The invention relates to novel linear, semi-crystalline, functional fluoropolymers that have been obtained by copolymerizing a fluorinated vinylic monomer and a hydrophilic (meth)acrylic comonomer bearing a halogen functionality.

An ink composition providing NiO nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the liquid medium provides a first solvent that has a boiling point of 150° C. or more, the boiling point being measured at a pressure of 100 kPa. A process for printing an ink composition, the process providing depositing an ink composition onto a substrate, the ink composition having NiO nanoparticles dispersed in a liquid medium; and removing at least a portion of the liquid medium from the substrate to provide a printed substrate having printed material thereon, wherein the liquid medium comprises a first solvent, the first solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or more. The ink composition and printing process are useful for printing microelectronics.

Provided herein is a method for forming a composite. The method can include mixing a plurality of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and a plurality of magnetic nanoparticles in a non-polar medium. At least some of the plurality of CNTs form entangled CNTs. The method also includes attaching first ones of the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles to exposed surfaces of the entangled CNTs; disentangling the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs; and aligning the plurality of dispersed CNTs. The disentangling of the entangled CNTs to form a plurality of dispersed CNTs includes exposing the plurality of magnetic nanoparticles and the plurality of entangled CNTs to electromagnetic energy.

Disclosed is a member for electrochemical devices comprising a current collector, an electrode mixture layer provided on the current collector, and an electrolyte layer provided on the electrode mixture layer in this order, wherein the electrode mixture layer comprises an electrode active material, a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), at least one electrolyte salt selected from the group consisting of lithium salts, sodium salts, calcium salts, and magnesium salts, and a molten salt having a melting point of 250° C. or less, and the electrolyte layer comprises an inorganic solid electrolyte:

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wherein X.sup.− represents a counter anion.

Provided is a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode that has excellent stability and enables formation of a positive electrode mixed material layer that causes a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent output characteristics. The slurry composition contains a positive electrode active material and a copolymer. The proportion constituted by nickel among transition metal in the positive electrode active material is at least 30.0 mol % and not more than 100.0 mol %. The copolymer includes a nitrile group-containing monomer unit in a proportion of at least 70.0 mass % and not more than 96.0 mass % and a basic group-containing monomer unit in a proportion of at least 0.1 mass % and not more than 5.0 mass %.

Provided is a binder composition for a secondary battery electrode that, when used in production of a slurry composition for a secondary battery electrode, enables favorable dispersion of an electrode active material and a conductive material in high concentration while ensuring coatability. The binder composition for a secondary battery electrode contains a binder. The binder includes a copolymer that includes an alkylene structural unit and a nitrile group-containing monomer unit, and that has a Mooney viscosity (ML.sub.1+4, 100 C.) of at least 50 and not more than 200.

The present invention relates to a binder for a lithium secondary battery, an electrode comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the electrode. More specifically, the present invention provides a binder for a lithium secondary battery having excellent cycle life and high energy density, an anode for a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery prepared therefrom.

In an aspect, a composition comprises a plurality of magnetic particles. The magnetic particles each independently comprise a nickel ferrite core having the formula Ni.sub.1xM.sub.xPe.sub.2+yO.sub.4, wherein M is at least one of Zn, Mg, Co, Cu, Al, Mn, or Cr; x is 0 to 0.95, and y=0.5 to 0.5; and an iron nickel shell at least partially surrounding the core, wherein the iron nickel shell comprises iron, nickel, and optionally M. In another aspect, a method of forming the magnetic particles comprises heat treating a plurality of nickel ferrite particles in a hydrogen atmosphere to form the plurality of magnetic particles having the iron nickel shell on the nickel ferrite core. In yet another aspect, a composite can comprise the magnetic particles and a polymer.

The present disclosure provides a decorative coating film, which ensures and/or maintains millimeter wave transmission properties even though the decorative coating film is continuously used. The present disclosure relates to a decorative coating film formed on the surface of a resin substrate positioned in the pathway of a radar device, wherein the decorative coating film at least comprises: fine silver particles or fine silver alloy particles, nickel oxide, and a binding resin having light transmission properties, which binds the fine silver particles or the fine silver alloy particles dispersed in the decorative coating film with one another, wherein the shape of the nickel oxide is a wire shape.

A method for preparing a transition-metal adamantane carboxylate salt is presented. The method includes mixing a transition-metal hydroxide and a diamondoid compound having at least one carboxylic acid moiety to form a reactant mixture, where M is a transition metal. Further, the method includes hydrothermally treating the reactant mixture at a reaction temperature for a reaction time to form the transition-metal adamantane carboxylate salt.