Patent ID: 9409141
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: B01J,B82Y,C01B,C01G,C01P,C30B

Claim Text:
1. A method for synthesizing a transition metal oxide nanowire consisting essentially of the steps: a) providing a transition metal oxide, selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, cobalt oxide, and manganese oxide; b) providing an alkali metal compound, wherein said alkali metal compound is in the solid or molten physical state; c) combining an amount of said transition metal oxide with an amount of said alkali metal compound to produce a mixture; d) activating a plasma discharge reactor to create a plasma discharge; and e) exposing the mixture to the plasma discharge for a first predetermined time period of from about 2 minutes to about 30 minutes such that the transition metal oxide nanowire is formed.