Fabrication of light emitting film coated fullerenes and their application for in-vivo light emission
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01B-001/00
B05D-007/00
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US-0708225
(2010-02-18)
등록번호
US-8361349
(2013-01-29)
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/ 주소
Barron, Andrew R.
Flood, Dennis J.
Loscutova, John Ryan
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William Marsh Rice University
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A nanoparticle coated with a semiconducting material and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the method comprises making a semiconductor coated nanoparticle comprising a layer of at least one semiconducting material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a nanoparticle,
A nanoparticle coated with a semiconducting material and a method for making the same. In one embodiment, the method comprises making a semiconductor coated nanoparticle comprising a layer of at least one semiconducting material covering at least a portion of at least one surface of a nanoparticle, comprising: (A) dispersing the nanoparticle under suitable conditions to provide a dispersed nanoparticle; and (B) depositing at least one semiconducting material under suitable conditions onto at least one surface of the dispersed nanoparticle to produce the semiconductor coated nanoparticle. In other embodiments, the nanoparticle comprises a fullerene. Further embodiments include the semiconducting material comprising CdS or CdSe.
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1. A method of fabricating a coated fullerene, comprising activating at least a surface portion of a fullerene wherein said activating step comprises generating one or more reactive sites for growth of said semiconducting material, and wherein said reactive sites comprise hydroxide groups chemically
1. A method of fabricating a coated fullerene, comprising activating at least a surface portion of a fullerene wherein said activating step comprises generating one or more reactive sites for growth of said semiconducting material, and wherein said reactive sites comprise hydroxide groups chemically bound to said surface portion of the fullerene, andcatalyzing growth of a semiconducting material on said activated portion so as to coat said fullerene at least partially with said semiconducting material wherein the semiconductor material comprises at least one of ZnS, CdS, CdSe, GaAs, InP, GaS, TiO2, and Fe2S3. 2. A method of depositing semiconducting material on a fullerene, comprising chemically functionalizing at least a surface portion of a fullerene disposed in a liquid wherein the functionalizing step comprises reacting said surface portion with one or more reagents to generate at least one reactive site for growth of the semiconducting material and wherein said reactive site comprises one or more hydroxide groups, andcatalyzing growth of a semiconducting material on the functionalized surface portion wherein the semiconductor material comprises at least one of ZnS, CdS, CdSe, GaAs, InP, GaS, TiO2, and Fe2S3. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the step of adding a surfactant to said liquid so as to disperse the fullerene therein. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of catalyzing growth comprises contacting said fullerene with chemical precursors to the semiconducting material. 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising adding a capping agent to said liquid to control surface growth of the semiconducting material. 6. The method of claim 2, further comprising continuing to react said surface portion with said reagents until a thickness of the semiconducting material grown on the fullerene lies in a range of about 100 nm to about 5000 nm. 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising quenching said reaction when a desired thickness of the semiconducting material is achieved. 8. A semiconductor coated nanoparticle, comprising: a core formed at least in part of a fullerene comprising one or more reactive sites for growth of a semiconducting material, wherein said reactive sites comprise hydroxide groups chemically bound to said surface portion of the fullerene, anda semiconducting material at least partially coating said core, wherein said semiconductor coating has a thickness in a range of about 100 nm to about 5000 nm, and wherein the semiconductor material comprises at least one of ZnS, CdS, CdSe, GaAs, InP, GaS, TiO2, and Fe2S3. 9. The semiconductor coated nanoparticle of claim 8, wherein the fullerene comprises at least one of C60 molecules, C72 molecules, C84 molecules, C96 molecules, C108 molecules, ovoid molecules, C120 molecules, single-walled carbon nanotubes, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes. 10. The semiconductor coated nanoparticle of claim 8, wherein the fullerene comprises a surface modified fullerene. 11. The semiconductor coated nanoparticle of claim 8, wherein the semiconductor material comprises at least one of CdS and CdSe. 12. The semiconductor coated nanoparticle of claim 8, wherein the semiconductor material is capable of at least one of absorbing and emitting light.
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