Abstract: The present invention provides a colored radiative cooler based on a Tamm structure, including a substrate on which metal film and dielectric layers A to G are sequentially provided from bottom to top, where the Tamm structure is formed from the metal film and the dielectric layers A to D; a distributed Bragg reflector is formed from the dielectric layers A to D; and a selective emitter is formed from the dielectric layers E to G. Compared to the conventional radiative cooler, the colored radiative cooler not only has better cooling performance, but it has a wide applications in many aspects such as aesthetics and decoration.

Abstract: Provided are a solar cell superfine electrode transfer thin film, manufacturing method and application method thereof. The electrode transfer thin film sequentially includes from bottom to top a substrate, a release layer, a resin layer and a hot melt adhesive layer; the resin layer is formed with electrode trenches therein; the electrode trenches are formed with electrodes therein; superfine conductive electrodes are continuously prepared on a transparent thin film via a roll-to-roll nanoimprinting method, the width of an electrode wire being 2 ?m-50 ?m, and the width of a typical line being 10 ?m-30 ?m. Directly attach the superfine electrodes of the hot melt adhesive layer to a solar cell by peeling off the substrate material, and sintering at a high temperature to volatilize the hot melt adhesive layer material while retaining the electrodes, thus the electrodes are integrally transferred, without poor local transfer.

Abstract: Methods of enhancing selective deposition are described. In some embodiments, a blocking layer is deposited on a metal surface before deposition of a dielectric. In some embodiments, a metal surface is functionalized to enhance or decrease its reactivity.

Abstract: Devices and methods for preparing a slurry for coating onto a substrate. The devices and methods of the present disclosure relate to providing a slurry in a closed volume with at least one passage. The slurry includes a solvent, a powder, and a binder. The slurry can also include a dispersion agent. The slurry is forced repeatedly under high pressure through the at least one passage in a first flow direction and then back through the at least one passage in a second flow direction, opposite the first flow direction. The forcing homogenously disperses the powder and the binder within the solvent. Both sides of the substrate are then coated simultaneously with the slurry extruded from the closed volume after the forcing. Curing of the coated slurry includes freeze drying to preserve the porosity of the slurry on the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polymer for transferring graphene, including: polystyrene; and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: (in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently H, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, which can be substituted, and C6-C20 aryl, which can be substituted, and the substitution is carried out with C1-C6 alkyl or C6-C20 aryl, and n is 1 to 10).

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of crystalline cathodic electrochromic particles comprising an alkali metal oxide material, size-reducing the crystalline cathodic electrochromic particles by grinding to produce crystalline cathodic electrochromic nanostructures, providing a substrate, and coating the crystalline cathodic electrochromic nanostructures onto the substrate to produce a thin film, wherein the thin film is an electrochromic thin film.

Abstract: A microfabrication method is provided with which it is possible to easily form a fine periodic structure on a surface of any substrate. A glass precursor is applied to a substrate, and the glass precursor is irradiated with short-pulse laser light. By the irradiation with short-pulse laser light, the glass precursor is activated to undergo a thermal reaction, and a fine periodic structure can be easily formed on the surface. Furthermore, by oxidizing the substrate on which the fine periodic structure has been formed, the hue of the surface can be improved while maintaining the fine periodic structure.

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: A method is provided, including the following operations: depositing a liner in a feature of a substrate; depositing a monolayer of zinc over the liner; after depositing the monolayer of zinc, performing a thermal treatment on the substrate, wherein the thermal treatment is configured to cause migration of the zinc to an interface of the liner and an oxide layer of the substrate, the migration of the zinc producing an adhesive barrier at the interface that improves adhesion between the liner and the oxide layer of the substrate; repeating the operations of depositing the monolayer of zinc and performing the thermal treatment until a predefined number of cycles is reached.

Abstract: A method of pre-lithiating an electrode for a secondary battery, the method including: a first step of bringing a lithium metal into direct contact with an electrode in an electrolyte and applying pressure to the electrode to prepare a pre-lithiated electrode; and a second step of removing the lithium metal and then applying pressure to the pre-lithiated electrode to perform a stabilization process. The electrode for the secondary battery after going through the pre-lithiation can relieve volume change of the electrode and reduce contact loss of the electrode.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for pulsed laser deposition including the steps of: providing a target and a substrate facing the target; irradiating a spot on the target with a pulsed laser beam to generate a plasma plume of target material and depositing the plasma plume on the substrate; and smoothing the surface structure of the spot on the target prior to irradiating the spot with a pulsed laser beam.

