Patent ID: 9593027
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: C01B,C01G,C02F,H01M,Y02E,Y02W

Claim:
1. A method for fabricating a metal-organic composite having a defined size and geometry, comprising: reacting a precursor for a compound with an organic dispersing agent in a solvent so as to obtain a metal-organic composite comprising a nanostructure that includes the compound cross-linked by the dispersing agent, wherein the compound is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, metal sulfides, metal selenides, metal tellurides, metal nitrides, metal phosphides, and metal arsenides, and wherein the reaction is carried out at a pH from 6 to 11, at a temperature from 25° C. to 250° C. and at a pressure from 14 to 150 psi; and extruding and/or machining the metal-organic composite to have a defined size and geometry; drying the metal-organic composite by using a critical point dryer or by heating the composite in a drying oven; and heating the metal-organic composite at a temperature greater than 300° C. to partially or fully pyrolyze the dispersing agent.