Abstract: Composite materials are made by impregnating a non-conductive material with a conducting monomer to form a monomer-impregnated non-conductive material, and polymerizing the monomer-impregnated non-conductive material to form the composite material. The composite materials are used in medical devices and implants.

Abstract: A improved process for preparing a conductive polymer dispersion is provided as is an improved method for making capacitors using the conductive polymer. The process includes providing a monomer solution and shearing the monomer solution with a rotor-stator mixing system comprising a perforated stator screen having perforations thereby forming droplets of said monomer. The droplets of monomer are then polymerized during shearing to form the conductive polymer dispersion.

Abstract: A method of making a solid state semiconducting film. The method includes blending a non-conjugated semiconducting polymer matrix containing crystalline aggregates with intentionally placed conjugation-break spacers along the polymer backbone, and fully conjugated semiconducting polymer. The resulting blend is subjected to a film making method to result is a semiconducting film. A solid state semiconducting film comprising a non-conjugated semiconducting polymer matrix containing crystalline aggregates with intentionally placed conjugation-break spacers along the polymer backbone, and a fully conjugated semiconducting polymer, wherein the fully conjugated semiconducting polymer serves as tie chains to bridge crystalline aggregates from the non-conjugated polymer matrix. Devices made from these semiconductor films.

Abstract: Compositions of the present disclosure comprise electrostatic dissipative compositions comprising a first polymer, a second polymer, and a naphthyl sulfonic acid. Methods of the present disclosure comprise heating a vehicle component by applying a voltage to a surface of a composition disposed on a vehicle component. The composition comprises a first polymer and a second polymer.

Abstract: Aniline monomers are subjected to a chemical oxidative polymerization in the presence of a templating compound and a primary dopant to obtain polyaniline nanostructures with a first morphology. The obtained polyaniline nanostructures are doped with a secondary dopant to obtain polyaniline nanostructures with a second morphology.

Abstract: Provided are: an antistatic agent which is capable of imparting excellent antistatic effect in a small amount and has sufficient persistence and wiping resistance; an antistatic agent composition; an antistatic resin composition; and a molded article. The antistatic agent comprises a polymer compound (E) having a structure in which a block polymer (C) and an epoxy compound (D) are bound via an ester bond formed by a carboxyl group of the block polymer (C) and an epoxy group of the epoxy compound (D), the block polymer (C) having a structure comprising carboxyl groups at both ends, in which structure a block constituted by a polyester (A) having carboxyl groups at both ends and a block constituted by a compound (B) having hydroxyl groups at both ends are repeatedly and alternately bound via ester bonds formed by the carboxyl groups and the hydroxyl groups, and the epoxy compound (D) comprising two or more epoxy groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductor having a substrate and a conductive coating film laminated on the substrate, wherein, the surface resistance value of the conductive coating film is 5×1010?/? or less, the Ra1 of the conductive coating film is 0.7 nm or less, the Ra2 value of the conductive coating film scanning probe microscopies 0.35 nm or less, and the conductive coating film is formed with a conductive composition containing a conductive polymer (A). In addition, the present invention relates to a conductive composition which contains a conductive polymer (A) and a surfactant (B), wherein the surfactant (B) contains a specific water-soluble polymer (C), and the content of a compound (D1) with an octanol-water partition coefficient (Log Pow) of 4 or more in the conductive composition is 0.001 mass % or less, relative to the total mass of the conductive composition.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes: i) a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and including at least one selected from a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, an emission auxiliary layer, and an electron blocking layer, and ii) an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode and including an electron transport layer, in addition to at least one selected from a hole blocking layer, an electron control layer, a buffer layer, and an electron injection layer, wherein the electron transport region includes a compound represented by Formula 1:

Abstract: The present invention relates to a diketopyrrolopyrrole polymer, which is an organic semiconductor compound for an organic electronic device, and a use thereof. The diketopyrrolopyrrole polymer according to the present invention is a novel organic semiconductor compound having high ?-electron stacking by introducing an electron donor compound, and an organic electronic device employing the same has excellent charge mobility and on/off ratio.

Abstract: A humidity controlling apparatus comprises: a moisture absorbent (1) made of a macromolecular gelated moisture absorbing material which takes a first state being capable of absorbing moisture and a second state releasing in a liquid state the moisture absorbed in the first state, and which has a nature to change from the first state to the second state when a definite level of temperature or higher is attained, and return to the first state when the definite level of temperature or higher is no longer attained; and an energy converting particle (2) which is disposed so as to be buried inside the moisture absorbent and has a nature to generate heat when it is exposed to an external stimulus factor which is at least one of light, electric waves and a high frequency magnetic field.

