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Array of fullerene nanotubes

US7632569B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

William Marsh Rice University · US

Inventors

Richard E. Smalley · Houston, US
Daniel T. Colbert · Houston, US
Hongjie Dai · Sunnyvale, US
Jie Liu · Houston, US
Andrew G. Rinzler · Newberry, US
Jason H. Hafner · Houston, US
Ken Smith · Katy, US
Ting Guo · Davis, US
Pavel Nikolaev · Houston, US
Andreas Thess · Aspenhausiedlung, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 22, 2006
Grant date	Dec 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/30
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates generally to forming an array of fullerene nanotubes. In one embodiment, a macroscopic molecular array is provided comprising at least about 106 fullerene nanotubes in generally parallel orientation and having substantially similar lengths in the range of from about 5 to about 500 nanometers.

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