31 results about "Allotropy" patented technology

The invention provides a novel active oxygen scavenger with suppressed oxidizing power.　The active oxygen scavenger of the present disclosure is characterized by being manufactured by processing an active oxygen scavenger comprising an alcohol ozone-treated with an oxygen allotrope-containing gas.

A composite material, methods for its fabrication and example applications. The composite material comprises a polymer having a carbon allotrope incorporated into the polymer's crystalline structure. The material is characterized by a crystallinity greater than the native crystallinity of the polymer in the absence of the carbon allotrope being incorporated into the polymer's crystalline structure. The composite material is non-laminate, substantially excludes metals, ceramics, and cermets, and is electrically conductive. The carbon allotrope serves as a bridge between a first region of the polymer and a second region of the polymer. The fabrication method involves mixing a powder of polymer and carbon allotrope particles, suspending the powder in a solvent, spinning the solution into fibers, and drawing the fibers into a composite material. Applications include collecting data responsive to stimulating the composite material, comparing the data to thresholds, determining the material's condition, and transmitting a decision regarding its continued use.

A negative electrode precursor for manufacturing a negative electrode having a high utilization rate of a negative electrode active material. A negative electrode precursor to be applied to manufacturing of a negative electrode for a secondary battery, the negative electrode precursor comprising a resin substrate and a particle layer held by the resin substrate, wherein the particle layer includes first particles containing a carbon allotrope and exhibiting conductivity, and second particles containing a material capable of alloying with lithium, and an arrangement of at least one of the first particles and the second particles has a pattern structure having periodicity in a predetermined direction within the particle layer.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of producing carbon-nitrogen allotrope nanomaterials. More specifically, the methods of the present disclosure utilize nitrogen-containing compounds as a feedstock for nitrogen doped carbon nanomaterial production. In some embodiments, a method for forming carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials includes mixing a nitrogen-rich feedstock, carbon-based feedstock, and a catalyst to form a feed solution. The method further includes injecting the feed solution into a carrier gas stream and into a heated reaction vessel. The heated reaction vessel includes a first zone and a second zone. The method further includes heating the feed solution within the first zone at a first temperature. The method further includes heating the feed solution within the second zone at a second temperature to form the carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials. The method further includes removing the carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials from the heated reaction vessel.

Provided are nitrogen allotropes, their synthesis apparatus setups, and their application as high energy density materials. Methods for their preparation are also provided.

The present invention relates to a method for modifying the wettability of a carbon allotrope, comprising the steps of: preparing a carbon allotrope; a step for preparing a solvent capable of inducing the generation of hydrophilic radicals or hydrophobic radicals; a step for bringing the carbon allotrope into contact with the solvent; a step of supplying energy to the solvent using an energy supply source; and a step of generating a hydrophilic radical or a hydrophobic radical of the solvent by the energy supplied to the solvent, the generated radical being bonded to the end of the carbon allotrope.

The invention relates to a laminate (1). The laminate (1) comprises a first layer (11) comprising at least one carbon allotrope and a dopant. The laminate (1) comprises a second layer (12) comprising an organic material. The concentration of the dopant in the first layer (11) is 25 to 1000 nmol / cm based on the surface area of the first layer (11). The invention also relates to a method for producing a laminate (1). The method comprises providing a first layer (11) comprising at least one carbon allotrope and a dopant. The method comprises providing a second layer (12) comprising an organic material. The concentration of the dopant in the first layer (11) is 25 to 1000 nmol / cm. The invention also relates to the use of a dopant at a concentration of 25 to 1000 nmol / cm for reducing the degradation of a laminate.

The disclosure relates to a laminate (1). The laminate (1) comprises a first layer (11) comprising at least one allotrope of carbon and a dopant. The laminate (1) comprises a second layer (12) comprising organic material. The concentration of dopant in the first layer (11) is 25 to 1000 nmol / cm2, based on the surface area of the first layer (11). The disclosure relates also to a method for producing a laminate (1). The method comprises providing a first layer (11) comprising at least one allotrope of carbon and a dopant. The method comprises providing a second layer (12) comprising organic material. The concentration of dopant in the first layer (11) is 25 to 1000 nmol / cm2. The disclosure relates also to the use of a dopant in a concentration of 25 to 1000 nmol / cm2 for reducing degradation of a laminate.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods of producing carbon-nitrogen allotrope nanomaterials. More specifically, the methods of the present disclosure utilize nitrogen-containing compounds as a feedstock for nitrogen doped carbon nanomaterial production. In some embodiments, a method for forming carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials includes mixing a nitrogen-rich feedstock, carbon-based feedstock, and a catalyst to form a feed solution. The method further includes injecting the feed solution into a carrier gas stream and into a heated reaction vessel. The heated reaction vessel includes a first zone and a second zone. The method further includes heating the feed solution within the first zone at a first temperature. The method further includes heating the feed solution within the second zone at a second temperature to form the carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials. The method further includes removing the carbon-nitrogen nanomaterials from the heated reaction vessel.

