Abstract: We report a method of preparation of highly elastic graphene oxide films, and their transformation into graphene oxide fibers and electrically conductive graphene fibers by spinning. Methods typically include: 1) oxidation of graphite to graphene oxide, 2) preparation of graphene oxide slurry with high solid contents and residues of sulfuric acid impurities. 3) preparation of large area films by bar-coating or dropcasting the graphene oxide dispersion and drying at low temperature. 4) spinning the graphene oxide film into a fiber, and 5) thermal or chemical reduction of the graphene oxide fiber into an electrically conductive graphene fiber. The resulting films and fiber have excellent mechanical properties, improved morphology as compared with current graphene oxide fibers, high electrical conductivity upon thermal reduction, and improved field emission properties.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a conductive material that has a low electric resistivity and that is obtained using an inexpensive and stable conductive material composition. A conductive material having a low electric resistivity can be obtained by a method including the step of heating a conductive material composition that contains at least one of a full-cured or semi-cured thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin, as well as silver particles. Such a conductive material is a conductive material that includes fused silver particles, and thermosetting resin fine particles that have an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m both inclusive and are dispersed in the fused silver particles. Further, in such a conductive material is a conductive material that includes fused silver particles, and a thermoplastic resin welded among the fused silver particles.

Abstract: There is described a coating composition useful for forming a transfer member suitable for use with an image forming system. The composition includes coating an ultraviolet (UV) curable mixture comprising a chlorinated polyester resin, a reactive diluent, conductive species and a photoinitiator on a substrate. The UV curable mixture is cured with ultraviolet energy. The cured mixture is then removed from the substrate.

Abstract: An organic thin film transistor including at least a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, an insulator layer and an organic semiconductor layer, at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode including a conductive polyaniline composition containing (a) a substituted or unsubstituted polyaniline composite which is protonated by an organic protonic acid or its salts represented by M(XCR4(CR52COOR6)COOR7)p and (b) compound having a phenolic hydroxyl group.

Abstract: An anode composition for a lithium secondary battery is provided. The anode composition comprises an anode active material, a conductive material, and an acrylonitrile-acrylic acid copolymer with a high molecular weight as a binder. The acrylonitrile-acrylic acid copolymer has a molar ratio of acrylonitrile to acrylic acid of 1:0.01-2. Further provided are a method for preparing the anode composition and a lithium secondary battery using the anode composition. The binder has improved resistance to an electrolyte solution due to its enhanced adhesive strength. In addition, the use of the anode composition prevents the active material layer from being peeled off or separated from a current collector during charge and discharge to achieve improved capacity and cycle life characteristics of the battery.

Abstract: Blending an electrically active, anodically coloring, electrochromic polymer with a non-electrochromic, non-electrically conductive binder polymer greatly enhances the performance of the anodically coloring, electrochromic polymer in an electrochromic device over time. In addition to improved physical characteristics of the blend, e.g., film build, durability etc, the coloristic properties, including color space and color strength, of the device comprising the blend are more durable than when using the neat polymer, and in certain instances, the color space and color intensity provided by the blend is superior to that available from the neat polymer.

Abstract: Electrically conductive powder includes polyhedral large particles and flakey small particles. The aspect ratio of the small particles is not less than 3 and is at least 1.3 times greater than that of the large particles. The electrically conductive powder is surface treated with a fatty acid. The electrically conductive powder has good contact among the polyhedral large particles and the flakey small particles. An electrically conductive paste of the electrically conductive powder achieves excellent electrical and thermal conductivities because the particles are in contact not at points but through surfaces. The electrically conductive paste is capable of filling via-holes in a satisfactory manner.

Abstract: Provided is an organic semiconductor layer including a mixture of a first polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon to which a substituent R1 other than a hydrogen atom is bonded by a single bond, and a second polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solution for a highlight or multicolor display device, in which each display cell can display high quality color states. More specifically, an electrophoretic fluid is provided which comprises three types of charged particles and a fourth type of particles which is substantially uncharged neutral buoyancy particles, all of which are dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture.

