A coating solution comprising 0.1 to 35% by weight of an inorganic or organic polysilazane having repeating units represented by the general formula below and soluble in a solvent and 0.1 to 10% by weight of catalyst such as 4,4′-trimethylenebis(1-methylpiperidine) based on a pure polysilazane content. By applying the coating solution onto the surface of base materials such as metals, plastics, glass, ceramic, wood, cement, mortar, bricks, etc., a silica coating strongly adhered to the base materials can be formed excellent in corrosion resistance and anti-scratch properties and simultaneously excellent in characteristics such as abrasion resistant, long-lasting anti-fouling properties, wetting properties to water, sealing properties, chemical resistance, oxidation resistance, physical barrier effect, heat resistance, fire resistance and antistatic properties.
The invention discloses a graphene-containing insulated radiating composition and preparation and application thereof. The composition comprises the components of silica-coatinggraphene, insulated heat-conducting filler, a surface treating agent, and a function additive. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: hydrolyzing ethyl silicate on the graphene surface by the sol-gel method to obtain graphene coated with a silica film on the surface; adding the surface treating agent to a mixture of the insulated heat-conducting filler and modified graphene; uniformly agitating; then adding the function additive; and uniformly dispersing to obtain the insulated radiating composition. The composition has the advantages that the graphene is processed by insulating and coating, and the insulated heat-conducting filler and additive of other forms are coordinately added, thus the composition shows high radiating improvement effect in the plastic cement and coating fields; and the composition can be widely applied to a heating element and a radiating facility of various electronic products and electrical equipment, and can greatly improve the radiating effect as well as prolong the service life of devices.
A coating composition is provided comprising a) an aqueous dispersion, having a pH of less than 7.5, of silica nanoparticles having average particle diameters of 40 nanometers or less, b) an alkoxysilane oligomer; c) a silanecoupling agent, and d) optionally a metal β-diketone complexing agent. The compositions may be used to prepare coated articles wherein the coating is substantially uniform in thickness, durably adheres to the substrate, and provides hydrophilic and / or antireflection surface properties to the substrate.
By applying the solution comprising 0.5 to 10 % by weight of an inorganic polysilazane having repeating units represented by the general formula below and soluble in a solvent and a catalyst such as 4,4'-trimethylenebis (1-methylpiperidine) etc. onto the surfaces of the bodies and wheels of automobiles, dentures, tombstones, the interior and exterior of a house, products used with water in toilets, kitchens, washrooms, bathtubs, etc., signboards, signs, plastic products, glass products, etc., a rigid and dense silica coating is formed to confer a long-durable hydrophilic effect and anti-fouling effect on the surfaces. The solvent is properly selected from mineral spirit, paraffin type solvents, aromatic solvents, alicyclic solvents and mixture thereof depending on the article being coated.
Modified and functionalized metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. For example, modifications include coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings, silica coatings, and organic layers. The nanoclusters are generally referred to as COINs (composite organic inorganic nanoparticles) and are capable of acting as sensitive reporters for analyte detection. A metal that enhances the Raman signal from the organic Raman-active compound is inherent in the nanocluster. A variety of organic Raman-active compounds and mixtures of compounds can be incorporated into the nanocluster.
An article comprising a substrate and an anti-reflection coating, and methods for depositing the coating, are disclosed. The coating comprises (a) a first coating layer having a high refractive index deposited on the substrate; (b) an epoxide-silica coating layer deposited onto the high refractive index coating layer, comprising an inorganic silica component and an organic organo-silicate component, and (c) a silica coating layer consisting essentially of silica, deposited directly onto the epoxide-silica coating layer. The anti-reflection coating optionally comprises a stack of coating layers, between the first high refractive index coating layer and the epoxide-silica coating layer, having alternating a low refractive index and a high refractive index. Individual coating layer compositions, refractive indexes, and thicknesses are carefully controlled such that reflectance is minimized through destructive interference in the visible light wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm. The resulting deposited coating provides excellent mechanical, chemical, and environmental durability.
A low-index silica coating may be made by forming silica sol comprising a silane and / or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured and / or fired using temperature(s) of from about 550 to 700° C. A surface treatment composition comprising an organic material comprising an alkyl chain or a fluoro-alkyl chain and at least one reactive functionality comprising silicon and / or phosphorous may be formed, deposited on the coating layer, then cured and / or fired to form an overcoat layer Preferably, the overcoat layer does not substantially affect the percent transmission or reflection of the low-index silica coating. The low-index silica based coating may be used as an antireflective (AR) film on a front glass substrate of a photovoltaic device (e.g., solar cell) or any other suitable application in certain example instances.
A low-index silica coating may be made by forming silica sol comprising a silane and / or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured and / or fired using temperature(s) of from about 550 to 700° C. A capping layer composition comprising an antifog composition including a siloxane and / or hydrofluororether may be formed, deposited on the coating layer, then cured and / or fired to form a capping layer The capping layer improves the durability of the coating. The low-index silica based coating may be used as an antireflective (AR) film on a front glass substrate of a photovoltaic device (e.g., solar cell) or any other suitable application in certain example instances.
