Method for producing nanocrystalline multicomponent and multiphase materials
A process for producing multi-component and multiphase nanophase materials is provided wherein a plurality of elements are vaporized in a controlled atmosphere, so as to facilitate thorough mixing, and then condensing and consolidating the elements. The invention also provides for a multicomponent and multiphase nanocrystalline material of specified elemental and phase composition having component grain sizes of between approximately 1 nm and 100 nm. This material is a single element in combination with a binary compound. In more specific embodiments, the single element in this material can be a transition metal element, a non-transition metal element, a semiconductor, or a semi-metal, and the binary compound in this material can be an intermetallic, an oxide, a nitride, a hydride, a chloride, or other compound. 6 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38; FG02-86ER45229
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5,728,195/A/
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-801,672
- OSTI ID:
- 597145
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 17 Mar 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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