Patent ID: 6610355
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B01J,B22F,B29C,B82B,B82Y,C01B,C01F,C01G,C01P,C04B,C08J,C08K,H01C,H01F,H01G,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A process of deposition comprising:providing a feed comprising from the group consisting of solids and fluids; providing a thermal reactor system to produce a vapor from the feed; providing a zone to nucleate nanoscale powders from the vapor; providing a thermal quench of said nucleated powders at rates of at least 1000Â° C. per second through a converging-diverging nozzle; providing a substrate in the diverging section of the nozzle; and forming a nanostructured layer over the substrate.