1544 results about "Materials science" patented technology

Positive electrode active materials are described that have a very high specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. Some materials of interest have the formula Li_1+xNi_αMn_βCO_γO₂, where x ranges from about 0.05 to about 0.25, α ranges from about 0.1 to about 0.4, β ranges from about 0.4 to about 0.65, and γ ranges from about 0.05 to about 0.3. The materials can be coated with a metal fluoride to improve the performance of the materials especially upon cycling. Also, the coated materials can exhibit a very significant decrease in the irreversible capacity lose upon the first charge and discharge of the cell. Methods for producing these materials include, for example, a co-precipitation approach involving metal hydroxides and sol-gel approaches.

An intraluminal device is provided with a porous structure. The porous structure may be loaded with a bioactive substance to treat surrounding tissues after the intraluminal device has been implanted. The porous structure may be made by depositing a metal film on a foam structure using chemical vapor deposition. Porous structures may also be made by sintering or applying a ceramic layer to the intraluminal device. An intraluminal device is also provided with a ceramic material applied to generally straight portions of the device structure but not to portions adapted to bend. One advantage is that the ceramic material is less likely to fracture since it is applied to regions that experience less strain.

A method for reforming an amorphous carbon film as part of a deposition process thereof, includes process of: (i) depositing an amorphous carbon film on a substrate in a reaction space until a thickness of the amorphous carbon film reaches a predetermined thickness, and then stopping the deposition process; and (ii) exposing the amorphous carbon film to an Ar and/or He plasma in an atmosphere substantially devoid of hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

A castable high temperature aluminum alloy is cast by controlled solidification that combines composition design and solidification rate control to synergistically enhance the performance and versatility of the castable aluminum alloy for a wide range of elevated temperature applications. In one example, the aluminum alloy contains by weight approximately 1.0-20.0% of rare earth elements that contribute to the elevated temperature strength by forming a dispersion of insoluble particles via a eutectic microstructure. The aluminum alloy also includes approximately 0.1 to 15% by weight of minor alloy elements. Controlled solidification improves microstructural uniformity and refinement and provides the optimum structure and properties for the specific casting condition. The molten aluminum alloy is poured into an investment casing shell and lowered into a quenchant at a controlled rate. The molten aluminum alloy cools from the bottom of the investment casting shell upwardly to uniformly and quickly cool the aluminum alloy.

A supported graphene device comprises at least one graphene feature of 1 to about 10 graphene layers having a predetermined shape and pattern, with at least a portion of each graphene feature being supported on a substrate. In some embodiments the device comprises graphene features supported on crystalline semiconductor substrate, such as silicon or germanium. The graphene features on a crystalline semiconductor substrate can be fabricated by forming an amorphous carbon doped semiconductor on the crystalline semiconductor substrate and then epitaxially crystallizing the amorphous semiconductor with carbon migration to the surface to form a graphene feature of one or more graphene layers. The epitaxy can be promoted by heating the device or by irradiation with a laser. Methods for fabricating graphene on a variety of substrates, over large areas with controlled thicknesses employ ion implantation or other doping techniques followed by pulsed laser annealing or other annealing techniques that result in solid phase regrowth are presented.

Techniques for monitoring the quality (e.g., optical and mechanical properties) in optical waveguides (e.g., photonic crystal fibers) are disclosed. Additionally, techniques for detecting and localizing defects in the waveguides are also described. Pulses of light are launched into one end of an optical waveguide. The amount of light scattered out of the same end of the waveguide (i.e., a backscattered or reflected signal) is monitored at certain wavelengths specific to the spectral characteristics of the waveguide. Transmission characteristics and defect localization can be determined from the backscattered signal.

The invention provides a system comprising: a tubular containing a first surface comprising a coating made of a first swellable material coating said first surface, wherein said coating has a second surface and said first swellable material is able to swell in contact with a first fluid on said second surface; and a composition made of a settable material and a second swellable material able to swell in contact with a second fluid. The invention also discloses the method associated with the use of such a system.

The invention provides a high strength organic / inorganic nano composite film layer materials and method for preparation, wherein the composition comprises 10-13% of titanate, 7-17% of silicane coupling agent, 0-6% of silicate ester, 40-65% of alcohol solvent and 1-4% of water. The preparation of the composition consists of using inorganic acid as catalyst, co-hydrolyzing titanate, silicate and silane coupling agent in dimethyl carbinol, coating the obtained paint by rotary, dipping or spraying methods onto the surface of the appliances, finally solidifying 1-3 hours at 135- 150 deg. C.

