US9415442: Stable oxide encapsulated metal clusters and nanoparticles
The invention discloses stable, non-agglomerated, ultra-small metal/alloy clusters encapsulated in silica with a metal/alloy cluster size of less than 5 nm. The invention further discloses a simple, cost-effective process for the preparation of metal/alloy clusters encapsulated in silica which is thermally stable and without agglomeration.
Patent No:
US9415442
Application No:
14/110804
Filing Date:
09-10-2013
Issue Date:
16-08-2016
Applicant:
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Pune
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