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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7276266 | Functionalization of carbon nanotubes Method and system for functionalizing a collection of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). A selected precursor gas (e.g., H2 or F2 or CnHm) is irradiated to provide a cold plasma of selected target particles, such as atomic H or F, i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7166325 | Carbon nanotube devices Nanotubes and nanotube-based devices are implemented in a variety of applications. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, a nanotube device is manufactured having a nanotube extending between two conductive elements. In one implementation, each... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160585 | Process for making at least one nanotube between two electrically conducting elements and device for implementing such a process A process makes at least one nanotube between two electrically conducting elements located on a substrate, using, inside a deposition chamber, a microwave power, a magnetic field, and at least one electronic cyclotron resonance zone faciliting ionization and/or diss... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147894 | Method for assembling nano objects A method for the self assembly of a macroscopic structure with a pre-formed nano object is provided. The method includes processing a nano object to a desired aspect ratio and chemical functionality and mixing the processed nano object with a solvent to form a suspe... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7033647 | Method of synthesising carbon nano tubes Method of synthesizing carbon nano tubes (CNTs) on a catalyst layer formed on a support member, by catalytic deposition of carbon from a gaseous phase, whereby an ion beam is used prior to, during, and/or after formation of the carbon nano tubes for modifying the ph... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033650 | Method of producing a nanotube layer on a substrate In a method of producing a nanotube layer on a substrate by using a CVD process, the substrate is placed in a reaction chamber, which is flushed with a carbon-containing gas. Subsequently, the substrate is heated by an induction process to a temperature at which car... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011771 | Method of making carbon nanotubes on a substrate The present invention includes carbon nanotubes whose hollow cores are 100% filled with conductive filler. The carbon nanotubes are in uniform arrays on a conductive substrate and are well-aligned and can be densely packed. The uniformity of the carbon nanotube arra... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6967043 | Method of manufacturing the densely fitted multi-layer carbon nano-tube A method of manufacturing, with high purity and high efficiency, a multi-wall carbon nanotube (10) having layers densely fitted to the center part thereof, comprising the step of leading a graphite rod (2) into plasma flame (1) generated in the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6924003 | Method of processing a nanotube using a selective solid state reaction The present invention provides a method of processing a nanotube, comprising the steps of: causing a selective solid state reaction between a selected part of a nanotube and a reactive substance to have the selected part only become a reaction product; and separatin... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6808746 | Multilayer carbon nanotube films and method of making the same This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a substrate-free aligned nanotube film, comprising: (a) synthesizing a layer of aligned carbon nanotubes on a quartz glass substrate by pyrolysis of a carbon-containing material, in the presence of a suitabl... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6743481 | Process for production of ultrathin protective overcoats A multilayer coating of fullerene molecules is deposited on a substrate, and layers of the multilayer coating are removed leaving an approximate monolayer coating of fullerene molecules on the substrate. In some embodiments, a beam generator, such as an ion beam, el... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6699525 | Method of forming carbon nanotubes and apparatus therefor Carbon nanotubes are formed on a substrate by providing a coiled filament in a chemical vapor deposition chamber, supporting a substrate having a catalytic coating provided thereon inside the coiled filament, evacuating air, if present, from the chamber, ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6673392 | Method of vertically aligning carbon nanotubes on substrates at low pressure using thermal chemical vapor deposition with DC bias A method of vertically aligning pure carbon nanotubes on a large glass or silicon substrate at a low temperature using a low pressure DC thermal chemical vapor deposition method is provided. In this method, catalytic decomposition with respect to hydro-ca... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652923 | Electron-emitting source, electron-emitting module, and method of manufacturing electron-emitting source An electron-emitting source includes a substrate and a coating film. The substrate is made of a material containing a metal serving as a growth nucleus for nanotube fibers as a main component, and has a plurality of through holes. The coating film is cons... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6251522 | Fullerene-containing structure and process for producing the same A fullerene containing structure comprises an amorphous carbon base having a first amorphous carbon layer and a second amorphous carbon layer laminated together, and a giant fullerene formed in the neighborhood of layer interface of the amorphous carbon b... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6177231 | Resist material and fabrication method thereof A resist material having a resist and particles mixed into the resist, a major component of the particles being a cluster of carbon atoms, is provided. A method for fabricating a resist material is also provided, the method repeatedly performing: a first ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5981094 | Low compressibility carbon nitrides A cubic form of C3 N4 with a zero-pressure bulk modulus exceeding that of diamond. The product is prepared by combining carbon and nitrogen at a pressure of 120,000 to 800,000 atmosphere and a temperature of 1000-3000° C.... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5558903 | Method for coating fullerene materials for tribology The invention relates to an improved synthesis of fullerene (C60) films, whereby improved purity and adhesion to a substrate are achieved. The invention is not limited to C60 molecules and other fullerenes and fullerene based materia... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5538763 | Method of preparing carbon cluster film having electrical conductivity A carbon cluster film has a precisely controlled stable electrical conductivity which does not deteriorate in a short period of time in air. Such a carbon cluster film having a stable electrical conductivity is formed by introducing an impurity into a thi... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5462776 | Conversion of fullerenes to diamonds A method of forming synthetic diamond or diamond-like films on a substrate surface. The method involves the steps of providing a vapor selected from the group of fullerene molecules or an inert gas/fullerene molecule mixture, providing energy to the fulle... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5455072 | Initiation and bonding of diamond and other thin films A method for forming thin films on substrates. The method includes the steps of forming a self-assembled monolayer film on a substrate where one end of the monolayer bonds to the substrate and the other end forms a surface capable of initiating the format... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5449531 | Method of fabricating oriented diamond films on nondiamond substrates and related structures A method for making an oriented diamond film includes the steps of saturating a surface region of a transition metal substrate, capable of dissolving carbon, with carbon and hydrogen; forming oriented diamond nuclei on the saturated surface region of the ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5393572 | Ion beam assisted method of producing a diamond like carbon coating The present invention relates to an ion beam assisted method of producing a diamond like carbon (DLC) coating on the surface of a material. More particular, the invention relates to an ion beam assisted method using a fullerene precursor to produce a DLC ... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5308661 | Pretreatment process for forming a smooth surface diamond film on a carbon-coated substrate A process is disclosed for the pretreatment of a carbon-coated substrate to provide a uniform high density of nucleation sites thereon for the subsequent deposition of a continuous diamond film without the application of a bias voltage to the substrate. T... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5271890 | Method for producing carbon allotrope A coating film of a carbon allotrope is formed on a substrate by continuously supplying a fine carbon powder onto the substrate and simultaneously irradiating the fine carbon powder with a laser beam of a high output level thereby inducing sublimation of ... | 12/21/1993 |
