Nanocomposites
US7068898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/29
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention provides composite materials comprising nanostructures (e.g., nanowires, branched nanowires, nanotetrapods, nanocrystals, and nanoparticles). Methods and compositions for making such nanocomposites are also provided, as are articles comprising such composites. Waveguides and light concentrators comprising nanostructures (not necessarily as part of a nanocomposite) are additional features of the invention.
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