Abstract: There is provided a method for producing an active material for a nonaqueous secondary battery, including firing an adherend in which a compound containing an element A (at least one element selected from among B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Mg and transition metal elements) is adhered to a particle surface of a material capable of being doped and dedoped with lithium ions, in a water-containing atmosphere so that weight increasing rate of the adherend is in a range of 0.1% by weight or more and 5.0% by weight or less, and firing the adherend.

Abstract: Described herein are photovoltaic devices including self-assembling fullerene derivatives. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic device includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an active layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. The active layer is configured to absorb incident light to produce a first type of charge carrier that is transported to the first electrode layer and a second type of charge carrier that is transported to the second electrode layer. The active layer includes self-assembled molecules of a fullerene derivative to provide a conductive path through at least a portion of the active layer.

Abstract: A method of producing a printable composition comprises mixing a quantity of particulate semiconductor material with a quantity of a binder. The semiconductor material is typically nanoparticulate silicon with a particle size in the range from 5 nanometers to 10 microns. The binder is a self-polymerizing material comprising a natural oil, or a derivative or synthetic analog thereof. Preferably the binder comprises a natural polymer formed by auto-polymerization of a precursor consisting of a natural oil, or its derivatives including pure unsaturated fatty acids, mono- and di-glycerides, or methyl and ethyl esters of the corresponding fatty acids. The method may include applying the printable composition to a substrate, in single or multiple layers, and allowing the printable composition to cure to define the component or conductor on the substrate.

Abstract: in which: F represents one or more groups capable of grafting chemically to a substrate of semiconductive porous oxide ceramic; S represents a sensitizing group for sensitizing a semiconductive porous oxide ceramic; C is a conductive polymer; E is a deconjugating spacer group which makes it possible to electrically isolate the sensitizer (S) from the electron-conductive polymer (C).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing semiconductive indium oxide layers, in which a substrate is coated with a liquid, anhydrous composition comprising a) at least one indium alkoxide and b) at least one solvent, optionally dried and thermally treated at temperatures greater than 250° C., to the layers producible by this process, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: A method for microbial and/or enzymatic devulcanization of rubber includes: providing a particulate vulcanized rubber compound, swelling the vulcanized rubber compound in a solvent, and introducing a microbe or enzyme into the solvent containing the particulate vulcanized rubber in order to devulcanize the rubber compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a functionalized compound of formula (II), which functionalized compound comprises n carbene precursor groups which are the same or different, wherein n is an integer equal to or greater than 3: wherein x is 1, E is a group which is capable of being converted into a carbene reactive intermediate group, Q is a core moiety, a polymer or a dendrimer, and each of the [R]x-E-L- groups, which are the same or different, is independently selected from a group of formula (Ie) and a group of formula (Ia): wherein L is a single bond or a linker group as defined herein, R is a terminal group as defined herein, and R1 is as defined herein. Further provided is the use of the functionalized compound as an agent for producing a chemically-bound three-dimensional network on or within a substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a copolymer that includes a repeat unit containing a flavorant-containing pendant and a salt-containing repeating unit. In addition, a comestible, a smoking composition, a smoking article, a smokeless tobacco composition and a heatable or combustible product are provided which incorporate one or more of the flavorant-containing copolymer.

Abstract: Crystalline metallic nano-particles (nano-crystallites) are formed by a non-explosive application of electrical energy to a conductive wire. The nano-particles take the form of platelets having a diameter of 2-8 nm and a thickness in the range of 3-5 atomic layers.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a spectacle lens which contains an infrared absorbing agent, and which shows excellent infrared absorbing properties by minimizing deterioration and decomposition of the infrared absorbing agent, and as well as a method of producing such an optical lens. This infrared absorbing spectacle lens is formed by adding an infrared absorbing dye to a polyurethane resin obtained by addition polymerization of a prepolymer produced by reacting a polyisocyanate with a polyhydroxy compound, and an aromatic polyamine. The lens shows excellent infrared absorbing properties with no deterioration or decomposition of the infrared absorbing agent. It is possible to prevent deterioration of the infrared absorbing agent due to additives such as peroxides (including polymerization catalysts and initiators such as benzoyl peroxide), as well as increased absorption of visible light, which was difficult with conventional resin materials for molding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel polycyclic aromatic organic semiconductor compound having a polycyclic aromatic core, a method for preparing the same, and electronic, optical or electro-optical devices such as an organic semiconductor composition, organic semiconductor thin film, organic field effect transistor and solar cell containing the compound. The novel organic semiconductor compound according to the present invention has high crystallinity and control capability, and facilitates control of doping conditions in the manufacture of organic semiconductor element so that it can be used for diverse applications. The compound can be mass-produced at low cost and has high solubility in organic solvents so that a liquid phase process can be applied to the manufacture of semiconductor elements and the like, thus enabling the mass-production of semiconductor elements and solar cells at low cost.