Abstract: An implantable biological electrode, including a wire (2), wherein two ends of the wire (2) are connected with a contact (1) and a connector (3) respectively. The contact (1) comprises a conductive non-magnetic nanofiber with a specific resistivity or a conductive film with a specific center resistivity. A medical assembly comprises the implantable biological electrode. A contact prepared by the winding of a nanofiber or film material with a relatively high resistivity can effectively suppress turbulence and improve the safety of the electrode during magnetic resonance imaging.

Abstract: A frequency-dependent resistance element includes an element assembly composed of a sintered magnetic material and a coil conductor embedded in the element assembly. The sintered magnetic material is composed of a primary component containing Fe, Zn, Ni, and Cu and a secondary component containing Co. In the primary component, on a percent by mole basis, the Fe content is 46.79 to 47.69, the Zn content is 12.60 to 24.84, and the Ni content is 19.21 to 32.36 in terms of Fe2O3, ZnO, and NiO, respectively. The molar ratio (Ni:Zn) of Ni to Zn is (1?X):X, where X is from about 0.28 to about 0.56. The content of Co in terms of Co3O4 is 1.0 to 10.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the primary component containing Fe, Zn, Ni, and Cu in terms of Fe2O3, ZnO, NiO, and CuO, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to organic light emitting elements, comprising thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emitters and/or hosts on basis of phthalimide and naphthalimide materials, which have a sufficiently small energy gap between S1 and T1 (?EST) to enable up-conversion of the triplet exciton from T1 to S1. The organic light emitting elements show high electroluminescent efficiency.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures having a nanocrystalline core and corresponding nanocrystalline shell and insulator coating, wherein the semiconductor structure includes an anisotropic nanocrystalline core composed of a first semiconductor material, and an anisotropic nanocrystalline shell composed of a second, different, semiconductor material surrounding the anisotropic nanocrystalline core. The anisotropic nanocrystalline core and the anisotropic nanocrystalline shell form a quantum dot. An insulator layer encapsulates the nanocrystalline shell and anisotropic nanocrystalline core.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a conjugated polymer for optoelectronic devices, comprising a structural unit of formula (I) or formula (II): -[A-D1-A-D2]n-??(I) -[A1-D1-A2-D2]n-??(II) wherein A is an acceptor group; A1 and A2 are acceptor M groups which differ from one another; D1 and D2 are donor groups which differ from one another; and n is an integer between 30 and 1000.

Abstract: In a method and a device for generating vapor for a CVD or PVD device, liquid or solid particles of a first source material are fed into a first heat transfer body via a first feed line. The first heat transfer body vaporizes the particles into a first vapor, which is transported by a carrier gas from the first heat transfer body into a second heat transfer body arranged after the first heat transfer body. The first heat transfer body is heated to a first temperature, and the second heat transfer body is heated to a second temperature. Liquid or solid particles of a second source material are fed into a second heat transfer body via a second feed line. The second heat transfer body vaporizes the particles into a second vapor, which is transported along with the first vapor out of the second heat transfer body by the carrier gas.

Abstract: A quaternized tetrazine-based donor-acceptor (D-A) copolymer is disclosed.

Abstract: A hose rubber composition and hydraulic hose having favorable oil resistance and excellent in cold resistance and manufacturing operability are provided. A hose rubber composition includes, as a rubber component: acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber A whose acrylonitrile content is less than 26%; and acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber B whose acrylonitrile content is 26% or more, wherein a mass ratio of the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber A and the acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber B is in a range of 15:85 to 45:55.

Abstract: Provided are compositions having the formula MnTi(L1)(L2)(L3) wherein L1 is a catecholate, and L2 and L3 are each independently selected from catecholates, ascorbate, citrate, glycolates, a polyol, gluconate, glycinate, hydroxyalkanoates, acetate, formate, benzoates, malate, maleate, phthalates, sarcosinate, salicylate, oxalate, a urea, polyamine, aminophenolates, acetylacetone or lactate; each M is independently Na, Li, or K; n is 0 or an integer from 1-6. Also provided are energy storage systems.

