Excellent find Lou.
This gives me some encouragement that I am proceeding in the right direction
with my Carbon Nanohorn research.
We know that carbon nanotubes, which are essentially graphene sheets,
exhibit superconductive behavior at low temps. Further we know that these
same carbon nanotubes exhibit ballistic conduction at higher temps even
above room temps. Further, we know from research to use CNTs in hydrogen
storage, that hydrogen ions/gas at certain conditions would dissociate and
stick to carbon nanotube walls and hydrogenate and functionalize these CNTs.
Further, we know that CNTs, especially SWNTs, exhibit long electron
coherence lengths. Further, we also know that electrons will accumulate in
CNT tips and promtoe field emissions. Further, we also know that electrons
flowing on a CNT will charge screen ions that are within its charge
screening radius (CNT diameter.) Further, we also know that CNTs will carry
huge amounts of currents, more than what can be explained by simple electron
flow theory - in metals.
And finally, we know that superconductivity MAY be correlated to anomalous
heat release.
Therefore, I feel that CNTs are really the rgiht materials to serve as NAEs.
One thing I found interesting was that the phenomena disappeared when they
compressed the graphene powder. This indicates to me that this may have
something to do with the destruction of the long filamentous graphene
nanowhiskers that are associated with the phenomena. These filamentous
whiskers appear to be critical to superconductive behaviour. This, of
course, is what I think may be happening in my carbon nanotube theory. The
phenomena these physicists found may be an LENR phenomena.
Oh, I wished I can go back there to the states right now so that I can build
my proof of concept reactor. But, in the mean time, finds like these are
excellent. Thanks.
Jojo
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 4:46 AM
Subject: [Vo]:New press release on fractal graphite hi-temp
superconductivity
Tom Andersen just sent me this new press release on hi-temp 'fractal'
superconductivity -
"Room Temperature Superconductivity Found in Graphite Grains"
Water-soaked grains of carbon superconduct at room temperature,
claim a team of physicists from Germany
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429203/room-temperature-superconductivity-found-in/?ref=rss
Their full preprint is available at -
"Can doping graphite trigger room temperature superconductivity? Evidence
for granular high-temperature superconductivity in water-treated graphite
powder"
http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.1938
For those interested in hi-temp super-/ballistic-conductivity,
in fractal and colloidal conductors, here are some related papers
by the same group, and two (possibly) related patents:
"Length dependence of the resistance in graphite: Influence of ballistic
transport"
http://arxiv.org/abs/1201.3004
"Ballistic transport at room temperature in micrometer size multigraphene"
http://arxiv.org/abs/1012.1100
"Ferromagnetic- and superconducting-like behavior of the electrical
resistance of inhomogeneous graphite flake"
http://arxiv.org/abs/0903.3303
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US Patent Application 20080085834
- Superconductive circuits with efficient method
The present invention relates to superconductors, superconductive
circuits, and electrical superconductive processes. More specifically,
this invention relates to high-temperature superconductors and electrical
superconductive processes occurring near normal room or ambient
temperatures [...]
Researchers have recently discovered that the addition of certain
nanoparticles less than 100 nanometers in size, when added to water, oil,
or glycol mixtures, results in a nanofluid (a colloid with nanoparticles)
that exhibits a substantial rise in thermal conductivity. In U.S. Pat.
No. 6,221,275 (Choi, et al., 2001), a method is disclosed for producing
nanocrystalline particles of such substances as copper, copper oxide,
or aluminum oxide. The nanocrystalline particles are then dispersed
in fluids such as [...]
http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20080085834/description.html
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United States Patent Application 20110233061 (Brian Ahern)
- AMPLIFICATION OF ENERGETIC REACTIONS
Methods and apparatus for energy production through the amplification of
energetic reactions. A method includes amplifying an energy release from
a dispersion of nanoparticles containing a concentration of
hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, the nanoparticles suspended in a dielectric
medium in a presence of hydrogen/deuterium gas, wherein an energy input
is provided by high voltage pulses between two electrodes embedded
in the dispersion of nanoparticles. [...]
Energetic reactions described fully herein are amplified by an inverse
skin effect. These very small discharge pathways are so narrow that the
magnetic fields close to them are amplified to magnitudes unachievable
by other methods.
Distributing nanoparticles in a dielectric (ceramic) matrix between two
high voltage electrodes is a method according to the principles of the
present invention for amplifying an energy output from the
hydrated/deuterated metal nanoparticles in the dielectric matrix. High
voltage pulses cause arc formations. The arc formations focus energy and
the arc formations are channeled from one macroscopic grain to another
macroscopic grain. Once a discharge is interior to a macroscopic grain
the pulse is further focused into nanoparticles along the lowest
impedance pathway. The arcs interior to the grains are where the
energetic reactions are maximized.
The nanoparticles provide a constellation of short circuiting elements
for each current pulse. Each succeeding pulse finds a different pathway
that minimizes the impedance between two electrodes. An overpressure of
hydrogen is needed to prevent discharges from sliding over a surface of
the macroscopic grains rather than through the grains and thereby
through the hydrated nanoparticles. Low pressure hydrogen gas favors
surface discharging.
Liquid dielectrics produce similar energy focusing capabilities as the
ceramic matrices. Liquid systems provide a direct method for producing
nanoparticles in situ. [...]
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2011/0233061.html
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-- Lou Pagnucco
