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Nanostructures having crystalline and amorphous phases

US9018122B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

Samuel S. Mao · Castro Valley, US
Xiaobo Chen · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2010
Grant date	Apr 28, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S977/762
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention includes a nanostructure, a method of making thereof, and a method of photocatalysis. In one embodiment, the nanostructure includes a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase in contact with the crystalline phase. Each of the crystalline and amorphous phases has at least one dimension on a nanometer scale. In another embodiment, the nanostructure includes a nanoparticle comprising a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase. The amorphous phase is in a selected amount. In another embodiment, the nanostructure includes crystalline titanium dioxide and amorphous titanium dioxide in contact with the crystalline titanium dioxide. Each of the crystalline and amorphous titanium dioxide has at least one dimension on a nanometer scale.

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