1539results about "Zinc oxides/hydroxides" patented technology

Doped, pyrogenically prepared oxides of metals and/or non-metals which are doped with one or more doping components in an amount of 0.00001 to 20 wt. %. The doping component may be a metal and/or non-metal or an oxide and/or a salt of a metal and/or a non-metal. The BET surface area of the doped oxide may be between 5 and 600 m2/g. The doped pyrogenically prepared oxides of metals and/or non-metals are prepared by adding an aerosol which contains an aqueous solution of a metal and/or non-metal to the gas mixture during the flame hydrolysis of vaporizable compounds of metals and/or non-metals.

The invention relates to a method for preparing continuous graphen/zinc oxide composite structure in large area, which belongs to the preparation field of the novel nanometer material, and is applicable to the fields such as sensor, solar panel, novel nanometer part and the like. The method comprises the following three steps that: first step: uniformly dispersing graphen or graphene oxide in liquid phase; second step: utilizing a hydrothermal process to ensure the zinc oxide nanometer structure and the graphen two-dimensional sheet to form a continuous structure in a three-dimensional space; third step: transferring the prepared composite structure onto a substrate to be dried. The method has simple process and low device requirement since the composite structure is synthesized in the solution; the process repeatability is strong, and the process parameter can be well controlled; the prepared graphen/zinc oxide composite structure has large area and is continuous, the generated zinc oxide nanometer sheet layer, nanometer particle and nanometer line are connected with each other and intersected with each other under the effect of the graphen so as to form a continuous porous structure in the three-dimensional space.

The present invention describes methods for preparing high quality nanoparticles, i.e., metal oxide based nanoparticles of uniform size and monodispersity. The nanoparticles advantageously comprise organic alkyl chain capping groups and are stable in air and in nonpolar solvents. The methods of the invention provide a simple and reproducible procedure for forming transition metal oxide nanocrystals, with yields over 80%. The highly crystalline and monodisperse nanocrystals are obtained directly without further size selection; particle size can be easily and fractionally increased by the methods. The resulting nanoparticles can exhibit magnetic and/or optical properties. These properties result from the methods used to prepare them. Also advantageously, the nanoparticles of this invention are well suited for use in a variety of industrial applications, including cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations and compositions.

Nanoparticles comprising zinc, methods of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising zinc, and applications of nanoparticles comprising zinc, such as electrically conducting formulations, reagents for fine chemical synthesis, pigments and catalysts are provided.

The invention provides a multi-shell-layer metal oxide hollow ball and a preparation method thereof. A hydrothermal method is used for preparing a carbon ball template; metal salts are dissolved in carbon ball suspension liquid, and the gradient distribution, the depth and the number of metal salts entering carbon balls are controlled through regulating adsorption conditions such as metal salt concentration, solution pH value, soaking temperature and time and the like; and the heat treatment is carried out on the carbon balls adsorbing metal ions, and the multi-shell-layer metal oxide hollow ball can be obtained. The shell-layer of the hollow ball prepared by the method is formed by accumulating nanometer crystal particles of metal oxides, the shell layer number can be regulated and changed from two to four, and both the size of the hollow ball and the thickness of the shell layers are controllable. The method provided by the invention is simple and is easy to implement, the controllability is high, the pollution is little, the cost is low, and in addition, the general applicability is realized. The prepared product has a hollow structure and the shell layers with the thickness inthe nanometer level, simultaneously, the internal space can be effectively utilized through the multilayer structure, and the multi-shell-layer metal oxide hollow ball is applied to gas sensitivity and photocatalysis and has the more excellent performance through being compared with the traditional nanometer material and a single-layer hollow ball.

A process of treating metal oxide nanoparticles that includes mixing metal oxide nanoparticles, a solvent, and a surface treatment agent that is preferably a silane or siloxane is described. The treated metal oxide nanoparticles are rendered hydrophobic by the surface treatment agent being surface attached thereto, and are preferably dispersed in a hydrophobic aromatic polymer binder of a charge transport layer of a photoreceptor, whereby π—π interactions can be formed between the organic moieties on the surface of the nanoparticles and the aromatic components of the binder polymer to achieve a stable dispersion of the nanoparticles in the polymer that is substantially free of large sized agglomerations.