Abstract: A process of producing a conducting material suitable for being filled in TSVs for LSI chip 3D package, etc. includes that a solution containing a monomer that provides a conducting polymer, anions, and metal ions such as Ag+ or Cu2+ is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation or light having the energy necessary for exciting electrons up to an energy level capable of reducing the metal ions to precipitate a conducting polymer/metal composite. This enables an electrical conductor of high electrical conductivity to be precipitated faster than could be achieved by conventional processes.

Abstract: A composition includes a compound including a structural unit represented by the above Chemical Formula 1, and a structural unit represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 on at least one terminal end.

Abstract: A multilayer film capacitor having a composite stack disposed between two electrodes where the composite stack includes at least one thermoplastic conductive layer and at least one thermoplastic insulating layer. The total thickness of the conductive layers is at least 3 times the total thickness of the insulating layers. The conductive layers may include a thermoplastic polymer blended with conductive particles at a concentration higher than a percolation threshold.

Abstract: A condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1, Groups X1 to X3, L11, L12, R11, and R12, and variables a11, a12, b11, b12, c11, and c12 are described in the specification.

Abstract: A thermoplastic sulfur-polymer composite comprises a thermoplastic polymer, such as polyethylene and polystyrene; and a sulfur element. Such sulfur element functions as passive sulfur filler in this composite. The thermoplastic polymer is a polymer matrix; and the sulfur filler is dispersed in the polymer matrix. There is no chemical reaction occurs after the addition of the sulfur filler into the host polymer and no chemical bond formed between the polymer and the sulfur filler. The thermoplastic sulfur-polymer composite can be a nanocomposite by either adding certain nanofillers into the composite or making the sulfur filler as sulfur nanoparticles. With its similar physical properties and lower manufacturing costs, the thermoplastic sulfur-polymer composites are good alternatives of the respective pure polymers.

Abstract: Provided is a carbon fiber membrane which is inexpensive and can sufficiently increase the electric capacity per mass. The carbon fiber membrane includes only carbon nanotubes and carbon material other than carbon nanotubes, and the carbon nanotubes each having a fiber length of 30 to 500 ?m are contained in an amount of 3% by mass or more to less than 100% by mass with respect to the total amount.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition and a process for the deposition of conductive polymers on dielectric substrates. In particular, the invention relates to a composition for the formation of electrically conductive polymers on the surface of a dielectric substrate, the composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer which is capable to form a conductive polymer, an emulsifier and an acid, characterized in that the composition comprises at least one metal-ion selected from the group consisting of lithium-ions, sodium-ions, aluminum-ions, beryllium-ions, bismuth-ions, boron-ions, indium-ions and alkyl imidazolium-ions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conductive polymer composite including (A) a ?-conjugated polymer and (B) a dopant polymer which contains a repeating unit “a” represented by the following general formula (1) and has a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000, wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 represents a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group; Z represents a single bond or —C(?O)—O—; “m” is an integer of 1 to 4; and “a” is a number satisfying 0<a?1.0. There can be provided a conductive polymer composite that has excellent filterability and film-formability by spin coating, and also can form a conductive film having high transparency and flatness when the film is formed from the composite.

Abstract: A method of producing a sulfide solid electrolyte material includes: forming an intermediate having crosslinking sulfur but no Li2S, by vitrifying, in a first vitrification process, a starting material composition obtained by mixing Li2S and a sulfide of a group 14 or group 15 element such that a proportion of Li2S with respect to the sum total of the Li2S and the sulfide of a group 14 or group 15 element is smaller than a proportion of Li2S required for the sulfide solid electrolyte material to obtain an ortho composition; and eliminating the crosslinking sulfur by vitrifying, in a second vitrification process, an intermediate-containing composition resulting from mixing a bond cleaving compound, which cleaves a bond of the crosslinking sulfur, with the intermediate.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a method for increasing the hydrophilicity of a carbon aerogel, comprising heating the carbon aerogels under air or a gas having a higher concentration of oxygen than air at a temperature of about 200°-500° C. to obtain an activated carbon aerogel. Also disclosed include an activated carbon aerogel obtained by the method, an electrode comprising the activated carbon aerogel, and a supercapacitor or capacitive deionization device comprising the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor composition, which improves the insulation reliability of an organic thin-film transistor without greatly reducing the mobility of the organic thin-film transistor, an organic thin-film transistor which is formed by using the organic semiconductor composition, and electronic paper and a display device which use the organic thin-film transistor. The organic semiconductor composition of the present invention contains an organic semiconductor material and an F-containing migration inhibitor selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by any of Formulae (1) to (8), a polymer compound (X) containing a repeating unit represented by Formula (A), and a polymer compound (Y) containing a repeating unit represented by Formula (B) and a repeating unit represented by Formula (C).

