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Title: Microspheres and their methods of preparation

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174218

Carbon microspheres are doped with boron to enhance the electrical and physical properties of the microspheres. The boron-doped carbon microspheres are formed by a CVD process in which a catalyst, carbon source and boron source are evaporated, heated and deposited onto an inert substrate.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
Assignee:
Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Patent Number(s):
8,986,836
Application Number:
12/720,102
OSTI ID:
1174218
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Mar 09
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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