Abstract: An etching composition for etching a titanium aluminum nitride layer and a method of manufacturing an integrated circuit, the etching composition includes about 15 wt % to about 30 wt % of an oxidizing agent; about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a pH adjusting agent, the pH adjusting agent including an inorganic acid or an organic acid; about 0.001 wt % to about 1 wt % of an etching booster; and a solvent, all wt % being based on a total weight of the etching composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating and collecting single aggregates from fumed silica, and a method for classifying a shape of the collected single aggregates, and more specifically, includes preparing a slurry in which fumed silica is dispersed in water; aerosolizing the slurry; and collecting single aggregates of the finned silica in the aerosol using the electric field.

Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and method for preparing carbon black, in which the carbon black may be continuously formed and activated. In one embodiment, carbon black powders formed in a combustion reactor are converted into a slurry which in turn is refluxed to the combustion reactor in a repeated manner, thereby to allow successive activation treatments. In this way, a sufficient residence time for the activation of the carbon black may be secured.

Abstract: Disclosed are a coupling agent for a rubber composition and a rubber composition for a tire containing the same. The rubber composition according to the present disclosure contains a coupling agent that may induce interactions between a rubber as a raw material and carbon black, thereby improving dispersibility of the carbon black in the rubber composition. Thus, a tire with low rolling-resistance and excellent wear resistance may be realized.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for preparing a carbon black of high resistivity through the surface treatment of the carbon black which exhibits conductivity, and a carbon black prepared by this method.

Abstract: Disclosed is an etching solution for a silicon substrate. More specifically, an etching solution for a silicon substrate is disclosed in which a concentration of a silane compound (silicon) in the etching solution for the silicon substrate is adjusted to improve an etching selectivity of a silicon nitride film relative to a silicon oxide film during etching of the nitride film.

Abstract: Provided is a device including an acquisition unit configured to obtain a time taken for a voltage level of a battery in a charge mode to change for each of a plurality of voltage sections, and a prediction unit configured to predict a state of health (SOH) of the battery based on ratio information determined by comparing the time obtained for each of the plurality of voltage sections with a reference time for each of the plurality of voltage sections. When the time taken for some voltage sections of the plurality of voltage sections is obtained by the acquisition unit, the prediction unit corrects the predicted SOH of the battery based on the time taken for the voltage level of the battery in a discharge mode to change.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for oxidizing a carbon black which can prevent or alleviate change in the surface oxidation degree of the carbon black by a residual ozone after surface oxidation reforming, and a method for preparing the carbon black by comprising it in a single continuous process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing system including a transporting device, an erecting device, and a guiding device. The packing system is configured to reduce the number of packing operations and to simplify the packing process, thereby improving production efficiency, compared with a conventional system. The packing system is configured to minimize wrinkling of a packing material and to adjust position of ends of the packing material in a way that the packing material is always supplied to a predetermined position, thereby reducing a failure rate of a packed product. It is possible to pack various sizes of packing target objects using a single system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an etching composition, an etching method, and a method of preparing a semiconductor device using the same, and more particularly, to an etching composition comprising a compound capable of selectively removing a nitride film with a high selectivity while minimizing an etch rate of the oxide film, and a method of preparing a semiconductor device comprising an etching process using the etching composition.

Abstract: A method is provided for stabilizing filaments in a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) reactor. The method includes providing the pair of filaments, and connecting the pair of filaments with at least one stabilizer. The stabilizer may include an electronically insulating material.

Abstract: The present invention provides chucks having a well that supports rods produced during chemical vapor deposition. The chucks can utilize slats and windows around the well up to which the rod can grow and become supported.

Abstract: A module system of a redox flow battery is disclosed. The system includes a first redox flow battery module, through which first and second electrolytic solutions circulate, a second redox flow battery module, through which first and second electrolytic solutions circulate, first and second storage tanks storing the first electrolytic solutions of the first and second redox flow battery modules, a first main pipe connecting the first redox flow battery module fluidically to the first storage tank, and a first transfer pipe and a first equilibrium pipe which are configured to allow for fluid communication between the first electrolytic solutions of the first and second redox flow battery module. The first main pipe has a diameter greater than that of the first transfer pipe.

