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LIST OF APPLICATIONS

Meliorum nanomaterials have been deployed in numerous academic and industrial applications. Below is a list, by material, encompassing a large number of the applications used to date

Aluminum Nanomaterials

" Catalyst carrier
" Ceramic additives
" Ceramic-metal solder
" Combustion catalyst for solid or liquid propellent " Conductive coatings
" Conductive pastes
" High thermal-conductivity materials
" Integrated circuit components " Sintering additives

 

Silver Nanomaterials

" Bioprobes
" Biosensors
" Catalysts
" Chemical sensors
" Components for integrated circuits
" Conductive coatings

Aluminum Nanomaterials

" Catalyst carrier
" Ceramic additives
" Ceramic-metal solder
" Conductive coatings
" Conductive pastes
" High thermal-conductivity materials
" Integrated circuit components " Sintering additives

Aluminum Oxide Nanomaterials

" Catalysts
" Catalyst support
" Grain-growth inhibitor " Heat-transfer fluids (suspensions)
" Polymer nanocomposites for improved tribological behavior

Aluminum Nitride Nanomaterials

" Electrical insulation
" Electronic packages " Heat exchange
" Heat sinks
" High-temperature crucible coatings " Polymer-, metal-, and ceramic-based composites
" Substrates for Integrated Circuits

Gold Nanomaterials

" Biosensors
" Catalysts
" Displays
" Electrical components " Electrochemical sensors
" Electronic components
" Microelectronic devices
" Photocatalysts " Photoelectrochemcial devices
" Polarizing filters

Cerium Oxide Nanomaterials

" Buffer layer for superconductors
" Catalysts and catalyst support
" Coatings for infrared filters
" Coloring agents for plastics
" Electrolyte and/or electrode materials for solid oxide fuel cells " Heat resistant alloy coatings
" Infrared absorbents
" Oxidation resistant coatings
" Oxygen pumps
" Oxygen sensors " Polishing media for electronic devices, glasses, and bearing balls
" Sintering additives
" Ultraviolet absorbent (absorption at ~ 400 nm is the strongest for any oxide)

Iron Nanomaterials

" Catalysts
" Drug carriers
" Electromagnetic-wave absorption " Ferrofluids
" High density magnetic recording
" Magnetic pastes

Iron Oxide Nanomaterials

" Anticorrosive agents
" Catalysts
" Gas sensors " Nonlinear optics
" Pigments
" Semiconductors

Cobalt Nanomaterials

" Contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging
" Electromagnetic-wave absorption
" Electromagnetic-wave radiation shielding for cellar phones
" Ferrofluids " High density magnetic storage
" Magnetic inks
" Magnetic toner in xerograph

Copper Nanomaterials

" Capacitor materials
" Catalysts
" Conductive coatings
" Conductive inks " Conductive pastes
" High thermal conductivity materials
" Lubricant additives
" Sintering additives

Erbium Oxide Nanomaterials

" Capacitors
" High-temperature corrosion-resistant coatings
" Metal-oxide-semiconductor transistors
" Dopants for optical fiber and laser materials

Silicon Nitride Nanomaterials

" Ball bearings
" Ball valves and parts
" Corrosion resistant turbine
" Cutting tools " Grinding wheels
" Insulating parts " Strengthening materials (for Al etc)
" Wear parts

Silicon Carbide Nanomaterials

" Catalyst support
" Ceramic cutting tools
" Ceramic engine parts
" Grinding wheels
" Hard disc and a support for multichip modules " High-temperature and high-power semiconductors
" High-temperature ceramic bearings
" High-temperature fluid transport parts
" High hardness grinding materials
" High-temperature sealing valves
" High-temperature spray nozzles " Integrated circuit substrate
" Mirror or coatings for extreme ultraviolet environment
" Nanocomposites (e.g., Si3N4/SiC, SiC/polymer)
" Resistance heating elements
" Strengthening materials for Al, Al2O3, Mg, and Ni
" Superplasticity
" Wall in future nuclear fusion reactors
" Wear resistant parts

Silicon Nanomaterials

" High refractive-index nanocomposites
" Light emitters
" Nonvolatile memory devices
Thin film electronics

Silicon Dioxide Nanomaterials

" Additives in cosmetics for UVB and UVA shielding
" Additives in epoxy resin for improved solidification
" Antibacterial powder
" Bookmarkers
" Biosensors
" Calibration and modeling substrates
" Catalysts
" Dental ceramics
" Filled nematic liquid crystals " Humidity sensors
" Infra-red reflection
" Light diffusors in LEDs
" Low dielectric constant fillers
" Metal or ceramics nanocomposites
" Nonviral nanoparticle gene vector
" Opalescent pigments
" Optical and optoelectronic elements
" Photonic band gap materials
" Polishing
" Sealing
" Spacers in audio/video tapes
" Thermal insulators
" Thin film substrates
" Drug carriers
" Electrical insulators
" Electrokinetic chromatography
" Electronic substrates

Titanium Dioxide Nanomaterials

" Additives in plastics
" Agglomerates for thermal sprays
" Air/fuel ratio controller in automobile
" Attenuation of ultraviolet light
" Catalysts and catalyst supports
" Demilitarization of chemical and biological warfare agents
" Electrode materials in lithium batteries
" Energy converter in solar cells
" Gas sensors " Inks
" Inorganic membranes
" Photocatalytic degradation of bacteria and grime (for self-cleaning and self-sanitizing)
" Photochemical degradation of toxic chemicals
" Piezoelectric capacitors
" Pigment for paints
" Planarization
" Polishing agent
" Porcelain
" Solid oxide fuel cell
" UV protection
" Waste water purification

Zirconium Oxide Nanomaterials

" Additives in lubricating oil for improved antifriction
" Buffer layers for growing superconductors
" Catalyst support
" Ceramic glazes (unstabilized ZrO2)
" Crucibles (yttria stabilized ZrO2)
" Engine parts
" Fireproof materials
" Fuel cells " High-frequency induction coils (unstabilized ZrO2)
" High-temperature ceramics
" Ion conductors
" Materials for high temperature chemical process
" Optical coatings
" Oscillators
" Oxygen sensors
" Paints
" Piezoelectric crystals (unstabilized ZrO2)
" Pressure dies
" Protective coatings against corrosion or wear
" Pump parts
" Refractories (yttria stabilized ZrO2)
" Structural materials
" Textiles
" Thermal barrier coating
" Thermistors

" Conductive inks
" Conductive pastes
" Data storage media
" EMI/RFI shielding
" High thermal conductivity materials
" Optical filters
" Optoelectronic devices
" Photonic crystals
" Silver colloids
" Sintering additives
" Substrate for surface-enhanced spectroscopies
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