Novel date palm charcoal iron oxide nanocomposites (DPC-Fe.sub.3O.sub.4) are presented, as well as processes for making the same. These synthesized magnetic DPC-Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 nanocomposites have wide potential significant applications such as in energy storage devices, electronic devices, sensors, in drug delivery and medicine, catalytic application and also in water purification as an effective strong adsorbent.

Novel date palm charcoal iron oxide nanocomposites (DPC-Fe.sub.3O.sub.4) are presented, as well as processes for making the same. These synthesized magnetic DPC-Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 nanocomposites have wide potential significant applications such as in energy storage devices, electronic devices, sensors, in drug delivery and medicine, catalytic application and also in water purification as an effective strong adsorbent.

Provided are a silver powder having powder physical properties enabling reduction of volume resistivity after firing and a method of producing this silver powder. The silver powder has a tap density of 4.8 g/mL or more, a TAP/D50 value (value determined by dividing the tap density (g/mL) by the volume-based median diameter (?m)) of not less than 7 and not more than 15, and a specific surface area of not less than 0.75 m.sup.2/g and not more than 1.3 m.sup.2/g.

Magnetic particles have a particle size of 500 nm of less and include a core and a polymer coating that surrounds and encapsulates the core. The core includes a metal, metal alloy, or metal oxide of at least one metal such as B, Mg, Al, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Fe Sm, Ln, Yb, Dy, Gd or Er and Nb. The magnetic core is polycrystalline particles which are superspin glass magnetic materials having coercivity greater than zero and magnetic remenance greater than zero at room temperature. Magnetic moment of these superspin glass magnetic materials at low field show increasing with temperature over room temperature. An in situ hydrolysis/precipitation method from precursor metal salts is used to form the polymer-encapsulated magnetic particles.

Process for producing a titanium alloy material, such as a titanium aluminum alloy, are provided. The process includes reduction of TiCl.sub.4), which includes a titanium ion (Ti.sup.4+), through intermediate ionic states (e.g., Ti.sup.3+) to Ti.sup.2+, which may then undergo a disproportionation reaction to form the titanium aluminum alloy.

Process for producing a titanium alloy material, such as a titanium aluminum alloy, are provided. The process includes reduction of TiCl.sub.4), which includes a titanium ion (Ti.sup.4+), through intermediate ionic states (e.g., Ti.sup.3+) to Ti.sup.2+, which may then undergo a disproportionation reaction to form the titanium aluminum alloy.

The present invention relates to sputtering targets and other metal articles as well as methods of making the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for forming powder metallurgy sputtering targets and other metallurgical articles made from metal powders that include spherical metal powders, and the resulting product.

The present invention relates to sputtering targets and other metal articles as well as methods of making the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for forming powder metallurgy sputtering targets and other metallurgical articles made from metal powders that include spherical metal powders, and the resulting product.

Metal nanoparticles according to the present invention have at least a bimodal size distribution in which the ratio obtained by dividing the area of a first peak, which has the smallest median size on the basis of the median size of peaks in the size distribution of the metal nanoparticles, by the total area of all peaks constituting the size distribution meets 0.4-0.8, and are capped with a capping layer containing an organic acid.

Metal nanoparticles according to the present invention have at least a bimodal size distribution in which the ratio obtained by dividing the area of a first peak, which has the smallest median size on the basis of the median size of peaks in the size distribution of the metal nanoparticles, by the total area of all peaks constituting the size distribution meets 0.4-0.8, and are capped with a capping layer containing an organic acid.