Disclosed is a method of: providing a hydrogenated sp2 carbon allotrope, and releasing hydrogen gas from the carbon allotrope. The method may be used an apparatus having: a vessel for containing the hydrogenated sp2 carbon allotrope, a fuel cell capable of using hydrogen gas a fuel, and a tube for transporting hydrogen gas from the vessel to the fuel cell. The carbon allotrope may be made by: providing a mixture of an sp2 carbon allotrope and liquid ammonia, adding an alkali metal to the mixture, and sonicating the mixture to form a hydrogenated form of the carbon allotrope. The hydrogenated carbon can be at least 3.5 wt % hydrogen covalently bound to the carbon.

To provide a transfer member for forming a negative electrode, a negative electrode structure using the transfer member, an electrode, a secondary battery, and a manufacturing method for the same, in which the adhesion of a carbon-containing layer is ensured during handling when forming an electrode having a carbon-containing layer, and the transferability of the carbon-containing layer onto a current collector or a solid electrolyte layer, which are transfer targets, is excellent.SOLUTION: A transfer member for forming a negative electrode for application to a secondary battery transfers a carbon-containing layer onto a transferred body. The transfer member for forming a negative electrode includes a substrate having a first linear expansion coefficient, and a carbon-containing layer including a conductive carbon allotrope and having a second linear expansion coefficient. The absolute value of the difference between the second linear expansion coefficient and the first linear expansion coefficient is 10.0×10-6K-1 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None

A method includes a step of preparing a nanoparticle that has a perovskite-type crystal structure as an allotrope and includes multiple crystal structures, a step of preparing a ligand solution containing a solvent that has a relative dielectric constant of a prescribed value or less and an associative ligand that includes a main chain having a plurality of carbon atoms and a polar group having a higher polarity than the main chain and self-associates in the solvent, and a step of preparing a nanoparticle dispersion by bringing the nanoparticle and the ligand solution into contact with each other, wherein the step of preparing a nanoparticle dispersion includes a step of selectively increasing the ratio of the content of a prescribed crystal structure in the multiple crystal structures.

Provided are: a negative electrode structure having excellent ion conductivity between a negative electrode containing carbon and an oxide-based solid electrolyte layer; a secondary battery capable of operating at room temperature using the negative electrode structure; and methods for manufacturing the negative electrode structure and the secondary battery. The negative electrode structure is characterized by comprising: a negative electrode including an allotrope of carbon having conductivity; an electrolyte layer including an oxide-based solid electrolyte; an intermediate layer disposed between the negative electrode and the electrolyte layer and including at least one among an inorganic material and a lithium alloy that are alloyed with lithium; and a protective layer bonded to the negative electrode on a surface of the negative electrode opposite to a surface in contact with the intermediate layer, wherein an absolute value of a difference between a first linear expansion coefficient of the protective layer and a second linear expansion coefficient of the negative electrode is 10.0×10-6K-1 or less.

A method for densifying a material includes arranging the material in a cavity of a mold and applying pressure to the material in the mold. While applying pressure to the material in the mold, a magnetic field is applied to the material in the mold to cause the material to transform between a first allotrope phase and a second allotrope phase. Applying the magnetic field to the material includes magnetic cycling, which includes one or more iterations of adjusting the magnetic field to a first strength, and then adjusting the magnetic field to a second strength. The method includes determining a density of the material during the magnetic cycling and, responsive to determination that the determined density reaches a threshold density, stopping the magnetic cycling.

Proposed is a cell culture substrate suitable for sterilization and cell separation processes. The cell culture substrate includes a base, and a culture layer formed on the base and having a ‘cell contact surface’ which is a surface to which cells come into contact or attach. In the culture layer, a portion including at least the cell contact surface has a ‘first carbon allotrope portion’ which is an area made of a carbon allotrope. The first carbon allotrope portion is formed by physical vapor deposition (PVD). The first carbon allotrope portion has a higher hardness than graphite, which is another carbon allotrope, and a lower hardness than ‘PVD-DLC’ formed by PVD, which is a diamond-like carbon (DLC) and another carbon allotrope.

