Patent ID: 6923946
Filing Date: 2005-08-02
Classification: B82Y,C01B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: depositing a condensed phase matrix material; activating said condensed phase matrix material to produce a plurality of nanorods by condensed phase conversion and growth from the condensed phase matrix material instead of from vapors; acquiring data from said plurality of nanorods during activating; and changing operational parameters of activating using acquired spectroscopic data to optimize said plurality of nanorods, wherein said condensed phase matrix material includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon, silicon carbide, germanium, and gallium arsenide and said plurality of nanorods include at least one member selected from the group consisting of carbon, silicon, silicon carbide, germanium, boron nitride and gallium arsenide.