Nanomaterials manufacturing methods and products thereof

Abstract

Methods for manufacturing nanomaterials and related nanotechnology are provided.

1 . A method of manufacturing a nanomaterial composition of matter comprising 
 providing a precursor comprising one or more metals;    feeding the precursor in a reactor such that the cavitation index of the fed precursor is less than 15;    processing, in the reactor, the precursor at a temperature greater than 1500 K to create a high temperature stream comprising the one or more metals from the precursor;    nucleating a nanomaterial from the high temperature stream; and    quenching the nucleated nanomaterial.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cavitation index is negative.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing temperature is greater than 2500 K.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the precursor is combined with an oxidant prior to processing.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the oxidant comprises oxygen.  
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 4 , wherein the molar ratio of the precursor to oxidant is between 0.005 and 0.65.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the precursor is a fluid.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the reactor is operated at a pressure of less than 1000 Torr.  
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing temperature is greater than 1000 K.  
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the quenched nucleated nanomaterial comprises particles having an aspect ratio greater than 1.  
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the quenched nucleated nanomaterial comprises amorphous particles.  
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising functionalizing the surface of the nanomaterial.  
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , further comprising doping the nanomaterial with a metal ion.  
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the metal ion is a silver or copper ion.  
     
     
         15 . A product comprising the nanomaterial composition of matter produced using the method of  claim 1.