Patent ID: 7901656
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: B82Y,C01G,C01P,C09C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A metal oxide-containing composition, the composition comprising: metal oxide nanoparticles having a surface, the metal oxide nanoparticles described on average by Formula I: one or more heteroatom donor ligands bonded to the surface of the nanoparticles, the donor ligands selected from the group consisting of pyrazole, imidazole, triazole, tetrazole, and combinations thereof, wherein M is a metal consisting of one or more of the following oxidation states: +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7, and +8; O is oxygen; and x and y are numbers having a ratio that is equal to the ratio of an average number of M atoms to an average number of O atoms in the nanoparticles, wherein the average number of M atoms is from about 10 to about 5×10