Patent
Hybrid particles and associated methods
| العنوان: | Hybrid particles and associated methods |
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| Patent Number: | 8,951,446 |
| تاريخ النشر: | February 10, 2015 |
| Appl. No: | 13/365800 |
| Application Filed: | February 03, 2012 |
| مستخلص: | Hybrid particles that comprise a coating surrounding a chalcopyrite material, the coating comprising a metal, a semiconductive material, or a polymer; a core comprising a chalcopyrite material and a shell comprising a functionalized chalcopyrite material, the shell enveloping the core; or a reaction product of a chalcopyrite material and at least one of a reagent, heat, and radiation. Methods of forming the hybrid particles are also disclosed. |
| Inventors: | Fox, Robert V. (Idaho Falls, ID, US); Rodriguez, Rene (Pocatello, ID, US); Pak, Joshua J. (Pocatello, ID, US); Sun, Chivin (Staten Island, NY, US) |
| Assignees: | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (Idaho Falls, ID, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A hybrid particle, comprising: a chalcopyrite material having an empirical formula of NME 2 or NME 2 R, where N comprises at least one element in Group 11 of the periodic table, M comprises at least one element in Group 13 of the periodic table, each E is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, and R is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, and carbamato group; and a functionalized chalcopyrite material on the chalcopyrite material, the functionalized chalcopyrite material having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL, wherein N comprises at least one element in Group 11 of the periodic table, M comprises at least one element in Group 13 of the periodic table, each E is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, each R is independently selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, and carbamato group, L comprises a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, or an amine group, and m is an integer between 1 and 100. |
| Claim: | 2. A hybrid particle, comprising: a reaction product of a chalcopyrite material and a reagent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, oxygen, selenic acid, phenylselenol, ethaneselenol, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, thioacetic acid, thiobenzoic acid, dimethyldiselenide, diethyldiselenide, diphenyldiselenide, dibenzyldiselenide, seleno-L-cysteine, cystamine dihydrochloride, dimethylselenide, diphenylselenide, diethylselenide, p-terphenyl-4,4″-dithiol, 1,4-bis(4-mercaptophenyl)benzene, 4,4′-dimercaptostilbene, biphenyl-4,4′-dithiol, 1,4-benzenedimethanethiol, polyethylene glycol dithiol, 2-mercaptoethyl ether, 2,2′-(ethylenedioxy)diethanethiol, benzene-1,2-dithiol, benzene-1,3-dithiol, benzene-1,4-dithiol, 1,2,4-thiadiazole-3,5-dithiol, 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2,5-dithiol, 2,6-dithiopurine, M-carborane-1,7-dithiol, 4-phenyl-4H-(1,2,4)triazole-3,5-dithiol, DL-dithiothreitol, mercaptoacetic acid calcium salt, 1,2-ethanediselenol, 1,2-ethanedithiol, 1,3-propanedithiol, 1,4-butanedithiol, 1,5-pentanedithiol, 1,6-hexanedithiol, 1,8-octanedithiol, 1,9-nonanedithiol, α, ω-dithiol, resorcinarene cavitand, thioglycolic acid, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, 2-mercaptoethanol, thiolactic acid, 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol, mercaptosuccinic acid, O-[2-(3-mercaptopropionylamino)ethyl]-O′-methylpolyethylene glycol, 4-mercaptophenol, 4-mercaptobenzoic acid, 4-aminothiophenol, cysteamine hydrochloride, 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid, cysteaminedimethylselenide, and combinations thereof, the chalcopyrite material formed from a single source precursor of the chalcopyrite material. |
| Claim: | 3. The hybrid particle of claim 2 , wherein the hybrid particle comprises a reaction product of CuInS 2 , CuInSe 2 , Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 , CuGaSe 2 , or AgInS 2 and a functional group comprising an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, or carbamato group of the reagent. |
| Claim: | 4. A method of forming hybrid particles, comprising: forming chalcopyrite particles from a single source precursor of a chalcopyrite material, the chalcopyrite particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 or NME 2 R, where N comprises at least one element in Group 11 of the periodic table, M comprises at least one element in Group 13 of the periodic table, each E is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, and R comprises an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, or carbamato group; and functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL, where N comprises at least one element in Group 11 of the periodic table, M comprises at least one element in Group 13 of the periodic table, each E is independently selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, R comprises an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, or carbamato group, m comprises an integer greater than or equal to 1, and L comprises a carboxylic acid group, a hydroxyl group, or an amine group. |
