Patent ID: 6916872
Filing Date: 2005-07-12
Classification: B01J,B05B,B22F,B29C,B82B,B82Y,C01B,C01F,C01G,C01P,C04B,C08K,C09C,H01B,H01C,H01F,H01G,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A nanocomposite comprising: a matrix; inorganic nanofillers in the form of whiskers; wherein the nanofillers have a composition comprising of two or more elements and a domain size less than 100 nanometers; wherein the inorganic nanofillers are mixed into the matrix at a loading less than 80 percent by volume to form a nanocomposite; wherein the nanocomposite exhibits a material property that differs by more than 20% as compared with the material property exhibited by a composite of similar composition with fillers having a domain size of at least one micron; and wherein the material property is selected from the group consisting of: refractive index, transparency to light, reflection characteristics, resistivity, permittivity, permeability, coercivity, B-H product, magnetic hysteresis, breakdown voltage, skin depth, curie temperature, dissipation factor, work function, band gap, electromagnetic shielding effectiveness, radiation hardness, chemical reactivity, thermal conductivity, temperature coefficient of an electrical property, voltage coefficient of an electrical property, thermal shock resistance, biocompatibility, and wear rate.