Abstract: A light-emitting device (1) includes a substrate (2); a wiring pattern (3), an electrode land (4), a sealing resin layer (5), a wire (7), and a resin dam (9) that are disposed on the substrate (2); at least one light-emitting element (6) that emits light having a peak emission wavelength in a wavelength range of 430 to 480 nm; a green phosphor (10) that is excited by primary light emitted from the light-emitting element (6) to emit light having a peak emission wavelength in a green region; and a first red phosphor (11) that is excited by the primary light to emit light having a peak emission wavelength in a red region. The first red phosphor (11) emits no light in a wavelength range of 700 nm or more and absorbs no light in a wavelength range of 550 to 600 nm.

Abstract: Manufacturing a cold-rolled steel plate by smelting a steel slab having the chemical composition containing on the basis of percent by mass, C from 0.03 to 0.12%, Si from 0 to 1.0%, Mn from 0.2 to 0.8%, P at 0.03% or less, S at 0.03% or less, Ti from 0.04 to 0.3%, and Al at 0.05% or less, with a residue being formed of Fe and unavoidable impurities, the chemical composition satisfying 5*C %?Si %+Mn %?1.5 *Al %<1, and an average diameter of particles of a Ti-based carbide as a precipitate is from 20 to 100 nm; heating the slab to 1200° C. or more and hot rolling, forming a hot-rolled steel plate; winding the hot-rolled steel plate from 500 to 700° C. to form a hot-rolled coil; and cold rolling or annealing and cold rolling the coil obtaining cross-sectional hardness from 200 to 400 HV.

Abstract: A method of making a colloidal suspension of photoluminescent porous silicon particles involves removing a layer of porous silicon from a substrate using a first ultrasound energy to form a first plurality of porous silicon particles in a colloidal suspension. The first plurality of porous silicon particles in the colloidal suspension are exposed to a second ultrasound energy to reduce the size of the first plurality of porous silicon particles in the colloidal suspension, thereby forming a second plurality of porous silicon particles in a colloidal suspension, wherein the second plurality of porous silicon particles are in the amorphous phase.

Abstract: A filament according to an aspect of the present invention includes a predetermined chemical composition, in which a diameter r of the filament is 0.15 mm to 0.35 mm, a soft portion is formed along an outer circumference of the filament, the Vickers hardness of the soft portion is lower than that of a position of the filament at a depth of ¼ of the diameter r by Hv 50 or higher, the thickness of the soft portion is 1 ?m to 0.1×r mm, the metallographic structure of a center portion of the filament contains 95% to 100% of pearlite by area %, the average lamellar spacing of pearlite in a portion from a surface of the filament to a depth of 1 ?m is less than that of pearlite at the center of the filament, the difference between the average lamellar spacing of pearlite in the portion from the surface of the filament to the depth of 1 ?m and the average lamellar spacing of pearlite at the center of the filament is 2.0 nm or less, and the tensile strength is 3200 MPa or higher.

Abstract: A ferrite composition composed of a main component including 26 to 46 mol % of an iron oxide in terms of Fe2O3, 4 to 14 mol % of a copper oxide in terms of CuO, 0 to 26 mol % of a zinc oxide in terms of ZnO, and a residue of 40.0 mol % or more of a nickel oxide in terms of NiO. The ferrite composition, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the main component, is also composed of a subcomponent including 0.8 to 10.0 parts by weight of a silicon compound in terms of SiO2, 1.0 to 15.0 parts by weight of a cobalt compound in terms of Co3O4, and 0.7 to 30.0 parts by weight of a bismuth compound in terms of Bi2O3. A value of the cobalt compound content in terms of Co3O4 divided by the silicon compound content in terms of SiO2 is 0.4 to 5.5.

Abstract: The present invention provides oxide particles having a compositional formula of Pb(ZrxTi1-x)O3, wherein x is 0.46?x?0.6; wherein a size of the particle is from 0.5 to 10 ?m; a porosity of a surface of the particle is 20% or less; and a shape of the particle is any one of a cube, a rectangular parallelepiped, or a truncated octahedron.

Abstract: A fluoride phosphor may include: a fluoride represented by a composition formula: AxMFy:Mnz4+, where A is at least one selected from among Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs, M is at least one selected from among Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn, a composition ratio (x) of A satisfies 2?x?3, a composition ratio (y) of F satisfies 4?y?7, and a composition ratio (z) of Mn satisfies 0<z?0.17.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric material which can increase its anomalous Nernst angle. The thermoelectric material of a magnetic material for a thermoelectric power generation device employs the anomalous Nernst effect, including iron doped with iridium.

Abstract: To provide Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams, having lower gamma-ray sensitivity and providing lower afterglow, and being specialized for the purpose of detecting particle beams, and its manufacturing method. Zinc Sulfide activated with Silver (ZnS:Ag) based fluorescent material for detecting particle beams emits fluorescence with wavelengths from 320 nm to 580 nm in response to alpha-ray irradiation, and has a fluorescence spectrum with a peak wavelength from 395 nm to 410 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a red phosphor, which includes an element A, magnesium, aluminum, oxygen, and manganese in Chemical Formula (1) that is (A1?xMgx)4AI14?yO25:?Mn4+. The element A in the Chemical Formula (1) is at least one of strontium, barium, and calcium, and x and y in the Chemical Formula (1) satisfy the relational expressions 0<=x<1 and 0<y<1.