The invention discloses nano/micron binary structured powders for superhydrophobic, self-cleaning applications. The powders are featured by micron-scale diameter and nano-scale surface roughness. In one embodiment, the average diameter is about 1-25 μm, and the average roughness R_a is about 3-100 nm. The nano/micron binary structured powders may be made of silica, metal oxide, or combinations thereof.

The invention relates to a preparation method for preparing nano-scale oxidized zinc powder with high conductivity. The method simultaneously drip mixed salt solution of zincic soluble salt and doping elements such as aluminum, gallium, indium, Yt, scandium, tin, germanium, silicon, as well as precipitating agent into water, to generate coprecipitation to generate doped zinc bloom precursor basic zinc carbonate in condition of controlling temperature and PH value of entire reaction system, and at last, calcining the product in mixed gas atmospheres of hydrogen gas and argon gas, doped superfine zinc bloom conductive powder material can be obtained. The powder material prepared by the invention has small particle-size, uniform grain fineness distribution, and which mean particle diameter is about 10 to 80 nanometer. The electric volume resistivity of the powder can reach 2.5*10^-3 omega.cm, thus its electro conductivity is better than the sample prepared by plasma method and gas-phase method in current market. The preparation method further enhances whiteness degree and conductivity of the oxidized zinc powder, and further reduces the cost.

The invention provides methods for reduction of metal oxide particles using a high temperature solar aerosol reactor. The invention also provides metal-oxide based processes for the generation of hydrogen from water splitting using a high temperature solar aerosol reactor. In addition, the invention provides solar thermal reactor systems suitable for use with these processes.

The present invention refers to a method of fabricating a membrane made of a nanostructured material and its use.

Polycrystalline materials of macroscopic size exhibiting Single-Crystal-Like properties are formed from a plurality of Single-Crystal Particles, having Self-Aligning morphologies and optionally ling morphology, bonded together and aligned along at least one, and up to three, crystallographic directions.

The invention discloses a method for synthesizing a zinc oxide nano-tube array by a low-temperature hydrothermal method, which comprises: firstly, preparation of ZnO crystal seed layers; secondly, low-temperature hydrothermal growth of ZnO nano wires; and thirdly, chemical etching of the ZnO nano wires into ZnO nano-tubes. The method adopts the low-temperature hydrothermal method and utilizes pure chemical etching technology to synthesize the ZnO nano-tube array, does not need electrochemical assistance and a template, can prepare the ZnO nano-tubes with controllable pipe diameters on different types of substrates by controlling the concentration of a reactant, the hydrothermal growth time and the etching time of an alkali liquor, has low cost, low reaction temperature, short production cycle and high investment-return rate, can be directly performed in an aqueous solution, and does not generate toxic and harmful waste.

Methods are described that have the capability of producing submicron/nanoscale particles, in some embodiments dispersible, at high production rates. In some embodiments, the methods result in the production of particles with an average diameter less than about 75 nanometers that are produced at a rate of at least about 35 grams per hour. In other embodiments, the particles are highly uniform. These methods can be used to form particle collections and/or powder coatings. Powder coatings and corresponding methods are described based on the deposition of highly uniform submicron/nanoscale particles.

A paste is provided having as solid phase at least one nanoscale powder and as liquid phase at least one dispersant, wherein the fraction of the nanoscale powder is 30% to 95% by weight and the fraction of the liquid phase is at least 5% by weight, based in each case on the total amount of the paste, the paste has a water content of less than 3% by weight of water and the liquid phase has a VOC content of less than 10 g/l, and the use of the paste in preparing dispersions, the dispersions prepared thereby, and use in a variety of other enduses.

A general, reproducible, and simple synthetic method that employs readily available chemicals permits control of the size, shape, and size distribution of metal oxide nanocrystals. The synthesis entails reacting a metal fatty acid salt, the corresponding fatty acid, and a hydrocarbon solvent, with the reaction product being pyrolyzed to the metal oxide. Nearly monodisperse oxide nanocrystals of Fe₃O₄, Cr₂O₃, MnO, Co₃O₄, NiO, ZnO, SnO₂, and In₂O₃, in a large size range (3-50 nm), are described. Size and shape control of the nanocrystals is achieved by varying the reactivity and concentration of the precursors.

Provided is a single crystal with a hexagonal wurtzite structure which is useful as a substrate for various devices and has high purity and is uniform. The single crystal with a hexagonal wurtzite structures which is obtained by a crystal growth on at least an m-plane of a columnar seed crystal and represented by AX (A representing an electropositive element and X representing an electronegative element) is characterized in that a variation in the concentration of a metal other than the electropositive element A and having a concentration of 0.1 to 50 ppm is within 100%.

