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| 20080230849 | DEVICE COMPRISING DOPED NANO-COMPONENT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE DEVICE - A device comprising a doped semiconductor nano-component and a method of forming the device are disclosed. The nano-component is one of a nanotube, nanowire or a nanocrystal film, which may be doped by exposure to an organic amine-containing dopant. Illustrative examples are given for field effect transistors with channels comprising a lead selenide nanowire or nanocrystal film and methods of forming these devices. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080318157 | RADIATION SENSITIVE SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS AND USES THEREOF - The invention is directed to a radiation sensitive compound comprising a surface binding group proximate to one end of the compound for attachment to a substrate, and a metal binding group proximate to an opposite end of the compound. The metal binding group is not radiation sensitive. The radiation sensitive compound also includes a body portion disposed between the surface binding group and the metal binding group, and a radiation sensitive group positioned in the body portion or adjacent to the metal binding group. The surface binding group is capable of attaching to a substrate selected from a metal, a metal oxide, or a semiconductor material. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090075097 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A FILM HAVING ALTERNATING MONOLAYERS OF A METAL-METAL BONDED COMPLEX MONOLAYER AND AN ORGANIC MONOLAYER BY LAYER-BY LAYER GROWTH - The present invention provides a process for preparing a thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer by layer-by-layer growth. The process comprises the steps of: (1) applying onto a surface of a substrate a first linker compound to produce a primer layer; (2) applying onto said primer layer a layer of a metal-metal bonded complex to produce a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer on said primer layer; (3) applying onto said metal-metal bonded complex monolayer a second linker compound; and optionally (4) sequentially repeating steps (2) and (3) at least once to produce said layer-by-layer grown thin film having alternating monolayers of a metal-metal bonded complex monolayer and an organic monolayer. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090087972 | FORMATION OF CARBON AND SEMICONDUCTOR NANOMATERIALS USING MOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES - The invention is directed to a method of forming carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials. The method comprises providing a substrate and attaching a molecular precursor to the substrate. The molecular precursor includes a surface binding group for attachment to the substrate and a binding group for attachment of metal-containing species. The metal-containing, species is selected from a metal cation, metal compound, or metal or metal-oxide nanoparticle to form a metallized molecular precursor. The metallized molecular precursor is then subjected to a heat treatment to provide a catalytic site from which the carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials form. The heating of the metallized molecular precursor is conducted under conditions suitable for chemical vapor deposition of the carbon nanomaterials or semiconductor nanomaterials. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100170418 | COMPLEXES OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES WITH MOLECULAR-CLIPS AND USE THEREOF - Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non-covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels-Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotrubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100291759 | COMPLEXES OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES WITH MOLECULAR-CLIPS AND USE THEREOF - Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non-covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels-Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100297833 | COMPLEXES OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES WITH MOLECULAR-CLIPS AND USE THEREOF - Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non-covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels-Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotrubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100320438 | COMPLEXES OF CARBON NANOTUBES AND FULLERENES WITH MOLECULAR-CLIPS AND USE THEREOF - Separation of carbon nanotubes or fullerenes according to diameter through non-covalent pi-pi interaction with molecular clips is provided. Molecular clips are prepared by Diels-Alder reaction of polyacenes with a variety of dienophiles. The pi-pi complexes of carbon nanotubes with molecular clips are also used for selective placement of carbon nanotubes and fullerenes on substrates. | 12-23-2010 |
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| 20090001355 | POLYMERIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF FORMING THE POLYMERIC MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF FORMING A THIN FILM USING THE POLYMERIC MATERIAL - A method of forming a polymeric material with a pendant polycyclic aromatic compound precursor includes forming a polycyclic aromatic compound precursor (e.g., a pentacene precursor) including at least one polymerizable functionality, and polymerizing the polymerizable functionality to form the polymeric material with the pendant precursor. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090272967 | PENTACENE-CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE, METHOD OF FORMING THE COMPOSITE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE - A composite material includes a carbon nanotube, and plural pentacene molecules bonded to the carbon nanotube. A method of forming the composite layer, includes depositing on a substrate a dispersion of soluble pentacene precursor and carbon nanotubes, heating the dispersion to remove solvent from the dispersion, heating the substrate to convert the pentacene precursor to pentacene and form the carbon nanotube-pentacene composite layer. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090291041 | METHODS FOR SEPERATING CARBON NANOTUBES BY ENHANCING THE DENSITY DIFFERENTIAL - A method for separating carbon nanotubes comprises: providing a mixture of carbon nanotubes; introducing an organic molecule having an end group capable of being chelated by a metal ion to the mixture of carbon nanotubes to covalently bond the organic molecule to at least one of the mixture of carbon nanotubes; and introducing a metal salt to the mixture of carbon nanotubes to chelate the end group of the organic molecule with the metal ion of the metal salt; and centrifuging the mixture of carbon nanotubes to cause the separation of the carbon nanotubes based on a density differential of the carbon nanotubes. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100044678 | METHOD OF PLACING A SEMICONDUCTING NANOSTRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTING NANOSTRUCTURE - A method of placing a functionalized semiconducting nanostructure, includes functionalizing a semiconducting nanostructure including one of a nanowire and a nanocrystal, with an organic functionality including a functional group for bonding to a bonding surface, dispersing the functionalized semiconducting nanostructure in a solvent to form a dispersion, and depositing the dispersion onto the bonding surface. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110163303 | POLYMERIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF FORMING THE POLYMERIC MATERIAL, AND MEHTOD OF FORMING A THIN FILM USING THE POLYMERIC MATERIAL - A polymeric material includes a pendant polycyclic aromatic compound precursor. | 07-07-2011 |
