Abstract: Disclosed herein are an insulating base plated with a metal layer, a plating method thereof, and a transparent electrode including the insulating base. During the manufacture of a polymer layer, a structure of an interface layer between a surface of the polymer layer and a metal layer is modified, adhesion with metal is excellent and the polishability of the interface layer is reduced, and thus, the reflectivity of the metal layer is reduced and particular color impression of metal is reduced to obtain black-oxide treated properties. When the metal layer formed on the insulating base is used in a mesh-type transparent electrode having a fine pattern, sufficient adhesion with metal for forming a pattern is obtained and the reflectivity of an adhesion layer of the metal layer is reduced, thereby increasing the visibility. Accordingly, the insulating base may be suitable for products such as transparent electrodes or touch panels.

Abstract: There is provided an electroless plating device including: a plating bath having a plating solution contained therein; a circulation unit connected to the plating bath and circulating the plating solution contained in the plating bath; an additive supply unit mounted on the circulation unit and supplying an additive for extracting carbonate included in the plating solution; and a filter unit mounted on the circulation unit and filtering the extracted carbonate through a reaction with the additive.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery. The negative active material according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes nanoparticles having a multi layer structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked.

Abstract: Cathode active materials, and cathodes and magnesium batteries including the cathode active materials. The cathode active materials, and cathodes and magnesium batteries include a metal sulfide-based nanosheet.

Abstract: This invention relates, in general, to a method of producing magnetic oxide nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles and, more particularly, to a method of producing magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles, which comprises (1) adding a magnetic or metal precursor to a surfactant or a solvent containing the surfactant to produce a mixed solution, (2) heating the mixed solution to 50-6001 C to decompose the magnetic or metal precursor by heating so as to form the magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles, and (3) separating the magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles. Since the method is achieved through a simple process without using an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent, it is possible to simply mass-produce uniform magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles having desired sizes compared to the conventional method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and a method for measuring activity of a plating solution. The apparatus for measuring activity of a plating solution may include: a plating bath containing the plating solution for plating a plating object; a first electrode which is impregnated in the plating solution and has a plated body to measure current that flows in the plating solution and on the surface of the body in accordance with applied signal voltage; a second electrode which is impregnated in the plating solution to induce current from the first electrode or discharge current to the first electrode; a third electrode which controls the signal voltage applied to the first electrode to be constantly maintained; an impedance measurement unit which calculates an impedance value from the current measured in the first electrode; and a processing unit which displays a change of the calculated impedance value depending on a time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a solution for inhibiting palladium activity including an aqueous halogenic acid solution as a pre-treatment solution which may be used before an electroless plating of a printed circuit board to prevent bad plating and a method for preventing bad plating by using the same. More particularly, disclosed is a solution for inhibiting palladium activity including 0.1 to 10 mol of an aqueous halogenic acid solution as a pre-treatment solution which may be used before an ENIG plating or ENEPIG plating of a printed circuit board to prevent bad plating. Disclosed is also a method for preventing bad plating by minimizing defects of shorts between patterns which are caused by plating spreading during the surface treatment of a printed circuit board having fine patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing a moblog-based regional community service through a mobile terminal. The system includes a location-based community server for setting a plurality of main arenas by dividing a geographical area in a regional unit, setting and storing one or more virtual spatial locations, the one or more virtual spatial locations being a projection of real spatial public locations, as spots in one of the main arenas, receiving information on posts registered in spots transmitted through a mobile terminal by providing one or more pieces of information on the spots belonging to the main arena from information on a location of the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal, and storing the received information on posts with a link with the spots.

Abstract: It relates to a method for removing a surfactant, organic materials and chlorine ions remained on the surface of metal nanoparticles, prepared on an organic solvent phase including a surfactant. The method for cleaning metal nanoparticles herein is efficient to remove organic materials or chlorine ions remained on the surface of the nanoparticles. Not less than 90% of impurities may be removed by this method. As a result, the thickness of a multi layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) can be reduced and a packing factor can be improved so that it allows thinner multi layer ceramic capacitors and improved utilities of metal nanoparticles as fuel cell catalysts, hydrogenation reaction catalysts, alternative catalysts of platinum (Pt) in chemical reactions and the like.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing layer-structure nanoparticles, which includes the steps of: producing a liquid mixture by adding a metal halide precursor and a sulfur precursor into an organic solvent containing amine; producing layer-structure metal sulfide nanoparticles by heating the liquid mixture at a predetermined temperature; and separating the metal sulfide nanoparticles from the liquid mixture.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing nickel nanoparticles capable of easily controlling particle sizes and shapes of the nickel nanoparticles and obtaining a high yield of the nickel nanoparticles using a process that is simpler than methods used to mass-produce the nickel nanoparticles. The method for preparing nickel nanoparticles may be useful to prepare nickel nanoparticles by mixing a nickel precursor and organic amine to prepare a mixture and heating the mixture.

Abstract: There is provided a method of preparing tin sulfide nanoparticles, in which tin sulfide particles are prepared selectively, easily controlled in size and morphology and can be massively produced more easily through a simpler process. The method includes: mixing a tin sulfide precursor with at least one surfactant into a mixture; and heating the mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for proposing a meeting in a moblog-based regional community service through a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of setting a plurality of main arenas by dividing a geographical area in a regional unit, setting and storing one or more virtual spatial locations, the one or more virtual spatial locations being a projection of real spatial public locations, as spots in one of the main arenas; selecting one of the spots belonging to the main arena from information on a location of the mobile terminal and entering into the selected spot; and registering a meeting proposal post in the selected spot.

Abstract: This invention relates, in general, to a method of producing magnetic oxide nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles and, more particularly, to a method of producing magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles, which comprises (1) adding a magnetic or metal precursor to a surfactant or a solvent containing the surfactant to produce a mixed solution, (2) heating the mixed solution to 50-6001 C to decompose the magnetic or metal precursor by heating so as to form the magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles, and (3) separating the magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles. Since the method is achieved through a simple process without using an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent, it is possible to simply mass-produce uniform magnetic or metal oxide nanoparticles having desired sizes compared to the conventional method.