Abstract: This is the development of a new conductive ink utilizing modern plastics and processes for the purpose of improving modern circuitry. By dissolving polyamide-imide (PAI) resin and mixing it with a conductive material (such as carbon, silver, copper, or gold) we can create an electrically conductive ink that can be printed into circuitry. This method of circuit printing is far stronger and resistant to environmental forces.

Abstract: A composition comprises a low molecular weight polyelectrolyte, a high molecular weight polymer, a light-emitting material and a salt. The viscosity average molecular weight of the high molecular weight polymer in at least one solvent is at least 5 times greater than the viscosity average molecular weight of the low molecular weight polyelectrolyte in the at least one solvent, and the high molecular weight polymer and the low molecular weight polymer are preferably different molecular weight polymers of the same polyelectrolyte material, such as polyethylene oxide. The composition is used to provide a light emitting layer (103) in a light-emitting electrochemical cell between an anode (101) for injecting positive charge carriers and a cathode (105) for injecting negative charge carriers.

Abstract: A stabilized assembly including a first liquid phase of non-spherical droplets in a second liquid phase, wherein the second liquid phase is immiscible with the first phase, and nanoparticle surfactants assembled at an interface of the non-spherical droplets and the second phase is disclosed. The nanoparticle surfactants include nanoparticles and end-functionalized polymers that can interact through ligand type interactions, and the first phase is stabilized by a disordered, jammed layer of nanoparticle surfactants. A method of preparing a stabilized assembly is also disclosed.

Abstract: A thermosetting conductive silicone composition comprises an organopolysiloxane having at least one structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein m is either of 0, 1 or 2; R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a phenyl group or a halogenated phenyl group; R2 represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group; R3s may be the same or different from each other and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent organic group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; Z1 represents either of —R4—, —R4—O— or —R4(CH3)2Si—O— where R4s may be the same or different from each other and each represents a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and Z2s represent an oxygen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms which may be the same or different from each other; an organic peroxide; and conductive particles.

Abstract: A paste composition for a rear electrode of a solar cell according to an embodiment comprises conductive powder including a first powder having a first mean particle diameter, a second powder having a second mean particle diameter larger than the first mean particle diameter, and a third powder having a third mean particle diameter larger than the second mean particle diameter, and an organic vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for a one-part die attach adhesives material useful for packaging semi-conductors including HB-LED. The composition of the present invention includes a thermal and electrical conductive filler, a polymer matrix and a solvent which form a material with high thermal conductivity, low curing temperature and high self-life temperature. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing said composition by mixing a size-selected and surface-modified filler formulation, a polymer matrix and a non-reactive organic solvent together followed by curing the mixture at a low temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oxocarbon-, pseudooxocarbon- and radialene compounds as well as to their use as doping agent for doping an organic semiconductive matrix material, as blocker material, as charge injection layer, as electrode material as well as organic semiconductor, as well as electronic components and organic semiconductive materials using them.

Abstract: OLED materials having the formula: T-A(-S-B(-P-B)m-S-A)n-T where A are independently selected rod-shaped, rigid molecular core units, S are independently selected flexible spacer units, B are polymerisable crosslinking groups independently selected, P are spacer groups independently selected, T are independently selected end groups, m are independently selected from values of from 1 to 4, n is equal to I to 3.

Abstract: Methods of manufacturing nano-engineered carbon materials, such as carbon aerogels and carbon xerogels, and methods of manufacturing precursor solutions and sol-gels for making the same are provided. A method for manufacturing a precursor solution comprises programmed-addition of a cross-linking agent to a component mixture comprising a resorcinol compound. A method for manufacturing a sol-gel comprises subjecting a precursor solutions to at least one heat treatment. Methods for producing nano-engineered carbon materials from precursor solutions and sol-gels are also provided. Methods for using the nano-engineered carbon materials are also disclosed. The resulting nano-engineered carbon materials can be useful in a range of products including, supercapacitor applications, high-surface-area electrodes, fuel cells, and desalination systems.

