A positive electrode active material includes a core including a first lithium complex metal oxide, and a shell located surrounding the core and including a second lithium complex metal oxide, and further includes a buffer layer located between the core and the shell. The buffer layer includes a pore, and a three-dimensional network structure of a third lithium complex metal oxide which is connecting the core and the shell. Accordingly, the positive electrode active material is capable of enhancing an output property and a life property by minimizing destruction of the active material caused by a rolling process during the electrode preparation, maximizing reactivity with an electrolyte liquid, and by the particles that form the shell having a crystal structure with orientation facilitating lithium ion intercalation and deintercalation.

A method of a growing an embedded single crystal diamond structure, comprising: disposing a single crystal diamond on a non-diamond substrate, wherein the non-diamond substrate is larger than the single crystal diamond; masking a top portion of the single crystal diamond using a masking material; and using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth chamber, growing polycrystalline diamond material surrounding the single crystal diamond in order to join the single crystal diamond to the polycrystalline diamond material.

The present disclosure relates to a method for production of CNHs composite material. The method includes the following steps: a first step: the silicon particles and graphite powder are mixed for a preset time by planetary ball mill device, and the weight ratio of silicon element to carbon element is 10-40%, then the Si/C precursor is obtained; a second contact step: the Si/C precursor is pressed into a precursor block, then using precursor block to the CNHs composite material by a DC arc plasma device.

The present disclosure generally relates to metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterial compositions that include hemostatic polymers and pharmaceutical agents. Methods of producing the noted nanomaterials, and of their use in therapeutic applications are also described.

Provided is a production method for core-shell porous silica particles, the production method including: a preparation step of preparing an aqueous solution comprising non-porous silica particles, a cationic surfactant, a basic catalyst, an electrolyte, and an alcohol; a shell precursor formation step of adding a silica source to the aqueous solution to form a shell precursor on a surface of the non-porous silica particles; and a shell formation step of removing the cationic surfactant from the shell precursor to form a porous shell.

A method for forming hollow silica spheres by dissolving a hydrolyzable aryl silane in an aqueous solution of water and an acid to form a hydrolyzed silane solution, mixing the hydrolyzed silane solution with a hydroxide base to form a precipitate, and calcining the precipitate in a multi-stage calcination procedure that includes (a) heating to a first temperature of 180 to 240° C. with a first ramp rate of 3 to 10° C./min and holding the first temperature for 2 minutes to 2 hours, then (b) heating to a second temperature of 600 to 740° C. at a second ramp rate of 0.1 to 4° C./min, and holding the second temperature for 2 to 24 hours.

A dielectric powder includes a core-shell structure including a core region formed in an inner portion thereof and a shell region covering the core region. The core region includes barium titanate (BaTiO.sub.3) doped with a metal oxide, and the shell region is formed of a ferroelectric material.

The present invention provides composition comprising a metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterial.

The present invention provides composition comprising a metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterial coated or dispersed with a hemostatic polymer.

Black titanium dioxide has a crystalline titanium dioxide core and an amorphous titanium dioxide shell that encompasses the crystalline titanium dioxide core. The black titanium dioxide has a reflectivity of electromagnetic radiation in the visible spectrum that is less than or equal to 15% and a reflectivity for near-IR and LiDAR electromagnetic radiation that is greater than or equal to 10%. The black titanium dioxide has a band gap from greater than or equal to 1.0 eV to less than or equal to 2.0 eV.