A low-temperature hydrothermal reaction is provided to generate crystalline perovskite nanotubes such as barium titanate (BaTiO₃) and strontium titanate (SrTiO₃) that have an outer diameter from about 1 nm to about 500 nm and a length from about 10 nm to about 10 micron. The low-temperature hydrothermal reaction includes the use of a metal oxide nanotube structural template, i.e., precursor. These titanate nanotubes have been characterized by means of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy, coupled with energy dispersive X-ray analysis and selected area electron diffraction (SAED).

Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to an electrode (e.g., front electrode) for use in a photovoltaic device or the like. In certain example embodiments, a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) based front electrode for use in a photovoltaic device is of or includes zinc oxide, or zinc aluminum oxide, doped with yttrium (Y). In certain example embodiments, the addition of the yttrium (Y) to the conductive zinc oxide or zinc aluminum oxide is advantageous in that potential conductivity loss of the electrode can be reduced or prevented. In other example embodiments, a low-E coating may include a layer of or including zinc oxide, or zinc aluminum oxide, doped with yttrium (Y).

The present invention is directed to novel sol-gel methods in which metal oxide precursor and an alcohol-based solution are mixed to form a reaction mixture that is then allowed to react to produce nanosized metal oxide particles. The methods of the present invention are more suitable for preparing nanosized metal oxide than are previously-described sol-gel methods. The present invention can provide for nanosized metal oxide particles more efficiently than the previously-described sol-gel methods by permitting higher concentrations of metal oxide precursor to be employed in the reaction mixture. The foregoing is provided by careful control of the pH conditions during synthesis and by ensuring that the pH is maintained at a value of about 7 or higher.

Provided herein are nanofibers and processes of preparing nanofibers. In some instances, the nanofibers are metal and/or ceramic nanofibers. In some embodiments, the nanofibers are high quality, high performance nanofibers, highly coherent nanofibers, highly continuous nanofibers, or the like. In some embodiments, the nanofibers have increased coherence, increased length, few voids and/or defects, and/or other advantageous characteristics. In some instances, the nanofibers are produced by electrospinning a fluid stock having a high loading of nanofiber precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock comprises well mixed and/or uniformly distributed precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock is converted into a nanofiber comprising few voids, few defects, long or tunable length, and the like.

A method for preparing nanometer gahnite. The preparation method is as below: dissolving zinc salt in water, adding an aluminum source, stirring for 10-30 min, adding a pore-enlarging agent, stirring, ageing at 20-100 DEG C for 30-60 min, drying, and calcining at 500-1200 DEG C. The molar ratio of the raw materials is as below: Zn:Al:water=1:2:16-35; calculated by the weight of zinc oxide being 100%, the addition amount of the pore-enlarging agent is 0.5-30%; and the pore-enlarging agent is one or more selected from sucrose, glycerol, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, polystyrene latex and polyethylene glycol.

The present invention relates to directional nanometer zinc oxide stick or linear film and its preparation process, and belongs to the field of low-dimensional nanometer film material technology. The present invention adopts hydrothermal deposition process, in which zinc salt solution in molar concentration 1-25 mM and amine surfactant solution are mixed homogeneously and set inside stainless steel reactor with PTFE lining, substrate of glass, polymer, inorganic metal, non-metal or other material and with directional texture ZnO crystal seed is set inside the lining, so as to react at 50-150 deg.c for 1-6 hr. After cooling naturally, directionally grown and high crystallized ZnO nanometer stick array film or nanometer stick of diameter 10-500 nm may be form. The process has low synthesis temperature and easy control, and the grown ZnO film is well directional. The present invention is suitable for industrial production of directional nanometer ZnO stick or film.

The process of preparing nanometer zinc oxide with low grade zinc oxide containing material includes the following steps: leaching the material with the mixed solution of ammonium bicarbonate and ammonia, separating to eliminate insoluble impurity, redox to eliminate Fe, Mn, Pb and other metal impurity to obtain zinc-ammonia complex solution; heating the zinc-ammonia complex solution to 90-100 deg.c through continuous mixing with hot circular mother liquid or hot water for fast continuous decomposition of zinc-ammonia complex; controlling the flow rate ratio between the circular mother liquid and the zinc-ammonia complex solution in 2-20, separating the basic zinc carbonate crystal continuously from the decomposed solution; drying and roasting at 400-600 deg.c for 1-4 hr to obtain the nanometer zinc oxide product of homogeneous size 10-50 nm.

