Abstract: Disclosed are an interstitially mixed self-assembled monolayer (ImSAM) that can be manufactured very easily by utilizing a novel method of manufacturing supramolecular alloys called “repeated surface exchange of molecules (ReSEM)”, maintain chemical functional groups exposed to the surface of conventional thin films and selectively improve stability without interfering with performance, and a method of manufacturing the same. The interstitially mixed self-assembled monolayers (imSAMs) remarkably enhance electrical stability of molecular-scale electronic devices without deterioration in functions and reliability, withstand a high voltage, and exhibit better stability than a single SAM while maintaining the performance of the prior art, thus being useful for a variety of technical fields using SAMs, especially electronics, organic light-emitting displays (OLEDs), solar cells, sensors, heterogeneous catalysts, frictional electricity, cell growth surfaces, and heat transfer control films.

Abstract: There are provided reactive metal powder in-flight heat treatment processes. For example, such processes comprise providing a reactive metal powder; and contacting the reactive metal powder with at least one additive gas while carrying out said in-flight heat treatment process, thereby obtaining a raw reactive metal powder.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for applying coatings on a moving web are provided. A slot die including a concave die lip coating surface and a back-up roll engage with each other. The back-up roll has a deformable inner layer with a surface thereof covered by a deformable outer layer. The slot die and the flexible web at a contacting area are impressed into the back-up roll with an engagement depth D, which enables formation of a coating having a substantially uniform thickness.

Abstract: A method of selective deposition that includes disposing in a deposition chamber a patterned substrate of side-by-side areas of metal and dielectric. The deposition chamber is connected to a bubbler that contains an N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) precursor. By heating the bubbler, gaseous free NHC is generated which is pulsed into the deposition chamber, where the NHC selectively chemisorbs onto the metal surface. Annealing after deposition of NHC improves surface patterning by removing stray metal from the dielectric section.

Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering and reusing an active material from a positive electrode scrap.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating system comprising an applicator head that is configured to apply a coating to a surface of a workpiece, a shroud comprising a housing and an internal cavity located inside of the housing, and a humidifying apparatus comprising an output that is fluidly coupled to the shroud, wherein the humidifying apparatus configured to introduce a quantity of humid air to the internal cavity of the shroud.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for depositing particles on a substrate, the method comprising generating a thermal bubble on a surface of a substrate submerged in a medium having suspended particles such that the thermal bubble deposits the particles on the substrate; and deflating the thermal bubble such that the deposited particles are pulled toward a central position to form an island of particles.

Abstract: Methods of curing a deformation in a substrate are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes identifying one or more areas on the substrate with deformation. The method further includes printing a first film on a first area of a surface of the substrate via inkjet printing, the first film being a material that polymerizes and contracts when cured. The method includes printing a second film on a second area of the surface of the substrate via inkjet printing, the second film being a material that polymerizes and contracts when cured. The method further includes curing the first film and the second film to induce a bend in the substrate. In some embodiments, the method includes inkjet printing a third film and a fourth film on the surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A circuit-forming method includes a first forming step of forming a resin layer including a recessed portion by a first discharge device configured to discharge a curable resin, and a second forming step of forming an electrode inside the recessed portion by a second discharge device, which is configured to discharge a conductive paste, by referring to a first mark formed by the first discharge device. A circuit-forming apparatus includes a first discharge device configured to form a resin layer including a recessed portion by discharging a curable resin, and a second discharge device configured to form an electrode inside the recessed portion by discharging a conductive paste by referring to a first mark formed by the first discharge device.

Abstract: The present application relates to an asymmetry composite material and a method for preparing the same, which provides a composite material comprising a metal porous body (metal foam or the like) and a polymer component, and provides a method for preparing a composite material, wherein the polymer component is formed in an asymmetrical structure on both sides of the metal porous body (metal foam or the like), and a composite material prepared in such a manner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate processing method for processing a substrate in a processing vessel. In the substrate processing method, the following steps (a) through (d) are performed together (a) heating the substrate to a set processing temperature, (b) supplying deuterium into the processing vessel, (c) supplying oxygen into the processing vessel, and (d) discharging the deuterium and the oxygen in the processing vessel so that a pressure inside the processing vessel becomes a set processing pressure.