Abstract: Photoactive compositions of matter, methods for their design and synthesis, and various applications of such compositions of matter are disclosed. Such photoactive compositions may, for example, include any one or more of the following: a core moiety; a primary electron donor moiety; an electron-withdrawing moiety; and an alkyl tail. Some photoactive compositions may further include multiple additional electron donor moieties, electron-withdrawing moieties, and alkyl tails. Applications of such photoactive compositions of matter may include use in photovoltaic cells (e.g., as a p- or n-type material of the active layer of some photovoltaic cells, or as a dye to be employed in other photovoltaic cells); batteries, field-effect transistors; and light-emitting diodes.

Abstract: A polymeric composite comprises a polymeric resin; an electrically conductive filler; and a polycyclic aromatic compound, in an amount effect to increase the electrical conductivity of the polymeric composition relative to the same composition without the polycyclic aromatic compound. The addition of the polycyclic aromatic compound in addition to a conductive filler imparts improved electrical and mechanical properties to the compositions.

Abstract: Graphene, a method of fabricating the same, and a transistor having the graphene are provided, the graphene includes a structure of carbon (C) atoms partially substituted with boron (B) atoms and nitrogen (N) atoms. The graphene has a band gap. The graphene substituted with boron and nitrogen may be used as a channel of a field effect transistor. The graphene may be formed by performing chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method using borazine or ammonia borane as a boron nitride (B-N) precursor.

Abstract: There is provided an organic semiconductor material with which it is possible to manufacture an electronic element by a wet process which is low cost. Furthermore, the object is to provide an organic semiconductor electronic element which is hardly broken, light in weight and inexpensive, and has high characteristic. According to the present invention, it has been found that it is possible to provide an organic semiconductor material in which performance is improved and which is suitable for a wet process by optimizing a phthalocyanine derivative which configures a phthalocyanine nano-sized substance and the completion of the present invention has been reached. Furthermore, it is possible to provide an electronic element which has high durability, is hardly broken, light in weight, inexpensive and has high characteristic by using the organic semiconductor material in an electronic element active part (a semiconductor layer).

Abstract: An antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive composition, useful in electronic and optical display applications, comprising an antistatic agent and a first block copolymer comprising at least two hard A block polymeric units each independently having a Tg of at least 50° C., and at least one soft B block (meth)acrylic polymeric unit having a Tg no greater than 20° C. The composition can comprise a second block copolymer. Articles comprising an antistatic pressure sensitive adhesive composition adjacent a first surface of a substrate.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer member that includes a crosslinked poly(ether ether ketone) polymer, an optional conductive component, an optional polymer, and an optional release additive.

Abstract: A polymer composite composed of a polymerized mixture of functionalized carbon nanotubes and monomer which chemically reacts with the functionalized nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are functionalized by reacting with oxidizing or other chemical media through chemical reactions or physical adsorption. The reacted surface carbons of the nanotubes are further functionalized with chemical moieties that react with the surface carbons and selected monomers. The functionalized nanotubes are first dispersed in an appropriate medium such as water, alcohol or a liquefied monomer and then the mixture is polymerized. The polymerization results in polymer chains of increasing weight bound to the surface carbons of the nanotubes. The composite may consists of some polymer chains imbedded in the composite without attachment to the nanotubes.

Abstract: There is provided an electroactive material having Formula I wherein: Q is the same or different at each occurrence and can be O, S, Se, Te, NR, SO, SO2, P, PO, PO2, and SiR2; R is the same or different at each occurrence and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; R1 through R10 are the same or different and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO3R2, —OPO3R2, or CN.

Abstract: Carbon nanotube suspensions or dispersions include carbon nanotubes and a functional group attached to an aromatic polycyclic compound on a surface of the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes in the suspensions or dispersions are pretreated by exposing the carbon nanotubes to a solvent (such as N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone) and an acid (such as concentrated sulfuric acid). The carbon nanotubes pretreated according to this method can be dispersed or suspended in a solvent to prepare high concentration suspensions, dispersions and/or inks for various applications.

Abstract: A semiconductive roller to stably generate high-quality images for a long period of time by efficiently inhibiting migration of free epichlorohydrin (ECH) component to a surface of the semiconductive roller includes an elastic layer formed of a semiconductive rubber composition including about 50 to about 70 parts by weight of a base rubber and about 30 to about 50 parts by weight of a hydrin rubber. An extracted amount of the ECH component from the elastic layer is about 2% by volume or less, wherein the extracted amount is determined based on a reduced amount of chlorine (Cl) intensity measured using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis performed before and after extraction of the ECH component from the elastic layer using tetrahydrofuran (THF).

