Abstract: Disclosed are a hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet having excellent galling resistance and formability, and a method for manufacturing the same. The hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet, includes: a base steel; and a hot-rolled galvanizing layer formed on the surface of the base steel, wherein the hot-rolled galvanizing layer provides a hot-rolled galvanized steel sheet having a Mn crystallite having a size of 10 ?m or less between the resin dendrites of zinc that form sequins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a carbon nanotube-grafted substrate, the process comprising: providing a substrate having catalytic material deposited thereon; and synthesising carbon nanotubes on the substrate by a chemical vapour deposition process in a reaction chamber; characterised in that the process comprises providing a counter electrode, applying a potential difference to the substrate in relation to the counter electrode and maintaining the potential difference of the substrate in relation to the counter electrode during the chemical vapour deposition process.

Abstract: A film forming apparatus includes: a film forming gas discharge part; an exhaust port; a rotation mechanism; a heating part configured to heat the interior of a reaction container to a temperature lower than a temperature of a film forming gas discharged from the film forming gas discharge part; first gas discharge holes opened, in the film forming gas discharge part, toward a gas temperature reducing member so that the film forming gas is cooled by colliding with the gas temperature reducing member inside the reaction container before the film forming gas is supplied to substrates; and second gas discharge holes opened, in the film forming gas discharge part, in a direction differing from an opening direction of the first gas discharge holes so that the film forming gas does not collide with the gas temperature reducing member before the film forming gas is supplied to the substrates.

Abstract: In a roll to roll fabricating system, a plurality of deposition units are provided, and a turning unit is disposed between the deposition units. The deposition units include: a deposition drum on which a film is wound; and one or more evaporators disposed to face the deposition drum, and configured to deposit the film wound on the deposition drum. The turning unit includes a plurality of turning rolls, and is configured to turn the film output from one deposition unit, to guide the film, and to supply the film to another deposition unit.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material, a first carbon material, a thickener, and a solvent are mixed to prepare a first dispersion solution. The first dispersion solution and a second carbon material are mixed to prepare a second dispersion solution. The second dispersion solution and a binder are mixed to prepare a negative electrode paint. The negative electrode paint is applied to a surface of a negative electrode current collector and dried to produce a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The negative electrode active material has a BET specific surface area of 3 m2/g or more and 8 m2/g or less. The first carbon material has a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more and 100 m2/g or less. The second carbon material has a BET specific surface area of 200 m2/g or more and 500 m2/g or less.

Abstract: A method is described for manufacturing a ceramic composite structure. The method includes wrapping ceramic fibers (22), such as SiC fibers, about the external surface of at least one form. The method further includes heating the wrapped fibers (22) to a temperature no greater than a first temperature, infiltrating voids (24) in the wrapped fibers (22) with the ceramic composite in a first vessel (12) at the first temperature, transferring the infiltrated wrapped fibers (22) from the first vessel (12) to a second vessel (14), distinct from the first vessel (12), and coating the infiltrated wrapped fibers (22) with the ceramic composite in the second vessel (14) at a second temperature, higher than the first temperature.

Abstract: A method for hot forming a steel component is provided. The steel component is heated into a range of complete or partial austenitization in a heat treatment step. The heated steel component is both hot-formed and quench-hardened in a forming step. A first pretreatment step precedes the heat treatment step in terms of process, in which first pretreatment step the steel component is provided with a corrosion-resistant protective layer in order to protect against scaling in the heat treatment step. Before the heat treatment step is performed, a surface oxidation process occurs in a second pre-treatment step, in which a weakly reactive, corrosion-resistant oxidation layer is formed on the scale protection layer by means of which oxidation layer abrasive tool wear is reduced in the forming step.

Abstract: A method for increasing a service lifetime of an electronic component includes applying a topological insulator coating layer on a surface of the electronic component and performing a test on the electronic component with the topological insulator coating layer applied thereto. The electronic component with the topological insulator coating layer exhibits at least a 100% improvement during the test when compared to an otherwise equivalent electronic component without the topological insulator layer applied thereto. The electronic component with the topological insulator coating layer exhibits at least a 100% improvement during the test when compared to an otherwise equivalent electronic component with a graphene layer applied thereto. The test includes at least one of: a waterproofness test, an acetic acid test, a sugar solution test, and a methyl alcohol test.

Abstract: A device having a nano-wire array and a method for manufacturing an array of nano-wires. The method includes spraying on a substrate droplets of a suspension that comprises nano-wires and at least a partially volatile solvent; and evaporating the at least partially volatile solvent of the droplets to form the array of nano-wires. At least one of the spraying and the evaporating comprises executing at least one aggregation reduction measure for limiting a formation of three dimensional aggregations of nano-wires on the substrate.

Abstract: A method for drape forming a laminated composite charge, the method including placing the laminated composite charge on a forming tool and redirecting forming forces applied to the laminated composite charge during drape forming to counteract wrinkle forming movement between plies of the laminated composite charge.