| Claim: | 5. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles comprises subjecting at least a surface of the chalcopyrite particles to at least one reagent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen (H 2), hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S), oxygen (O 2), an acidic selenium compound, phenylselenol, ethaneselenol, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, thioacetic acid, thiobenzoic acid, dimethyldiselenide, diethyldiselenide, diphenyldiselenide, dibenzyldiselenide, seleno-L-cysteine, cystamine dihydrochloride, dimethylselenide, diphenylselenide, diethylselenide, p-terphenyl-4,4″-dithiol, 1,4-bis(4-mercaptophenyl)benzene, 4,4′-dimercaptostilbene, biphenyl-4,4′-dithiol, 1,4-benzenedimethanethiol, polyethylene glycol dithiol, 2-mercaptoethyl ether, 2,2′-(ethylenedioxy)diethanethiol, benzene-1,2-dithiol, benzene-1,3-dithiol, benzene-1,4-dithiol, 1,2,4-thiadiazole-3,5-dithiol, 1,3,4-thiadiazole-2,5-dithiol, 2,6-dithiopurine, M-carborane-1,7-dithiol, 4-phenyl-4H-(1,2,4)triazole-3,5-dithiol, DL-dithiothreitol, mercaptoacetic acid calcium salt, 1,2-ethanediselenol, 1,2-ethanedithiol, 1,3-propanedithiol, 1,4-butanedithiol, 1,5-pentanedithiol, 1,6-hexanedithiol, 1,8-octanedithiol, 1,9-nonanedithiol, α,ω-dithiol, resorcinarene cavitand, thioglycolic acid, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, 2-mercaptoethanol, thiolactic acid, 3-mercapto-1,2-propanediol, mercaptosuccinic acid, O-[2-(3-mercaptopropionylamino)ethyl]-O′-methylpolyethylene glycol, 4-mercaptophenol, 4-mercaptobenzoic acid, 4-aminothiophenol, cysteamine hydrochloride, 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid, and cysteaminedimethylselenide. |
| Claim: | 6. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles comprises forming hybrid particles comprising a functionalized chalcopyrite material on the chalcopyrite material. |
| Claim: | 7. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles comprises forming hybrid particles consisting essentially of a functionalized chalcopyrite material. |
| Claim: | 8. The method of claim 4 , further comprising forming a combination of chalcopyrite phase hybrid particles and wurtzite phase hybrid particles. |
| Claim: | 9. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL comprises reacting the chalcopyrite particles with a reagent having the empirical formula REH to form the hybrid particles having the empirical formula NME 2 (RR). |
| Claim: | 10. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL comprises reacting the chalcopyrite particles with a reagent having the empirical formula REER to form hybrid particles having the empirical formula NME 2 (RR). |
| Claim: | 11. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL comprises reacting the chalcopyrite particles with a reagent having the empirical formula RER to form hybrid particles having the empirical formula NME 2 (RR). |
| Claim: | 12. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL comprises reacting the chalcopyrite particles with a reagent having the empirical formula HEREH to form hybrid particles having the empirical formula [NME 2 RE] m . |
| Claim: | 13. The method of claim 4 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form hybrid particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 (RR), [NME 2 RE] m , or NME 2 RL comprises reacting the chalcopyrite particles with a reagent having the empirical formula HERL to form hybrid particles having the empirical formula NME 2 RL. |
| Claim: | 14. A method of forming hybrid particles, comprising: forming chalcopyrite particles from a single source precursor of a chalcopyrite material, the chalcopyrite particles having an empirical formula of NME 2 , where N comprises copper, M comprises at least one of indium and gallium, and each E is independently selected from the group consisting of sulfur and selenium; and functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, or CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles, where R is an alkyl group, aryl group, vinyl group, (per)fluoro alkyl group, (per)fluoro aryl group, silane group, or carbamato group and m is an integer greater than or equal to 1. |
| Claim: | 15. The method of claim 14 , wherein forming chalcopyrite particles from a single source precursor of a chalcopyrite material comprises forming the chalcopyrite particles from CuInS 2 , CuInSe 2 , CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 S 2 , Cu(In,Ga)Se 2 , CuGaSe 2 , or AgInS 2 . |
| Claim: | 16. The method of claim 14 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, or CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles comprises reacting CuInS 2 particles with phenylselenol to form the CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles. |
| Claim: | 17. The method of claim 14 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, or CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles comprises reacting CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 S 2 particles with diethyldiselenide to form the CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles. |
| Claim: | 18. The method of claim 14 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, or CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles comprises reacting CuGaS 2 particles with α,ω-dithiol and diethyldiselenide to form the CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles. |
| Claim: | 19. The method of claim 14 , wherein functionalizing the chalcopyrite particles to form CuIn(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuIn 0.7 Ga 0.3 (S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, CuGa(S,Se) 2 hybrid particles, or CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles comprises reacting CuInS 2 particles with 3-mercaptopropionic acid to form the CuInS 2 (SR/SCH 2 CH 2 COOH) m hybrid particles. |
| Current U.S. Class: | 25251/914 |
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| Primary Examiner: | Nguyen, Khanh Tuan |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | TraskBritt |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.08951446 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
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