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Title: Titanium-group nano-whiskers and method of production

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1771682
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Disclosed herein are structures comprising a titanium, zirconium, or hafnium powder particle with titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, or hafnium carbide (respectively) nano-whiskers grown directly from and anchored to the powder particle. Also disclosed are methods for fabrication of such structures, involving heating the powder particles and exposing the particles to an organic gas.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; NA0001942
Assignee:
Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
10,850,324
Application Number:
16/786,286
OSTI ID:
1771682
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 02/10/2020
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

One-Dimensional Metal And Metal Oxide Nanostructures patent-application November 2008
Chemical vapor deposition method of forming titanium silicide comprising and other layers patent-application September 2013
Method of synthesising and growing nanorods from a metal carbide on a substrate, substrates thus obtained and applications thereof patent-application December 2005
Vapor phase synthesis of metal and metal oxide nanowires patent-application April 2007

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