Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sensors and devices containing ultra-small nanowire arrays
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Application No.: US14482581Application Date: 2014-09-10
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Publication No.: US09618494B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Zhili Xiao
- Applicant: Zhili Xiao
- Applicant Address: US IL DeKalb
- Assignee: Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Current Assignee: Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
- Current Assignee Address: US IL DeKalb
- Agency: Evan Law Group LLC
- Main IPC: G01N27/04
- IPC: G01N27/04 ; H01M4/92 ; B82Y15/00 ; B82B1/00 ; G01N33/00 ; B82Y30/00 ; G01N27/12 ; C22C5/04

Abstract:
A network of nanowires may be used for a sensor. The nanowires are metallic, each nanowire has a thickness of at most 20 nm, and each nanowire has a width of at most 20 nm. The sensor may include nanowires comprising Pd, and the sensor may sense a change in hydrogen concentration from 0 to 100%. A device may include the hydrogen sensor, such as a vehicle, a fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank, a facility for manufacturing steel, or a facility for refining petroleum products.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150121992A1 SENSORS AND DEVICES CONTAINING ULTRA-SMALL NANOWIRE ARRAYS Public/Granted day:2015-05-07
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