Polymeric nanoparticle composites and methods for making and using the same are provided. Nanoparticle coatings and methods for making and using the same are also provided. Further, methods for synthesizing alkylated reduced graphene oxide nanoparticles are provided.

The present disclosure generally relates to compositions comprising substrate-free 2D tellurene crystals, and the method of making and using the substrate-free 2D tellurene crystals. The 2D tellurene crystals of the present disclosure are characterized by an X-ray diffraction pattern (CuKα radiation, λ=1.54056 A) comprising a peak at 23.79 (2θ±0.1°) and optionally one or more peaks selected from the group consisting of 41.26, 47.79, 50.41, and 64.43 (2θ±0.1°).

A thermal method of forming ferric oxide nano/microparticles with predominant morphology is described using different solvents. Methods of using the Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 nano/microparticles as catalysts in the reduction of nitro compounds with sodium borohydride to the corresponding amines and decomposition of ammonium salts.

Effect pigments based on Al.sub.2O.sub.3 flakes with high weather resistance and less photoactivity and to their use thereof in paints, industrial coatings, automotive coatings, printing inks, cosmetic formulations. The effect pigments have a ratio of the amount by weight of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3 flake and the amount by weight of the metal oxide(s) of the coating layer(s) in the range of from 27:73 to 83:17 based on the total weight of the effect pigment.

Effect pigments based on Al.sub.2O.sub.3 flakes with high weather resistance and less photoactivity and to their use thereof in paints, industrial coatings, automotive coatings, printing inks, cosmetic formulations. The effect pigments have a ratio of the amount by weight of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3 flake and the amount by weight of the metal oxide(s) of the coating layer(s) in the range of from 27:73 to 83:17 based on the total weight of the effect pigment.

A method for manufacturing platelet-shaped effect pigments includes the steps of a) providing a carrier substrate; b) applying aqueous washing ink droplets to the carrier substrate in first regions forming a first motif; c) applying a reflective coating to the carrier substrate such that a reflective coating is deposited on the carrier substrate in the form of a regular contiguous grid in second regions forming a second motif outside the first regions forming the first motif, wherein the first regions form the first motif and have the washing ink droplets form regular islands within the regular contiguous grid, and a reflective coating is deposited above the washing ink droplets in the first regions forming the first motif; and d) removing the washing ink droplets in the first regions together with the reflective coating present thereon and isolating the removed reflective coating in the form of platelet-shaped effect pigments.

The application describes an effect pigment comprising a) a substrate platelet and b) a coating. The coating has at least one layer that comprises (i) a metal oxide and/or metal oxide hydrate and

(ii) a coloring compound from the group of pigments.

A process for producing the colored effect pigments is also described.

The present invention relates to a material comprising a garnet-type oxide in the form of a powder comprising a plurality of sheet structures, a hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte framework comprising the material, a hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte comprising the hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte framework, and an electrochemical cell comprising the hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte. The present invention also relates to the respective methods for preparing the material, hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte framework, hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte and electrochemical cell. The present invention also relates to the respective methods for preparing the material, hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte framework, hybrid quasi-solid electrolyte and electrochemical cell as described above.

A nickel-based active material precursor includes a particulate structure including a core portion, an intermediate layer portion on the core portion, and a shell portion on the intermediate layer portion, wherein the intermediate layer portion and the shell portion include primary particles radially arranged on the core portion, and each of the core portion and the intermediate layer portion includes a cation or anion different from that of the shell portion. The cation includes at least one selected from boron (B), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), tungsten (W), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zirconium (Zr), and aluminium (Al), and the anion includes at least one selected from phosphate (PO.sub.4), BO.sub.2, B.sub.4O.sub.7, B.sub.3O.sub.5, and F.

A nickel (Ni)-based active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preparing method thereof, and a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode including the same. The Ni-based active material includes a secondary particle including a plurality of particulate structures, wherein each of the particulate structures includes a porous core portion and a shell portion including primary particles radially arranged on the porous core portion, and lithium phosphate is in the porous core portion, between the plurality of primary particles, and on the surface of the secondary particle. The Ni-based active material includes a porous inner portion including the porous core portion; and an outer portion comprising the the shell portion, and the Ni-based active material includes the porous inner portion having closed pores and the outer portion, wherein the porous inner portion has a density less than that of the outer portion, and the Ni-based active material has a net density of 4.7 g/cc or less.