Abstract: A ladder tetrazine polymer is disclosed.

Abstract: A silver powder includes a large number of particles. The particles include polyhedral particles 2. The ratio P1 of the number of the polyhedral particles 2 to the total number of the particles is equal to or greater than 80%. Each polyhedral particle 2 has a body containing silver as a main component, and a coating layer covering a surface of the body and containing organic matter as a main component. Each polyhedral particle 2 has an aspect ratio of equal to or less than 3.0. The content P2 of the organic matter in the silver powder is preferably equal to or less than 0.5% by weight. The silver powder preferably has a median diameter D50 of equal to or less than 0.5 ?m. The silver powder preferably has a tap density TD of equal to or greater than 5.0 g/cm3.

Abstract: Organic charge-transfer (CT) co-crystals in a crossed stack system are disclosed. The co-crystals exhibit bidirectional charge transfer interactions where one donor molecule shares electrons with two different acceptors, one acceptor face-to-face and the other edge-to-face. The assembly and charge transfer interaction results in a pleochroic material whereby the optical absorption continuously changes depending on the polarization angle of incident light.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aqueous based electrically conductive ink, which is essentially solvent free and includes a nano-scale conducting material; a binding agent; and an enzyme. In one embodiment, the ink includes at least one of a mediator, a cross-linking agent and a substrate as well. In one further embodiment, the present disclosure provides electrically conductive ink including a single walled, carboxylic acid functionalized carbon nanotube; 1-Ethyl-3-[3-dimethylaminopropyl]carbodiimide hydrochloride and N-hydroxy succinimide (NHS) ester; polyethyleneimine; an aqueous buffer; and glucose oxidase.

Abstract: Organic charge-transfer (CT) co-crystals in a mixed stack system are disclosed, wherein a donor molecule (D) and an acceptor molecule (A) occupy alternating positions (DADADA) along the CT axis. A platform is provided which amplifies the molecular recognition of donors and acceptors and produces co-crystals at ambient conditions, wherein the platform comprises (i) a molecular design of the first constituent (?-complement), (ii) a molecular design of the second compound (?-complement), and (iii) a solvent system that promotes co-crystallization.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a conductive metal thin film, the method including: a) heating and stirring a first solution containing a metal precursor, acid, amine, and a reducing agent to synthesize metal nano-particles on which formation of a surface oxide film is suppressed; b) dispersing the metal nano-particles synthesize in step a) in a non-aqueous solvent to prepare a conductive ink composition; c) applying the conductive ink composition onto an insulating substrate; and d) heat-treating the insulating substrate applied with the ink composition to form a conductive metal thin film. With the method of manufacturing a conductive metal thin film according to the present invention, large area conductive thin film may be manufactured as compared with the existing conductive ink composition based on noble metal nano-particles. In addition, the conductive metal thin film having excellent conductivity may be manufactured by suppressing a surface oxide film from being formed.

Abstract: A conductive polymer thick film composition suitable for lead-free soldering comprising metallic particles and an organic vehicle comprising at least one phenolic resin and a solvent is provided. A method of soldering to the conductive polymer thick film composition of the invention is also provided. An article comprising a substrate and a cured polymer film on a surface of the substrate formed of the conductive polymer thick film composition of the invention is provided.

Abstract: A monoamine compound characterized by being represented by the following general formula (1). [In general formula (1), R1 to R3 each independently represent a phenyl group which may have a substituent in at least one of o- and m-positions, in which the substituent may be bonded to each other to form a cyclic structure. R1 to R3 are a group different from each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers containing one or more [1,2,5]Thiadiazolo[3,4-e]isoindole-5,7-dione (TID) repeating units, to methods for their preparation and educts or intermediates used therein, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing them, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as organic semiconductors in, or for the preparation of, organic electronic (OE) devices, especially organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising, or being prepared from, these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: providing a substrate having at least a gate structure thereon and an interlayer dielectric (ILD) layer surrounding the gate structure, wherein the gate structure comprises a hard mask thereon; forming a dielectric layer on the gate structure and the ILD layer; removing part of the dielectric layer to expose the hard mask and the ILD layer; and performing a surface treatment to form a doped region in the hard mask and the ILD layer.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a redox flow battery has a total concentration of arsenic ions and antimony ions of 15 mass ppm or less. In an example of the electrolyte for a redox flow battery, preferably, the concentration of the arsenic ions is 10 mass ppm or less. In another example of the electrolyte for a redox flow battery, preferably, the concentration of the antimony ions is 10 mass ppm or less.

