Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process for making a particulate (oxy)hydroxide of TM, where TM represents a combination of metals and includes nickel and at least one metal selected from cobalt and aluminum and manganese. The process includes: (a) combining an aqueous slurry of metallic nickel and at least one metal selected from aluminum and transition metals other than nickel with an oxidant selected from oxygen and nitrate in a first reaction vessel or in a first group of reaction vessels at a temperature of from 5° to 40° C., (b) transferring aqueous reaction medium from the first reaction vessel to a second reaction vessel, where the second reaction vessel contains a slurry of a hydroxide of TM, (c) removing the particles from step (b) from the liquid by a solid-liquid separation method, and drying the particles, and (d) returning liquid phase obtained in step (c) to the first reaction vessel.

Abstract: A method for producing a positive electrode active material, includes the steps of (1) bringing an electrode mixture containing a positive electrode active material, a binder, and an electrolyte into contact with an electrolyte cleaning solvent to obtain a slurry containing a solid component and a liquid component, and then separating the slurry into the solid component and the liquid component, wherein an amount of P in the liquid component after separation is 0.0020 to 2.0 mass %, an amount of F in the liquid component after separation is 0.01 to 7.0 mass %, and an amount of P remaining in the solid component after separation is 0.7 mass % or less; (2) mixing an activation treatment agent with the separated solid component; and (3) heating a mixture obtained to activate the positive electrode active material contained in the mixture.

Abstract: Provided herein are composite electrolytes that include inorganic conductors and polar polymers. By providing the polar polymers as structures such as microspheres in a suspension in a non-polar solvent, the polar polymers can be used as binders in composites that include sulfide electrolytes. The resulting composites have high room temperature conductivities and good mechanical properties. Also provided are composites that include inorganic conductors and other polymers that are insoluble in non-polar solvents. Also provided are composites that include polar polymers and lithium argyrodite conductors and methods of processing the composites that result in high conductivity retention. Also provided are methods of forming composite electrolytes using suspensions of polymer microstructures in a processing solvent and the resulting composite electrolytes.

Abstract: A sintering composition, consisting essentially of: a solvent; and a metal complex dissolved in the solvent, wherein: the sintering composition contains at least 60 wt. % of the metal complex, based on the total weight of the sintering composition; and the sintering composition contains at least 20 wt. % of the metal of the metal complex, based on the total weight of the sintering composition.

Abstract: Examples are directed a plurality of particles comprising transparent conductive oxide particles. Example transparent conductive oxide particles have a median diameter of about 200 nanometer (nm) to about 500 nm in the particle size distribution, and a plasma wavelength of about less than 2000 nm. Additionally, the transparent conductive oxide particles may comprise a primary component and about 2 weight percent to about 20 weight percent of a secondary component. Also disclosed are methods of producing a plurality of particles comprising transparent conductive oxide particles and compositions comprising a plurality of particles comprising transparent conductive oxide particles and a binder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes: firing a mixture containing a lithium compound, a nickel-containing complex compound, and a molybdenum compound, to obtain first particles containing a lithium transition metal complex oxide having a composition in which a ratio of a number of moles of nickel to a total number of moles of metals other than lithium is greater than 0.6 and less than 1; and bringing the first particles into contact with a liquid medium in such that a solid content concentration of the first particles is in a range of 20 mass % to 80 mass % to remove a part of molybdenum element contained in the first particles to obtain second particles.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing a thermally stabilized agglomerated lignin-carbon composite material. The method involves the steps of providing an agglomerated lignin-carbon composite material comprising lignin and at least one carbon additive; and heating the agglomerated lignin-carbon composite material to obtain the thermally stabilized agglomerated lignin-carbon composite material. The invention is also directed to a granular carbon-carbon composite material obtained by heat treatment of the thermally stabilized agglomerated lignin-carbon composite material.

Abstract: An oxynitride ceramic material includes a Ca7-8 Al15-15.5Si17-18O56-57N5-6 material and a Li6-4La3Zr1.4Ta0.6O12 material in an amount of 10 to 80 percent by weight (wt. %) based on a total weight of the oxynitride ceramic material. The oxynitride ceramic material is crystalline and includes phases including a lanthanum zirconium oxide (La2Zr2O7) phase, a lanthanum tantalum oxynitride (LaTaON2) phase, a lithium aluminate (LiAlO2) phase, a zirconium silicate (ZrSiO2) phase, and a lithium aluminosilicate (LiAlSi3O8) phase.

