Abstract: Described herein are nanoreactors having various shapes that can be produced by a simple chemical process. The nanoreactors described herein may have a shell as thin as 0.5 nm and outside diameters that can be controlled by the process of making and have a nanoparticle enclosed therein. The nanoreactors have catalytic activity and may be used to catalyze a variety of chemical reactions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 22, 2005
Date of Patent:
January 25, 2011
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California
Inventors:
A. Paul Alivisatos, Yadong Yin, Robert M. Rioux, Gabor A. Somorjai