A particulate metal oxide includes a cationic portion that includes a zinc portion, a first iron dopant portion and a second dopant portion consisting of manganese and copper, where the zinc portion is about 99% by weight or more of the cationic portion, and the weight percent of the second dopant portion is greater than twice the weight percent of the first iron dopant portion.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a spinel-type magnetic MFe2O4/graphene composite material. The preparation method utilizes a water-soluble metal M<2+> salt and a Fe<3+> salt as precursors and graphite oxide as a matrix and comprises the following steps of carrying out ultrasonic dispersion of graphite oxide in ethanol or water as a solvent to obtain a graphene oxide dispersion, adding a M<2+> salt and Fe<3+> salt-containing aqueous solution having a M<2+>/Fe<3+> mole ratio of 1: 2 into the graphene oxide dispersion, fully stirring to obtain a mixed solution, adjusting a pH value of the mixed solution to a value more than 10 by an alkali liquor, adding a reducing agent into the mixed solution, stirring at a temperature of 80 to 150 DEG C for a reaction lasting for 4 to 10 hours, after the reaction is finished, carrying out separation, washing, drying and grinding, and carrying out calcination of the grinded powder at a temperature of 300 DEG C in a nitrogen or argon atmosphere for 2 to 10 hours. Magnetic MFe2O4 nano particles of the spinel-type magnetic MFe2O4/graphene composite material have high loading capacity, stable structures, good uniformity, good dispersibility and strong adhesion with graphene. The spinel-type magnetic MFe2O4/graphene composite material can be widely used in the fields of magnetic targeting materials and other related function materials.

The present invention includes pure single-crystalline metal oxide and metal fluoride nanostructures, and methods of making same. These nanostructures include nanorods and nanoarrays.

Methods for manufacturing nanomaterial dispersions, such as nanomaterial concentrates, and related nanotechnology are provided. The nanomaterial concentrates provided can be more cheaply stored and transported compared to non-concentrate nanomaterial forms.

The invention relates to continuous large-area zinc oxide nano sheets and a preparation method thereof, belonging to the technical field of nano material. The preparation method comprises the following steps: building a micro-nano structure on a metal and metal oxide substrate as required; dispersing zinc nitrate and hexamethylenetetramine in deionized water by use of the hydrothermal synthesis method, and softly stirring for dissolution; subsequently, reacting at a constant temperature of 70 to 110 DEG C for 10 minutes to 10 hours, taking out the sample, cleaning and drying to obtain a continuous porous membrane consisting of zinc oxide nano sheets on the substrate. The thickness of the obtained zinc oxide nano sheets is between 1 to 100 nanometers, and the nano sheets are connected with each other on the substrate to form a porous structure, wherein the aperture of the porous structure is between 0.5 to 3 mu m and the total thickness of the porous zinc oxide layer is between 100 nm to 50 mu m. Such continuous zinc oxide porous membrane can form a free independent structure after the substrate is removed, and the application field thereof includes gas sensor, solar battery material, surface coating, nano photoelectric device and so on.

Provided is a manufacturing method of high purity oxide powder including the steps of subjecting a raw material such as Zn-containing scrap to acid leaching or electrolytic extraction, thereafter performing solvent extraction and activated carbon treatment thereto in order to remove impurities, neutralizing the resultant solution freed of impurities with an alkaline solution to obtain zinc hydroxide, and firing the zinc hydroxide to obtain zinc oxide. Provided are high purity zinc oxide efficiently freed of impurities, in particular C, Cl, S and Pb impurities, at low cost and the manufacturing method thereof; a target manufactured by firing the high purity zinc oxide; and a high purity zinc oxide thin film obtained by the sputtering the target.

A method for manufacturing a cathode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery, including: selecting a first metal compound from a group consisting of a halide, a phosphate, a hydrogen phosphate and a sulfate of Mg or Al; selecting a second metal compound from a group consisting of an oxide, a hydroxide and a carbonate of Mg or Al; combining the first metal compound and the second metal compound to obtain a metal compound, the metal compound containing either Mg or Al atoms; mixing a lithium compound, a transition metal compound and the metal compound to obtain a mixture; and sintering the mixture.