Abstract: A method for producing a lithium metal composite oxide includes charging a substance to be treated from an inlet of a heating facility including a rotary cylinder having the inlet and an outlet, rotating the rotary cylinder around an axis of the rotary cylinder under supply of an oxygen-containing gas to move the substance in a direction toward the outlet and heat the substance, and discharging the heated substance from the outlet, in which the substance includes one of a mixture of a metal composite compound and a lithium compound and a reactant of the metal composite compound and the lithium compound, in a heating region of the heating facility, an average movement distance of the substance where a surface of a layer of the substance is moved is 13 m or more, and a temperature in the heating region is 700 to 900° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plurality of host materials comprising a first host material having a compound represented by formula 1, and a second host material having a compound represented by formula 2, and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of compounds of the present disclosure as host materials, it is possible to provide an organic electroluminescent device having long lifetime properties while having an equivalent or improved level of power efficiency compared to conventional organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: A cementitious nano-engineered method and resultant composite includes a modified aggregate material configured from a plurality of fine aggregate particles (FAg) particles pretreated with a graphene oxide (GO), wherein the graphene oxide (GO) is further arranged as a plurality of crosslinked structures that arranges for a refined interfacial zone (ITZ) with a thickness of 3 ?m to 10 ?m; and a water/cement (w/c) ratio content configured with the modified aggregate material. The interface of modified aggregate and a cementitious phase largely determines the mechanical properties and durability performances of cement mortar and concrete. Moreover, the methods and composites also provide for a targeted and more efficient approach to develop smart cement composites through nanoengineering of the interfacial transition zone.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode composite material for a secondary battery that can satisfy both the electronic conductivity and the ionic conductivity at a high level and thus effectively increase the battery characteristics. An electrode composite material for a secondary battery contains a positive-electrode active material and a conductive agent, the positive-electrode active material containing: (i) at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Cr, Fe, Mn, Co, Ni, Ti, and Nb; (ii) at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, Si, and B; and (iii) an element consisting of O, the conductive agent containing a fibrous carbon.

Abstract: Proposed are a lithium secondary battery cathode active material doped with B and Sn and a lithium secondary battery including the cathode active material. The B and Sn doping enables a cathode capable of solving problems occurring in a high-nickel cathode, such as (1) an electrolyte side reaction on the surface, 2) a crystal structure collapse, 3) oxygen release, 4) inert Ni4+ generation; 5) cation mixing, and 6) transition metal elution. This improves the life span of a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: The invention pertains generally to a composition which comprises: at least one two-part epoxy resin; Part A of the epoxy resin comprising at least one polyepoxide; and Part B of the epoxy resin comprising at least one amine hardener, at least one single-walled carbon nanotube; at least one polyhedral silsesquioxane; a coated composition of the two-part epoxy resin having a conductivity of a maximum of 1.0×109 ohms; and the coated composition having a gloss as measured by a reflected image quality of the coated composition is at least 50.

Abstract: A conductive two-dimensional particle of a layered material comprising one layer or one layer and plural layers, wherein the layer includes a layer body represented by: MmXn, and a modifier or terminal T exists on a surface of the layer body, wherein T is at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, an oxygen atom, or a hydrogen atom; and a monovalent metal ion, wherein the conductive two-dimensional particle does not contain an amine, a total content of chlorine and bromine in the conductive two-dimensional particle is 1,500 ppm by mass or less, and an average value of a major diameter of a two-dimensional surface of the conductive two-dimensional particle is 1.0 ?m to 20 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polymer blend that includes at least two polymers which are immiscible to one another and a carbon nanotube pulp comprising entangled carbon nanotubes as a compatibilizing agent and to a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: A conducting composition includes a topological polymer (e.g., a polyrotaxane polymer) and poly(3,4-ethylene-dioxy thiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS). Devices may include a conducting layer including the conducting compositions, e.g., a device comprising a conducting layer, wherein the conducting layer includes a polyrotaxane polymer and a PEDOT:PSS array. The devices are useful in bioelectronics, including high-resolution electrophysiological monitoring of deformable tissues and localized neuromodulation for high-precision control of individual muscle activities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium ion battery negative electrode active material that includes an Si phase, an Si—Zr compound phase, an Si—X compound phase, and an Sn—Cu compound phase, X being at least one element selected from the group that consists of Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Ti, V, and Cr, the Sn—Cu compound phase fraction of the whole being 0.1-18 mass %, and the Si phase fraction being 10-90 mass %.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of deagglomerating, debundling, dispersing, and functionalizing carbon nanomaterials in a medium using a process that does not damage the properties of the carbon nanomaterials. Three exemplary types of carbon nanomaterials are conductive carbon black, graphene, and carbon nanotubes (CNT), including single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Once the carbon nanomaterials are dispersed in the medium, the resulting carbon nanomaterial dispersion can be subjected to further processing or blended with additional components to form a coating or polymer composite material suitable for molding structural components. The dispersed carbon nanomaterial can provide the resulting part or component with desirable mechanical and electrical properties such as static dissipation and conductivity.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material having high capacity and excellent cycle performance is provided. The positive electrode active material has a small difference in a crystal structure between the charged state and the discharged state. For example, the crystal structure and volume of the positive electrode active material, which has a layered rock-salt crystal structure in the discharged state and a pseudo-spinel crystal structure in the charged state at a high voltage of approximately 4.6 V, are less likely to be changed by charge and discharge as compared with those of a known positive electrode active material.