Nanocomposite devices and related nanotechnology

• US 6,813,931 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2001
• Issued: 11/09/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio Incorporated (Nouryon BV)
• Original Assignee: NanoProducts Corporation (Nouryon BV)
• Inventors: Yadav, Tapesh, Kostlecky, Clayton, Vigliotti, Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): RAEVIS, ROBERT R
• Application Number:
  US10/001,423
• Publication Number:
  US 20020184939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,072 Days
• Field of Search: 73/233.1, 73/232, 73/250.1, 73/310.5, 73/290.5, 324/663, 324/664, 361/280, 427/58, 427/79, 427/126.1, 427/126.6, 338/34, 338/35, 422/98, 204/424, 204/425
• US Class Current: 73/31.05
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 25/00 Nanomagnetism, e.g. magnetoimpedance, anisotropic magnetoresistance, giant magnetoresistance or tunneling magnetoresistance
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 5/00 Nanobiotechnology or nanomedicine, e.g. protein engineering or drug delivery
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/12 of a solid body in dependence upon absorption of a fluid; of a solid body in dependence upon reaction with a fluid , for detecting components in the fluid
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/0031 comprising two or more sensors, e.g. a sensor array

Abstract

Nano-engineered devices exhibiting quantum effect and methods for forming such devices from nanomaterials are disclosed. Multilaminated sensing, piezoelectric, photonic, biomedical and thermal devices are taught. The composition included are chalcogenides, oxides, nitrides, borides, carbides, phosphides, halides, silicate, hydrides, oxynitrides, oxycarbides and other complex nanomaterial composition.

Claims

1. An electroded device comprising a laminated structure, wherein at least one layer comprises a quantum-confined nanocomposite constructed from powder.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a chemical vapor sensing device.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises hydrogen.

4. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises an organic compound.

5. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises an oxide.

6. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises a chalcogenide.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises a nitride.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the chemical vapor comprises a boride.

9. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a thermal device.

10. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a piezoelectric device.

11. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a photoelectric device.

12. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is a biomedical device.

13. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanocomposite comprises zinc.

14. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises tin.

15. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises titanium.

16. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises strontium.

17. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises barium.

18. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises a rare earth element.

19. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises gallium.

20. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises a material selected from the group consisting of:

iron, antimony and zirconium.

21. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises silicon.

22. The device of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises a material selected from the group consisting of:

indium, tungsten, tantalum and molybdenum.