Disclosed is a porous electrode comprising a porous film (A) with through pores and an electrically conducting material selected from the group consisting of conductor and semiconductor, the porous film (A) having an average pore size d1 of from 0.02 to 3 μm and a porosity of from 40 to 90%, the electrically conducting material being filled in the through pores of the porous film (A). A dye-sensitized solar cell and an electric double layer capacitor including the porous electrode as a constituent are also disclosed.

Methods and apparatus are disclosed for recovering metals from metal-containing support materials such as mineral ores. In one embodiment, the metal may be separated from crushed support material or ore in a bioleaching lagoon by the action of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria under anaerobic conditions. The bioleached material is then pumped into a precipitation lagoon where hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria oxidize the metals under aerobic conditions. In another embodiment, metals may be directly biooxidized from a heap of the metal-containing support material having a hydrocarbon/oxygen injection system embedded therein. A water sprinkler system may be used to wet the heap while the hydrocarbon/oxygen injection system stimulates the growth of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. The resulting effluent solution may be pumped or gravity fed to an aerobic precipitation lagoon where aerobic hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria are used to precipitate or otherwise deposit the metals onto a deposition material.

Provided is a copper or copper alloy target/copper alloy backing plate assembly in which the anti-eddy current characteristics and other characteristics required in a magnetron sputtering target are simultaneously pursued in a well balanced manner. This copper or copper alloy target/copper alloy backing plate assembly is used for magnetron sputtering, and the copper alloy backing plate is formed from low beryllium copper alloy or Cu—Ni—Si-based alloy. Further, with this copper or copper alloy target/copper alloy backing plate assembly, the copper alloy backing plate has electrical conductivity of 35 to 60% (IACS), and 0.2% proof stress of 400 to 850 MPa.

The invention discloses a mixed steel-concrete composite frame structure, belonging to the technical field of engineering structure. The frame structure comprises a composite column of reinforced special shaped steep pipe concrete, a composite beam of concrete-steel pipe partially filled lightweight aggregate concrete and a reinforced concrete floor; wherein, the composite column of reinforced special shaped steep pipe concrete comprises a steel pipe of a special shaped column, a longitudinal bar of the column, stirrup of the column, concrete outside the steel pipe of the column and core concrete inside the steel pipe of the column; the composite beam of concrete-steel pipe partially filled lightweight aggregate concrete comprises a steel pipe of the beam, an inner separator, a longitudinal bar of the beam, stirrup of the beam and concrete outside the steel pipe of the beam; the space formed by the steel pipes of the beam, which are positioned on the lower part of the steel pipe at the end of the beam and on the upper part of the steel pipe on the midspan of beam, and the inner separator is filled with the core lightweight aggregate concrete in the steel pipe of the beam. The frame structure of the invention has excellent fire and shock resistance and relatively light dead load, can be used in building structures such as residence and is convenient for effective use of building space.

The invention refers to a kind of plant fibre liquefied and the manufacturing method, and the usage. It is made up by mixing 100 shares of polyatomic alcohol, 0-12 shares of phenol, 1-15 acid and heating them to 110-160deg.C, then adds in dried and crushed plant fibre material about 5-40 shares, reacts for 20-150 minutes, then cools them with ice. The product can be used to produce polyurethane foaming material. The plant fibre liquefied material not only can be lumber fibre material, but also can use other plant fibre material, it upgrades the use of material other than lumber resources, it reduces the consumption of chemical agent, the other hand, it can improve the flexibility of high polyurethane.

The invention relates to an infrared spectrum enhancement and detection method and an infrared spectrum enhancement and detection device based on a graphene nano antenna. The device comprises a light source, a collimating lens, a one-point detector and an MEMS (micro-electromechanical system) grating light modulator based on the three-dimensional graphene nano antenna. Infrared light emitted from the light source is irradiated to the MEMS grating light modulator based on the three-dimensional graphene nano antenna through the collimating lens, an interference signal of the MEMS grating light modulator can be detected by the one-point detector, a detection signal is demodulated through Fourier transform, a spectrum is reproduced, and trace molecules are detected according to obtained spectrum information; the device has the advantages of good stability, high response speed, high sensitivity, dynamic tunable broadband, high enhancement factor and the like, can be expected to greatly increase the variety of substances detected by an infrared spectroscopic analysis technology and improve the detection sensitivity of the infrared spectroscopic analysis technology, and has a huge development space and a wide application prospect.

