Browsing by Author "Yowell, Leonard Lee, Jr."
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Item Fabrication of reinforced composite material comprising carbon nanotubes- fullerenes- and vapor-grown carbon fibers for thermal barrier materials- structural ceramics- and multifunctional nanocomposite ceramics(2007-12-11) Barrera, Enrique V.; Yowell, Leonard Lee, Jr.; Mayeaux, Brian Mitchell; Corral, Erica L.; Cesarano, Joseph, III; Rice University; United States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe present invention is directed towards a ceramic nanocomposite comprising a nanostructured carbon component inside a ceramic host. The ceramic nanocomposite may further comprise vapor grown carbon fibers. Such nanostructured carbon materials impart both structural and thermal barrier enhancements to the ceramic host. The present invention is also directed towards a method of making these ceramic nanocomposites and for methods of using them in various applications.