A sodium-based electrode active material and a secondary battery comprising the same are provided. The electrode active material is represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and has an orthorhombic crystal system and a space group of Cmcm. [Chemical Formula 1] Na.sub.x[Mn.sub.1-y-zM.sup.1.sub.yM.sup.2.sub.z]O.sub.2-A.sub.. In Chemical Formula 1, x may be 0.5 to 0.8. M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 may be, regardless of each other, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nd, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Pb, Ag, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Sn, or Bi. y may be from 0 to 0.25. z may be from 0 to 0.25. A may be N, O, F, or S, and a may be 0 to 0.1.

The present invention provides an amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside and a lipophilic group on the inside and a production method thereof. The production method comprises: dispersing the ZSM-5 spherical nano-molecular sieve into toluene, adding thereto an organosilane containing a hydrophilic group and reacting at 40-80 C. for 2-16 h, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group; placing the molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group in an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and reacting at 50-90 C. for 10-50 min, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside; dispersing the molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside into toluene, adding thereto an organosilane containing a lipophilic group and reacting at 40-80 C. for 2-12 h, to obtain the amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a hydrophilic group on the outside and a lipophilic group on the inside. The present invention also provides an amphiphilic molecular sieve obtained by the above production method, which contains a hydrophilic group on the outside and a lipophilic group on the inside.

The present invention provides an amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group on the outside and a hydrophilic group on the inside and a production method thereof. The production method comprises: dispersing the nano-ZSM-5 molecular sieve into toluene, adding an organosilane containing a lipophilic group and reacting at 60-100 C. for 4-16 h, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group; placing the molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group in a mixed solution of sodium hydroxide solution and ethanol and reacting at 60-95 C. for 20-60 min, to obtain a molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group on the outside; dispersing the molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group on the outside into toluene, adding an organosilane containing a hydrophilic group and reacting at 60-100 C. for 4-16 h, to obtain the amphiphilic molecular sieve containing a lipophilic group on the outside and a hydrophilic group on the inside. The present invention also provides a molecular sieve obtained by the above production method, which does not destroy the characteristics of the original molecular sieve and has hydrophilic and lipophilic amphiphilic properties.

A process of preparing polycrystalline group III nitride chunks comprising the steps of (a) placing a group III metal inside a source chamber; (b) flowing a halogen-containing gas over the group III metal to form a group III metal halide; (c) contacting the group III metal halide with a nitrogen-containing gas in a deposition chamber containing a foil, the foil comprising at least one of Mo, W, Ta, Pd, Pt, Ir, or Re; (d) forming a polycrystalline group III nitride layer on the foil within the deposition chamber; (e) removing the polycrystalline group III nitride layer from the foil; and (f) comminuting the polycrystalline group III nitride layer to form the polycrystalline group III nitride chunks, wherein the removing and the comminuting are performed in any order or simultaneously.

A ?-sialon phosphor represented by general formula: Si.sub.6-zAl.sub.zO.sub.zN.sub.8-z (0<z<4.2) has as a host crystal, a crystal structure identical to that of a ?-sialon crystal phase and having a bulk density of 0.80 g/cm.sup.3 or more and 1.60 g/cm.sup.3 or less. Also, a light-emitting element includes the ?-sialon phosphor and a semiconductor light-emitting element capable of exciting the ?-sialon phosphor.

A battery positive electrode material includes a core and a first shell layer arranged on a surface of the core. The core includes LiMn.sub.xFe.sub.1-xPO.sub.4. The first shell layer includes LiMn.sub.yFe.sub.1-yPO.sub.4, where 0<x?0.4, and 0.6?y?0.9. The battery positive electrode material has a multi-layer distribution structure. A preparation method and use of the battery positive electrode material are further provided.

Alumina products containing a fine particle size component and a coarse particle size component, and with specific particle size characteristics and irregular and non-spherical particle shapes, are disclosed. These alumina products can be used in polymer formulations to produce composites having high isotropic thermal conductivity.

In the present invention, a bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide metal salt is an alkali metal salt of bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide or an alkaline earth metal salt of bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide. The bis (fluorosulfonyl) imide metal salt has an average particle diameter of not less than 0.1 mm, or has an average moisture absorption rate of not more than 2.5 mass ppm/cm.sup.2.Math.min when sealed in a PE bag having a thickness of 80 m and left for 30 minutes at 23 C. and 65% humidity.

A method for manufacturing graphene having a wrinkle pattern is provided. The method includes forming a wrinkle providing layer having a first thermal expansion coefficient on one surface of a graphene layer, forming a substrate having a second thermal expansion coefficient on one surface of the wrinkle providing layer, and performing a heat treatment to form wrinkles on the wrinkle providing layer by a difference between the first and second thermal expansion coefficients, thereby forming wrinkle patterns on the graphene layer.

Provided is a kaolin having a finer particle size and a narrower particle size distribution, in combination with suitable morphology. Also provided are a method of preparing the kaolin product and methods of use.