Positive electrode active material particle powder includes: lithium manganese oxide particle powder having Li and Mn as main components and a cubic spinel structure with an Fd-3m space group. The lithium manganese oxide particle powder is composed of secondary particles, which are aggregates of primary particles, an average particle diameter (D50) of the secondary particles being from 4 μm to 20 μm, and at least 80% of the primary particles exposed on surfaces of the secondary particles each have a polyhedral shape having at least one (110) plane that is adjacent to two (111) planes.

Nanocrystalline metal powders comprising tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium and/or niobium can be synthesized using a combustion reaction. Methods for synthesizing the nanocrystalline metal powders are characterized by forming a combustion synthesis solution by dissolving in water an oxidizer, a fuel, and a base-soluble, ammonium precursor of tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, or niobium in amounts that yield a stoichiometric burn when combusted. The combustion synthesis solution is then heated to a temperature sufficient to substantially remove water and to initiate a self-sustaining combustion reaction. The resulting powder can be subsequently reduced to metal form by heating in a reducing gas environment.

Provided is a precursor of transition metal oxide represented by chemical formula 1 below.

Ni.sub.aMn.sub.bCo.sub.1−(a+b+c+d)Zr.sub.cM.sub.d[OH.sub.(1-x)2-y]A.sub.(y/n)   [Chemical formula 1]

Processes for preparing a niobate material include the following steps: (i) providing a niobium-containing source; (ii) providing a transitional metal source (TMS), a post-transitional metal source (PTMS), or both; (iii) dissolving (a) the niobium-containing source, and (b) the TMS, the PTMS, or both in an aqueous medium to form an intermediate solution; (iv) forming an intermediate paste by admixing an inert support material with the intermediate solution; (v) optionally coating the intermediate paste on a support substrate; and (vi) removing the inert support material by subjecting the intermediate paste to a calcination process and providing a transition-metal-niobate (TMN) and/or a post-transition-metal-niobate (PTMN). Anodes including a TMN and/or PTMN are also provided.

Disclosed are embodiments of making a barium magnesium tantalate. The method can include providing barium magnesium tantalate and incorporating one of Ba.sub.2MgWO.sub.6, Ba.sub.8LiTa.sub.5WO.sub.24, Ba.sub.8LiTa.sub.5WO.sub.24, Ba.sub.2MgWO.sub.6, Ba.sub.3LaTa.sub.3O.sub.12, Ba.sub.8LiTa.sub.5WO.sub.24, BaLaLiWO.sub.6, Ba.sub.4Ta.sub.2WO.sub.12, Ba.sub.2La.sub.2MgW.sub.2O.sub.12, BaLaLiWO.sub.6, Sr.sub.3LaTa.sub.3O.sub.12, and SrLaTaO.sub.12 into the barium magnesium tantalate to form a solid solution having a high Q value.

The present invention relates to a method of making of hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising of one or more metals of group VIB of the periodic table, wherein the metal having 4+ oxidation state predominantly forms highly active metal sulfide catalyst for hydro-conversion of heavy oil feedstocks in liquid phase. More particularly, present invention relates to a hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising of reaction products of a metal source, a lipophilic phenolic acid, a surfactant and an organophosphorus compound. The present invention also provides a one-pot process for preparation of the hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising reacting a metal source, a lipophilic phenolic acid, a surfactant, an organophosphorus compound and water to obtain a reaction product and drying the reaction product to obtain the hydrocarbon soluble metal composition.

The present invention relates to a method of making of hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising of one or more metals of group VIB of the periodic table, wherein the metal having 4+ oxidation state predominantly forms highly active metal sulfide catalyst for hydro-conversion of heavy oil feedstocks in liquid phase. More particularly, present invention relates to a hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising of reaction products of a metal source, a lipophilic phenolic acid, a surfactant and an organophosphorus compound. The present invention also provides a one-pot process for preparation of the hydrocarbon soluble metal composition comprising reacting a metal source, a lipophilic phenolic acid, a surfactant, an organophosphorus compound and water to obtain a reaction product and drying the reaction product to obtain the hydrocarbon soluble metal composition.

Disclosed are an environment-friendly heat shielding film using a non-radioactive stable isotope and a manufacturing method therefor and, more specifically, an environment-friendly heat shielding film using a non-radioactive stable isotope and a manufacturing method therefor, wherein a heat shielding layer is formed on one surface of a substrate layer; the heat shielding layer is composed of stable isotopes as elements constituting a precursor and contains a non-radioactive stable isotope tungsten bronze compound having an oxygen-deficient .sup.(Y)A.sub.x.sup.(182,183,184,186)W.sub.1O.sub.(3-n) type hexagonal structure, thereby preventing the generation of radioactive materials, fundamentally blocking haze, and improving the visible light transmittance and the infrared light blocking rate; and the heat resistance and durability problems that may occur when the heat shielding layer is formed of the non-radioactive stable isotope tungsten bronze compound are solved by a passivation film.

The present invention relates to the technical field of inorganic nanofilm materials, and provides a method for preparing a tungsten sulfide thin film. The method comprises the steps of: applying a one-atom-thick W layer on a silicon substrate; applying a one-atom-thick S layer on the W layer; and applying another one-atom-thick W layer on the S layer, to obtain a thin film that is a single-layer thin film having a W—S—W layered structure. The present invention further provides a tungsten sulfide thin film prepared through the method. By means of the method according to the present invention, large-area preparation of the W—S—W thin film is realized, and the quality of the prepared W—S—W thin film is considerably improved, which greatly improves the electrical performance of the W—S—W thin film.

The present invention relates to the technical field of inorganic nanofilm materials, and provides a method for preparing a tungsten sulfide thin film. The method comprises the steps of: applying a one-atom-thick W layer on a silicon substrate; applying a one-atom-thick S layer on the W layer; and applying another one-atom-thick W layer on the S layer, to obtain a thin film that is a single-layer thin film having a W—S—W layered structure. The present invention further provides a tungsten sulfide thin film prepared through the method. By means of the method according to the present invention, large-area preparation of the W—S—W thin film is realized, and the quality of the prepared W—S—W thin film is considerably improved, which greatly improves the electrical performance of the W—S—W thin film.