A graphite composition is provided. A graphite composition according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a graphite composite in which nanoparticles having a catecholamine layer on the surface thereof are fixed on graphite; and graphite of at least one of graphite flakes, spherical graphite, and expanded graphite. According to this, since the graphite composition has a high dispersibility in a substrate of a different material, a composite material thus realized exhibits a uniform heat dissipation performance and can prevent mechanical strength from deteriorating at a specific position. In addition, since the compatibility with the substrate of a different material is excellent and thus the interface property with the substrate is excellent, the realized composite material can exhibit a further improved heat dissipation performance and mechanical strength. Furthermore, it is very easy to form shapes during injection/extrusion molding in combination with a substrate, and molding into complicated shapes is also possible.

Provided is a novel magnesium carbonate. The magnesium carbonate has a zeta potential of 5 mV or more and a BET specific surface area of 25 m.sup.2/g or more. Such a magnesium carbonate can be used as a resin additive, etc.

Disclosed in certain embodiments is a liquid coating composition comprising a liquid medium and a structural colorant comprising photonic particles comprising a metal oxide, the photonic particles having silane functional groups on at least a portion of the external surface of the photonic particles.

A method for preparing a composition including mineral particles functionalized by at least one organic group and having a specific surface defined according to the BET method greater than 500 m.sup.2/g, involves: —choosing a phyllosilicate composition, including mineral particles having a thickness of less than 100 nm, a largest dimension of less than 10 μm and belonging to the family of lamellar silicates; —choosing at least one functionalizing agent, from the group formed from the oxysilanes and oxygermanes having at least one organic group, —bringing the phyllosilicate composition into contact with a functionalizing solution including the functionalizing agent, so as to obtain a phyllosilicate composition including mineral particles functionalized by the organic group, while choosing the organic group from the group formed from the cationic heteroaryl groups, the quaternary ammonium groups and the salts of same. The phyllosilicate composition obtained by the method is also described.

The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising substrate-free crystalline 2D bismuthene, and the method of making and using the substrate-free crystalline 2D bismuthene.

High-purity gallium nitride particles having a low oxygen content suitable for a raw material or a sintered body is provided. Gallium nitride particles characterized in that the oxygen content is 0.5 at % or less and the total impurity amount of elements, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn and Cd, is less than 10 wtppm are used.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a structure of a titanium compound selected from the group consisting of sheets, wires and tubes. The present invention also relates to intermediate products and structures comprising titanium dioxide obtainable by the method. The invention provides an improved method giving improved yield as well as other advantages.

Electroconductive two-dimensional particles composed of a layered material having one or more layers, wherein each of the one or more layers is a layer body represented by M.sub.mX.sub.n (M represents at least one group 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 metal; X represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or a combination thereof; n represents a number from 1 to 4; m represents a number that is larger than n but not larger than 5), and a modification or terminal T (T represents at least one atom or group selected from a hydroxyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, an oxygen atom and a hydrogen atom) is present on the surface of the layer body; the Li content is from 0.0001% by mass to 0.0020% by mass; and the average value of the lengths of two-dimensional surfaces of the electroconductive two-dimensional particles is from 1.0 μm to 20 μm.

The present disclosure is directed to methods of Quantum Spin Engineering of spinel superparamagnetic ferrite nanoparticles (SMFNs) for MRI contrast agents and for magnetohyperthermia agents. Using the methods herein, the magnetic properties of the SMFNs can be controlled by changing the amount of 3d-transition element cations having unpaired electrons in the 3d orbital that occupy the octahedral sites of the spinel crystal form, to form mixed spinels, while anions in the spinels can be utilized to magnetically couple the cations utilizing intra-crystalline angles determined by ion sizes and crystal structure, and further tuning of other critical parameters is provided. The mixed spinels disclosed herein provide enhanced MRI contrast agents and improved magnetohyperthermia agents with lower toxicity and safety concerns, while the production methods disclosed herein have lower cost.

A production method for an aerogel includes a sol generation step by adding a silicon compound to an aqueous solution containing an acid catalyst and performing hydrolysis, where the silicon compound contains at least a quadri-functional silane compound and a tri-functional silane compound among quadri-functional silane compounds, tri-functional silane compounds, and di-functional silane compounds, the density of the aerogel is 0.15 g/cm.sup.3 or less, for example the silicon compound is a mixture of a quadri-functional silane compound, a tri-functional silane compound, and a di-functional silane compound having portions satisfying 0<Qx<50, 50≤Tx<100, 0≤Dx<30, and Qx+Tx+Dx=100, where Qx, Tx, and Dx represent the mass percentages of the quadri-functional silane compound, the tri-functional silane compound, and the di-functional silane compound, respectively. This provides aerogel having excellent thermal insulating characteristics and a large area.