Patent ID: 11970401
Assignee: ADVANO, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC C  H  B  Y | IPC C  H

Claim 12:
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of silicon nanocrystals is provided in an admixture comprising a fluid, and
wherein the step of processing the plurality of silicon nanocrystals with the amorphization unit thereby forming a plurality of amorphous silicon nanoparticles comprises:
processing the admixture, in a comminution mill, to form a milled admixture that includes the plurality of silicon nanocrystals in the fluid and thereafter continuing to process, in the comminution mill, to form an amorphous admixture that includes the plurality of amorphous silicon nanoparticles in the fluid;
wherein the silicon nanocrystals have a percent crystallinity greater than about 70%; and
wherein the silicon nanocrystals and the amorphous silicon nanoparticles, each has an average particle diameter that is about 50 nm to about 800 nm.