METHODS OF GENERATING ENERGY AND/OR HE-4 USING GRAPHENE BASED MATERIALS

There is disclosed a method of generating non-ionizing radiation, non-ionizing 4He atoms, or a combination of both, the method comprising: contacting graphene materials with a source of deuterium; and aging the graphene materials in the source of deuterium for a time sufficient to generate non-ioniz...

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Main Authors LOAN, JAMES F, COOPER, WILLIAM K, COOPER, CHRISTOPHER H
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 30.10.2013
Subjects
FUSION REACTORS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
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Summary:There is disclosed a method of generating non-ionizing radiation, non-ionizing 4He atoms, or a combination of both, the method comprising: contacting graphene materials with a source of deuterium; and aging the graphene materials in the source of deuterium for a time sufficient to generate non-ionizing radiation, non-ionizing 4He atoms. In one embodiment, graphene materials may comprise carbon nanotubes, such as nitrogen doped single walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Unlike an alpha particle, the non-ionizing 4He atoms generated by the disclosed method are a low energy particles, such as one having an energy of less than 1 MeV, such as less than 100 keV. Other non-ionizing radiation that can be generated by the disclosed process include soft x-rays, phonons or energetic electrons within the carbon material, and visible light.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20110808546