Abstract: Methods and devices for controlling a morphology of a printed reactive ink are provided. A substrate may be heated and a volume including at least a portion of the substrate may be saturated with at least one of an active ingredient or an inactive ingredient to a humidity level. Such heating and saturation of the volume forms a controlled printing environment. The reactive ink may then be printed onto the portion of the substrate within the controlled printing environment, wherein the morphology of the printed reactive ink is controlled based on the humidity level of the saturated volume and a temperature of the heated portion of the substrate.

Abstract: A method for obtaining an object, such as an interior design object or a piece of furniture, includes the steps of producing a base structure of the object, and applying a coating to at least part of the base structure. The step of applying the coating includes distributing, onto the base structure, a material castable in a mold or producing one or more preformed blocks of this castable material in a mold to be joined to the base structure, and subsequently machining the coating using machine tools to generate a final shape.

Abstract: Methods of forming semiconductor devices by enhancing selective deposition are described. In some embodiments, a blocking layer is deposited on a metal surface before deposition of a barrier layer. A substrate with a metal surface, a dielectric surface and an aluminum oxide surface has a blocking layer deposited on the metal surface using an alkylsilane.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for analyzing a grain boundary of a polycrystalline two-dimensional material including transferring a polycrystalline two-dimensional material onto a substrate for analysis including a single crystalline two-dimensional material formed on a substrate; analyzing the polycrystalline two-dimensional material; depositing a metal thin film on the polycrystalline two-dimensional material; and exfoliating the polycrystalline two-dimensional material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an environmentally friendly wood protecting method against biological deterioration such as fungal, bacterial and insect damage and non-biological wood deterioration such as weathering. The method comprises contacting a wood material with an aqueous solution of a zirconium salts which is followed by a heat treatment step, providing durable protection of wood against biodegradation and improving several other properties of the treated wood.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for improving anti-reduction performance of a PTC thermosensitive element, including coating an inorganic protective layer, organic protective layer, or organic and inorganic composite protective layer coated with a mixture of an inorganic substance and an organic substance for blocking harmful reducing gases from entering an interior of a ceramic body through surface defects or grain boundaries of the ceramic body onto the surface of a PTC thermosensitive element based on barium lead titanate. Advantages: by coating the inorganic protective layer, organic protective layer, or organic and inorganic composite protective layer coated with the mixture of the inorganic substance and the organic substance onto the surface of the PTC thermosensitive element based on barium lead titanate to form an isolation protective layer for blocking reducing harmful gases from entering the interior of the ceramic body through the surface defects or grain boundaries of the ceramic body.

Abstract: A method for surface treatment of a metal material in a powder state is provided, the method including obtaining a powder formed from a plurality of particles of the metal material to be treated; and subjecting the powder to an ion implantation process by directing a beam of singly-charged or multi-charged ions towards an outer surface of the particles, the beam being produced by a source of singly-charged or multi-charged ions, whereby the particles have an overall spherical shape with a radius (R). There is also provided a material in a powder state formed from a plurality of particles having a ceramic outer layer and a metal core, the particles having an overall spherical shape.

Abstract: Methods for making fire retardant material including fire retardant cellulosic insulation are described. The methods include arrangements for partitioning fibers derived from fiber feedstocks and adding at least a portion of fibers of one or more feedstocks and a fire retardancy chemical compound to a mixer prior to fiber drying. The fibers may be disentangled and/or partitioned prior to mixing with the fire retardancy chemical compound. The fibers may be partially dewatered prior to the drying or other steps of the methods. The feedstock may include old newsprint (ONP), old corrugated containers (OCC), and/or other cellulose-based materials. The method further includes retaining the fibers feedstock and the chemical compound together for enough time to ensure adherence and impregnation of enough of the chemical to and in the fibers after the drying process. Fibers may be partitioned and disentangled prior to, during, and/or after treatment with the fire retardancy compound.

Abstract: Provided is a precursor for depositing a silicon-containing layer, the silicon precursor having a heterocyclic group, and a method of depositing a silicon-containing layer using the same. The silicon precursor is represented by Formula 1. In Formula 1, A1 is a heterocyclic group including one or more nitrogen, and R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms. R2 may be an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms. R3 may be an alkyl group of 1˜6 carbon atoms.