Cross-phase separation of nanowires and nanoparticles

Title: Cross-phase separation of nanowires and nanoparticles

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In one embodiment, a process includes creating a mixture of an aqueous component, nanowires and nanoparticles, and a hydrophobic solvent and allowing migration of the nanowires to the hydrophobic solvent, where the nanoparticles remain in the aqueous component. Moreover, the nanowires and nanoparticles are in the aqueous component before the migration.

Inventors:: Qian, Fang; Duoss, Eric; Han, Jinkyu; Han, Thomas; Kuntz, Joshua; Lan, Pui Ching; Olson, Tammy; Spadaccini, Christopher; Worsley, Marcus A.; Zhu, Cheng

Issue Date:: 2018-05-22

OSTI Identifier:: 1452902

Assignee:: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (Livermore, CA) LLNL

Patent Number(s):: 9,975,178

Application Number:: 15/212,100

Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Jul 15

Research Org:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY

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