Abstract: An electrically conductive and corrosion resistant graphene-based coating composition, including a binder, high-pressure airless-sprayed expanded graphene stacks, carbon fibers, and a dispersing agent, wherein the graphene-based coating composition has an electrical conductivity of at least 2 S/cm and a pull-off adhesion of at least 2 MPa.

Abstract: A process for forming a conductive hemp-based ink comprising carbonizing hemp and reducing the particle size of said hemp via a milling process to between 2 and 5 microns, wherein said reduced size hemp particles are combined with at least one aqueous carrier to produce an ink, and wherein said ink is conductive.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing at least the two following components: a) a silver carboxylate, and b) a terpene, an ink for ink jet printing and a paste for printing with a screen printing method, wherein the ink or the paste, respectively, each contains the composition according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for producing a pattern on a substrate, at least comprising the following steps: A) providing a substrate and a composition containing at least one silver carboxylate and one terpene; B) applying the composition to the substrate while preserving a precursor with the pattern; C) treating the precursor with the pattern according to a treatment step that is selected from the group consisting of: a) at a temperature of more than 200° C. for at least 10 minutes, wherein the treatment is preferably carried out in an atmosphere of air; b) a photonic sintering process; c) a combination of a) and b), wherein the substrate to which the pattern is applied is preserved.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide a coating composition that includes a polymer material comprising an electrically conductive polymer; and a coated or partially coated magnetic material comprising a magnetic material and an antioxidant material. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide a method of making a coating composition that includes introducing, under first conditions, a magnetic material to a passivation solution comprising an antioxidant to form a coated (or partially coated) magnetic material; and introducing, under second conditions, the coated (or partially coated) magnetic material to a mixture comprising a polymer material to form a coating composition. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide a coated substrate that includes a film and a substrate, the film including a coating composition that includes an electrically conductive polymer, a magnetic material, and an antioxidant.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tungsten-doped lithium manganese iron phosphate-based particulate for a cathode of a lithium-ion battery. The particulates include a composition represented by a formula of LixMn0.998-y-zFeyMzW0.002PaO4a±p/C, wherein x, y, z, a, p, and M are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a powdery material including the particulates, and a method for preparing the powdery material.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for producing a carbon nanomaterial product (CNM) product that may comprise carbon nanotubes and various other allotropes of nanocarbon. The method and apparatus employ a consumable carbon dioxide (CO2) and a renewable carbonate electrolyte as reactants in an electrolysis reaction in order to make CNTs. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, operational conditions of the electrolysis reaction may be varied in order to produce the CNM product with a greater incidence of a desired allotrope of nanocarbon or a desired combination of two or more allotropes.

Abstract: Filled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and methods of synthesizing the same are provided. An in situ chemical vapor deposition technique can be used to synthesize CNTs filled with metal sulfide nanowires. The CNTs can be completely and continuously filled with the metal sulfide fillers up to several micrometers in length. The filled CNTs can be easily collected from the substrates used for synthesis using a simple ultrasonication method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein a self-healing, flexible, conductive compositions. The conductive compositions include conductive polymers and acidic polyacrylamides. The compositions are useful in a wide range of applications, including wearable electronics and sensors. The compositions may be prepared using environmentally friendly procedures.

Abstract: A transparent conductive layer 3 includes a first main surface 5 exposed to the outside, and a second main surface 6 opposite to the first main surface 5 in a thickness direction. The transparent conductive layer 3 is single layer extending in a plane direction. The transparent conductive layer 3 has a first grain boundary 7 in which two end edges 23 in a cross-sectional view are open to the first main surface 5, and an intermediate region 25 between both end edges 23 is not in contact with the second main surface 6, and has a first crystal grain 31 partitioned by the first grain boundary 7 and facing only the first main surface 5.

Abstract: A flexible electrode and a fabrication method therefor are provided. The flexible electrode is formed by mixing organic-soft-matrix with inorganic-hard-material. The inorganic-hard-material is composed of silicate lamellar blocks and electrochemically active materials. Each of the silicate lamellar blocks is formed by multiple stacked nano-scaled sheet-like silicate lamellae. The organic-soft-matrix includes conductive polymer and binder. The binder is water-soluble and ionically conductive. The flexible electrode has a floor-ramp like opened-perforated layer structure formed by hierarchically aggregated inorganic silicate lamellar blocks, and pores of the opened-perforated layer structure are filled with the organic-soft-matrix, so as to form a network channel structure having organic phase and inorganic phase interlaced with each other.

