The present disclosure relates to an electrode for electrolysis which includes a metal base layer, and a coating layer containing a ruthenium oxide, a cerium oxide, and a nickel oxide, wherein the coating layer is formed on at least one surface of the base layer. The electrode for electrolysis of the present disclosure is characterized by exhibiting excellent durability and improved overvoltage.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a bi-layer coated steel substrate comprising an inner inorganic ceramic layer and an external sol-gel layer, or alternatively an inner sol-gel layer and an external inorganic ceramic layer and to the bi-layer coated steel substrate obtainable by this process.

Methods for forming carbon-based lubricious and/or wear-protective films in situ on the surface of steel alloys are provided. The methods use chromium-containing steel alloys, molybdenum-containing steel alloys, and steel alloys that contain both copper and nickel. When such alloys are subjected to a rubbing motion in the presence of a hydrocarbon fluid, the chromium, molybdenum, copper, and nickel in the steel alloy catalyzes the formation of solid carbon-containing films that reduce the friction, wear, or both of the contacting surfaces.

The present disclosure relates to tungsten bronze thin films and method of making the same. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to a thin, homogeneous, highly conducting cubic tungsten bronze film with densely packed micron size particles and the process of making the film.

The present disclosure provides sol-gel films and substrates, such as vehicle components, having a sol-gel film disposed thereon. At least one sol-gel formulation has about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the sol-gel formulation and comprises an organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and an organic solvent. At least one vehicle component comprises a sol-gel coating system comprising a metal substrate and a sol-gel formulation disposed on the metal substrate. The sol-gel formulation has about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the sol-gel formulation and comprises an organosilane, a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and an organic solvent.

A production method for an aerogel laminate includes a step of preparing a sol of producing a sol for forming an aerogel, an applying step of applying the sol obtained in the step of preparing a sol to a support having a heat ray reflective function or a heat ray absorbing function, and drying the sol to form an aerogel layer, an aging step of aging the aerogel layer obtained in the applying step, a washing step of washing the aged aerogel layer and performing solvent exchange, and a drying step of drying the aerogel layer washed in the washing step.

An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).

The present disclosure relates to a self-supporting electrocatalytic material and a preparation method thereof, the self-supporting electrocatalytic material is a Cu.sub.2O/WO.sub.3/CF self-supporting electrocatalytic material. The Cu.sub.2O/WO.sub.3/CF self-supporting electrocatalytic material comprises: a foamed copper substrate, and Cu.sub.2O and WO.sub.3 grown in situ on the foamed copper substrate.

The present disclosure relates to a W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO/NF self-supporting electrocatalytic material and a preparation method thereof, the W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO/NF self-supporting electrocatalytic material comprises: a foamed nickel substrate, and a W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO composite nano material generated on the foamed nickel substrate in situ; preferably, wherein the W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO composite nano material comprises CoO nanosheets attached directly to the foamed nickel substrate, and W.sub.18O.sub.49 nanowires attached to the nanosheets.

The present disclosure relates to a W.sub.18O.sub.49/COO/CoWO.sub.4/NF self-supporting electrocatalytic material and a preparation method thereof, the W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO/CoWO.sub.4/NF self-supporting electrocatalytic material comprising: a foamed nickel substrate and a W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO/CoWO.sub.4 composite material formed in-situ on a foamed nickel substrate. Preferably, the W.sub.18O.sub.49/CoO/CoWO.sub.4 composite material is CoO/CoWO.sub.4 composite nanosheets and W.sub.18O.sub.49 nanowires distributed among the CoO/CoWO.sub.4 composite nanosheets.