The present invention relates to mesoporous silica embedded with alloy particles, and a preparation method thereof, and it is possible to prevent the release of metal particles to the outside because the inside of spherical mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, and as the aggregation of the metal is prevented, the stability is excellent and the production yield is high during the preparation process, so that mesoporous silica can be mass-produced, the efficacy of metal nanoparticles may be maintained by preventing the oxidation of metal nanoparticles, and mesoporous silica can be produced at low costs.

Further, the inside of pores of mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, so that the discoloration and smell change phenomenon does not occur, and the far-infrared emission and deodorization effects are excellent.

The present invention relates to mesoporous silica embedded with alloy particles, and a preparation method thereof, and it is possible to prevent the release of metal particles to the outside because the inside of spherical mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, and as the aggregation of the metal is prevented, the stability is excellent and the production yield is high during the preparation process, so that mesoporous silica can be mass-produced, the efficacy of metal nanoparticles may be maintained by preventing the oxidation of metal nanoparticles, and mesoporous silica can be produced at low costs.

Further, the inside of pores of mesoporous silica is embedded with metal nanoparticles, so that the discoloration and smell change phenomenon does not occur, and the far-infrared emission and deodorization effects are excellent.

A battery includes a case having a feedthrough port, a feedthrough assembly disposed in the feedthrough port, and a cell stack disposed within the case. The feedthrough port includes an inner conductor and an insulator core separating the inner conductor from the case. The cell stack includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator insulating the anode from the cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are offset from one another. An insulating boot surrounding the cell stack insulates the cell stack from the case. The insulating boot has an opening configured to receive therein the feedthrough assembly, which may include overmolded insulation. The interior surfaces and interior walls of the battery case may be thermal spray-coated with a dielectric material to prevent lithium dendrite formation between cathode and anode surfaces.

A device including a near field transducer, the near field transducer including gold (Au) and at least one other secondary atom, the at least one other secondary atom selected from: boron (B), bismuth (Bi), indium (In), sulfur (S), silicon (Si), tin (Sn), hafnium (Hf), niobium (Nb), manganese (Mn), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O), and combinations thereof; erbium (Er), holmium (Ho), lutetium (Lu), praseodymium (Pr), scandium (Sc), uranium (U), zinc (Zn), and combinations thereof; and barium (Ba), chlorine (Cl), cesium (Cs), dysprosium (Dy), europium (Eu), fluorine (F), gadolinium (Gd), germanium (Ge), hydrogen (H), iodine (I), osmium (Os), phosphorus (P), rubidium (Rb), rhenium (Re), selenium (Se), samarium (Sm), terbium (Tb), thallium (Th), and combinations thereof.

A device including a near field transducer, the near field transducer including gold (Au) and at least one other secondary atom, the at least one other secondary atom selected from: boron (B), bismuth (Bi), indium (In), sulfur (S), silicon (Si), tin (Sn), hafnium (Hf), niobium (Nb), manganese (Mn), antimony (Sb), tellurium (Te), carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O), and combinations thereof; erbium (Er), holmium (Ho), lutetium (Lu), praseodymium (Pr), scandium (Sc), uranium (U), zinc (Zn), and combinations thereof; and barium (Ba), chlorine (Cl), cesium (Cs), dysprosium (Dy), europium (Eu), fluorine (F), gadolinium (Gd), germanium (Ge), hydrogen (H), iodine (I), osmium (Os), phosphorus (P), rubidium (Rb), rhenium (Re), selenium (Se), samarium (Sm), terbium (Tb), thallium (Th), and combinations thereof.

A low-temperature high-performance thermoelectric material possesses a chemical formula of (Ag.sub.yCu.sub.2y).sub.1xTe.sub.1zSe.sub.z, wherein 0.025x0.075, 0.6y1.4, 0<z0.25, diffraction peaks of a main phase of the thermoelectric material are indexed as a cubic structure at room temperature of 300 K, a highest ZT value between 300 K and 673 K is in range of 0.4 to 1.6, an average ZT value (ZT).sub.avg is in range of 0.2 to 1.4. The highest ZT value of this material at the room temperature is comparable to that of Bi.sub.2Te.sub.3, which is an excellent complement to existing low-temperature thermoelectric materials. At the same time, the present invention also indicates a new strategy to improve the low-temperature thermoelectric performance of Cu.sub.2X-based (here, X is S, Se, Te) materials, and lays a foundation for the application of Cu.sub.2X-based materials in the field of low-temperature thermoelectricity.

A method for synthesizing metal nanoparticles can include combining a metallic nitrate with an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form the metal nanoparticles. The method can include adding an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (AgNO.sub.3) to the extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form silver nanoparticles. The method can include dissolving zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO.sub.3).sub.2.6H.sub.2O) in an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to provide a zinc nitrate extract solution, stirring the zinc nitrate extract solution, and adding an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the zinc nitrate extract solution to form zinc oxide nanoparticles.

A method for synthesizing metal nanoparticles can include combining a metallic nitrate with an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form the metal nanoparticles. The method can include adding an aqueous solution of silver nitrate (AgNO.sub.3) to the extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to form silver nanoparticles. The method can include dissolving zinc nitrate hexahydrate (Zn(NO.sub.3).sub.2.6H.sub.2O) in an extract of Kalanchoe blossfeldiana to provide a zinc nitrate extract solution, stirring the zinc nitrate extract solution, and adding an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to the zinc nitrate extract solution to form zinc oxide nanoparticles.

Methods for the production of co-deposition products include an oxidized metal species attached to silica in the presence of oxidation means. Also provided are methods for the production of composite materials which include a substrate and the co-deposition product. Furthermore, methods for producing a multi-layered co-deposition product which include two or more layers of the co-deposition product are also described. Co-deposition products comprising an oxidized species of metal, such as oxidized silver or copper, attached to silica are also provided. In a preferred embodiment, the metal is silver, and the resulting co-deposition product provides anti-microbial, anti-fungal and/or anti-biofilm properties to materials.

A nanosample capable of near-infrared light-triggered release of therapeutic molecules. The nanosample includes a plurality of nanocomplexes. Each of the nanocomplexes includes a nanoshell; a host molecule linked to the nanoshell; and a guest molecule linked to the host molecule. The nanoshell includes a shell. The nanocomplex has a plasmon resonance wavelength. When irradiated with electromagnetic radiation of the plasmon resonance wavelength, plasmon resonance of the nanocomplex releases the guest molecule. The nanoshell may also include a core, where the shell surrounds the core. The nanoshell may be a nanomatryoshka. A link between the nanoshell and the host molecule may be a gold-thiol interaction. The shell may include at least one metal, such as gold or silver. The core may be a liposome and/or silica. The host molecule may be: synthetic polymers, biopolymers, polynucleotides, nucleic acids, polypeptides, polysaccharides, polyterpenes, lipids, aptamers, and/or proteins. The guest molecule may be: pharmaceutical molecules, biopharmaceutical molecules, oligonucleotides, nucleic acids, dye molecules, and/or imaging contrast agents. The host molecule may be: aptamer, single-stranded DNA, double-stranded DNA, and/or human serum albumin. The guest molecule may be: docetaxel, lapatinib, and/or tumor necrosis factor alpha. The plasmon resonance wavelength may be in a near-infrared (NIR) water window.