Amplification of carbon nanotubes via seeded-growth methods

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorSmalley, Richard E.en_US
dc.creatorHauge, Robert H.en_US
dc.creatorBarron, Andrew R.en_US
dc.creatorTour, James M.en_US
dc.creatorSchmidt, Howard K.en_US
dc.creatorBillups, Edward W.en_US
dc.creatorDyke, Christopher A.en_US
dc.creatorMoore, Valerie C.en_US
dc.creatorWhitsitt, Elizabeth Anneen_US
dc.creatorAnderson, Robin E.en_US
dc.creatorColorado Jr., Ramonen_US
dc.creatorStewart, Michael P.en_US
dc.creatorOgrin, Douglas C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:06:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:06:05Zen_US
dc.date.filed2004-10-14en_US
dc.date.issued2013-10-22en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present invention is directed towards methods (processes) of providing large quantities of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) of defined diameter and chirality (i.e., precise populations). In such processes, CNT seeds of a pre-selected diameter and chirality are grown to many (e.g., hundreds) times their original length. This is optionally followed by cycling some of the newly grown material back as seed material for regrowth. Thus, the present invention provides for the large-scale production of precise populations of CNTs, the precise composition of such populations capable of being optimized for a particular application (e.g., hydrogen storage). The present invention is also directed to complexes of CNTs and transition metal catalyst precurors, such complexes typically being formed en route to forming CNT seeds.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationSmalley, Richard E., Hauge, Robert H., Barron, Andrew R., Tour, James M., Schmidt, Howard K., Billups, Edward W., Dyke, Christopher A., Moore, Valerie C., Whitsitt, Elizabeth Anne, Anderson, Robin E., Colorado Jr., Ramon, Stewart, Michael P. and Ogrin, Douglas C., "Amplification of carbon nanotubes via seeded-growth methods." Patent US8562935B2. issued 2013-10-22. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/80136.en_US
dc.identifier.patentIDUS8562935B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/80136en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleAmplification of carbon nanotubes via seeded-growth methodsen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
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