Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080241050 | SEMICONDUCTING AEROGELS FROM CHALCOGENIDO CLUSTERS WITH BROAD APPLICATIONS - Soluble chalcogenido clusters together with transition metal ions and main group elements are shown to provide gels having interconnected, open frameworks. Following supercritical drying with liquid carbon dioxide, the chalcogels may be converted to aerogels. The aerogels possess high internal surface areas with a broad pore size distribution that is dependent upon the precursors used and the aging conditions applied. Some of the gels are encompassed by formulas such as M | 10-02-2008 |
20100025616 | MECHANICAL STRENGTH & THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE IN METAL CHALCOGENIDE MQ (M=Ge,Sn,Pb and Q=S, Se, Te) BASED COMPOSITIONS - Thermoelectric eutectic and off-eutectic compositions comprising a minor phase in a thermoelectric matrix phase are provided. These compositions include eutectic and near eutectic compositions where the matrix phase is a chalcogenide (S, Se, Te) of Ge, Sn, or Pb or an appropriate alloy of these compounds and at least one of Ge, Ge | 02-04-2010 |
20100292065 | NONLINEAR OPTIC GLASSY FIBER, METHODS OF MAKING AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME - A process for producing an optical glass fiber from crystal-glass phase material. In one embodiment, the process includes the step of providing a molten crystal-glass phase material in a container, wherein the temperature of the molten crystal-glass phase material is at or above the melting temperature of the molten crystal-glass phase material, T | 11-18-2010 |
20110042607 | THERMOELECTRIC COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESS - A process for producing bulk thermoelectric compositions containing nanoscale inclusions is described. The thermoelectric compositions have a higher figure of merit (ZT) than without the inclusions. The compositions are useful for power generation and in heat pumps for instance. | 02-24-2011 |
20110073797 | THERMOELECTRICS COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING NANOSCALE INCLUSIONS IN A CHALCOGENIDE MATRIX - Composites comprising a continuous matrix formed from compounds having a rock salt structure (represented by the structure “MQ”) and inclusions comprising chalcogenide compounds having a rock salt structure (represented by the structure “AB”) are provided. Composites having the structure MQ-ABC | 03-31-2011 |
20110248209 | THERMOELECTRIC FIGURE OF MERIT ENHANCEMENT BY MODIFICATION OF THE ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES - A thermoelectric material and a method of using a thermoelectric material is provided. The thermoelectric material can include at least one compound. For example, the at least one compound may be a Group IV-VI compound such as lead telluride. The at least one compound may further include one or more dopants such as sodium, potassium, and thallium. The method of using a thermoelectric material can include exposing at least one portion of the at least one compound to a temperature greater than about 700 K. | 10-13-2011 |
20110290735 | CHALCOGENIDE COMPOUNDS FOR THE REMEDIATION OF NUCLEAR AND HEAVY METAL WASTES - Chalcogenide compounds, including ternary and quaternary tin and antimony chalcogenides, for use as absorbents in the remediation of hazardous materials are provided. Also provided are methods for using the chalcogenides in the remediation of ionic and elemental metals from aqueous and non-aqueous fluids. | 12-01-2011 |
20120153178 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DETECTION OF X-RAY AND GAMMA-RAY RADIATION - Compounds, methods and devices for detecting incident radiation, such as incident x-rays or gamma-rays, are provided. The detection of incident radiation can be accomplished by employing inorganic compounds that include elements with high atomic numbers, that have band gaps of at least about 1.5 eV, and that have an electrical resistivity of at least 10 | 06-21-2012 |
20120156119 | NONLINEAR OPTIC GLASSY FIBERS, METHODS OF MAKING AND APPLICATIONS OF THE SAME - A nonlinear optic article for difference frequency generation is provided. The article comprises a wave mixer configured to generate a difference frequency mixing signal, the wave mixer comprising a compound made from one or more noncentrosymmetric crystal-glass phase-change materials comprising one or more chalcogenide compounds that are structurally one dimensional and comprise a polymeric | 06-21-2012 |
20130196469 | Low-Temperature Fabrication of Metal Oxide Thin Films and Nanomaterial-Derived Metal Composite Thin Films - Disclosed are new methods of fabricating metal oxide thin films and nanomaterial-derived metal composite thin films via solution processes at low temperatures (<400° C.). The present thin films are useful as thin film semiconductors, thin film dielectrics, or thin film conductors, and can be implemented into semiconductor devices such as thin film transistors and thin film photovoltaic devices. | 08-01-2013 |
20130217180 | Low-Temperature Fabrication of Metal Oxide Thin Films and Nanomaterial-Derived Metal Composite Thin Films - Disclosed are new methods of fabricating metal oxide thin films and nanomaterial-derived metal composite thin films via solution processes at low temperatures (<400° C.). The present thin films are useful as thin film semiconductors, thin film dielectrics, or thin film conductors, and can be implemented into semiconductor devices such as thin film transistors and thin film photovoltaic devices. | 08-22-2013 |
20130233377 | LIQUID ELECTROLYTE-FREE, SOLID-STATE SOLAR CELLS WITH INORGANIC HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS - Photovoltaic cells incorporating the compounds A/M/X compounds as hole transport materials are provide. The A/M/X compounds comprise one or more A moieties, one or more M atoms and one or more X atoms. The A moieties are selected from organic cations and elements from Group 1 of the periodic table, the M atoms are selected from elements from at least one of Groups 3, 4, 5, 13, 14 or 15 of the periodic table, and the X atoms are selected from elements from Group 17 of the periodic table. | 09-12-2013 |
20130295362 | POROUS POLYMER NETWORKS AND ION-EXCHANGE MEDIA AND METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES MADE THEREFROM - Porous polymeric networks and composite materials comprising metal nanoparticles distributed in the polymeric networks are provided. Also provided are methods for using the polymeric networks and the composite materials in liquid- and vapor-phase waste remediation applications. The porous polymeric networks, are highly porous, three-dimensional structures characterized by high surface areas. The polymeric networks comprise polymers polymerized from aldehydes and phenolic molecules. | 11-07-2013 |
20130320836 | PHOTOLUMINESCENT COMPOUNDS - Materials comprising an A/M/X compound are provided. An A/M/X compound is a compound comprising one or more A moieties, one or more M atoms and one or more X atoms, where the A moieties are selected from organic cations and elements from Group 1 of the periodic table, the M atoms are selected from elements from Group 14 of the periodic table, and the X atoms are selected from elements from Group 17 of the periodic table. The materials include two-phase materials in which the A/M/X compound provides a first phase and a dopant compound provides a second phase. | 12-05-2013 |
20140097141 | SYNTHESIS OF LAYERED METAL SULFIDE ION-EXCHANGERS - Methods for the synthesis of compounds of the formula A | 04-10-2014 |