Patent ID: 7816006
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61L,B01J,B05B,B22F,B29C,B82B,B82Y,C01B,C01F,C01G,C01P,C04B,C08K,G01N,H01C,H01F,H01G,H01L,H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A non-stoichiometric nanomaterial comprising two or more elements having a composition different than that required for stoichiometric bonding between the two or more elements, the composition represented by the formula: wherein M comprises an element that can lower its free energy by chemically bonding with Z; wherein Z comprises a chalcogen; wherein n and p are integers greater than or equal to 1; wherein 0.01<x<0.99; and wherein a value for a selected material property of the non-stoichiometric nanomaterial is greater than 10% different from a value for the same property for a stoichiometric form of the nanomaterial.