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to a dispersion of nanoparticles in a liquid medium. The liquid medium is suitably water-based and further includes an ionic liquid-based stabilizer in the liquid medium to stabilize the dispersion of nanoparticles therein. The stabilizer can be polymeric or monomeric and generally includes a moiety with at least one quaternary ammonium cation from a corresponding ionic liquid. The dispersion suitably can be formed by shearing or otherwise mixing a mixture/combination of its components. The dispersions can be used to form nanoparticle composite films upon drying or otherwise removing the liquid medium carrier, with the stabilizer providing a nanoparticle binder in the composite film. The films can be formed on essentially any desired substrate and can impart improved electrical conductivity and/or thermal conductivity properties to the substrate.

Abstract: Electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composites and methods of preparing same are provided. In some embodiments, a method for preparing an electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composite may include (1) mixing a polymer, a conductive particulate filler, and a solvent compatible with the polymer to form a non-conductive polymer solution or melt; (2) processing, the non-conductive polymer solution or melt to form a non-conductive polymer network composition; wherein the presence of solvent during three-dimensional network formation manipulates the polymer network structure; and (3) removing the solvent from the non-conductive polymer network composition to form an electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composite. The altered polymer chain structure present in the non-conductive polymer network composition is maintained in the composite, and offsets the impact of particulate filler addition including increased modulus, decreased elasticity, and decreased elongation at break.

Abstract: A conductive paste containing a conductive powder (A), a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin (B), a polyester resin and/or polyurethane resin (C), a blocked isocyanate (D) blocked with an active methylene compound, and an organic solvent (E), wherein the resin (C) has a glass transition temperature of ?50° C. to 20° C., a sum of amounts of the resin (C) is 50 to 400 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the resin (B), and a sum of amounts of the resin (B), the resin (C) component, and the blocked isocyanate (D) is 10 to 60 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the conductive powder (A). An electric wiring in which this conductive paste is formed on an insulating substrate.

Abstract: A material consisting essentially of a vinyl thermoplastic polymer, un-functionalized carbon nanotubes and hydroxylated carbon nanotubes dissolved in a solvent. Un-functionalized carbon nanotube concentrations up to 30 wt % and hydroxylated carbon nanotube concentrations up to 40 wt % can be used with even small concentrations of each (less than 2 wt %) useful in producing enhanced conductivity properties of formed thin films.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic compound incorporating a specific structure into a pyridine skeleton or a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton and adapting the molecular weight to a specific range, a composition comprising the organic compound and a solvent, organic electroluminescent element comprising a layer that is formed by using the composition, and the uses thereof.

Abstract: A photoconductor that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, an optional ground plane layer, an optional hole blocking layer, an optional adhesive layer, an optional anticurl layer, a photogenerating layer, and a charge transport layer comprised of a first charge transport compound, a second dissimilar charge transport compound, a fluoropolymer and a polyarylatecarbonate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polymers containing oligo-triarylamine repetition units that are substituted in the ortho position, a method for the production thereof, and use thereof in electronic devices, particularly in organic electroluminescence devices, known as OLEDs (OLED=organic light emitting diodes). The present invention further relates to organic electroluminescence devices containing these polymers.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing silicon flakes includes steps as follows. A silicon material is contacted with a machining tool which includes at least one abrasive particle fixedly disposed thereon. The silicon material is scraped along a displacement path with respect to the machining tool to generate the silicon flakes having various particle sizes.

Abstract: Ink compositions comprising polythiophenes and aprotic organic solvents that are formulated for inkjet printing the hole injecting layer (HIL) of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) are provided. Also provided are methods of inkjet printing the HILs using the ink compositions.

Abstract: An electroconductive composition including polystyrene sulfonic acid, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), water, an organic solvent having an affinity to water and a polymer having an amide group as a side chain.

