800 results about "Nano crystalline" patented technology

The present invention provides orthopedic prosthesis having at least one metallic component that includes a metallic substrate on which an integrally formed nano-crystalline coating is formed. The coating and the substrate have at least one metallic constituent in common having an average atomic concentration in the coating that differs from an average atomic concentration in the substrate by less than about 10 percent. Further, the nano-crystalline coatings includes crystalline grains with an average size in a range of about 1 to 999 nanometers, and more preferably in a range of about 10 to 200 nanometers. A transition region that exhibits a graded reduction in average grain size separates the coating from the substrate. The coating advantageously exhibits an enhanced hardness, and a high degree of resistance to corrosion and wear. In one application, the nano-crystalline coatings of the invention are utilized to form articulating surfaces of various orthopedic devices.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a nano-crystalline cellulose-based composite aerogel type organic dye absorption material. The method comprises the following steps: preparing nanofibers having functional surfaces by combining a chemical pretreatment method and a mechanical treatment method; and mixing the nanofibers and a natural absorption material to prepare composite aerogel which is used as the organic dye absorption material, wherein the porosity of the prepared composite aerogel is up to 99% or more, the decolourization ratio of the prepared material on organic dyes can exceed 90%, and the prepared material can be widely applied to absorbing the various water-soluble organic dyes.

Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode comprising a nano-crystalline layered-layered composite structure of a material having the general formula xLi₂MO₃(1−x)LiM′O₂ in which 0<x<1, where M′ is one or more ion with an average oxidation state of three and with at least one ion being Mn or Ni, and where M is one or more ions with an average oxidation state of four. Another aspect provides a positive electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode comprising a nano-crystalline layered-spinel composite structure of a material having the general formula XLi₂MnO₃. (1−X)LiMn_2−yM_yO₄ in which 0.5<x<1.0, 0≦y<1, and where M is one or more metal cations. Also provided is the positive electrode which comprises a nano-coating of inert oxide, inert phosphate or inert fluoride on the nano-crystalline composite structure. Additional aspects provide a lithium ion battery comprising a negative electrode, an electrolyte and the positive electrode, as well as methods of preparing the positive electrode composite structure and the nano-coating of inert oxide, inert phosphate or inert fluoride.

A laser-engravable flexographic printing precursor or other patternable material can be laser-engraved to provide a relief image. The relief image is formed in an elastomeric, relief-forming, laser-engravable layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomeric nanocrystalline polyolefin that is melt processable. The laser-engraveable composition can be readily recycled and reformed into another flexographic printing plate precursor.

The invention belongs to the field of thermal spraying and particularly relates to a composite amorphous and nano-crystalline coating layer with ceramic phase and ferrum base and a preparation method thereof. Carbide or oxide ceramics of Co or Ni ladles are firstly added into a flux core, a flux-cored wire is prepared together with the flux core and a ferrum-base alloy with amorphous ingredients and used as a spraying material, and the electric arc spraying method is adopted for leading the flux-cored wire to be melted, atomized into fused drops and finally deposited on a substrate, thus preparing the composite amorphous and nano-crystalline coating layer with ceramic-phase structure and ferrum base, which has the performance of high bond strength, good wear resistance, corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance as well as remarkably prolonged service life of the substrate, and the composite amorphous and nano-crystalline coating layer with ceramic phase and ferrum base can be widely applied to the restoration and the protection of device parts in the fields of metallurgy, electric power and petroleum, etc.

A method to apply nano-crystalline diamond onto a selected substrate, including preparing Nanodiamond slurry of nanodiamond particles dispersed in a medium. The medium may include a liquid or a sol-gel. The selected substrate is immersed in the Nanodiamond slurry for a predetermined period of time. Then the substrate is removed from the slurry. The substrate is then dried with a flow of inert gas. The substrate is left coated with a coating of the nanodiamond particles that are highly adherently held by van der Waals forces.

