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US 2019/0194019 A1Published application
Annealed metal nano-particle decorated nanotubes
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorsGabriel Iftime, Beomseok Kim, Clinton Smith, Eric Cocker, Junhua Wei, David Eric Schwartz, Meyya Meyyappan, Rahul Pandey, Yong Zhang
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems of providing carbon nanotubes decorated with polymer coated metal nanoparticles. Then, annealing the metal coated carbon nanotubes to reduce a quantity of hydrophilic components of the polymer coating.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing carbon nanotubes decorated with polymer coated metal nanoparticles;
- and
- annealing the metal coated carbon nanotubes to reduce a quantity of hydrophilic components of the polymer coating.
A composition of matter comprising:
- carbon nanotubes combined with polymer coated metal nanoparticles,
- wherein the carbon nanotube and polymer coated metal nanoparticles have been annealed to remove oxygenated functional groups.
A sensor for detecting gas, the sensor comprising:
- an electrode assembly comprising electrodes;
- and
- a gas-adsorbing material disposed between the electrodes of the electrode assembly, wherein the gas-adsorbing material comprises:
- carbon nanotubes;
- and
- polymer-coated metal nanoparticles bound to the carbon nanotubes, wherein the polymer coated metal nanoparticles are annealed to reduce an amount of polymer on the sensor.
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