Frederick Allen Gabriel

US Patent:

20170197200, Jul 13, 2017

Filed:

Mar 14, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/458397

Inventors:

- Golden CO, US
Jun WANG - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Daniel A. RUDDY - Arvada CO, US
Frederick Raymond Gabriel BADDOUR - Denver CO, US
Joshua SCHAIDLE - Arvada CO, US

International Classification:

B01J 27/19
B01J 35/02
B01J 27/185

Abstract:

The present disclosure relates to a method that includes heating a mixture that includes a metal phenylphosphine-containing precursor that includes at least one of Mo(PPh)(CO), Pd(PPh), Ru(PPh)Cl, Ru(PPh)(CO)Cl, Co(PPh)(CO)(NO), and/or Rh(PPh)(CO)Cl, a surfactant, and a solvent. The heating is to a target temperature to form a heated mixture containing a metal phosphide nanoparticle that includes at least one of MoP, RuP, CoP, RhP, and/or PdP, and the metal phosphide nanoparticle is not hollow.