Disclosed in this invention is a family of ternary and multi-nary iron-based new compositions of bulk metallic glasses which possess promising soft magnetic properties, and the composition selection rules that lead to the design of such new compositions. The embodiment alloys are represented by the formula M_aX_bZ_c, where M represents at least one of ferromagnetic elements such as iron and may partly be replaced by some other substitute elements; X is an element or combinations of elements selected from those with atomic radius at least 130% that of iron and in the mean time is able to form an M-rich eutectic; and Z is an element or combinations of elements selected from semi-metallic or non-metallic elements with atomic radius smaller than 86% that of iron and in the meantime is able to form an M-Z eutectic; a, b, c are the atomic percentage of M, X, Z, respectively, and a+b+c=100%. When 1%<b<15% and 10%<c<39%, the alloys show a bulk glass forming ability to cast amorphous ribbons/sheets at least 0.1 mm in thickness. When 3%<b<10% and 18%<c<30%, the alloys show a bulk glass forming ability to cast amorphous rods at least 1 mm in diameter. The amorphous phase of these as-cast sheets/rods is at least 95% by volume. This invention also discloses the existence of nano-crystalline phase outside of the outer regime of the bulk glass forming region mentioned above.

A magnetic alloy having a composition represented by the general formula of Fe_100-x-yCu_xB_y (atomic %), wherein x and y are numbers meeting the conditions of 0.1≦x≦3, and 10≦y≦20, or the general formula of Fe_100-x-y-zCu_xB_yX_z (atomic %), wherein X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, S, C, P, Al, Ge, Ga and Be, and x, y and z are numbers meeting the conditions of 0.1≦x≦3, 10≦y≦20, 0≦z≦10, and 10<y+z≦24), the magnetic alloy having a structure containing crystal grains having an average diameter of 60 nm or less in an amorphous matrix, and a saturation magnetic flux density of 1.7 T or more.

A film forming composition comprises a resin, a plurality of nanoparticles, a surface active material and a polymeric dispersant. The film forming composition is substantially transparent and is adapted to be combined with a substrate to enhance abrasion resistance. The film forming composition may be used with wood objects including furniture, doors, floors, for architectural surfaces, for automotive articles and finishes, for metal coatings and coil coatings, for plastic articles, and for wipe-on protective treatments.

The invention belongs to the field of production of special paper, and in particular relates to a cationization modification method of nano-crystalline cellulose and a method for preparing high-strength cigarette paper from the modified nano-crystalline cellulose. Specific to the characteristic of high specific surface area of nano-crystalline cellulose, KOH and a method for adding an etherification reaction accelerant are adopted, the reaction temperature is lowered below 50 DEG C, cationization modification is performed on the nano-crystalline cellulose, and the modified nano-crystalline cellulose has the characteristics of retention and enhancement, so that the modified nano-crystalline cellulose has a wider application prospect; in the method for preparing cigarette paper, softwood pulp is not used, and higher natural air permeability and higher bonding strength of a product are ensured under the condition of reducing broadleaf wood fiber devillicate and fibrillation, so that energy consumption in the production process of paper, in particular in the pulping process, is remarkably lowered, equipment investment of a paper mill is reduced, high-strength cigarette paper is manufactured, the page quality is improved, higher strength and air permeability of the product are achieved, and the requirements on energy conservation and emission reduction are met.

Embodiments of the invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium improved for fly ability, high in read signal quality, and capable of suppressing magnetic decay of recorded magnetization to be caused by stray fields. In one embodiment, a perpendicular recording layer is formed over a substrate with a soft magnetic underlayer therebetween, then an amorphous or nano-crystalline layer is formed between the substrate and the soft magnetic underlayer. The soft magnetic underlayer includes first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers, as well as a nomnagnetic layer formed between those first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers. The first and second amorphous soft magnetic layers are given uniaxial anisotropy in the radial direction of the substrate respectively and coupled with each other antiferromagnetically.

