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Diamond electron emitter using amino-termination

US10052606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation · US

Inventors

Robert J. Hamers · Madison, US
Di Zhu · Canton, US
Marco Diego Torelli · Madison, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2015
Grant date	Aug 21, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB01J2219/0892
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for the photoreduction of molecules are provided, the methods comprising illuminating an amino-terminated diamond surface comprising amino groups covalently bound to the surface of diamond with light comprising a wavelength sufficient to excite an electronic transition defined by the energy band structure of the amino-terminated diamond, thereby inducing the emission of electrons from the amino-terminated diamond surface into a sample comprising molecules to be reduced, wherein the emitted electrons induce the reduction of the molecules to form a reduction product; and collecting the reduction product.

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