Metallic nanowire networks
| Patent Number: | 8,304,089 |
| Issued: | 11/6/2012 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | A metallic nanowire network synthesized using chemical reduction of a metal ion source by a reducing agent in the presence of a soft template comprising a tubular inverse micellar network. The network of interconnected polycrystalline nanowires has a very high surface-area/volume ratio, which makes it highly suitable for use in catalytic applications. |
| Filed: | 12/13/2007 |
| Application Number: | 11/955,954 |
| 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. |