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Colloidal Nanoparticle‐Enabled Tribological Modifiers :
Colloidal Nanoparticle Tribological Modifiers v7 06302016 eec

  • Up to 45% lower friction coefficient compared to commercial alternatives
  • Excellent shelf stability (6+ months)
  • Oleophilic stable colloid with high monodispersity
  • Excellent film formation: uniformly thin tribofilm
  • Wear comparable to commercial alternatives
  • Exceptionally low absorption into film (enabling long operational use)
  • Very low manufacturing cost
  • Highly consistent size and morphology, in the 5-50nm range
Hysteresis
Development of stable Fe16N2 magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnet applications :
FeN magnet material v3 20150112 aeg phb

  • High theoretical magnetic energy product (130 MGOe, or more than twice the maximum energy product of the best commercially available magnet, the rare-earth neodymium magnet)
  • Rare earth-free
  • Low cost
  • Potential for high high thermal stability
thermal hysteresis
Room Temperature Magnetocaloric MnFexGa and MnNixGa Materials for Solid State Refrigeration :
Magnetocaloric material v3 20150112 aeg phb

  • Cutting edge research on magnetocaloric devices (solid state refrigeration materials)
  • Low operating costs, no mechanical maintenance
  • Wide temperature range (~50K) for the thermal hysteresis
  • The Curie temperature close to room temperature
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Production of MnxGa magnetic nanoparticles for permanent magnets :
MnGa permanent magnet v4 20150112 aeg phb

  • Rare earth free magnetic material
  • Potential magnetization (MS) of 50 emu/g and coercivity (HC) of 4 kOe for the Mn2Ga phase
  • Potentially higher coercivity of 1T and smaller magnetization of 20 emu/g for the Mn3Ga phase