Patent 7150920 was granted and assigned to Cabot Corporation on December, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Metal-carbon composite powders and methods for producing metal-carbon composite powders. The powders have a well-controlled microstructure and morphology and preferably have a small average particle size. The method includes forming the particles from an aerosol of powder precursors. The invention also includes novel devices and products formed from the composite powders.