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Title: Multifunctional nanocrystals

Abstract

Multifunctional nanocomposites are provided including a core of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, and, a shell of either a magnetic material or an inorganic semiconductor, wherein the core and the shell are of differing materials, such multifunctional nanocomposites having multifunctional properties including magnetic properties from the magnetic material and optical properties from the inorganic semiconductor material. Various applications of such multifunctional nanocomposites are also provided.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176385
Patent Number(s):
7741120
Application Number:
11/897,073
Assignee:
Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH
DOE Contract Number:  
AC52-06NA25396
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Klimov, Victor I., Hollingsworth, Jennifer A., Crooker, Scott A., and Kim, Hyungrak. Multifunctional nanocrystals. United States: N. p., 2010. Web.
Klimov, Victor I., Hollingsworth, Jennifer A., Crooker, Scott A., & Kim, Hyungrak. Multifunctional nanocrystals. United States.
Klimov, Victor I., Hollingsworth, Jennifer A., Crooker, Scott A., and Kim, Hyungrak. Tue . "Multifunctional nanocrystals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176385.
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