction product of a source of a Group 12, 13, 14, or 15 metal or metalloid; a source of a Group 15 or 16 element; and a source of a quaternary ammonium compound or phosphonium compound; wherein nanoparticle tetrapods comprise 75-100 number percent of the nanoparticle products.