Abstract:
A collection of silicon oxide nanoparticles have an average diameter from about 5 nm to about 100 nm. The collection of silicon oxide nanoparticles effectively include no particles with a diameter greater than about four times the average diameter. The particles generally have a spherical morphology. Methods for producing the nanoparticles involve laser pyrolysis. The silicon oxide nanoparticles are effective for the production of improved polishing compositions including compositions useful for chemical-mechanical polishing.
Abstract:
Submicron powders of metal silicon nitrides and metal silicon oxynitrides are synthesized using nanoscale particles of one or more precursor materials using a solid state reaction. For example, nanoscale powders of silicon nitride are useful precursor powders for the synthesis of metal silicon nitride and metal silicon oxynitride submicron powders. Due to the use of the nanoscale precursor materials for the synthesis of the submicron phosphor powders, the product phosphors can have very high internal quantum efficiencies. The phosphor powders can comprise a suitable dopant activator, such as a rare earth metal element dopant.
Abstract:
Manganese oxide particles and lithium manganese oxide particles have been produced with an average diameter less than about 500 nm. The particles have a high degree of uniformity including a very narrow distribution of particles sizes. Methods are described for producing metal oxides by performing a reaction with an aerosol including a metal precursor. In particular, the particles can be formed by laser pyrolysis. The lithium manganese oxide particles can be formed by the heat treatment of nanoparticles of manganese oxide. Alternatively, lithium manganese oxide particles can be formed direct ly by laser pyrolysis. The lithium manganese oxide particles are useful as acti ve materials in the positive electrodes of lithium based batteries. Improved batteries result from the use of the uniform nanoscale lithium manganese oxi de particles.
Abstract:
A collection of silicon oxide nanoparticles have an average diameter from about 5 nm to about 100 nm. The collection of silicon oxide nanoparticles effectively include no particles with a diameter greater than about four times the average diameter. The particles generally have a spherical morphology. Methods for producing the nanoparticles involve laser pyrolysis. The silicon oxide nanoparticles are effective for the production of improved polishing compositions including compositions useful for chemical-mechanical polishing.
Abstract:
Collections of composite particles comprise inorganic particles and another composition, such as a polymer and/or a coating composition. In some embodiments, the composite particles have small average particle sizes, such as no more than about 10 microns or no more than about 2.5 microns. The composite particles can have selected particle architectures. The inorganic particles can have compositions selected for particular properties. The composite particles can be effective for printing applications, for the formation of optical coatings, and other desirable applications.
Abstract:
Photosensitive optical materials are used for establishing more versatile approaches for optical device formation. In some embodiments, unpatterned light (404) is used to shift the index-of-refraction of planar optical structures (400) to shift the index-of-refraction of the photosensitive material (402) to a desired value. This approach can be effective to produce cladding material with a selected index-of-refraction. In additional embodiments gradients in index-of-refraction are formed using photosensitive materials. In additional embodiments gradient in index-of-refraction are formed using photosensitive materials. In further embodiments, the photosensitive materials are patterned within the planar optical structure. Irradiation of the photosensitive material can selectively shift the index-of-refraction of the patterned photosensitive material. By patterning the light used used to irradiate the patterned photosensitive material, different optical devices can be selectively activated within the optical structure.
Abstract:
Collections of phosphor particles have achieved improved performance based on improved material properties, such as crystallinity. Display devices can be formed with these improved submicron phosphor particles. Improved processing methods contribute to the improved phosphor particles, which can have high crystallinity and a high degree of particle size uniformity. Dispersions and composites can be effectively formed from the powders of the submicron particle collections.
Abstract:
Polymer-inorganic particle blends are incorporated into structures generally involving interfaces with additional materials that can be used advantageously for forming desirable devices. In some embodiments, the structures are optical structures, and the interfaces are optical interfaces. The different materials at the interface can have differences in index-of-refraction to yield desired optical properties at the interface. In some embodiments, structures are formed with periodic variations in index-of-refraction. In particular, photonic crystals can be formed. Suitable methods can be used to form the desired structures.