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Title: Materials and methods for the preparation of nanocomposites

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1254176
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Disclosed herein is an isolable colloidal particle comprising a nanoparticle and an inorganic capping agent bound to the surface of the nanoparticle, a solution of the same, a method for making the same from a biphasic solvent mixture, and the formation of structures and solids from the isolable colloidal particle. The process can yield photovoltaic cells, piezoelectric crystals, thermoelectric layers, optoelectronic layers, light emitting diodes, ferroelectric layers, thin film transistors, floating gate memory devices, imaging devices, phase change layers, and sensor devices.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
9,346,998
Application Number:
13/266,079
OSTI ID:
1254176
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2010 Apr 23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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