Abstract: A flash CVD process can be employed to grow micron- and nano-sized tree-like structures, particularly carbon structures on graphite electrodes. This process involves fast cyclic resistive heating of electrodes in an atmosphere of inert gas and hydrocarbons at below atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: Magnetic nanoparticles are applicable in imaging, diagnosis, therapy, and biomaterial separation. The magnetic nanoparticles are represented as (FewGdx)vZy, wherein w is from 99.9% to 97.5%, x is from 0.1% to 2.5%, Z is an element of the group VIa, and v, y are positive numbers.

Abstract: Methods of producing stabilized composite nanoparticles comprising a nanoparticle and a multiple polyelectrolyte stabilizing moiety layer, a method of producing a multilayer stabilized composite nanoparticle, and such nanoparticles.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition including dielectric particles comprising a main ingredient phase having barium titanate as its main ingredient and a diffusion phase present at the periphery of said main ingredient phase, wherein when an average value of the depth where sub ingredient elements present at said diffusion phase diffuses from a surface of said diffusion phase toward a center of said dielectric particle is designated as an average diffusion depth, a dispersion of the average diffusion depth among the dielectric particles is, in terms of CV value, 5 to 30%. According to the present invention, an electronic device excellent in all of the dielectric constant, high temperature accelerated life, TC bias, and IR temperature dependency can be provided.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanocrystal complex including a metal layer formed on the outer surface of a semiconductor nanocrystal core after synthesis of the semiconductor nanocrystal core and a method for preparing a nanocrystal complex comprising forming a metal layer on a semiconductor nanocrystal core after synthesis of the semiconductor nanocrystal core. The metal layer may passivate the surface of the semiconductor nanocrystal core and protect the semiconductor nanocrystal core from the effects of oxidation. Also provided is a semiconductor nanocrystal complex with a shell grown onto the metal layer formed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core. In this embodiment, the metal layer may prevent lattice mismatch between the semiconductor shell and the semiconductor nanocrystal core.

Abstract: The invention relates to modified nanoparticles based on pyrogenic silica which are produced by treating pyrogenic silica with compounds of the general formula I Me(OR1)4, and/or of the general formula II Me(OCOR1)4, wherein R1 means an alkyl, aryl and/or aralkyl residue and Me means zirconium and/or titanium and to coating compositions containing the modified nanoparticles.

Abstract: Nanoparticles having designed or engineered coatings that provide enhanced or improved characteristics to the coated nanoparticles and methods for forming the improved nanoparticles from oxide or ceramic coated nanoparticles.