Abstract: A transparent electronic device includes an organic film, an amorphous transparent oxycarbide layer, and a matrix layer. The organic film includes a polymer containing carboxyl groups (—COOH). The amorphous transparent oxycarbide layer is disposed on the organic film and consists of a metal element, carbon element, oxygen element and an additional element. The metal element is selected from molybdenum (Mo), indium (In), tin (Sn), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd) and a combination thereof. An atomic number percentage of the additional element is equal to or greater than 0%, and is less than the least of an atomic number percentage of the metal element, an atomic number percentage of the oxygen element and an atomic number percentage of the carbon element. The matrix layer is disposed on the amorphous transparent oxycarbide layer. A manufacturing method of a transparent electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing at least the two following components: a) a silver carboxylate, and b) a terpene, an ink for ink jet printing and a paste for printing with a screen printing method, wherein the ink or the paste, respectively, each contains the composition according to the invention. The invention also relates to a method for producing a pattern on a substrate, at least comprising the following steps: A) providing a substrate and a composition containing at least one silver carboxylate and one terpene; B) applying the composition to the substrate while preserving a precursor with the pattern; C) treating the precursor with the pattern according to a treatment step that is selected from the group consisting of: a) at a temperature of more than 200° C. for at least 10 minutes, wherein the treatment is preferably carried out in an atmosphere of air; b) a photonic sintering process; c) a combination of a) and b), wherein the substrate to which the pattern is applied is preserved.

Abstract: A preparation process of atomically precise nine-nuclear silver nanoclusters (Ag9-NCs) fluorescent nanotube and its application in the detection of arginine (Arg), the fluorescent nanotube is formed by supramolecular self-assembly of Ag9-NCs and peptide (DD-5); the fluorescent nanotube prepared by the present invention has good luminescence performance due to its highly ordered structure, the quantum yield is 8.11%, and the fluorescence lifetime is 6.10 ?s; after adding Arg, the highly ordered structure is destroyed, resulting in fluorescent quenching; the preparation method of the Ag9-NCs fluorescent nanotube of this invention is simple, the cost is low; at the same time, the detection method is fast and easy to observe.

Abstract: A method for fabricating, and curing, nanocomposite adhesives including introducing nanoheater elements into a heat-curing adhesive to fabricate a nanocomposite adhesive, and providing a radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic wave to the nanocomposite adhesive to heat, and cure the nanocomposite adhesive. The nanocomposite adhesive is physically applied to first and second materials to bond the first and second materials upon curing of the nanocomposite adhesive, and the RF electromagnetic wave has a frequency in the radio-frequency range, having energy that is transferred to the nanoheater elements by electromagnetic wave interactions with permanent and induced dipoles, intrinsic photon-phonon interaction, or interactions with nanoheater defects and grain structures.

Abstract: A ceramic precursor mixtures for extrusion and firing into porous ceramics. The ceramic precursor mixtures include ceramic beads and green inorganic shear binder agglomerates. The green inorganic shear binder agglomerates can include inorganic filler particles and a polymeric binder. The green inorganic shear binder agglomerates can deform under an applied shear stress during mixing and/or extrusion such that they are smeared into a plurality of interbead gaps between adjacent ceramic beads or pore former particles. During firing, the smeared green inorganic shear binder agglomerates can sinter and react to form ribbons extending between, and interconnecting adjacent ceramic beads.

Abstract: Compositions of carbon particles dispersed in phenolic solvents or dispersed in solvent mixtures of one or more phenolic solvents with one or more non-phenolic solvents are provided. The compositions can take the form of liquid dispersions, pastes, gels, and doughs. Also provided are methods of making the compositions and methods of forming the compositions into coatings, films, fibers, and other three-dimensional objects.

Abstract: A composite including: at least one selected from a silicon oxide of the formula SiO2 and a silicon oxide of the formula SiOx wherein 0<x<2; and graphene, wherein the silicon oxide is disposed in a graphene matrix.

Abstract: The disclosure provides for crystalline graphene nanoribbon-covalent organic frameworks (GNR-COFs) that have a two-dimensional (2D) sheet or film morphology, methods of making thereof, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are dendritically porous three-dimensional structures, including hierarchical dendritically porous three-dimensional structures. The structures include metal foams and graphite structures, and are useful in energy storage devices as well as chemical catalysis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer thick film (PTF) conductive paste composition comprising a conductive powder, a fluoroelastomer, a silane coupling agent, and one or solvents. The PTF conductive paste composition can be used to form a printed conductor and to form an electrically conductive adhesive on various articles. The PTF conductive paste composition is provides a stretchable electrical conductor for wearables.