Nanoparticle array comprising distributed nanoparticles
AssigneeSyracuse University
InventorsRadhakrishna Sureshkumar, Tao Cong, Satvik Wani
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Abstract
There is set forth herein a method for providing a nanoparticle array. A nanoparticle network can be provided by nanoparticles combined with surfactant micelle chains. The nanoparticle network can be provided by distributing metal nanoparticles in a surfactant solution and agitating the surfactant solution comprising the nanoparticles to form a gel comprising the nanoparticle network which can be characterized by a distributed array of nanoparticles combined with surfactant micelle chains within a fluid. The gel can comprise a fluid in a continuous phase and the nanoparticles in a discontinuous phase. Apparatus having arrays of nanoparticles are also set forth herein.
Claims32
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising surfactant micelles, the solution having nanoparticles therein;
- and
- agitating the solution to form a gel comprising a nanoparticle network characterized by a plurality of nanoparticles combined with surfactant micelle chains so that the nanoparticle network maintains a distribution of nanoparticles, wherein nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles include elemental metal.
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising surfactant micelles, the solution having nanoparticles therein;
- and
- agitating the solution to form a gel comprising a nanoparticle network characterized by a plurality of nanoparticles, wherein the method includes using silver (Ag) nanoparticles, gold (Au) nanoparticles and aluminum (Al) nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticle network maintains a distribution of nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles.
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising surfactant micelles, the solution having nanoparticles therein;
- and
- agitating the solution to form a gel comprising a metal nanoparticle network characterized by a plurality of metal nanoparticles, wherein the metal nanoparticle network maintains a distribution of metal nanoparticles of the plurality of metal nanoparticles, and wherein metal nanoparticles of the plurality of the metal nanoparticles include elemental metal.
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising surfactant micelles, the solution having nanoparticles therein;
- and
- agitating the solution to form a gel comprising a nanoparticle network characterized by a plurality of nanoparticles combined with surfactant micelle chains so that the nanoparticle network maintains a distribution of nanoparticles, wherein nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles include metal and wherein the method includes transferring the nanoparticle network to a structural body.
A method comprising:
- providing a solution comprising surfactant micelles, the solution having nanoparticles therein;
- and
- agitating the solution to form a gel comprising a nanoparticle network characterized by a plurality of nanoparticles combined with surfactant micelle chains so that the nanoparticle network maintains a distribution of nanoparticles, wherein nanoparticles of the plurality of nanoparticles include metal and wherein the method includes using nanoparticles comprising first and second different shapes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.