Abstract: A vapour deposition method for preparing an amorphous lithium-containing oxide or oxynitride compound not containing phosphorous comprises providing a vapour source of each component element of the compound, including at least a source of lithium, a source of oxygen, a source of nitrogen in the case of an oxynitride compound, and a source or sources of one or more glass-forming elements; heating a substrate to substantially 180° C. or above; and co-depositing the component elements from the vapour sources onto the heated substrate wherein the component elements react on the substrate to form the amorphous compound.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing an active material composite powder by which an active material composite powder that can inhibit increase in its reaction resistance at a high voltage state can be manufactured. The method includes: spraying a solution containing lithium and a peroxo complex of niobium to an active material, and at the same time drying the solution; carrying out a heating treatment, after the spraying and drying, for obtaining a powder including the active material and a coating layer attached to a surface of the active material; producing a mixed liquid by mixing the powder and a solvent that can dissolve lithium nitrate and does not dissolve lithium niobate included in the coating layer obtained by the heat treatment, and stirring the mixed liquid; and carrying out, after the mixing and stirring, a solid-liquid separation on the mixed liquid; and drying a solid obtained by the separation.

Abstract: A method of improving polycrystalline silicon growth in a reactor, including: introducing a chlorosilane feed composition comprising trichlorosilane and dichlorosilane into a deposition chamber, wherein the deposition chamber contains a substrate; blending the chlorosilane feed composition with hydrogen gas to form a feed composition; adjusting a baseline flow of chlorosilane and hydrogen gas into the deposition chamber to achieve a pre-determined total flow and a pre-determined chlorosilane feed composition set point; applying pressure to the deposition chamber and energy to the substrate in the deposition chamber to form polycrystalline silicon; measuring the amount of dichlorosilane present in the chlorosilane feed composition and determining an offset value from a target value of dichlorosilane present in the chlorosilane feed composition; adjusting the chlorosilane feed composition set point by an amount inversely proportional to the dichlorosilane offset value; and depositing the formed polycrystalline

Abstract: In one aspect, coated electrical components are described herein. In some implementations, a coated electrical component comprises an electrical component and a graphene coating layer disposed on a surface of the electrical component. The graphene coating layer, in some implementations, has a thickness of about 300 nm or less. In another aspect, methods of increasing the service life of an electronic apparatus are disclosed herein. In some implementations, such a method comprises disposing a graphene coating layer on an environment-facing surface of an electronic component of the apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus exhibits at least a 10 percent improvement in environmental testing performance compared to an otherwise equivalent electronic apparatus not comprising a graphene coating layer, the environmental testing performance comprising performance in a waterproofness test, acetic acid test, sugar solution test, or methyl alcohol test described herein.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing electromagnetic devices are provided. The systems and methods allow for an electromagnetic device having both a substrate (e.g., polymer) and conductive material (e.g., metal) to be manufactured without using masks or other outside objects disposed over a surface (e.g., the substrate) onto which the conductive material is deposited. In one exemplary embodiment, the method includes performing additive manufacturing using a polymer to produce a device having a plurality of interconnected walls and a plurality of frequency selective surface elements, and then coating portions of the device with a conductive material. A plurality of shadowing features are formed as part of one or more of the walls to protect the frequency selective surface elements from being coated by the conductive material. Other methods, and a variety of systems that can result from the disclosed methods, are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein generally relate to plasma assisted or plasma enhanced processing chambers. More specifically, embodiments herein relate to electrostatic chucking (ESC) substrate supports configured to provide pulsed DC voltage to a substrate, and methods of biasing the substrate using the pulsed DC voltage, during plasma assisted or plasma enhanced semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting corrosion of duplex stainless steel by aqueous acidic solution, comprises carrying out a preliminary treatment which is passivation of the steel while exposing the steel to a first aqueous acidic solution containing at least one organic corrosion inhibitor able to adsorb to a steel surface, so as to deposit a passivating and corrosion inhibiting film on the steel surface; and thereafter during a second period of time exposing the steel to a second aqueous acidic solution different from the first aqueous acidic solution and also containing at least one organic corrosion inhibitor able to adsorb to a steel. The second aqueous acidic solution maintains the film on the steel surface, such that weight loss through corrosion in the second period of time is lower than the weight loss which would be observed with the same second aqueous acidic solution but without carrying out the preliminary treatment.

Abstract: Methods for depositing silicon nitride films with higher nitrogen content are described. Certain methods comprise exposing a substrate to a silicon-nitrogen precursor and ammonia plasma to form a flowable polymer, and then curing the polymer to form a silicon nitride film. Certain methods cure the flowable polymer without the use of a UV-cure process. Also described is the film generated by the methods described above.

Abstract: A method for forming a sealing film, in which a buffer layer and a barrier layer whose density is higher than that of the buffer layer are alternately formed on a substrate, includes forming a first buffer layer on a surface of the substrate, forming a first barrier layer on a surface of the first buffer layer, and forming a second buffer layer on a surface of the first barrier layer. A ratio of a thickness of a portion of the first buffer layer in a thickness direction of the substrate relative to a thickness of a portion of the first buffer layer in an inclined direction that is inclined with respect to the thickness direction is closer to 1 than a ratio of a thickness of a portion of the second buffer layer in the thickness direction relative to a thickness of a portion of the second buffer layer in the inclined direction.

Abstract: A deposition apparatus for cutting tools with a coating film capable of depositing the coating film in an appropriate temperature condition is provided. The deposition apparatus includes: a deposition chamber in which a coating film is formed on the cutting tools; a pre-treatment chamber and post-treatment chamber, each of which is connected to the deposition chamber through a vacuum valve; and a conveying line that conveys the cutting tools from the pre-treatment chamber to the post-treatment chamber going through the deposition chamber, the in-line deposition apparatus using a conveyed carrier on which rods supporting cutting tools are provided in a standing state along a conveying direction. The deposition chamber includes: a deposition region; a conveying apparatus; a heating region; and a carrier-waiting region.