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US 9,402,791 B1Granted
Ultra-violet radiation absorbing silicon particle nanoclusters
OwnerJames Beckman, Anatoli Ischenkoinventors
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Abstract
Silicon particle nano-clusters formed with crystalline cores and amorphous shells are used for absorbing ultraviolet wavelength radiation. Silicon nano-particles are synthesized by plasma-chemical sputtering of bulk silicon crystal to form particles which are then quenched in an atmosphere of oxygen or oxygen and nitrogen. Analysis of these particles is presented for their scattering and absorption properties for use as ultraviolet protection elements.
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An ultraviolet radiation protection composition comprising:
- a group of synthesized silicon nanoparticles having a characteristic size between 1.0 nm and 15 nm formed to have a crystalline core and an amorphous shell of formed from a stable compound of silicon and oxygen;
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- a carrier, selected from the carrier group consisting of water and oil, for dispersing the synthesized crystalline silicon nanoparticles;
- wherein the concentration of synthesized silicon nanoparticles in the carrier is sufficient to have a transmittance of less than fifty percent across the entirety of the three hundred sixty nanometer to nine hundred nanometer spectrum.
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An ultraviolet radiation protection composition comprising:
- a group of synthesized silicon nanoparticles formed to have a crystalline core and a shell of formed from a stable compound of silicon and oxygen;
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- a carrier, selected from the carrier group consisting of water and oil, for dispersing the synthesized crystalline silicon nanoparticles;
- wherein the concentration of synthesized silicon nanoparticles in the carrier is sufficient to have a transmittance of less than fifty percent across the entirety of the two hundred nanometer to four hundred nanometer spectrum.
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An ultraviolet radiation protection composition comprising:
- a group of synthesized silicon nanoparticles formed to have a crystalline core and a shell of formed from a stable compound of silicon and oxygen;
- and
- a carrier, selected from the carrier group consisting of water and oil, for dispersing the synthesized crystalline silicon nanoparticles;
- wherein the concentration of synthesized silicon nanoparticles in the carrier is sufficient to have a transmittance of less than fifty percent across the entirety of the three hundred sixty nanometer to nine hundred nanometer spectrum.
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