Abstract: A process for preparing transition metal mixed oxide precursors, including: (A) precipitating, from aqueous solution at a pH of 8.0 to 9.0, a compound of formula (I): M(CO3)bOc(OH)dAmBe(SO4)fXg(PO4)h??(I), wherein: M is one or more transition metals, A is sodium or potassium, B is one or more metals of groups 1 to 3, excluding Na and potassium, X is halide, nitrate or carboxylate, b is 0.75 to 0.98, c is zero to 0.50, d is zero to 0.50, where the sum (c+d) is 0.02 to 0.50, e is zero to 0.1, f is zero to 0.05, g is zero to 0.05, h is zero to 0.10, m is 0.002 to 0.1, and (B) separating the precipitated material from the mother liquor, where the particles of material of formula (I) have a spherical shape.

Abstract: An oxidizing agent useful for oxidative polymerization of high conductive polymers is provided. This oxidizing agent is a kind of organic metal complex formed of metal ion salts having oxidizing capability and nitrogen-containing compound having lone pair electrons with partial ?-electron character. This organic metal complex has weak oxidizing strength for monomers at room temperature. As such, a mixture of the organic metal complex and the monomers has long-term stability under room temperature. While, at a high temperature, the organic metal complex provides proper oxidative polymerization capability for the monomers. The conductive polymers synthesized by the organic metal complex have excellent conductivity.

Abstract: Moisture interactive materials and products formed with a polyimide material that includes metal salt (e.g., cobalt salt) portions imbedded therein such that the polyimide material is capable of absorbing, permeating, and desorbing moisture and such that the polyimide material changes in color depending upon how much moisture is currently retained by the polyimide material, the polyimide material being substantially free of oxide.

Abstract: A material composition with specific segment wavelength matching refractive index includes (a) resin or a composite thereof to serve as a bonding agent and (b) a medium material of metal oxides or complex metal oxides of specific particle size to serve as an additive for specific segment wavelength matching refractive index. The composition is formed by combining the bonding agent and additive. The composition material uses the wavelength of light emitting from a light-emitting diode (LED) die or excited from a fluorescent agent as the range of a segment to add nanometer particles of D=?/4n optic thickness as basis for formation of an effective medium layer and thus providing a matching refractive index for wavelength of the specific segment bandwidth. Corresponding to different refractive indexes nx of LED die materials, proper amounts of nanometer particles are selectively added to have the refractive index match the LED die.

Abstract: A ceramic boron-containing dopant paste is disclosed. The ceramic boron-containing dopant paste further comprising a set of solvents, a set of ceramic particles dispersed in the set of solvents, a set of boron compound particles dispersed in the set of solvents, a set of binder molecules dissolved in the set of solvents. Wherein, the ceramic boron-containing dopant paste has a shear thinning power law index n between about 0.01 and about 1.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material provided in the present invention is characterized in that it is substantially formed of a lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide and that a molar content ratio (NiIII/NiII) of bivalent nickel atoms (NiII) and trivalent nickel atoms (NiIII) of nickel atoms constituting the composite oxide is 0.15?(NiIII/NiII)?0.95.

Abstract: The present invention relates to accelerators for curing unsaturated polyester resins, vinyl ester resins, and acrylic resins in conjunction with peroxide type initiators. The accelerators are based on iron/manganese complexes of a tridentate, tetradentate, pentadentate, or hexadentate nitrogen donor ligands. Also disclosed are curable resin compositions including the forgoing accelerators and a curing process for employing these accelerators. These resin compositions show good curing properties and do not contain cobalt accelerators. The present invention further relates to gel coats and molded composites prepared from such unsaturated polyester, vinyl ester, and acrylic resins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymer-silicon composite particles using silicon having high energy density, a method of making the same, an anode and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The silicon having high energy density is used as an anode active material to provide a lithium secondary battery having large capacity. Silicon-polymer composite particles having a metal plated on the surface thereof are provided to solve the problem that silicon has low electrical conductivity and a method of preparing the same is provided to produce an electrode having improved electrical conductivity. Furthermore, silicon-polymer composite particles having a metal coated on the surface thereof through electroless plating are prepared and an electrode is formed using the silicon-polymer composite particles.

Abstract: A modular linker includes an inorganic binding entity having an affinity for a substantially inorganic substance, and an organic binding entity capable of binding with an organic substance covalently bonded thereto. The modular linker is capable of being stored in a stable condition for later use. The modular linker may be synthesized by modifying the inorganic binding entity to be covalently bonded to an organic binding entity and storing the modular linker in an inert environment from about a day up to at least 1 week. The modular linker may be conjugated to an organic substance and to a substantially inorganic substance in substantially a 1:1 ratio. The modular linker may have more than one organic binding entity covalently bonded to an inorganic binding entity or vice-versa. Also, a particular modular linker may have an organic binding entity capable of binding with a nucleic acid sequence.