Abstract: A hybrid nanophosphor includes red silicon nanoparticles in a homogenous mixture blue and green phosphors. A preferred hybrid nanophosphor uses ZnS: Ag, and ZnS: Cu, Au, Al for blue and green conversion, respectively, and mono dispersed 3 nm Si nano particles as a red phosphor. Wide emission profiles are provided by all components, and predetermined color characteristics in terms of CCT and CRI can be achieved simultaneously for excitation. A preferred lighting device includes a nanophosphor thin film of the invention on a UV or near UV-LED.

Abstract: Disclosed is a phosphor including at least one of a nitride and an oxynitride, wherein the nitride and the oxynitride contain an alkaline-earth metal element, silicon, and an activator element. wherein the phosphor has a volume average particle diameter of greater than or equal to about 50 nm and less than or equal to about 400 nm and an inner quantum efficiency of greater than or equal to about 60% at an excitation wavelength of about 450 nm. The method of preparing a phosphor includes a precursor preparation process of preparing a phosphor precursor particles including a silicon nitride particles, a compound containing an alkaline-earth metal element, and a compound containing an activator element, wherein the compound containing an alkaline-earth metal element and the compound containing an activator element are deposited on the surface of the silicon nitride particles; and a firing process of firing the phosphor precursor particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to Eu2+-activated phosphors, to a process for the preparation of these compounds, and to phosphor mixtures, light sources and lighting units which comprise the Eu2+-activated phosphors according to the invention.

Abstract: Compositions are generally provided that include an oxyfluoride compound. In one embodiment, the oxyfluoride compound has the formula: NaCa2?xAxGeO4?zF1?yNz where A is Ba, Sr, or a mixture thereof; 0.01?x?0.1; 0?y?0.2; and 0?z?0.1. Methods of forming such compounds are also generally provided.

Abstract: Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) comprising an aqueous microemulsion including at least one photoluminescent compound. Said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) can be advantageously used in solar devices (i.e. devices for exploiting solar energy) such as, for example, photovoltaic cells (or solar cells), photoelectrolytic cells. Said luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) can also be advantageously used in photovoltaic windows.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric material satisfying (MX)1+a(TX2)n and having a superlattice structure, wherein M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 13, Group 14, and Group 15, T is at least one element selected from Group 5, X is a chalcogenide element, a is a real number satisfying 0<a<1, and n is a natural number of 1 to 3.

Abstract: Provided are a barium titanate-based piezoelectric ceramics having satisfactory piezoelectric performance and a satisfactory mechanical quality factor (Qm), and a piezoelectric element using the same. Specifically provided are a piezoelectric ceramics, including: crystal particles; and a grain boundary between the crystal particles, in which the crystal particles each include barium titanate having a perovskite-type structure and manganese at 0.04% by mass or more and 0.20% by mass or less in terms of a metal with respect to the barium titanate, and the grain boundary includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of Ba4Ti12O27 and Ba6Ti17O40, and a piezoelectric element using the same.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a bluish green phosphor represented by Formula 1 below. In particular, the bluish green phosphor and a light emitting device package including the same may have improved luminescence characteristics and properties due to influence of cations and anions included in a composition formula: AaBbOcNdGeDfEg:REh??[Formula 1] wherein A is at least one selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba and Ra elements, B is at least one selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge and Sn elements, G is any one of C, Cl, F and Br elements, D is one element or a mixture type of two or more elements selected from Li, Na and K, E is at least one selected from the group consisting of P, As, Bi, Sc, Y and Lu, RE is at least one selected from the group consisting of Eu, Ce, Sm, Er, Yb, Dy, Gd, Tm, Lu, Pr, Nd, Pm and Ho, 0<a?15, 0<b?15, 0<c?15, 0<d?20, 0<e?10, 0<f?6, 0<g?6, and 0<h?10.

Abstract: An (oxy)nitride phosphor powder has a fluorescence peak wavelength of 610 to 625 nm and also has higher external quantum efficiency than the conventional one. The (oxy)nitride phosphor powder includes an ?-type SiAlON and aluminum nitride, represented by the compositional formula: Cax1Eux2Si12?(y+z)Al(y+z)OzN16?z wherein x1, x2, y, z fulfill the following formulae: 1.60?x1+x2?2.90, 0.18?x2/x1?0.70, 4.0?y?6.5, 0.0?z?1.0. The powder can additionally contain Li in an amount of 50 to 10000 ppm. The content of the aluminum nitride may be more than 0 mass % to less than 33 mass %.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composite magnetic sealing material includes a resin material and a filler blended in the resin material in a blended ratio of 30 vol. % or more to 85 vol. % or less. The filler includes a magnetic filler containing Fe and 32 wt. % or more and 39 wt. % or less of a metal material contained mainly of Ni, thereby a thermal expansion coefficient of the composite magnetic sealing material is 15 ppm/° C. or less.