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US 12,060,676 B2Granted
Nanowire structures and methods of manufacture thereof
AssigneesSila Nanotechnologies, Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsGleb Yushin, Kostiantyn Turcheniuk, Fujia Wang
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Abstract
In an embodiment, metal-organic nanowires or nanofibers comprising polymer chains with around 100 or more repeat units are synthesized. The metal-organic nanowires or nanofibers are exposed to a reactive gas at a temperature in excess of around 100° C. and at a pressure in the range from around 0.001 to around 100 atmospheres.
Claims23
A method of making ceramic nanowires comprising a metal selected from Al and Mg, the method comprising:
- immersing a bulk alloy comprising the metal and lithium (Li) in a solvent to form metal alkoxide nanowires;
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- exposing the metal alkoxide nanowires to a reactive gas at a temperature in excess of around 100° C. and at a pressure in a range from around 0.001 to around 100 atmospheres to form the ceramic nanowires,
- wherein:
- the solvent comprises an alcohol.
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