The present invention relates to an activated carbon and a method for manufacturing same and, more specifically, to: an activated carbon containing micropores and mesopores, wherein a micropore volume per unit mass is 0.9 cm.sup.3/g or less and a volume fraction of pores having a diameter of 5 Å or more in the micropore volume per unit mass is 50% or more; and a method for manufacturing same.

A method of producing carbon nanofibers is disclosed that substantially impacts the carbon nanofibers' chemical and physical properties. Such carbon nanofibers include a semi-graphitic carbon material characterized by wavy graphite planes ranging from 0.1 nm to 1 nm and oriented parallel to an axis of a respective carbon nanofiber, the semi-graphitic carbon material also being characterized by an inclusion of 4 to 10 atomic percent of nitrogen heteroatoms, the nitrogen heteroatoms including a combined percentage of quaternary and pyridinic nitrogen groups equal to or greater than 60% of the nitrogen heteroatoms. The method of manufacture includes, for example, preparing a Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) based precursor solution, providing the PAN-based precursor solution to a spinneret and then performing an electro-spinning operation on the PAN-based precursor solution to create the one or more PAN-based nanofibers. The electro-spinning operation includes passing the PAN-based precursor solution from the spinneret to a collector at a distance between 1 cm to 30 cm while providing an Alternating Current (AC) voltage between the spinneret and the collector, the AC voltage including a frequency ranging from 20 Hz to 100,000 Hz and either a Peak-to-Peak (P-P) voltage ranging from 100 V to 30,000 V or a Root-Mean-Square (RMS) voltage ranging from 100 V to 30,000 V. Afterwards, post-electro-spinning operations, stabilizing treatments and pyrolysis treatments are performed.

A general methodology for the development of sensitive and selective sensors that can achieve a low cost detection of glucose without using enzymes is disclosed. The method uses carbon nanofiber (CNF) array electrodes for the electrochemical detection of glucose. CNFs grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) with diameters ranging from 13-160 nm and a height of approximately one micrometer are preferred. The CNFs have a sensitivity of 2.7 μA/mM cm.sup.2 and detection limit of 2 mM. Also provided are methods of preparing the CNF sensors and kit components. Methods of using such CNF sensors for detecting target agents, particularly glucose, are also provided.

Various embodiments include particles comprising an antimicrobial surface and a layer comprising antimony-tin oxide and manganese oxide.

A filling material for a resin composition includes a base material and a coating material coating at least a portion of a surface of a particle of the base material. The base material comprises a first inorganic compound containing a Group II element. The coating material comprises a second inorganic compound containing the Group II element and is different from the first inorganic compound. A method of manufacturing the filling material is provided. A resin composition comprising the filling material, a package, a light-emitting device, and methods of manufacturing them are also provided.

The application relates to a positive active material precursor including a transition metal composite oxide precursor. The transition metal composite oxide precursor exhibits a peak full width at half maximum of a (200) plane (2θ=about 42° to about 44°) in X-ray diffraction analysis in a range of about 0.3° to about 0.5°. The application also relates to a positive active material using the precursor, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

An alkali metal titanate includes an alkali metal titanate phase and a composite oxide containing Al, Si and Na, wherein a percentage of a ratio of the number of moles of Na to a total number of moles of Na and alkali metal X other than Na, ((Na/(Na+X))100), is 50 to 100 mol %, and a percentage of a ratio of a total content of Si and Al to a content of Ti, (((Si+Al)/Ti)100), is 0.3 to 10 mass %. According to the disclosure, an alkali metal titanate having a small content of a compound having a shorter diameter d of 3 m or less, a longer diameter L of 5 m or more and an aspect ratio (L/d) of 3 or more can be provided.

Provided is a molybdenum sulfide that is ribbon-shaped and particularly suitable for a hydrogen generation catalyst. Disclosed are a ribbon-shaped molybdenum sulfide, in which 50 particles as measured by observation with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) have a shape of, on average, 500 to 10000 nm in length, 10 to 1000 nm in width, and 3 to 200 nm in thickness; a method for producing the ribbon-shaped molybdenum sulfide, including: (1) heating a molybdenum oxide at a temperature of 200 to 1000 C. in the presence of a sulfur source; or (2) heating a molybdenum oxide at a temperature of 100 to 800 C. in the absence of a sulfur source, and then heating the molybdenum oxide at a temperature of 200 to 1000 C. in the presence of a sulfur source; and a hydrogen generation catalyst including the ribbon-shaped molybdenum sulfide.

According to one embodiment, provided is a composite oxide containing lithium, niobium, and tantalum. A mass ratio of tantalum with respect to niobium is in a range of from 0.01% to 1.0%.

Provided are ternary positive electrode material precursor and preparation method thereof, ternary positive electrode material, lithium-ion battery, positive electrode, and electric-involved equipment. The precursor includes, sequentially from inside to outside, core layer, first intermediate layer, second intermediate layer, and shell layer. Porosities of core layer, first intermediate layer, and second intermediate layer increase sequentially. Shell layer has the smallest porosity or no porosity. The method includes: performing first reaction of raw materials including nickel-cobalt-manganese ternary metal salt mixed solution, complexing agent, and pH modifier to obtain core layer; performing second reaction to form first intermediate layer on surface of core layer; performing third reaction to form second intermediate layer on surface of first intermediate layer; and performing fourth reaction to form shell layer on surface of second intermediate layer. The ternary positive electrode material includes, sequentially from inside to outside, layer A, layer B, layer C, and layer D.