A photovoltaic device having multiple photoelectric conversion cells disposed in a tandem configuration and a chemical vapor deposition method for fabricating the same are disclosed. Each photoelectric conversion cell has a different band gap energy and includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer in sequential touching contact. Each semiconductor layer is formed of a nano-crystalline semiconductor containing silicon as a principal constituent. The semiconductor layer may be deposited by a novel chemical vapor deposition method which utilizes plasma and laser energies simultaneously to decompose a film forming gas, thereby forming a semiconductor film on a substrate. The chemical vapor deposition process may be carried out on a continuously conveying substrate, thereby permitting high throughput production of the photovoltaic device.

The invention discloses a method for preparing nano-cellulose crystal/polyaniline composite material and a product thereof. In the method, firstly, the cellulose is hydrolyzed by acid to obtain nano-cellulose crystals, and the suspension of the nano-cellulose crystals spontaneously forms lyotropic cholesteric liquid crystals at a certain concentration. Then, the nanocellulose crystal/polyaniline composite material product with reversible redox properties is prepared by in-situ polymerization reaction of the polyaniline conductive monomer in the nanocellulose crystal cholesteric liquid crystal. The invention has the advantages of low cost, simple synthesis method, high production efficiency and the like.

The invention relates to a soft magnetic core used for a high-power inverter power supply, and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic core is made of an Fe-based amorphous nano-crystalline belt material through winding , and comprises components according to weight percentages as follows: 81%-85% of Fe, 0.01%-5% of Co, 7%-9% of Si, 1.5%-2.5% of B, 1%-2% of Cu, 4%-7% of M, and 0.001%-0.04% of M', wherein M is one or more of Nb, Mo, V, W and Ta, and M' is at least one of Al and Ti. The magnetic core is subjected to anneal in a protective atmosphere or a vacuum; when in anneal, the position of the magnetic core in a furnace is movable or rotatable, a holding temperature is 520-600 DEG C, the holding time is 1-2 hours, and a temperature rise speed is 100 DEG C per hour. The magnetic core manufactured by adopting the method has lower loss, better manufacturing technique properties, and good soft magnetic characteristics; moreover, the downstream processing after the heat treatment is applicable to various technique methods.

A nano-crystalline composite-oxide thin film for an environmental gas sensor, an environmental gas sensor using the thin film, and a method of manufacturing the environmental gas sensor are provided. The nano-crystalline composite-oxide thin film is formed of hetero-oxide nano-crystalline particles having independent crystalline phases from each other, and the environmental gas sensor including the thin film has excellent characteristics including high sensitivity, high selectivity, high stability and low power consumption.

The invention provides a method for preparing molybdate nano-crystalline, which is characterized in that: with hexaammonium molybdate and nitrate as raw materials, the method for preparing molybdate nano-crystalline comprises steps as follows: preparing mixed solution of ammonium paramolybdate and ammonia as well as solution of nitrate with a certain concentration; stirring forcibly at the room temperature and dripping the solution of nitrate into the solution of ammonium paramolybdate and ammonia to form precipitate; and filtering, drying and heat treating the precipitate to prepare the molybdate nano-crystalline. The prepared molybdate nano-crystalline is in the different shapes of nanometer grain, nanometer rod, nanometer wire or nanometer sheet. With cheap raw materials and easy operation, the molybdate synthesis method provided by the invention does not need complex instruments or expensive solvent, thus being a method for the quick preparation of the molybdate nano-crystalline. With different nanometer patterns, the prepared molybdate is provided with high degree of crystallinity and purity. The method for preparing molybdate nano-crystalline has the advantages of simple technique, easy control, environmental protection, and safe and reliable operation, and can be used for batch production.

The invention belongs to the field of macromolecule composite conductive materials, and discloses a carbon nanotube-nano-crystalline cellulose-polyvinyl alcohol composite conductive gel and a preparation method and application thereof. The gel is prepared from the following steps: a: preparing carbon nanotube dispersion liquid; b: preparing nano-crystalline cellulose suspension; c: taking the mixture of the carbon nanotube and the nano-crystalline cellulose, adding the mixture into polyvinyl alcohol aqueous solution, adding a crosslinking agent, stirring until gel is formed to obtain the gel. The gel can be used for preparing flexible conductive materials and has a better application prospect.

