Systems and methods for producing metal clusters; functionalized surfaces; and droplets including solvated metal ions
AssigneesPurdue Research Foundation, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
InventorsRobert Graham Cooks, Anyin Li, Qingjie Luo
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for producing metal clusters; functionalized surfaces; and droplets including solvated metal ions. In certain aspects, the invention provides methods that involve providing a metal and a solvent. The methods additionally involve applying voltage to the solvated metal to thereby produce solvent droplets including ions of the metal containing compound, and directing the solvent droplets including the metal ions to a target. In certain embodiments, once at the target, the metal ions can react directly or catalyze reactions.
Claims8
A method for providing droplets comprising metal ions, the method comprising:
- contacting a solvent to a metal to produce solvated metal ions;
- applying voltage to produce solvent droplets comprising the solvated metal ions;
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- directing the solvent droplets comprising the solvated metal ions to a mass spectrometer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.