A low-index silica coating may be made by forming silica sol including a silane and / or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured and / or fired using temperature(s) of from about 550 to 700° C. A barrier undercoating including a metaloxide, such as, silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, and / or an oxynitride of silica may be deposited between the coating layer and substrate. Preferably, the barrier undercoating does not substantially affect the percent transmission or reflection of the low-index silica coating. The low-index silica based coating may be used as an antireflective (AR) film on a front glass substrate of a photovoltaic device (e.g., solar cell) or any other suitable application in certain example instances.
A low-index silica coating may be made by forming a silica precursor having a radiation curable composition including a radiation curable monomer and / or a photoinitiator, and also including a silica sol comprising a silane and / or a colloidal silica. The silica precursor may be deposited on a substrate (e.g., glass substrate or siliconwafer) to form a coating layer. The coating layer may then be cured via exposure to electromagnetic radiation, such as UV radiation. Then, the cured coating layer may be fired using temperature(s) of from about 550 to 700° C., in forming the low-index silica based coating. The low-index silica based coating may be used as an antireflective (AR) film on a front glass substrate of a photovoltaic device (e.g., solar cell) in certain example instances.
A method of producing a silica coating by forming a silica precursor formulation that is coated on a substrate as a continuous liquid phase. The silica precursor formulation is then cured in an ammoniacal atmosphere to produce a continuous, interconnected, nano-porous silica network.
The invention relates to a monolithic flue gas denitration catalyst with silicon-based ceramic as a carrier and a preparation method thereof, which pertains to the fields of atmospheric pollution treatment technology and pollution-free catalyst materials. The monolithic flue gas denitration catalyst is characterized in that the silicon-based ceramic is taken as a first carrier, active silicon dioxide is taken as a second carrier, a proper amount of one or a plurality of transition metal oxides of Mo, W, Cu, Fe, Zr, La, and the like, is added to CeO2 as the active components. The preparation method adopted is as follows: the silicon-based ceramic is immersed into aluminasol, dried and baked to prepare an active silicon dioxidecoating, and then immersed into Ce(NO3)3 solution to prepare an active CeO2 coating. Compared with the prior art, the preparation method of the invention not only improves the mechanical and heat stability of the catalyst carrier, and reduces the load of the active components, but also protects the environment without secondary pollution, enhances the activity of the catalyst, and increases the activity temperature window.
Metallic nanoclusters capable of providing an enhanced Raman signal from an organic Raman-active molecule incorporated therein are provided. The nanoclusters may be further functionalized, for example, with coatings and layers, such as adsorption layers, metal coatings, silica coatings, probes, and organic layers. The nanoclusters are generally referred to as COINs (composite organic inorganic nanoparticles) and are capable of acting as sensitive reporters for analyte detection. A variety of organic Raman-active compounds and mixtures of compounds can be incorporated into the nanocluster.
An optical fibermoisture sensor that can be used to sense moisture present in gas phase in a wide range of concentrations is provided, as well techniques for making the same. The present invention includes a method that utilizes the light scattering phenomenon which occurs in a porous sol-gel silica by coating an optical fiber core with such silica. Thus, a porous sol-gel silica polymer coated on an optical fiber core forms the transducer of an optical fibermoisture sensor according to an embodiment. The resulting optical fiber sensor of the present invention can be used in various applications, including to sense moisture content in indoor / outdoor air, soil, concrete, and low / high temperature gas streams.
The present invention provides a method of fabricating a silicon fin useful in preparing FinFET type semiconductor structures. The method is particularly useful for creating fins with a width and smoothness appropriate for sub-50 nm type gates. The method begins with a silicon fin prepared by lithographic means from an SOI type structure such that the fin is larger in dimension, particularly width, than is desired in the final fin. If desired the silicon fin can include a nitride cap. A conformal diffusion layer, such as of silicon dioxide, is then deposited onto the fin and silicon dioxide substrate. A PECVD deposition using TEOS gas is one method to deposit the diffusion layer. The coated fin is then heated and exposed to oxygen. The oxygen diffuses through the diffusion layer and converts a portion of the silicon material to silicon dioxide. This oxidation continues until a desired amount of silicon material is converted to SiO2 such that the remaining silicon has the desired dimensions. The silicon fin is then exposed through wet etching steps that remove the silicon dioxide coating.
An improved nanoparticle for transfecting cells is provided. The nanoparticle includes a core polyplex and a silica coating on the core polyplex and, optionally, a polymer attached to an outer surface of the silica coating , where the polyplex includes an anionic polymer, a cationic polymer, a cationic polypeptide, and a polynucleotide. Also provided is an improved method of modifying intracellular polynucleotides. The method includes contacting a cell with a nanoparticle that includes a core polyplex and a silica coating on the core polyplex and, optionally, a polymer attached to an outer surface of the silica coating, where the polyplex includes an anionic polymer, a cationic polymer, a cationic polypeptide, and a polynucleotide.