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公开(公告)号:WO2018048906A1
公开(公告)日:2018-03-15
申请号:PCT/US2017/050287
申请日:2017-09-06
Applicant: BNNT, LLC , JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES, LLC
Inventor: JORDAN, Kevin C. , DUSHATINSKI, Thomas G. , SMITH, Michael W. , STEVENS, Jonathan C. , WHITNEY, R. Roy
IPC: H05H6/00
Abstract: Transition radiation from nanotubes, nanosheets, and nanoparticles and in particular, boron nitride nanomaterials, can be utilized for the generation of light. Wavelengths of light of interest for microchip lithography, including 13.5 nm (91.8 eV) and 6.7 nm (185 eV), can be generated at useful intensities, by transition radiation light sources. Light useful for monitoring relativistic charged particle beam characteristics such as spatial distribution and intensity can be generated.
Abstract translation: 来自纳米管,纳米片和纳米颗粒,特别是氮化硼纳米材料的过渡辐射可用于产生光。 用于微芯片光刻的感兴趣的光的波长,包括13.5nm(91.8eV)和6.7nm(185eV),可以通过过渡辐射光源在有用强度下产生。 可以生成用于监测相对论带电粒子束特性的光,如空间分布和强度。 p>
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公开(公告)号:WO2020146298A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-16
申请号:PCT/US2020/012453
申请日:2020-01-07
Applicant: BNNT, LLC
Inventor: WHITNEY, R. Roy , DUSHATINSKI, Thomas G. , HENNEBERG, Thomas W. , JORDAN, Kevin C. , STEVENS, Jonathan C. , SMITH, Michael W. , HUFF, Clay F. , SCAMMELL, Lyndsey R. , WIXTROM, Alex I.
IPC: C01B21/064 , C01B35/02 , F16F9/30
Abstract: The structural integrity and viscoelastic performance of boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) materials may be improved through forming a compressed BNNT buckyweave. The BNNT buckyweave may be formed from a BNNT buckypaper having a bulk nanotube alignment (partial alignment) that may be maintained when forming the BNNT buckyweave, and compression may be parallel to and/or perpendicular to the partial alignment. The BNNT material may be viscoelastically-enhanced through, e.g., selection of synthesized BNNT material, impurity removal/ reducti on, BNNT alignment, isotopically enhancement, and compression relative to alignment. BNNT buckyweave s are introduced. The present approach provides viscoelastic behavior over temperatures from near absolute zero to near 1900 K. The transport of phonons along the BNNT molecules may be enhanced by utilizing isotopically enhanced BNNTs.
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公开(公告)号:WO2016186721A8
公开(公告)日:2016-11-24
申请号:PCT/US2016/023432
申请日:2016-03-21
Applicant: BNNT, LLC
Inventor: SMITH, Michael, W. , JORDAN, Kevin, C. , STEVENS, Jonathan C. , WHITNEY, R., Roy
IPC: C01B21/064 , C04B35/583 , H01L21/00
Abstract: High quality, catalyst-free boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) that are long, flexible, have few wall molecules and few defects in the crystalline structure, can be efficiently produced by a process driven primarily by Direct Induction. Secondary Direct Induction coils, Direct Current heaters, lasers, and electric arcs can provide additional heating to tailor the processes and enhance the quality of the BNNTs while reducing impurities. Heating the initial boron feed stock to temperatures causing it to act as an electrical conductor can be achieved by including refractory metals in the initial boron feed stock, or providing additional heat via lasers or electric arcs. Direct Induction processes may be energy efficient and sustainable for indefinite periods of time. Careful heat and gas flow profile management may be used to enhance production of high quality BNNT at significant production rates.
Abstract translation: 高质量,无催化剂的氮化硼纳米管(BNNT)具有很长的柔性,壁分子很少,晶体结构中的缺陷很少,可以通过主要由直接感应 。 次级直接感应线圈,直流加热器,激光器和电弧可以提供额外的加热来调整工艺,提高BNNT的质量,同时减少杂质。 将初始硼原料加热到使其充当电导体的温度可以通过在初始硼原料中包含难熔金属或通过激光或电弧提供额外的热量来实现。 直接感应过程在无限期的时间内可能是高效节能和可持续的。 仔细的热量和气体流量分布管理可用于以显着的生产速度提高高质量BNNT的产量。 p>
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公开(公告)号:WO2018102437A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:PCT/US2017/063752
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: BNNT, LLC
Inventor: DUSHATINSKI, Thomas G. , JORDAN, Kevin C. , SMITH, Michael W. , STEVENS, Jonathan C. , WHITNEY, R. Roy
Abstract: Boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) material can be placed in large volume configurations such as needed for cryopumps, high surface area filters, scaffolding for coatings, transition radiation detectors, neutron detectors, and similar systems where large volumes may range from cubic millimeters to cubic meters and beyond. The technology to secure the BNNT material includes creating a scaffold of a material acceptable to the final system such as stainless steel wires for a cryopump. The BNNTs can be arranged in the scaffold by freeze drying, filtration technologies, conformal surface attachment and BNNT "glue" where the as-synthesized BNNT material has been partially purified or fully purified and dispersed in a dispersant.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018148286A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-16
申请号:PCT/US2018/017231
申请日:2018-02-07
Applicant: BNNT, LLC
Inventor: WHITNEY, R. Roy , DUSHATINSKI, Thomas G. , HENNEBERG, Thomas W. , JORDAN, Kevin C. , PEDRAZZOLI, Diego , STEVENS, Jonathan C. , SMITH, Michael W.
IPC: C01B21/064 , C01B21/00 , C01B21/06 , F16F9/00 , F16F15/00
Abstract: As disclosed herein, the viscoelastic performance of boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) materials may be enhanced and made into useful formats by utilizing purified BNNTs, aligned BNNTs, isotopically enhanced BNNTs, and density controlled BNNT material. Minimizing the amounts of boron particles, a-BN particles, and h-BN nanocages, and optimizing the h-BN nanosheets has the effect of maximizing the amount of BNNT surface area present that may interact with BNNTs themselves and thereby create the nanotube-to-nanotube friction that generates the viscoelastic behavior over temperatures from near absolute zero to near 1900 K. Aligning the BNNT molecular strands with each other within the BNNT material also generates enhanced friction surfaces. The transport of phonons along the BNNT molecules may be further enhanced by utilizing isotopically enhanced BNNTs.
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公开(公告)号:WO2018102423A1
公开(公告)日:2018-06-07
申请号:PCT/US2017/063729
申请日:2017-11-29
Applicant: BNNT, LLC
Inventor: DUSHATINSKI, Thomas G. , JORDAN, Kevin C. , SMITH, Michael W. , WHITNEY, R. Roy , STEVENS, Jonathan C.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are processes for purifying as-synthesized boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) material to remove impurities of boron, amorphous boron nitride (a-BN), hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) nanocages, h-BN nanosheets, and carbon-containing compounds. The processes include heating the BNNT materials at different temperatures in the presence of inert gas and a hydrogen feedstock or in the presence of oxygen.
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