The present invention provides a sheet material processing apparatus and a method for manufacturing allotropes that improve the efficiency of processing sheet materials. [Solution] The one-sided opening and closing mechanism of the sheet material processing device includes a fixed member having a plurality of first slit holes arranged at intervals in a first direction, with a plurality of layers of sheet material arranged inside each of the plurality of first slit holes, and a movable member having a plurality of second slit holes arranged adjacent to the plurality of first slit holes along the conveying direction of the sheet material, with a plurality of layers of sheet material arranged inside each of the plurality of second slit holes. The movable member is configured to move toward one side in the first direction, thereby reducing the overlapping area between the first slit holes and the second slit holes when viewed along the conveying direction.

The invention discloses a phosphorus-carbon composite material, a preparation method of the phosphorus-carbon composite material and a negative electrode plate, and belongs to the technical field of batteries. Graphite and allotropes of two phosphorus simple substances including red phosphorus and black phosphorus are compounded, and meanwhile, the crystal structure of the material is optimized and regulated; the conductivity and stability of the material can be remarkably improved compared with those of a traditional phosphorus-based material, meanwhile, the product can achieve high gram volume based on introduction of the elemental phosphorus, and the comprehensive electrochemical performance is excellent when the material is applied to a lithium ion battery negative electrode material.

This sheet material processing device comprises: a conveyance roller that is for conveying a long sheet material along a defined conveyance path; a first processing chamber that is for performing a first process on the sheet material conveyed along the conveyance path, where the first process is executed in an environment in which the pressure in the first processing chamber is a first pressure; a second processing chamber that is for performing a second process on the sheet material at the side of the conveyance path that is downstream of the first processing chamber, where the second process is executed in an environment in which the pressure in the second processing chamber is a second pressure different from the first pressure; and a pressure adjustment chamber that is disposed between the first processing chamber and the second processing chamber in the conveyance path, where the pressure adjustment chamber is configured such that the pressure in the pressure adjustment chamber is kept between the first pressure and the second pressure.

Semiconductor device comprising the following: a channel layer (CHL) provided on a substrate (100), wherein the channel layer (CHL) has a two-dimensional atomic layer made of a first material; and a source / drain layer (SDL) provided on the substrate (100), wherein the source / drain layer (SDL) comprises a second material, where the first material is one of phosphorus allotropes, the second material of one of carbon allotropes, and the channel layer (CHL) and the source / drain layer (SDL) are connected to each other by covalent bonds between the first and second materials, and wherein the channel layer (CHL) extends in one direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate (100).

The present invention provides a sheet material processing apparatus and a method for manufacturing allotropes that improve the efficiency of processing sheet materials. [Solution] The sheet material processing apparatus comprises a sheet material processing chamber for performing a predetermined process on multiple layers of sheet material in a transport-stopped state, which are spaced apart along a first direction; a one-side opening / closing mechanism located on one side of the sheet material processing chamber in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the width direction of the sheet material; and a one-side actuator for driving the one-side opening / closing mechanism. The one-side opening / closing mechanism includes a plurality of rotating shafts, which are alternately arranged with the multiple layers of sheet material in the first direction and each extends in the width direction of the sheet material, and which are configured to rotate synchronously with each other by the power of the one-side actuator; and a plurality of valve members fixed to each of the plurality of rotating shafts. As the rotating shafts rotate, the gap between the valve members and the sheet material is closed.

To provide a laminate, a method for manufacturing the laminate, and use of a dopant, which prevent the laminate from deteriorating with time due to sunlight SOLUTION: The present disclosure relates to a laminate (1). The laminate (1) comprises a first layer (11) comprising at least one carbon allotrope and a dopant. The laminate (1) includes a second layer (12) containing an organic material. The concentration of the dopant in the first layer (11) is between 25 and 1000nmol / cm2 with respect to the surface area of the first layer (11). The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing the laminate (1). The method comprises providing a first layer (11) comprising at least one carbon allotrope and a dopant. The method comprises providing a second layer (12) comprising an organic material. The concentration of the dopant in the first layer (11) is between 25 and 1000nmol / cm2. The present invention also relates to a method of using dopants at a concentration of 25 to 1000nmol / cm2 to reduce stack degradation.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A method of preparing an aerosol-generating component (100) for use as part of a non-combustion aerosol supply system is provided. The method comprises the steps of: forming a carbon allotrope (101) on an electrically insulating substrate (102); and forming one or more electrodes in contact with the carbon allotrope (101).

The invention discloses a current collector material of a carbon-phosphorus composite particle modified copper foil and application of the current collector material in a lithium battery. According to the invention, a lithium-loving induction layer composed of a carbon nano-material, a phosphorus nano-material and a polymer binder is constructed on the surface of a copper foil current collector. The carbon nanomaterial comprises carbon nanotubes, graphene and the like, the phosphorus nanomaterial comprises allotropes of red phosphorus, black phosphorus and the like, and the mass ratio of the carbon nanomaterial to the phosphorus nanomaterial is (1: 10)-(10: 1). The preparation method comprises the following steps: blending and grinding the materials and a binder, and dispersing in an organic solvent to prepare composite slurry; uniformly coating the surface of the pretreated copper foil with the slurry; and drying and rolling to form a compact modification layer. The modified current collector can significantly reduce lithium deposition nucleation overpotential, induce uniform deposition of lithium metal, effectively inhibit dendritic crystal growth and improve interface stability. When the material is applied to a non-negative lithium battery, the coulombic efficiency, the cycle life and the safety performance of the battery can be greatly improved, and the material has important industrial application value.

