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Argonne’s innovations in high-tech materials are key to breakthroughs in biology, the environment, nuclear energy, transportation and national security.

Argonne continues to make revolutionary advances in the science of materials discovery and synthesis, and is designing new materials with advantageous properties — one atom at a time. Examples of these include Argonne’s patented technologies for nanoparticle applications, heat transfer and materials for advanced energy storage.

Enhanced electron amplifier structure (ANL-IN-15-123)

Atomic layer deposition of fluoride thin films (ANL-IN-19-039)

Argonne researchers have invented a novel method of depositing fluoride thin films.

Enhanced neutron detector and electron amplifier (ANL-IN-16-041)

Argonne researchers have invented an enhanced electron amplifier structure.

Digital electron amplifier with anode readout (DEAAR) device (ANL-IN-14-055 and ANL-IN-14-055B)

Argonne researchers have invented scalable electron amplifier devices and atomic layer deposition (“ALD”) fabrication process methods.

Methods to Improve the Tungsten Thin Film Adhesion (ANL-IN-16-031)

Argonne researchers have invented a method for improving tungsten thin film adhesion in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD).

Bipolar Plate Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell with a Sealed Anode Compartment & Method (IN-04-095)

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Bipolar Plate Supported Fuel Cell having a Sealed Anode Compartment & Method of Sealing

Device and Method for Fluidizing and Coating of Ultrafine Particles (ANL-IN-11-048)

Increasing structural stability and cell capacity of battery electrodes

Oxygen-Doped Cesium Rubidium Lead Perovskite Compounds for Hard Radiation Detection (ANL-IN-20-048)

The inventors have developed a technique to substantially increase room temperature gamma radiation detection and yield ratio in these materials.

Lithium-Containing Chalcophosphaes for Thermal Neutron Detection (ANL-IN-18-074)

This invention introduces a series of lithium-containing semiconductors for detecting thermalized neutrons.

Oleo Sponge

A technology for recovering oil and other petroleum products from water

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