Abstract: Described is a method of preparing a product comprising an amount of surface modified silver nanowires, the method comprising the following steps: preparing or providing a first surface agent compound having one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of thiol and amine, for attaching the first surface agent compound to the surface of a silver nanowire, preparing or providing an amount of silver nanowires, attaching said first surface agent compound prepared or provided in step (a) to the surface of said silver nanowires prepared or provided in step (b), so that surface modified silver nanowires result, and optionally (d) adding one or more further constituents and/or conducting one or more further steps so that said product results. Also described are a corresponding product, corresponding uses and a method of coating the surface of an article.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate generally to systems and methods for continuously and/or semi-continuously manufacturing semi-solid electrodes and batteries incorporating semi-solid electrodes. In some embodiments, the process of manufacturing a semi-solid electrode includes continuously dispensing a semi-solid electrode slurry onto a current collector, separating the semi-solid electrode slurry into discrete portions, and cutting the current collector to form a finished electrode.

Abstract: A process for production of a multilayer electronic component having an element body wherein a functional part and a conductor part are laminated, using an ejection device wherein ink is electrically charged at an ejection part by applying a voltage and the electrically charged ink is ejected from the ejection part by an electrostatic attraction force, and including a first step of forming a green functional part by using a first ink including a functional particle as the ink, a second step of forming a green conductor part by using a second ink including a conductive particle as the ink, a step of forming a green multilayer body by repeating the first step and the second step, and a step of treating the green multilayer body to obtain the element body.

Abstract: The present invention describes a process for coating conductive component in a plasma reactor and a conductive component coating, wherein the process includes the steps of cleaning, mechanical support deposition, topographic modification by plasma bombardment, chemical support layer deposition and amorphous carbon layer deposition (Diamond-Like Carbon). In one embodiment, the process is in single cycle. The present invention pertains to the fields of Materials Engineering, Physics and Chemistry.

Abstract: An electronic component manufacturing method includes a blotting process of bringing a conductive paste applied to an end portion of each electronic component body held by a jig into contact with a surface of a surface plate. The blotting process includes simultaneous performance of a distance changing process of changing the distance between an end face of each electronic component body and the surface of the surface plate and a position changing process of changing a two-dimensional position where the end face of the electronic component body is projected on the surface of the surface plate in such a manner that the direction of the movement of two-dimensional position in parallel to the surface of the surface plate successively varies (e.g., along a circular path).

Abstract: Low temperature techniques for forming layered lithium cobalt oxide (LCO) are provided. In one aspect, a method of synthesizing layered LCO includes: forming a metal catalyst layer (e.g., platinum) on a substrate; depositing LCO onto the metal catalyst layer; and annealing the LCO under conditions sufficient to form the layered LCO on the metal catalyst layer. An adhesion layer can be deposited on the substrate, and the metal catalyst layer can be deposited onto the adhesion layer. In another aspect, a structure is provided including: a substrate; a metal catalyst layer (e.g., platinum) disposed on the substrate; and layered LCO formed on the metal catalyst layer. An adhesion layer can be disposed between the substrate and the metal catalyst layer.

Abstract: Example methods include depositing a precursor layer onto a substrate where the precursor layer includes droplets comprising a polymerizable material, inducing a phase inversion in the precursor layer to obtain a modified precursor layer including droplets of a non-polymerizable liquid within a polymerizable liquid mixture, and polymerizing the polymerizable liquid mixture to obtain a nanovoided polymer element. Examples include devices fabricated using nanovoided polymer elements fabricated using such methods, including electroactive devices such as actuators and sensors.

Abstract: A method and system for coating metallic powder particles is provided. The method includes: disposing an amount of metallic powder particulates within a fluidizing reactor; removing moisture adhered to the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a working gas; coating the powder particles disposed within the reactor using a precursor gas; and purging the precursor gas from the reactor using the working gas.

Abstract: A method for making a conductive network of sintered silver comprises preparing a conductive ink comprising a silver compound and a binder; depositing the conductive ink on a substrate and applying an external energy source to the deposited conductive ink to dry the ink; and applying an external energy source to the dried ink to decompose the ink to elemental silver and to sinter the elemental silver into a conductive network.