The invention relates to nano-crystalline Fe3O4 particles with high absorption capacity and a preparation method thereof which belong to the field of material science. The microstructure of the particles comprises equiaxed nano-grains, and the particle size of the nano-grains is 5-100nm; the average particle size is 8-25nm, and the saturated magnetization MS is 6.7-7.2 multiplied by 10<minus 3>A/m. The preparation method is as follows: solution containing ferric ions and ferrous ions is prepared, ammonia solution is added under nitrogen atmosphere, ultrasonic waves are transmitted to carry out the ultrasonic dispersion, and heating, stirring and reaction are carried out; solids are washed till neutral by water under the condition of a magnetic field; water is removed by drying after the centrifugal separation. The invention utilizes the simple chemical reaction co-precipitation technology and combines the ultrasonic stirring, the centrifugal separation, the vacuum drying and other technologies to obtain the Fe3O4 powder materials with the average particle size of 8-25nm and the higher saturated magnetization.

The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a film containing nano-crystalline cellulose.

The invention relates to a green, economical and sustainable method for preparing nano-crystalline cellulose fibrils. The method includes the steps of firstly, cellulose raw material is added into a formic acid solution, and heating and stirring are performed for hydrolysis to obtain preprocessed cellulose; secondly, the preprocessed cellulose is separated from hydrolysate through centrifugal settling, the settled cellulose is centrifugally washed with water, and the washed cellulose is diluted into a cellulose suspension with certain concentration; thirdly, the separated hydrolysate can be directly recycled at least once, the recycled hydrolysate can recycle formic acid through reduced-pressure distillation, and the recycled formic acid can be recycled; fourthly, the cellulose suspension obtained in the second step is homogenized for certain times under certain pressure through a high-pressure homogenizing machine to obtain the colloidal nano-crystalline cellulose fibrils. The method has the advantages that no catalysts are used, and the method is relatively mild in reaction condition, easy in reaction control, simple to operate and environmental friendly.

The invention belongs to the technical field of biomass nanometer materials and discloses a nano-crystalline cellulose fiber high in carboxyl group content and preparation and application thereof. A preparation method comprises the steps of preheating fiber slurry for 0.5-1.5h with sodium periodate at the temperature of 50-60 DEG C; adding a sodium chlorite solution and acetum into the slurry to be reacted for 1-3h at the temperature of 30-50 DEG C, adding TEMPO, NaClO2 and NaClO, and performing microwave heating to the temperature of 55-65 DEG C to enable the mixture to be reacted for 1-3h; performing ultrasonic dispersion and freeze drying to obtain the nano-crystalline cellulose fiber high in carboxyl group content. According to the nano-crystalline cellulose fiber, hydroxyl at the positions of C2 and C3 of cellulose is oxidized into a formyl group which is oxidized into carboxyl by sodium chlorite, hydroxyl at the position of C6 is selectively oxidized into carboxyl through a TEMPO neutral oxidation system, and accordingly the total carboxyl group content of the fiber is greatly increased, and obtained products can be used for advanced treatment of waste water at the middle section of paper making.

Asymmetrically structured memory cells and a fabrication method are provided. The method comprises: forming a bottom electrode; forming an electrical pulse various resistance (EPVR) first layer having a polycrystalline structure over the bottom electrode; forming an EPVR second layer adjacent the first layer, with a nano-crystalline or amorphous structure; and, forming a top electrode overlying the first and second EPVR layers. EPVR materials include CMR, high temperature super conductor (HTSC), or perovskite metal oxide materials. In one aspect, the EPVR first layer is deposited with a metalorganic spin coat (MOD) process at a temperature in the range between 550 and 700 degrees C. The EPVR second layer is formed at a temperature less than, or equal to the deposition temperature of the first layer. After a step of removing solvents, the MOD deposited EPVR second layer is formed at a temperature less than, or equal to the 550 degrees C.