US Patent Issued to The George Washington University on Jan. 28 for "Low temperature, high yield synthesis of hydrogen terminated highly porous amorphous silicon, and nanomaterials and composites from Zintl phases" (Maryland Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,023, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to The George Washington University (Washington).

"Low temperature, high yield synthesis of hydrogen terminated highly porous amorphous silicon, and nanomaterials and composites from Zintl phases" was invented by Michael J. Wagner (Rockville, Md.) and Nathan A. Banek (Rockville, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an improved process for the synthesis of hydrogen terminated silicon from Zintl phases. The hydrogen terminated silicon is useful, for example, as explosives, chemical and biochemical sensors, optoelectronic materials and Li-ion battery anode ion storage ...