Abstract: A system and process for controlling electronic interactions between two or more interactable materials.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein pertain generally to a conductive polymer blend composition including a polymer-deaggregating agent and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A method and composition for coating surfaces, a corresponding coating and the use of objects coated according to said method. A cleaned, metallic surface is contacted with an aqueous composition that is a dispersion or suspension, and drying and/or baking the organic coating or optionally, drying the organic coating and coating with an equivalent or additional coating composition prior to a drying and/or baking. The aqueous composition has a pH of 4 to 11 and contains an anionic polyelectrolyte in a quantity of 0.01 to 5.0 wt. % relative to the total mass of the composition, which may have a solids content of from 2 to 40 wt. %. The solids have an average particle size from 10 to 1000 nm. A coating forms on the basis of an ionogenic gel which binds cations released from the metallic surface that originate from a pretreatment stage or from the contacting.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to composite or articles for protective clothing, which include an anti-static layer. The antistatic layer can 1), include an antistatic agent comprising an electronically conductive material, and the antistatic layer can have a visible light transmission of at least 70%; 2) the anti-static layer can have a surface electrical resistivity (SER), and/or a water electrode resistivity (WER) of no greater than 1011 ohms/square and a visible light transmission of at least 70%; or 3) the anti-static layer has an electrical resistivity, measured in ohms/square, which varies by no more than 1.5 order of magnitude over a range of relative humidity of 5% to 95%, and a visible light transmission of at least 70%.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel conjugated polymers comprising in their backbone one or more divalent donor units, like for example benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b?]dithiophene-2,6-diyl (BDT), that are linked on both sides to an acceptor unit, to methods of preparing the polymers and educts or intermediates used in such preparation, to polymer blends, mixtures and formulations containing the polymers, to the use of the polymers, polymer blends, mixtures and formulations as semiconductors organic electronic (OE) devices, especially in organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices and organic photodetectors (OPD), and to OE, OPV and OPD devices comprising these polymers, polymer blends, mixtures or formulations.

Abstract: An intermediate transfer member that contains a mixture of a polyimide, an optional conductive component, and a perfluoropolyether phosphate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrorheological composition with corrosion-inhibiting properties, methods for the production thereof and the use thereof.

Abstract: A polymer including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and a second repeating unit including a substituted or unsubstituted C2-C30 alkenyl group: wherein, in Formula 1, groups R, R?, A, A?, Y, and Y? are defined in the specification.

Abstract: A polymer composite composed of a polymerized mixture of functionalized carbon nanotubes and monomer which chemically reacts with the functionalized nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes are functionalized by reacting with oxidizing or other chemical media through chemical reactions or physical adsorption. The reacted surface carbons of the nanotubes are further functionalized with chemical moieties that react with the surface carbons and selected monomers. The functionalized nanotubes are first dispersed in an appropriate medium such as water, alcohol or a liquefied monomer and then the mixture is polymerized. The polymerization results in polymer chains of increasing weight bound to the surface carbons of the nanotubes. The composite may consists of some polymer chains imbedded in the composite without attachment to the nanotubes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pigment granules which are distinguished by the fact that they are based on a support material, where the support material is coated with one or more flake-form effect pigments by means of an adhesion promoter. The pigment granules according to the invention are preferably used for the pigmentation of application media, in particular paints, plasters, lacquers, powder coatings and plastics, and in particular as scatter and effect granules, for example for the decoration of wallcoverings.

Abstract: A composite for providing electromagnetic shielding including a plurality of nanotubes; and a plurality of elongate metallic nanostructures.

Abstract: A dye for a fluid of an electrowetting element, the dye having a general formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein Q has the general formula: -Het1R1 or -Het1R1R2; V has the general formula: -Het2R3 or -Het2R3R4; Het1 and Het2 are heteroatoms; R1 and R3 are H; R2 and R4 are any functional group; T and U are any functional group; W, X, Y and Z are H or an alkyl group; and F, G, L and M are H or an alkyl group, and with the proviso that the dye does not have the general formula: The present invention further relates to a fluid comprising a dye of the present invention, an electrowetting element and an optical display device comprising the fluid, and a use of the dye to reduce photo-bleaching.