Abstract: This invention pertains to a composition that can be used to heal cracks in plastics and other substrates. In the present invention, a composition comprising nanotubes, healing agent(s), and end caps for the nanotubes may be used to heal crack(s) as they begin to occur. With the composition, the healing agent(s) are contained within the nanotubes, and a reaction releases the healing agent(s) after the end caps can be removed from the nanotubes. This invention also includes a method of preparing a composition for healing cracks in plastics and other substrates. For this method, the healing agent(s) are filled inside of the nanotubes, and then end caps are bound onto the ends of the nanotubes. After a reaction occurs to remove the end caps and release the healing agent(s), the cracks within the substrate may then be healed.

Abstract: Provided are highly reliable silver-coated conductive particles, which are prevented from an occurrence of migration, the silver-coated conductive particles in which: a tin layer is formed on a surface of each spherical base particle, and a silver plating layer is formed on a surface of the tin layer, and a surface of the silver plating layer is coated with a water repellent layer: the water repellent layer includes an organic sulfur compound that is mainly composed of a sulfide compound or a surfactant such as polyoxyethylene ethers: and a molded body that is formed by pressing the silver-coated conductive particles at a pressure of 14.7 MPa has a contact angle with water of 125 degree or more.

Abstract: There is provided a tamper detection device comprising a laminate; a contact lead attached to the laminate; and a detection module connected to the contact lead. It is advantageous that the laminate is configured to conform to an application surface, and to move the contact lead. A method of installing the device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method including combining at least one first compound in a neutral form with at least one ionic dopant in a first solvent system to provide a first doped reaction product, isolating the first doped reaction product in solid form, and combining the isolated first doped reaction product with at least one conjugated polymer in neutral form in a second solvent system to form a second doped reaction product including an oxidized form of the conjugated polymer a neutral form of the first compound is described. Advantages include better stability, ease of use, and lower metal content. Applications include organic electronic devices including OLEDs.

Abstract: Provided by the present invention is a conductive resin composition which has, by adding small amount of a carbon nanotube thereto, high conductivity and superior processability including moldability while keeping original physical properties owned by the thermoplastic resin itself. Provided is a method for producing a conductive resin composition, that is, a method for producing a conductive resin composition which contains a carbon nanotube and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the method contains following steps of (A) and (B); namely, (A) a step of mixing and dispersing the carbon nanotube, a solvent, and the thermoplastic resin, thereby obtaining a carbon nanotube resin mixture, and (B) a step of removing the solvent while kneading the carbon nanotube resin mixture. Provided further is a conductive resin composition obtained by the said production method.

Abstract: A method of forming aerogels includes mixing a plurality of polymers or aromatic molecules, a solvent, and a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or graphene including structures to form a mixture, where the polymers or aromatic molecules have at least one crosslinkable structure. A solid gel is formed including a plurality of supramolecular structures from the mixture. The plurality of supramolecular structures include a plurality of the polymers or aromatic molecules secured by ?-? bonds to the outer surface of the CNTs or graphene including structures. The solid gel includes a portion of the solvent trapped therein. The plurality of supramolecular structures are crosslinked and then dried to remove the solvent trapped therein to form the aerogel.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive polymer ink composition including a) a water-based dispersion including a conductive polymer, b) a conductivity enhancer, c) a solvent, and d) a fluorine-based surfactant and a surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) of 12 or above, and an organic solar cell including the same.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device having low-driving voltage, improved efficiency, and long lifespan includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; a first layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first layer including a first compound; a second layer between the first layer and the second electrode, the second layer including a second compound; and a third layer between the second layer and the second electrode, the third layer including a third compound; wherein the first compound does not include a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group comprising *?N—*? as a ring forming moiety, and wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound each independently include at least one group selected from groups represented by Formulae A to C:

Abstract: The present specification provides a compound having a spiro structure of Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device including the same.