Abstract: An object is to provide a semiconductor material and coating having high solubility in solvents and having advantageous filling property, high heat resistance, and/or high etching resistance. Another object is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor using the semiconductor material. Still another object is to provide a novel compound. Provided are: a semiconductor material consisting of a specific aromatic hydrocarbon ring derivative; methods for manufacturing a coating and a semiconductor using the semiconductor material; and a compound consisting of a specific aromatic hydrocarbon ring derivative.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a perylene bisimide compound of formula (I) or a mixture thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of the compound in color converters, to the color converters and their use, and to lighting devices containing at least one LED and at least one of the color converters. The present invention also relates to a printing ink formulation for security printing containing at least one of the phenoxy-substituted perylene bisimide compounds.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bimetallic nanostructure with stimuli-responsiveness, including: a metal seed; a nanogap including a dopamine-modified stimuli-responsive copolymer attached to only a portion of the metal seed; and a metal shell surrounding the nanogap. The bimetallic nanostructure has a controllable interior nanogap, and may be used as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobe with improved SERS signals by virtue of the presence of the interior nanogap.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electrochromic device comprising a compound for electrochromism represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a method for manufacturing same.

Abstract: The invention relates to a marking composition, by means of which better protection of goods than hitherto available can be achieved independently of the coloring of the goods. The marking composition comprises an infrared-absorbing particulate component and carbon derivative, wherein the weight ratio of infrared-absorbing component to carbon derivative is in the range of approx. 10:1 to approx. 10,000:1.

Abstract: A thermosetting conductive adhesive that can exhibit high conductivity (low connection resistance) when cured at a high temperature in a short time. The present invention also provides a thermosetting conductive adhesive that has excellent adhesive strength when cured at a high temperature in a short time.

Abstract: Described are colour developers of formula (I) Ar1—SO2—NH—C6H4—SO2—C6H4—NH—CO—NH—Ar2 (I), a heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a carrier substrate and also a heat-sensitive, colour-forming layer comprising at least one colour former and at least one phenol-free colour developer, the at least one colour developer being the compound of formula (I), and a method for producing this heat-sensitive recording material.

Abstract: Disclosed are films comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S (AIGS) nanostructures and at least one ligand bound to the nanostructures. In some embodiment, the AIGS nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency of greater than 32% and a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have an emission spectrum with a FWHM of 24-38 nm.

Abstract: A device has a substrate transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light, and at least one metalens formed of a material having large permittivity of UV light on the substrate. A device has a UV reflector, a UV transparent film on the reflector, and at least one metalens formed of a material having large permittivity of UV light on the film.

Abstract: A near infrared absorbing dye includes a croconium-based compound shown in formula (AI). In formula (AI), ring Z is either an optionally substituted 6-membered ring including no heteroatom or an optionally substituted 5-membered ring including 0 to 3 heteroatoms in the ring, R1 and R2, R2 and R3, and R1 and a carbon atom or heteroatom as a part of ring Z may be linked to each other to respectively form a heteroring A, a heteroring B, and a heteroring C together with a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: Fusing agent(s) are described herein. In an example, a fusing agent can comprise a metal bis(dithiolene) complex, at least one electron donor compound, a polar aprotic solvent, and water. In some examples, the at least one electron donor compound can comprise at least one hindered amine light stabilizer compound. In some examples, the polar aprotic solvent can be selected from the group consisting of 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, 2-pyrrolidone, 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyrrolidone, dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and a combination thereof.

Abstract: An electrochromic compound having a structure represented by the following general formula (1): where each of X1 to X3 independently represents a carbon atom or a silicon atom, and each of R1 to R15 independently represents a member selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a monovalent organic group, and a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: The present invention provides a color photoresist composition, including: 5-8 parts by weight of a pigment; 5-8 parts by weight of an alkali soluble resin; 5-8 parts by weight of a phthalocyanine semi-sandwich dye; 0.2-0.6 parts by weight of a photoinitiator; 70-85 parts by weight of a photoresist solvent; and 0.1-0.2 parts by weight of an additive.

Abstract: Disclosed pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, having enhanced heat resistance, obtained by the emulsion polymerization of (a) one or more acrylic acid ester or (meth)acrylate acid ester(s), (b) one or more hydroxyl functional (meth)acrylic monomer and (c) one or more ureido substituted (meth)acrylate monomers(s).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a polymer-metal compound composite ink, a preparation method and application thereof. The composite ink comprises: at least one polymer; at least one metal compound material, the metal compound material being selected from polyoxometalate compounds and nanocrystalline metal oxides; at least one solvent which is used for forming a disperse system in the form of a uniform fluid together with the remaining components in the composite ink. The present invention also discloses a method for preparing the composite ink. The composite ink of the present invention is easily available in raw material, easy to prepare and low in cost, and can be manufactured into a composite thin film by spin-coating, printing or in other ways.

Abstract: There is provided a near-infrared absorbing fine particle dispersion liquid containing near-infrared absorbing fine particles, thereby as well as exhibiting near-infrared light absorption properties and suppressing a scorching sensation on the skin when used in structures such as window materials and the like, also enabling usage of communication devices, imaging devices, sensors and the like that employ near-infrared light through these structures, a near-infrared absorbing film or a near-infrared absorbing glass, a dispersion body or a laminated transparent substrate, the dispersion liquid containing at least composite tungsten oxide fine particles and antimony doped tin oxide fine particles and/or tin doped indium oxide fine particles as near-infrared absorbing fine particles, wherein in the composite tungsten oxide fine particles, an average value of a transmittance in a wavelength range of 800 to 900 nm is 30% or more and 60% or less, and an average value of a transmittance in a wavelength range of 1200

Abstract: A process for the modification of a surface of a solid material having the step of contacting the surface with a surface-modifying composition under irradiation with light of a wavelength in the range of 200 to 800 nm, optionally in the presence of a photoinitiator, wherein the solid material is chosen from the group consisting of polyesters, polyethers, polycarbonates, polyketones polyamides, polyurethanes, (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylamide polymers and polyetherimides and wherein the surface modifying composition includes at least a hydrosilane.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a compound having structure openness for a boron atom of 0.5 or less, a color conversion composition and a color conversion film comprising same, a backlight unit comprising same, a display apparatus comprising same, and a method for manufacturing a color conversion film.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a near infrared-reflective black pigment containing at least the element calcium, the element titanium, and the element manganese, wherein the method produces a pigment that exhibits little of the elution of the element calcium and the element manganese that is caused by contact with acid. At least a calcium compound, a titanium compound, and a manganese compound are mixed by a wet grinding method and are calcined to provide a BET specific surface area of at least 1.0 m2/g and less than 3.0 m2/g. In another method, the element bismuth and/or the element aluminum is incorporated in a near infrared-reflective black pigment containing at least the element calcium, the element titanium, and the element manganese.

Abstract: The invention belongs to the technical field of electrochromic devices, particularly relates to a novel electrochromic film material, and further discloses an electrochromic film device prepared by the novel electrochromic film material. According to the electrochromic film device provided by the invention, the electrochromic film material is prepared by taking a high adhesive-property composition and a redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition as raw materials for the first time, and the redox-type liquid-state electrochromic composition is dispersed and cured between conductive substrates by a curing reaction of the high adhesive-property composition. After a test, electrochromic response time of the electrochromic film device prepared by the invention is between 7-11 seconds, number of cycles is between 14-160,000 times, and color difference b value is between ?20 and +30.