30 results about "Laser pyrolysis" patented technology

A method for creating an organically capped Group IV semiconductor nanoparticle is disclosed. The method includes flowing a Group IV semiconductor precursor gas into a chamber. The method also includes generating a set of Group IV semiconductor precursor radical species from the Group IV semiconductor precursor gas with a laser pyrolysis apparatus, wherein the set of the Group IV semiconductor precursor radical species nucleate to form the Group IV semiconductor nanoparticle; and flowing an organic capping agent precursor gas into the chamber. The method further includes generating a set of organic capping agent radical species from the organic capping agent precursor gas, wherein the set of organic capping agent radical species reacts with a surface of the Group IV semiconductor nanoparticle and forms the organically capped Group IV semiconductor nanoparticle.

The present invention discloses a process for producing nickel nanoparticles. The process involves heating a nickel precursor generated in situ in the presence of a carrier gas under conditions effective to decompose the nickel precursor and produce nickel nanoparticles.

The present invention relates to the synthesis of nanoparticles by laser hydrolysis. For this purpose, a precursor interacts with a laser beam (LAS) in a pyrolysis reactor (REAC) for producing nanoparticles (nP), characterized in that the precursor is firstly in the liquid state and is then converted into the vapour phase and in that the flow rate of the precursor is controlled in the liquid phase.

Nanoscale UV absorbing particles are described that have high UV absorption cross sections while being effectively transparent to visible light. These particles can be used to shield individuals from harmful ultraviolet radiation. These particles can also be used in industrial processing especially to produce solid state electronic devices by creating edges of photoresist material with a high aspect ratio. The UV absorbing particles can also be used as photocatalysts that become strong oxidizing agents upon exposure to LV light. Laser pyrolysis provides an efficient method for the production of suitable particles.

The invention relates to the synthesis of a material including nanoparticles containing oxygen, titanium and nitrogen. According to the invention the method comprises the combustion by a temperature rise of at least 500° C. of a precursor containing at least titanium, oxygen and nitrogen. Advantageously, the combustion can be a laser pyrolysis and ammonia can be used both as a reagent supplying the nitrogen element for sensitising the pyrolysis reaction and as a fluid for carrying another reagent supplying the titanium element.

A process for producing an unsupported molybdenum sulfide nanocatalyst comprising atomizing a molybdenum oxide solution to form a molybdenum oxide aerosol, pyrolyzing the molybdenum oxide aerosol with a laser beam to form the unsupported molybdenum-based nanocatalyst, and pre-sulfiding at least a portion of the unsupported molybdenum-based nanocatalyst to form an unsupported molybdenum sulfide nanocatalyst, wherein the unsupported molybdenum-based nanocatalyst, the unsupported molybdenum sulfide catalyst or both are in the form of nanoparticles with a diameter of 1-10 nm and in a distorted rutile crystalline structure. A method of selective deep hydrodesulfurization whereby a hydrocarbon feedstock having at least one sulfur-containing component and at least one hydrocarbon is contacted with the unsupported molybdenum sulfide nanocatalyst.

The invention relates to a system for production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders in continuous flux under the action of laser pyrolysis in at least one interaction zone between a beam (11) emitted by a laser (10) and a flux of reagents (13) emitted by an injector (14), in which the laser is followed by optical means (12) for distributing the energy of the beam emitted by the latter according to an axis perpendicular to the axis of each flux of reagents, in an elongated cross-section having adjustable dimensions at the level of this at least one interaction zone. It also relates to a process for production of such powders.

The invention relates to a system for continuous flow production of nanometric or sub-micrometric powders under the action of laser pyrolysis by interaction between a beam emitted by a laser and a flow of reagents emitted by at least one injector, wherein the laser is followed by an optical device allowing the energy of the beam to be distributed along an axis perpendicular to the axis of the flow of reagents, in an elongated cross-section with adjustable dimensions at least at one interaction area between this beam and the flow of reagents emitted by at least two injectors located perpendicularly to the axis of the beam. It also concerns a method for producing such powders.

Polishing compositions are described that are appropriate for fine polishing to very low tolerances. The polishing compositions include particles with small diameters with very narrow distributions in size and effectively no particles with diameters several times larger than the average diameter. Furthermore, the particles generally have very high uniformity with respect to having a single crystalline phase. Preferred particles have an average diameter less than about 200 nm. Laser pyrolysis processes are described for the production of the appropriate particles including metal oxides, metal carbides, metal sulfides, SiO₂ and SiC.

The invention provides a method for growing high-entropy alloy nanoparticles on a flexible substrate. The method comprises the steps that the flexible substrate is obtained; a three-dimensional graphene film with a preset shape is grown on the flexible substrate by adopting a laser direct writing technology; a precursor solution of the high-entropy alloy nanoparticles is obtained; the precursor solution is dropwise added onto the three-dimensional graphene film to form a pretreated sample; and radiation heating treatment is performed on the three-dimensional graphene film on the pretreated sample by adopting the laser direct writing technology to obtain the high-entropy alloy nanoparticles. Based on the technical scheme, the uniformity of the size of the high-entropy alloy nanoparticles and the total loading capacity of the alloy can be effectively improved; high-temperature thermal damage to the flexible substrate is effectively avoided; and meanwhile, a pulse laser pyrolysis growth mechanism is also conducive to obtaining the high-entropy alloy nanoparticles with a single phase.

