Metal oxide nanorods
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1. A composite comprising a substrate and a metal oxide nanorod consisting essentially of a metal oxide comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, or said metal oxide is Al2 O3 ;
- wherein said metal oxide nanorod has a narrow dimension between 1 and 100 nanometers, and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000, wherein the metal oxide nanorod is a single crystal, and said metal oxide nanorod is on the substrate and is aligned perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
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Abstract
Metal oxide nanorods and composite materials containing such nanorods. The metal oxide nanorods have diameters between 1 and 200 nm and aspect ratios between 5 and 2000.
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1. A composite comprising a substrate and a metal oxide nanorod consisting essentially of a metal oxide comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, or said metal oxide is Al2 O3 ;
- wherein said metal oxide nanorod has a narrow dimension between 1 and 100 nanometers, and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000, wherein the metal oxide nanorod is a single crystal, and said metal oxide nanorod is on the substrate and is aligned perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A composite comprising a substrate and a metal oxide nanorod comprising magnesium oxide wherein said metal oxide nanorod is a single crystal and has a narrow dimension between 1 and 100 nanometers, and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000, and the metal oxide nanorod is on the substrate and is aligned perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
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7. A composite comprising a substrate and a metal oxide nanorod consisting essentially of a metal oxide made of the elements M1, M2, and oxygen, wherein M1 is a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, and M2 is a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, osmium, cobalt, nickel, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium;
- wherein said metal oxide nanorod is a single crystal and has a narrow dimension between 1 and 100 nanometers and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000, and said metal oxide nanorod is on the substrate and is aligned perpendicular to a surface of the substrate.
- View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A nanorod composite comprising a metal oxide nanorod contained in a surrounding matrix material, wherein
said metal oxide nanorod consists essentially of a single crystal of a metal oxide, said metal oxide comprising a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium; - said metal oxide nanorod having a narrow dimension between 1 and 200 nanometers and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000; and
said matrix material includes a superconductor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- said metal oxide nanorod having a narrow dimension between 1 and 200 nanometers and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000; and
- 17. A nanorod composite comprising a metal oxide nanorod contained in a surrounding superconductor matrix material, wherein said metal oxide nanorod consists essentially of a single crystal of a metal oxide and said metal oxide comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium, rhenium, iron, osmium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, a lanthanide series element, boron, aluminum, gallium, indium, thallium, silicon, germanium, tin, lead, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium, said metal oxide nanorod having a narrow dimension between 1 and 200 nanometers and an aspect ratio between 5 and 2000.
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