The present application provides a composition of electrically conductive carbon allotropes dispersed in an organic fluid. The composition comprises: electrically conductive carbon allotropes; hydrogenated nitrile rubber; an organic fluid for dispersing the electrically conductive carbon allotropes and the hydrogenated nitrile rubber; wherein the average curvature of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes is 1°-20°, the average curvature being determined from the average diameter of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes, and the BET surface area of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes is 200 to 1400 m 2 / g; wherein the amount of hydrogenated nitrile rubber is 10wt%-300wt% relative to the weight of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes; and wherein the contour length of the hydrogenated nitrile rubber is below 1400nm. The composition of the present application significantly improves the concentration and dispersibility of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes in the organic fluid by precisely matching the contour length of the HNBR and the average curvature of the electrically conductive carbon allotropes, enables the viscosity of the electrically conductive carbon allotrope dispersion to be maintained at an acceptable level, and enables the storage stability of the dispersion to be good.

The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for producing a carbon nanomaterial product (CNM) product that may comprise carbon nanotubes and various other allotropes of nanocarbon. The method and apparatus employ a consumable carbon dioxide (CO2) and a renewable carbonate electrolyte as reactants in an electrolysis reaction in order to make CNTs. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, operational conditions of the electrolysis reaction may be varied in order to produce the CNM product with a greater incidence of a desired allotrope of nanocarbon or a desired combination of two or more allotropes.

An aerosol-generating component 100 for use as part of a non-combustion aerosol supply system. The aerosol-generating component 100 comprises a carbon allotrope 101 supported on an electrically insulating substrate 102. The carbon allotrope 101 is configured such that the contact angle between the droplets of glycerol and the surface of the carbon allotrope 101 is not greater than 20 DEG C at a temperature of 150 DEG C.

The invention relates to a catalyst for the conversion of hydrogen allotropes, consisting of a support material made of silica with a monomodal pore radius distribution in the mesopore region, a micropore content of less than 1 vol.% (based on the total pore volume) and at least one active component, preferably an iron compound.

To provide a negative electrode structure with excellent interlayer ion conductivity between a carbon-containing negative electrode and an oxide-based solid electrolyte layer, a secondary battery operable at room temperature using the same, and a manufacturing method for the negative electrode structure and the secondary battery.SOLUTION: A negative electrode structure includes a negative electrode containing an allotropic form of carbon having conductivity, an electrolyte layer containing an oxide-based solid electrolyte, an intermediate layer disposed between the negative electrode and the electrolyte layer and containing at least one of an inorganic material alloying with lithium and a lithium alloy, and a protective layer bonded to the negative electrode on the surface opposite to the surface of the negative electrode in contact with the intermediate layer. The absolute value of the difference between a first linear expansion coefficient of the protective layer and a second linear expansion coefficient of the negative electrode is 10.0×10-6K-1 or less.SELECTED DRAWING: None

To provide a method for expanding chalcogenide materials, an apparatus therefor, and an electrode and a battery comprising a chalcogenide material.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to the working principle and production methods for the pre-expansion of sulfur and / or other chalcogenides such as selenium or tellurium, and / or a mixture of any two or more. The present invention further relates to an electrode / cathode comprising sulfur and / or a mixture of sulfur allotropes, for example, crystalline, glassy, amorphous, and / or polymeric (e.g., β-, γ-, and / or ω-phasic) sulfur and / or a mixture of any two or more sulfur allotropes. The sulfur is photonically / electronically / thermally pre-expanded to a state where it has a density equivalent to a metal sulfide, such as Li2S. The expansion is carried out before electrode / cathode fabrication for the realization of alkali and / or alkali earth metal / ion batteries, such as LiS batteries.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

A composite material, methods for its fabrication and example applications. The composite material comprises a polymer having a carbon allotrope incorporated into the polymer's crystalline structure. The material is characterized by a crystallinity greater than the native crystallinity of the polymer in the absence of the carbon allotrope being incorporated into the polymer's crystalline structure. Applications include collecting data responsive to stimulating the composite material, comparing the data to calibration data and / or thresholds, determining the material's condition, and transmitting information regarding the material's condition and / or transmitting a decision regarding its continued use.