Modified carbon nanotubes and methods of forming carbon nanotubes

Heintz, Amy M.; Risser, Steven; Elhard, Joel D.; Moore, Bryon P.; Liu, Tao; Vijayendran, Bhima R.

Title: Modified carbon nanotubes and methods of forming carbon nanotubes

Abstract

In this invention, processes which can be used to achieve stable doped carbon nanotubes are disclosed. Preferred CNT structures and morphologies for achieving maximum doping effects are also described. Dopant formulations and methods for achieving doping of a broad distribution of tube types are also described.

Inventors:: Heintz, Amy M.; Risser, Steven; Elhard, Joel D.; Moore, Bryon P.; Liu, Tao; Vijayendran, Bhima R.

Issue Date:: 2016-06-14

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1257349

Patent Number(s):: 9365728

Application Number:: 12/282,173

Assignee:: Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, OH)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

C - CHEMISTRY C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS C08K - Use of inorganic or non-macromolecular organic substances as compounding ingredients

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B82Y40/00 - Manufacture or treatment of nanostructures

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C08K3/04 - Carbon

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C03C2217/42 - consisting of particles only

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B82Y30/00 - Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites

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C01B32/174 - Derivatisation

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C03C17/007 - {containing a dispersed phase, e.g. particles, fibres or flakes, in a continuous phase}

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Y10S977/752 - Multi-walled

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Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2007 Mar 09

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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                    Heintz, Amy M., Risser, Steven, Elhard, Joel D., Moore, Bryon P., Liu, Tao, and Vijayendran, Bhima R. Modified carbon nanotubes and methods of forming carbon nanotubes.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Heintz, Amy M., Risser, Steven, Elhard, Joel D., Moore, Bryon P., Liu, Tao, & Vijayendran, Bhima R. Modified carbon nanotubes and methods of forming carbon nanotubes.  United States.

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                    Heintz, Amy M., Risser, Steven, Elhard, Joel D., Moore, Bryon P., Liu, Tao, and Vijayendran, Bhima R. Tue .  
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  abstractNote = {In this invention, processes which can be used to achieve stable doped carbon nanotubes are disclosed. Preferred CNT structures and morphologies for achieving maximum doping effects are also described. Dopant formulations and methods for achieving doping of a broad distribution of tube types are also described.},

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