Carbon-based clathrate compounds
AssigneeCarnegie Institution of Washington
InventorsTimothy Strobel, Li Zhu
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Abstract
The present invention provides carbon-based clathrate compounds, including a carbon-based clathrate compound that includes a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure; guest atoms encapsulated within the clathrate lattice; and, substitution atoms that may be substituted for at least one portion of the carbon and boron atoms that constitute the clathrate lattice. In one embodiment, the invention provides a carbon-based clathrate compound of the formula LaB3C3.
Claims7
A carbon-based clathrate compound comprising:
- (i) a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure;
- (ii) guest atoms encapsulated within the cages of the clathrate lattice;
- and
- (iii) substitution atoms that are substituted for at least one portion of the carbon and boron atoms that constitute the clathrate lattice, wherein:
- the guest atoms are Sr.
A compound of the formula SrB3C3 wherein the compound is a carbon-based clathrate compound comprising:
- (i) a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure;
- and
- (ii) Sr guest atoms encapsulated within the clathrate lattice.
A compound of the formula CaB3C3 wherein the compound is a carbon-based clathrate compound comprising:
- (i) a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure;
- and
- (ii) Ca quest atoms encapsulated within the clathrate lattice.
A compound of the formula BaB3C3 wherein the compound is a carbon-based clathrate compound comprising:
- (i) a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure;
- and
- (ii) Ba quest atoms encapsulated within the clathrate lattice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.