The present invention is a long gas barrier laminate including a base, a functional layer, a smoothing layer, and a gas barrier layer, the functional layer being stacked on one side of the base, the smoothing layer and the gas barrier layer being sequentially stacked on the other side of the base, and a coefficient of static friction between a surface of the functional layer that is situated opposite to the base and a surface of the gas barrier layer that is situated opposite to the base being 0.35 to 0.80; and a method for producing the long gas barrier laminate.

A method for selectively modifying a base material surface, includes applying a composition on a surface of a base material to form a coating film. The coating film is heated. The base material includes a surface layer which includes a first region including silicon. The composition includes a first polymer and a solvent. The first polymer includes at an end of a main chain or a side chain thereof, a group including a first functional group capable of forming a bond with the silicon. The first region preferably contains a silicon oxide, a silicon nitride, or a silicon oxynitride. The base material preferably further includes a second region that is other than the first region and that contains a metal; and the method preferably further includes, after the heating, removing with a rinse agent a portion formed on the second region, of the coating film.

A composition includes a first polymer and a solvent. The first polymer includes a first structural unit including a fluorine atom, and a group including a first functional group at an end of a main chain or a side chain of the first polymer. The first functional group is capable of forming a bond with a metal or a metalloid. The first structural unit preferably includes a fluorinated hydrocarbon group. The first structural unit is preferably derived from a (meth)acrylic ester containing a fluorine atom, or a styrene compound containing a fluorine atom. The first structural unit preferably contains 6 or more fluorine atoms.

Examples relating to coating an alloy substrate are described. For example, techniques for treating a surface of the alloy substrate for coating the alloy substrate with an exterior coat include providing an alloy substrate of a die-casted metal alloy, the alloy substrate having a surface with multiple pores, and applying an electrically conductive layer on the surface of the alloy substrate. The electrically conductive surface is composed of metal particles and electrically conductive polymers, and the electrically conductive layer is applied such that the metal particles fill the multiple pores on the surface of the alloy substrate. Thereafter, an oxidation process is performed on the surface to form an oxidation layer over the surface. The oxidation layer provides for adhesion of the surface with the exterior coat.

The present application relates to a method for preparing a barrier film. The present application can provide a method for preparing a barrier film having excellent barrier characteristics and optical performances. The barrier film produced by the method of the present application can be effectively used not only for packaging material for food or medicine, and the like, but also for various applications, such as LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays) or a solar cells, substrates for electronic papers or OLEDs (Organic Light Emitting Diodes) or sealing films.

A coating method is provided, in which at least one emulsion and/or one solution is applied at least to a first partial area of a surface of a component, said emulsion and/or solution containing at least one layer-forming substance, and then the component is heat-treated, wherein at least one second partial area of the first partial area is subsequently exposed to a plasma, wherein the carbon content of the coating decreases to less than about 80% or less than about 75% or less than about 70% or less than about 60% of the initial value prior to the plasma treatment. A workpiece and a method for the production thereof is provided.

A method of manufacturing a dew formation preventing member having a super water repellent surface of the present invention comprises the steps of: mixing a particular paint and polytetrafluorethylene at a predetermined ratio; particulate painting the mixed paint on a substrate surface; and heat treating the particulate painted substrate. A method of manufacturing a dew formation preventing member having a super water repellent surface according to another aspect of the present invention comprises the steps of: immersing a substrate in an electro deposition paint, and applying a direct current to conduct electro deposition painting; heat treating the substrate that has undergone the electro deposition painting; and plasma treating the surface of the substrate that has undergone the electro deposition painting.

A gas separation membrane comprising the following layers: (i) a support layer; (ii) a buffer layer; (iii) a discriminating layer; (iv) optionally a fluorinated polymer layer; and (v) optionally a protective layer; wherein: (a) the buffer layer (ii) and the discriminating layer (iii) each independently comprise groups of Formula (1): M(O).sub.x Formula (1) wherein: each M independently is a metal or metalloid atom; O is an oxygen atom; and each x independently has a value of at least 4; (b) the buffer layer (ii) comprises a surface comprising 4 to 10 atomic % of M of Formula (1) groups, wherein M is as hereinbefore defined; (c) the discriminating layer (iii) comprises a surface comprising more than 10 atomic % of M of Formula (1) groups, wherein M is as hereinbefore defined; and (d) layer (ii) is located between layers (i) and (iii).

A graphene electrode, an energy storage device employing the same, and a method for fabricating the same are provided. The graphene electrode includes a metal foil, a non-doped graphene layer, and a hetero-atom doped graphene layer. Particularly, the hetero-atom doped graphene layer is separated from the metal foil by the non-doped graphene layer.

A method for the production of nanoscopic and/or microscopic surface structures on a flat substrate is provided, wherein the surface structure of the substrate is changed through the use of an ion etching process. First, a coating that features a boundary surface-active substance with a concentration of 0.01 to 5 percent by weight is applied to the substrate. The coating applied to the substrate is subsequently transformed into a solid form, and the ion etching process is then performed.