Abstract: This invention provides hollow particles having a shell containing at least one layer and having an average particle diameter of 10 to 150 nm, wherein a ratio ? between absorbance at 908 cm?1 (A908) and absorbance at 1722 cm?1 (A1722) in an infrared absorption spectrum obtained by measuring the hollow particles by ATR-FTIR (absorbance ratio ?: A908/A1722) is 0.1 or less.
Abstract: Mechanoluminescent devices and articles, such as wearable articles, that include mechanoluminescent devices. The mechanoluminescent devices may have a lateral type architecture or a vertical type architecture. The mechanoluminescent devices may be sensors, including pressure sensors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2024
Assignee:
The Florida State University Research Foundation Inc.
Inventors:
Okenwa I. Okoli, Md Abu S. Shohag, Nirmal Adhikari
Abstract: In the present disclosure embodiments, a phosphate phosphor including an activation center of trivalent chromium and a light emitting device are provided. The light emitting device includes a light source and the above mentioned phosphate phosphor, such that the phosphate phosphor is excited by the light source and emits a wide spectrum of the infrared light. The light emitting device with wide emission spectrum of the infrared light may be widely applied in detecting devices.
Abstract: There is disclosed a piezoelectric ceramic having the composition: a[PbTiO3]-b[SrTiO3]-c[BiFeO3]-d[(KxBi1-x)TiO3]; wherein 0.4<x<0.6; 0.1<a<0.4; 0.01<b?0.2; c?0.05; d?0.01; and a+b+c+d=1 optionally comprising an A- or B-site metal dopant in an amount of up to 2 at. %.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2018
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignee:
Xaar Technology Limited
Inventors:
Michael Watson, Angus Condie, Timothy Paul Comyn, Andrew Bell
Abstract: Mechanoluminescent devices and articles, such as wearable articles, that include mechanoluminescent devices. The mechanoluminescent devices may have a lateral type architecture or a vertical type architecture. The mechanoluminescent devices may be sensors, including pressure sensors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 2022
Date of Patent:
January 16, 2024
Assignee:
The Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
Inventors:
Okenwa I. Okoli, Md Abu S. Shohag, Nirmal Adhikari
Abstract: A pressed powder material of the embodiments is a pressed powder material including: a plurality of flaky magnetic metal particles, each flaky magnetic metal particle having a flat surface and a magnetic metal phase containing at least one first element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, and Ni, the flaky magnetic metal particles having an average thickness of from 10 nm to 100 ?m and an average value of the ratio of the average length in the flat surface to the thickness of from 5 to 10,000; and an intercalated phase existing between the flaky magnetic metal particles and containing at least one second element selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and fluorine (F), in which the pressed powder material includes a plane, and in which the pressed powder material includes, in a predetermined cross-section perpendicular to the flat surfaces, a void site at the boundary part between the flat surface of a flaky magnetic metal particle and the intercalated phase in co
Abstract: A preparation method of a perfluoropolyether-based magnetic liquid includes dispersing magnetic nanoparticles coated with graphene oxide into a solution of N,N-dimethylformamide to obtain solution A; dispersing a surfactant into dichloromethane, and adding triethylamine as a cosolvent to obtain solution B; mixing the solution A and the solution B uniformly, heating them under reflux and stirring them for a modification reaction; and after the modification reaction is completed, washing and drying a reaction product to obtain the modified magnetic nanoparticles coated with the graphene oxide; dispersing the modified magnetic nanoparticles coated with the graphene oxide into a base carrier liquid to prepare the perfluoropolyether-based magnetic liquid. The surfactant is a perfluoroalkylamine. The base carrier liquid is a perfluoropolyether oil. The modification reaction is performed at a temperature of 50 to 120° C. for a time period of 20 to 50 hours.
Abstract: A magnetoelectric multiferroic nanocomposite. The nanocomposite comprises a ferroelectric perovskite oxide and a rare-earth substituted mixed ternary transition metal ferrite of the formula A1?xBxRyFe2?yO4. The nanocomposite has a high dielectric constant, low dielectric loss, both stable over a wide frequency range. These properties may make the nanocomposite desirable for applications in microelectronic devices, sensors and antennas.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 7, 2021
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2024
Assignee:
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Inventors:
Yassine Slimani, Munirah Abdullah Almessiere, Abdulhadi Baykal
Abstract: A remote phosphor package according to the present invention includes a green emitting quantum dot material and a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I, dispersed in a host matrix wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof; x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.
