Method for making nanomaterials
| Patent Number: | 8,455,048 |
| Issued: | 6/4/2013 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A method of making a nanostructure by preparing a face centered cubic-ordered metal nanoparticle film from metal nanoparticles, such as gold and silver nanoparticles, exerting a hydrostatic pressure upon the film at pressures of several gigapascals, followed by applying a non-hydrostatic stress perpendicularly at a pressure greater than approximately 10 GPA to form an array of nanowires with individual nanowires having a relatively uniform length, average diameter and density. |
| Filed: | 9/13/2010 |
| Application Number: | 12/880,886 |
| Related Opportunity: |
Stress-Induced Fabrication of Nanomaterials Stress-Induced Fabrication of Nanomaterials |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |