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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CA;
Michael Paul Rowe, Pinckney, MI (US);
Elizabeth Marie Skoropata, Winnipeg, CA;
Johan Alexander van Lierop, Winnipeg, CA;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Univeristy of Manitoba, Winnipeg, CA;
Abstract
An allotrope-specific reagent includes a hydride molecule in complex with a specified elemental allotrope. The elemental allotrope included in the complex substantially retains a specified allotropic structure of the bulk element. For example, the reagent can contain a specified allotrope of carbon, such as amorphous carbon, diamond, or graphite. The allotrope-specific reagent can be useful for the synthesis of allotropic nanoparticles. A method for synthesizing the allotrope-specific reagent includes a step of ball-milling a mixture that includes a bulk hydride molecule, such as lithium borohydride powder, and a powder of a specified elemental allotrope.