Zinc comprising nanoparticles and related nanotechnology

• US 20050126338A1
• Filed: 02/19/2004
• Published: 06/16/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: PPG Industries Ohio Incorporated (Nouryon BV)
• Original Assignee: NanoProducts Corporation (Nouryon BV)
• Inventors: Yadav, Tapesh
• Application Number:
  US10/780,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20050126338A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 75/255
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: C01G 53/006 Compounds containing, besides nickel, two or more other elements, with the exception of oxygen or hydrogen nickelates C01G53/40
• CPC Class Codes: C01G 9/00 Compounds of zinc
• CPC Class Codes: C01G 9/02 Oxides; Hydroxides
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2002/52 containing elements as dopants
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2002/60 Compounds characterised by their crystallite size
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2002/72 by d-values or two theta-values, e.g. as X-ray diagram
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2004/54 Particles characterised by their aspect ratio, i.e. the ratio of sizes in the longest to the shortest dimension
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2004/64 Nanometer sized, i.e. from 1-100 nanometer
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/12 Surface area
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/40 Electric properties
• CPC Class Codes: C01P 2006/80 Compositional purity
• CPC Class Codes: C09C 1/04 Compounds of zinc C09C1/0003, C09C1/0009, C09C1/0015, C09C1/0078 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C22C 18/00 Alloys based on zinc

Abstract

Nanoparticles comprising zinc, methods of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising zinc, and applications of nanoparticles comprising zinc, such as electrically conducting formulations, reagents for fine chemical synthesis, pigments and catalysts are provided.

Claims

1. A nanomaterial composition of matter comprising

zinc;

and

at least one metal other than zinc

wherein the composition of matter has an electrical conductivity greater than 0.0001 mhos.cm.

2. The nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises aluminum.

3. The nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the electrical conductivity is greater than 0.01 mhos.cm.

4. The nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises particles with an aspect ratio greater than 1.

5. The nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1, wherein the nanomaterial comprises non-spherical particles.

6. A coating comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1.

7. A transparent conductive layer comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1.

8. An electrode comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1.

9. A product comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1.

10. A device comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter of claim 1.

11. A method for preparing a composition of matter comprising

providing nanoparticles of a first composition comprising zinc;

and

reacting the nanoparticles with a reagent

wherein the reacting creates a second composition that is different from the first composition.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first composition comprises particles with an aspect ratio greater than 1.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first composition further comprises oxygen.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises nitrogen.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises a halogen.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises an acid or an alkali.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises hydrogen.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises oxygen.

19. The method of claim 11, wherein the reagent comprises carbon.

20. A product comprising the composition of matter prepared using the method of claim 11.