Disclosed are a near-infrared absorbing film including a polymer film, a first near-infrared absorbing layer and a second near-infrared absorbing layer on the polymer film. The first near-infrared absorbing layer may be configured to transmit light in a visible region and to selectively absorb at least one part of light in a near-infrared region. The second near-infrared absorbing layer may be disposed on a surface of the first near-infrared absorbing layer. The first near-infrared absorbing layer may include a dye represented by Chemical Formula 1. The second near-infrared absorbing layer may include a copper complex compound. An optical filter may include the near-infrared absorbing film. An electronic device may include the optical filter. ##STR00001## In Chemical Formula 1, R.sup.1 to R.sup.12 are described in the detailed description.

The instant disclosure generally relates to a coloring composition for coloring mammalian or synthetic keratin fibers or keratinous surfaces. The composition comprising a medium, optionally pigment microparticles and at least one dye, in particular at least one peri-arylene dye dissolved in the medium. Methods of using such compositions are also described herein.

The present specification relates to a method for preparing a colorant composition comprising dissolving a first xanthene-based dye having the same number of positive charges and negative charges and a second xanthene-based dye having more negative charges than positive charges by one or more in a first solvent; and precipitating the dissolved first xanthene-based dye and the dissolved second xanthene-based dye in a second solvent, and a colorant composition, a colorant dispersion, a photosensitive resin composition, a color filter and a liquid crystal display device.

Provided are a coloring composition including a pigment, a pigment derivative, and a resin, in which an average primary particle diameter of the pigment is 70 nm or less, and an average primary particle diameter of the pigment derivative is more than 70 nm; a film formed of a coloring composition; a color filter; a method for manufacturing a color filter; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device.

Provided are a coloring composition including a pigment, a pigment derivative, a resin, and a solvent, in which an average primary particle diameter of the pigment is 70 nm or less, an average primary particle diameter of the pigment derivative is 70 nm or less, and the solvent includes a solvent D1 having a solubility parameter of 18.0 to 26.0 MPa.sup.0.5; a film formed of a coloring composition; a color filter; a method for manufacturing a color filter; a structure body; a solid-state imaging element; and an image display device.

An electrophoretic medium comprises a plurality of core-shell particles and a non-polar fluid. The core-shell particles comprise an organic pigment particles core and a shell comprising a metal oxide layer and a silane layer. The metal oxide layer may have a thickness of 0.4 to 2 nm. It may be formed using a fluidized bed reactor by inserting the organic pigment into the reactor as a powder bed, contacting the powder bed with a gaseous stream comprising a metal oxide precursor and an inert gas, and contacting the powder bed with a gaseous stream of a reagent and an inert gas. The silane layer is formed from a silane compound comprising a first functional group, wherein the first functional group reacts with the metal oxide.

Provided are a coloring composition capable of producing a film having excellent light fastness, and the like, a method for producing a coloring composition, a color filter, a pattern forming method, a solid-state imaging device, and an image display device. The coloring composition includes a coated pigment in which at least a portion of a surface of a yellow pigment is coated with a resin, a halogenated phthalocyanine pigment, a dispersant having an acid value of 40 mgKOH/g or more, and a curable compound.

A diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, a preparation method therefor and a use thereof, which relate to the technical field of organic pigments. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound has the structural formula (I).

##STR00001##

The described diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound may be directly used as a wet filter cake, or may be further formed into a flowing solid powder or granulated into a granulated preparation. In the various applications described, the diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound exhibits high saturation, good rheology, hiding power, and gloss, high tint strength, and particularly high weather resistance. The diketopyrrolopyrrole pigment compound having high weather resistance, the preparation method therefor and the use thereof have good market prospects.

A method for preparing a dispersion of nanoparticles of a solid organic dye or pigment in a liquid carrier, the method comprising continuously mixing: at least one solution or slurry containing a reactant precursor for the solid organic dye or pigment in an organic or other solvent with the liquid carrier in a counter current mixing reactor whereby to obtain reaction of the reactant precursor and formation of the solid organic dye or pigment as a dispersion of nanoparticles in the liquid carrier and solvent mixture; optionally, removing unreacted reactant precursor and/or by-product from the dispersion when present; and optionally, concentrating the dispersion.

An object of the invention is to provide a cured film which is high in sensitivity, capable of forming a pattern in a low-taper shape after development, capable of the change in pattern opening width between before and after thermal curing, an excellent in light-blocking property, and a negative photosensitive resin composition that forms the film. The negative photosensitive resin composition contains an (A) alkali-soluble resin, a (C1) photo initiator, and a (Da) black colorant, where the (A) alkali-soluble resin contains a (A1) first resin including one or more selected from the group consisting of a (A1-1) polyimide, a (A1-2) polyimide precursor, a (A1-3) polybenzoxazole, and a (A1-4) polybenzoxazole precursor, and has a structural unit having a fluorine atom at a specific ratio, and the (C1) photo initiator contains an (C1-1) oxime ester-based photo initiator that has a specific structure.