Abstract: An apparatus and method for synthesizing nanostructures. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a reactor having a reaction zone and a conductive susceptor positioned in the reaction zone. The method includes the steps of transporting a gas mixture having an aerosolized catalyst, a feedstock and a carrier gas into the reaction zone of the reactor, inductively heating the reaction zone, and regulating a flow rate of the gas mixture to allow the catalyst to spend a sufficient amount of time in the reaction zone for the growth of nanostructures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 10, 2008
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2011
Assignee:
Board of Turstees of the University of Arkansas
Inventors:
Alexandru Sorin Biris, Alexandru Radu Biris, Dan Lupu, Jon Gardner Wilkes, Dan Alexander Buzatu, Dwight Wayne Miller, Jerry A. Darsey