The plasma processing apparatus includes main electrodes 5, 31 opposed to each other with a plasma processing space 15 interposed therebetween. The plasma processing apparatus further has a side electrode 6 opposed to side faces 5B-1, 5B-2 of the main electrode 5, as well as a side electrode 32 opposed to side faces 31B-1, 31B-2 of the main electrode 31. Therefore, in addition to the plasma processing space 15 between the main electrode 5 and the main electrode 31, an electric field can be formed in spaces between the side faces of the main electrodes 5, 31 and the side electrodes 6, 32, the spaces serving as predischarge areas 16-1, 16-2. By this electric field, processing gas present in the predischarge areas 16-1, 16-2 can be transformed into plasma. Electrons and excitation species of the plasma generated in these predischarge areas 16-1, 16-2 can be supplied directly to the plasma processing space 15.

A slurry composition for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of a phase-change memory device is provided. The slurry composition comprises deionized water, a nitrogenous compound, and optionally abrasive particles, an oxidizing agent, or a combination thereof. The slurry composition can polish a phase-change memory device at a high rate, can achieve high polishing selectivity between a phase-change memory material and a polish stop layer (e.g., a silicon oxide film), and can minimize the occurrence of processing imperfections (e.g., dishing and erosion) to provide a high-quality polished surface. Further provided is a method for polishing a phase-change memory device using the slurry composition.

The invention discloses a producing method for copper coated aluminum row profile, and the method comprises following steps in turn: 1) cleaning, 2) drying, 3) head rolling, 4) clearance drawing, 5) bimetal combining furnace heating, 6) high frequency induction heating, 7) hot drawing, 8) heat preserving, 9) oxide layer washing and 10) packing. Beneficial effects of the invention are: the metal is not oxidized during drawing. The high frequency induction skin effect enables two kinds of metal with significantly different melting points reaching the critical point of composite metal metallurgy integrating temperature simultaneously, so a permanent compact metallurgical combining is realized between the two kinds of metals. The density of the profile in the invention is only 36.5% to 41.6% of that of pure copper rows, the length of the profile is 2.45 to 2.70 times of that of pure copper rows, the tensile strength of the profile is over 1.6 to 2 times of that of pure copper rows, and the specific resistance is between 0.027310 ohm question mark mm2/m(-40 Celsius system) and 0.041506 ohm question mark mm2/m(70 Celsius system).

A method and system for controlling a silicon nitride etching bath provides the etching bath including phosphoric acid heated to an elevated temperature. The concentration of silicon in the phosphoric acid is controlled to maintain a desired level associated with a desired silicon nitride/silicon oxide etch selectivity. Silicon concentration is measured while the silicon remains in soluble form and prior to silica precipitation. Responsive to the measuring, fresh heated phosphoric acid is added to the etching bath when necessary to maintain the desired concentration and silicon nitride:silicon oxide etch selectivity and prevent silica precipitation. The addition of fresh heated phosphoric acid enables the etching bath to remain at a steady state temperature. Atomic absorption spectroscopy may be used to monitor the silicon concentration which may be obtained by diluting a sample of phosphoric acid with cold deionized water and measuring before silica precipitation occurs.

The present invention belongs to the field of coal chemical technology, petrochemical technology and carbon material technology, and is preparation process of foamed carbon material with coal-base medium-temperature asphalt and petroleum-base intermediate-phase asphalt as material and through self reaction. The preparation process includes pulverizing and modifying asphalt material to form precursor; heating in reactor to form sticky fluid while releasing volatile gas to form foam; further raising temperature to solidify sticky fluid and settle foam; and final carbonizing at high temperature. The present invention has low production cost, high performance of the foamed carbon material, etc. and the product may be used in aeronautics, astronautics and other hi-tech fields.

A method is provided for manufacturing a wind turbine rotor blade in which the blade is formed as a laminated structure by laying a composite material of fibre reinforcement material and/or core material in a mould defining the shape of the blade; evacuating the mould after laying the composite material; introducing a liquid polymer into the evacuated mould and wetting the composite material; curing the liquid polymer after the composite material has been wetted; and removing the mould after curing the liquid. At least one lightning conductor is integrated into the composite material before wetting it with the liquid polymer. Moreover, a wind turbine rotor blade made from a single laminated structure is provided with at least one lightning conductor is integrated into the laminated structure.