The invention provides a superhydrophobic ceramic coating and a preparation method thereof. The superhydrophobic ceramic coating is prepared through the steps that a substrate is pretreated, and the substrate is coated or sprayed with a mixture of a polysilazane organic polymer ceramic precursor and filler, wherein the filler is ferrocene or tetrabutyl titanate; under the protection of inert gas,a coating layer is subjected to laser scanning, ceramic conversion is achieved, and the ceramic coating is obtained. According to the method, compared with a traditional high temperature sintering method, sintering is not needed, and energy consumption is reduced; laser energy is concentrated, the heat affected zone is small, the substrate phase composition is not affected, the problem that when the ceramic coating is prepared through the single polysilazane organic polymer ceramic precursor, due to the fact that laser pyrolysis micromolecules overflow, the coating surface has cracks and air holes can be effectively solved, and the obtained ceramic coating has the high hardness and corrosion resistance and the excellent super-hydrophobicity.

The invention provides a micro-nano three-dimensional printing method based on laser chemical vapor deposition; and the laser chemical deposition is combined with a localized gas injection technologybased on a micropipe to realize micro-nano 3D printing of wide material systems and to improve the printing precision. Laser beams emitted by a laser are collected to microareas to be processed on thesurfaces of samples after passing through an optical element set; reaction gas and buffer gas are mixed and injected in a gas cavity; the gas cavity communicates with the micropipe by an adapter; themixed gas of the reaction gas and the buffer gas is injected to the microareas to be processed on the surfaces of the samples by the tip end of the micropipe, and is radiated by the collected laser beams; under the laser pyrolysis effect and/or the photolysis effect, the reaction gas is dissociated, and the decomposed products are deposited on the surfaces of the products to form plating layers;the inner diameter of the tip end of the micropipe is nanometer or micron-scale; and according to preset patterns, an electric control translation platform is adjusted to move in a coordinated mode torealize three-dimensional relative movement of the micropipe and the surfaces of the samples so as to generate three-dimensional micro-nano patterns.

Tin oxide nanoparticles were produced with tin in a variety of oxidation states. In particular, nanoparticles of single phase, crystalline SnO2 were produced. Preferred tin oxide nanoparticles have an average diameter from about 5 nm to about 100 nm with an extremely narrow distribution of particle diameters. The tin oxide nanoparticles can be produced in significant quantities using a laser pyrolysis apparatus. Nanoparticles produced by laser pyrolysis can be subjected to further processing to change the properties of the particles without destroying the nanoscale size of the particles. The nanoscale tin oxide particles are useful for the production of transparent electrodes for use in flat panel displays.

The invention discloses a laser pyrolysis composite additive manufacturing integrated precursor ceramic film sensor and a preparation method thereof, a metal component or an insulating material is used as a substrate, and a PDC doped composite insulating film layer with high compactness, high insulativity and high temperature resistance is formed on the surface of the metal component through a layer-by-layer laser pyrolysis additive technology; a sensitive grid of PDC doped filler is directly written on the composite insulating film layer through Vensengburg, and a strain sensitive layer with excellent conductivity is obtained through a method for enhancing PDC graphitization through laser pyrolysis, so that laser in-situ additive integrated manufacturing of the high insulating film layer based on the PDC material, the sensitive grid with excellent conductivity and the metal substrate is created; the laser technological process of liquid-solid-function conversion of the PDC composite material is achieved, and the PDC composite material is successfully applied to metal material strain sensing.

Disclosed is a method for producing particles, including the steps: introducing, into a reaction chamber, at least one reaction flow including a first chemical element and propagating in a direction of flow; projecting a radiation beam through the reaction chamber, intersecting each reaction stream in one interaction area per reaction flow, to form, in each reaction flow, particle cores including the first chemical element; and introducing, into the reaction chamber, a second chemical element interacting with each reaction flow to cover the particle cores with a layer including the second chemical element. Each reaction flow is preferably free of any agent oxidizing the first chemical element. Preferably a ratio of one atom of the second element is introduced per unit of time for at least two atoms of the first element introduced per unit of time. The second element is preferably introduced in at least one confined flow.

The invention belongs to the technical field of advanced manufacturing, and relates to an electrojet three-dimensional printing device and method for preparing a micro-nano-scale beam structure. A three-dimensional fixed support is printed on a substrate drop by drop/stack by stack by using micro-nano-scale electrojet obtained by an electrohydrodynamic effect, and a solvent contained in the three-dimensional fixed support is continuously volatilized when the support is semi-cured and has certain viscosity, a beam structure solution is replaced, printing parameters are adjusted to obtain a micro-nano-scale high-viscosity continuous jet flow, the jet flow is printed on the three-dimensional fixed support, the high-viscosity continuous jet flow and the semi-cured fixed support are fully bonded, a micro-nano simply supported beam structure is obtained after the high-viscosity continuous jet flow and the semi-cured fixed support are completely cured, and the three-dimensional fixed support at one end is removed through high-energy laser pyrolysis or the simply supported beam structure is segmented by utilizing a micro-cutting technology to obtain a micro-nano cantilever beam structure. The printing method for preparing the micro-nano-scale beam structure has the advantages of being wide in material adaptability, short in machining period and the like, and an effective way is provided for efficient and low-cost manufacturing of high-performance devices of a micro-nano-scale beam structure.

The present invention provides a nano particle synthesis apparatus capable of improving productivity of nano particles by increasing the laser pyrolysis reaction region of a source gas.