Patent ID: 11958747
Assignee: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC C  G | IPC C  G

Claim 0:
1. A composition of matter comprising:
a first set of carbon nanotubes decorated with polymer-coated metal nanoparticles produced based on a mixture of a carbon nanotube dispersion and a polymer coated metal nanoparticle dispersion, wherein the polymer coating attaches the metal nanoparticles to the carbon nanotubes and reduces adsorption of water vapor by the metal nanoparticles;
a first amount of oxygenated functional groups achieved based on an annealing process with a temperature above 300 degrees Celsius, wherein the first amount is within twenty percent of a weight of the composition of matter; and
a first water contact angle achieved based on the annealing process, wherein the first water contact angle is higher than eighty two degrees.