FLAME SPRAY SYNTHESIS OF Lu2O3 NANOPARTICLES
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsColin C. Baker, Woohong Kim, Guillermo R. Villalobos, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Ishwar D. Aggarwal
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Abstract
A nanoparticle containing monoclinic lutetium oxide. A method of: dispersing a lutetium salt solution in a stream of oxygen gas to form droplets, and combusting the droplets to form nanoparticles containing lutetium oxide. The combustion occurs at a temperature sufficient to form monoclinic lutetium oxide in the nanoparticles. An article containing lutetium oxide and having an average grain size of at most 10 microns
Claims14
A nanoparticle comprising monoclinic lutetium oxide.
A method comprising:
- dispersing a lutetium salt solution in a stream of oxygen gas to form droplets;
- and
- combusting the droplets to form nanoparticles comprising lutetium oxide;
- wherein the combustion occurs at a temperature sufficient to form monoclinic lutetium oxide in the nanoparticles.
An article comprising lutetium oxide;
- wherein the article has an average grain size of at most 10 microns.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.