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Transparent Plasmonic Nanogrid Electrodes for Absorption Enhancement in Thin-film Organic Photovoltaics

SUMMARY Within solar cells the research focus is on decreasing cost, increasing efficiency and increasing the lifetime to make them competitive to fossil fuels. One of the ways to accomplish these objectives are to decrease the size and processing required but there has been issues with absorption while attempting certain methods. In addition, indium...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Filbert Bartoli, Beibei Zeng

Keywords(s): Nanoporous, Nanotechnology, Optical Elements

Category(s): Electronics

A Novel Decontamination Process for Powders

SUMMARY Lehigh University has developed a purification process for magnesium aluminate spinel powder. The process has been successfully utilized to remove unwanted elements in commercial grade spinel powders. It can potentially be used for the purification of other similar materials as well. The process involves treating powders in ultra-high vacuum...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Martin Harmer

Keywords(s): Filtration, Nanotechnology, Purification

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemicals

A Novel Decontamination Process for Powders

The proposed technology involves a pretreatment process to remove unwanted elements in commercial powders. The process involves treating powders in ultra-high vacuum with or without concurrent heating for extended period of time. In this process the impurities (predominantly the anionic species) are removed from the powders without any changes in the...

Published: 4/16/2014 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Martin Harmer

Keywords(s): Filtration, Nanotechnology, Purification

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemical

Method to 'write' High-Resolution Single Crystal Architecture on Glass Using Electron Beam

SUMMARY Thermal processing has been extensively used on bulk glass in tempering and glass-ceramic productions. Recently, localized and area selective thermal processing of glass using lasers has gained much interest for emerging applications in optoelectronics and photonics, such as cutting of tempered liquid crystal displays (LCDs) for edge strength....

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Himanshu Jain, Pradyumna Gupta, Jonathan Poplawsky, Volkmar Dierolf

Keywords(s): Glass, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Electronics

Use of Soy Proteins or Soy Derivatives and Zero-Valent Iron for Environmental Remediation

SUMMARY Lehigh has developed a novel material for the treatment of contaminated water and soil. The method for the preparation of such materials involves the dispersion of zero-valance nanoscale iron particles and use of either soy protein, soy milk, or other soy derivatives. These particles have large surface areas, giving them increased reactivity...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Wei-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Pollution Control, Water Treatment

Category(s): Energy and Environment

Periodic Mesoporous Phosphorous (V)-oxyimide

SUMMARY Stishovite is the hardest oxide material known and because it is an oxide, it is resistant to corrosion. It can be incorporated into machine tools for processes such as cutting and grinding, and can be used for polishing applications. However, the cost of making Stishovite has inhibiting greater adoption. Lehigh University has addressed this...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Kai Landskron, Paritosh Mohanty

Keywords(s): Nanocasting, Nanotechnology, Periodic Mesoporosity

Category(s): Energy and Environment

A Method for Treating Contaminated Water

SUMMARY The given technology is a method for the treatment of wastewater. Zero valent iron particles having enhanced surface area are used to treat contaminated groundwater in-situ or above ground. Hollow and/or porous zero valent iron particles having a generally spherical shape and porous surface are produced using a sacrificial substrate and thermal...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Wei-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Water Treatment

Category(s): Gas/Liquid Treatment

Dispersed Zero-Valent Iron Colloids

SUMMARY Stable dispersions of zero-valent iron particles are produced by milling of micro- and nano-scale iron particles (colloids) in the presence of a dispersant or dispersants. The present invention is a process for preparing zero-valent iron suspensions which can be used directly at the source of the pollution, applied to deep aquifers, and spread...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Wei-Xian Zhang

Keywords(s): Environmental Remediation, Nanotechnology, Water Treatment

Category(s): Energy and Environment

Preparation Method of Nano/Macroporous Bone Tissue Scaffolds for Regenerative Medicine

SUMMARY In the field of tissue engineering, one of the most important primary goals is the development of scaffold structure that would help repair damaged or diseased tissue to its original state. Material selection is an essential parameter for the bioscaffold. Additionally, the geometrical architecture of the bioscaffold is very important. Bioactive...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Himanshu Jain, Ana Marques, Rui Almeida

Keywords(s): Biomedical Applications, Bone Regeneration, Medical Treatment, Nano/Macroporosity, Nanotechnology, Regenerative Medicine, Scaffold

Category(s): Biomaterials, Green Construction > Life Sciences

Hydrothermal-Synthesis of Inorganic Nanofibers

SUMMARY This development is a hydrothermal technique for the synthesis of inorganic oxide nanofibers containing titanium with a very high aspect ratio (>200). The fibers have a rectangular cross-section with dimensions on the order of a few tens of nanometers. The composition of the fibers can be carried to a certain extent for specific applications...

Published: 8/2/2021 | Inventor(s): Animesh Kundu, Andrey Soukhojak

Keywords(s): Hydrothermal Synthesis, Nanofibers, Nanotechnology

Category(s): Materials and Nanotechnology, Chemicals

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