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Title: Metal sulfide and rare-earth phosphate nanostructures and methods of making same

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1131330

The present invention provides a method of producing a crystalline metal sulfide nanostructure. The metal is a transitional metal or a Group IV metal. In the method, a porous membrane is placed between a metal precursor solution and a sulfur precursor solution. The metal cations of the metal precursor solution and sulfur ions of the sulfur precursor solution react, thereby producing a crystalline metal sulfide nanostructure.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
The Research Foundation for the State University of New York (Albany, NY)
Patent Number(s):
8,721,923
Application Number:
12/930,914
OSTI ID:
1131330
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Jan 18
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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