Abstract: A flow frame for a redox flow battery includes: a frame body having a plate-like shape and an electrode hole in its center where an electrode is to be disposed; four through holes disposed at corners of the frame body, respectively; a flow channel disposed at a front of the frame body above and below the electrode hole so that two of the through channels diagonal to each other as a pair are connected to each other via the electrode hole; through channels disposed at distal ends of the flow channel to cause electrolyte flows toward a rear of the frame body; and a distribution channel connecting the through channels with the electrode hole at the rear of the frame body. The flow channel has at least one branch point, and a change in cross sectional area of the flow channel before and after the branch point is 10% or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing of polycrystalline silicon, and the method includes (1) preparing a silicon-containing gas; (2) storing the silicon-containing gas in a storage tank; (3) depositing polycrystalline silicon by injecting the silicon-containing gas stored in the storage tank to a CVD reactor; (4) treating an off-gas emitted in the depositing step; and (5) injecting the gas treated in the treating step to the storage tank.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, the method for controlling the pump speed of a redox flow battery for transferring an electrolyte stored in an electrolyte tank to a cell stack comprises the steps of: measuring the input power and/or the output power of the redox flow battery; measuring the charging power and/or the discharging power of the redox flow battery; calculating the power loss of the redox flow battery by using the difference between the input power and the charging power, or the difference between the output power and the discharging power; and adjusting the pump speed according to the power loss.

Abstract: Provided is a device including an acquisition unit configured to obtain a time taken for a voltage level of a battery in a charge mode to change for each of a plurality of voltage sections, and a prediction unit configured to predict a state of health (SOH) of the battery based on ratio information determined by comparing the time obtained for each of the plurality of voltage sections with a reference time for each of the plurality of voltage sections. When the time taken for some voltage sections of the plurality of voltage sections is obtained by the acquisition unit, the prediction unit corrects the predicted SOH of the battery based on the time taken for the voltage level of the battery in a discharge mode to change.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a manufacturing method of a carbon-silicon composite, the manufacturing method including: (a) preparing a silicon-carbon-polymer matrix slurry including a silicon slurry, carbon particles, a monomer of polymer, and a cross-linking agent; (b) performing a heat treatment process on the silicon-carbon-polymer matrix slurry to manufacture a silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix; (c) pulverizing the silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix to manufacture a silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix structure; and (d) mixing the silicon-carbon-polymer carbonized matrix structure with a first carbon raw material and performing a carbonization process to manufacture a carbon-silicon composite, the carbon-silicon composite, an anode for a secondary battery manufactured by applying the carbon-silicon composite, and a secondary battery including the anode for a secondary battery.

Abstract: Disclosed are a redox flow battery and a method of measuring a state of charge (SOC) thereof. The method may include measuring an open circuit voltage (OCV) during a specific period of time when a charging or discharging operation of a redox flow battery is performed, analyzing a change in SOC of the redox flow battery based on the measured OCV, correcting Coulomb efficiency based on the change in SOC, and calculating a second SOC of the redox flow battery based on the corrected Coulomb efficiency. The Coulomb efficiency may be a parameter, in which information regarding actual operation factors of the redox flow battery is contained.

Abstract: A module system of a redox flow battery is disclosed. The system includes a first redox flow battery module, through which first and second electrolytic solutions circulate, a second redox flow battery module, through which first and second electrolytic solutions circulate, first and second storage tanks storing the first electrolytic solutions of the first and second redox flow battery modules, a first main pipe connecting the first redox flow battery module fluidically to the first storage tank, and a first transfer pipe and a first equilibrium pipe which are configured to allow for fluid communication between the first electrolytic solutions of the first and second redox flow battery module. The first main pipe has a diameter greater than that of the first transfer pipe.