Silicon nanoparticle dispersions
AssigneeNanoGram Corporation
InventorNobuyuki Kambe
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Abstract
Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces are optical interfaces. The different materials at the interface can have differences in index-of-refraction to yield desired optical properties at the interface. In some embodiments, structures are formed with periodic variations in index-of-refraction. In particular, photonic crystals can be formed. Suitable methods can be used to form the desired structures.
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A dispersion comprising a liquid, and a nanoparticle blend having an average primary particle size of from about 2 nm to about 100 nm, wherein the nanoparticle blend comprises doped elemental silicon nanoparticles and elemental metal nanoparticles.
A collection of particles comprising a blend of doped elemental silicon nanoparticles and elemental metal nanoparticles, wherein the particle collection has an average primary particle size from about 1 nm to about 100 nm.
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