Abstract: A ternary paraelectric having a Cc structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The ternary paraelectric having a Cc structure includes a material having a chemical formula of A2B4O11 that has a monoclinic system, is a space group No. 9, and has a dielectric constant of 150 to 250, wherein “A” is a Group 1 element, and “B” is a Group 5 element. “A” may include one of Na, K, Li and Rb. “B” may include one of Nb, V, and Ta. The A2B4O11 material may be Na2Nb4O11 in which bandgap energy thereof is greater than that of STO. The A2B4O11 material may have relative density that is greater than 90% or more.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 16, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 2, 2024
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Giyoung Jo, Chan Kwak, Hyungjun Kim, Euncheol Do, Hyeoncheol Park, Changsoo Lee
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for bonded magnets having good hot water resistance and a method of manufacturing the composition. The method of manufacturing a composition for bonded magnets includes: obtaining a first kneaded mixture by kneading a rare earth-iron-nitrogen-based magnetic powder and an acid-modified polypropylene resin; and obtaining a second kneaded mixture by kneading the first kneaded mixture with a polypropylene resin and an amorphous resin having a glass transition temperature of 120° C. or higher and 250° C. or lower, wherein, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the rare earth-iron-nitrogen-based magnetic powder, the amount of the acid-modified polypropylene resin is 3.5 parts by weight or greater and less than 10.4 parts by weight, and the total amount of the polypropylene resin and the amorphous resin is 0.35 part by weight or greater and less than 3.88 parts by weight.
Abstract: Quantum dots that are cadmium-free and/or stoichiometncally tuned are disclosed, as are methods of making them. Inclusion of the quantum dots and others in a stabilizing polymer matrix is also disclosed. The polymers are chosen for their strong binding affinity to the outer layers of the quantum dots such that the bond dissociation energy between the polymer material and the quantum dot is greater than the energy required to reach the melt temperature of the cross-linked polymer.
Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source in direct contact with a polymer composite comprising a color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor, wherein the lighting apparatus has a color shift of ?1.5 MacAdam ellipses after operating for at least 2,000 hour at a LED current density greater than 2 A/cm2, a LED wall-plug efficiency greater than 40%, and a board temperature greater than 25° C.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 26, 2023
Assignee:
CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Inventors:
James Edward Murphy, Anant Achyut Setlur, Florencio Garcia, Robert Joseph Lyons, Ashfaqul Islam Chowdhury, Nagaveni Karkada, Prasanth Kumar Nammalwar, William Winder Beers
Abstract: Provided is a Cd-free blue fluorescent quantum dot with a narrow fluorescence FWHM. The quantum dot does not contain cadmium and its fluorescence FWHM is 25 nm or less. The quantum dot is preferably a nanocrystal containing zinc and selenium or zinc and selenium and sulfur. Further, the quantum dot preferably has a core-shell structure in which the nanocrystal serves as a core and the surface of the core is coated with a shell.
Abstract: Platinum complexes suitable for use as phosphorescent emitters or as delayed fluorescent and phosphorescent emitters having the following structure:
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 25, 2021
Date of Patent:
December 5, 2023
Assignee:
Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
Abstract: To provide Cd-free chalcopyrite-based quantum dots with a narrow fluorescence FWHM and a high fluorescence quantum yield. The quantum dots of the present invention contain AgInxGa1-xSySe1-y or ZnAgInxGa1-xSySe1-y (where 0?x<1 and 0?y?1) and exhibit fluorescence properties including a fluorescence FWHM of less than or equal to 45 nm and a fluorescence quantum yield of greater than or equal to 35% in the green wavelength range to the red wavelength range.
Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal particle including: a core including a first semiconductor material; and a shell disposed on the core, wherein the shell includes a second semiconductor material, wherein the shell is free of cadmium, wherein the shell has at least two branches and at least one valley portion connecting the at least two branches, and wherein the first semiconductor material is different from the second semiconductor material.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 28, 2022
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2023
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Garam Park, Eun Joo Jang, Yongwook Kim, Jihyun Min, Hyo Sook Jang, Shin Ae Jun, Taekhoon Kim, Yuho Won
Abstract: The present invention relates to ferrite particles for bonded magnets and a resin composition for bonded magnets which can provide a bonded magnet molded product capable of realizing a high magnetic force and a complicated multipolar waveform owing to such a feature that the ferrite particles are readily and highly oriented against an external magnetic field in a flowing resin upon injection molding, as well as a bonded magnet molded product obtained by injection-molding the above composition. According to the present invention, there are provided ferrite particles for bonded magnets which have a crystallite size of not less than 500 nm as measured in an oriented state by XRD, and an average particle diameter of not less than 1.30 ?m as measured by Fisher method; a resin composition for bonded magnets; and a molded product obtained by injection-molding the composition.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a stabilised crystalline A/M/X material comprising an oxide of formula [Z]pOq and a compound of formula [A]a[M]b[X]c, wherein [Z] comprises at least one element Z capable of forming an oxide with a band gap of at least 3 eV; p and q are positive numbers; [A] comprises one or more A cations; [M] comprises one or more M cations; [X] comprises one or more X anions; a is an integer from 1 to 6; b is an integer from 1 to 6; and c is an integer from 1 to 18. Often, the stabilised crystalline A/M/X material is a perovskite. The invention also provides a stabilised crystalline A/M/X material, which can be produced by the process of the invention. The invention further provides materials and devices containing the stabilised crystalline A/M/X material of the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 12, 2019
Date of Patent:
November 21, 2023
Assignee:
OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED
Inventors:
Nobuya Sakai, Bernard Abbas Wenger, Henry James Snaith