The present invention relates to hollow silica particles, which each includes a shell layer containing silica and a space inside the shell layer, in which the hollow silica particles have a peak intensity derived from SiOH at a wavenumber of around 3,746 cm.sup.−1 of 0.60 or less by infrared spectroscopy, a relative permittivity at 1 GHz of from 1.3 to 5.0 and a dielectric loss tangent at 1 GHz of from 0.0001 to 0.05.

A complex oxide powder contains cerium, zirconium, and aluminum and, has a specific surface area of 0.5 m.sup.2/g or more and 10 m.sup.2/g or less.

A phosphorus-containing molecular sieve has a phosphorus content of about 0.3-5 wt %, a pore volume of about 0.2-0.95 ml/g, and a ratio of B acid content to L acid content of about 2-10. The molecular sieve has a specific combination of characteristics, including a high ratio of B acid content to L acid content, thereby exhibiting higher hydrocracking activity and ring-opening selectivity when used in the preparation of a hydrocracking catalyst.

A sparsely pillared organic-inorganic hybrid compound is provided. The sparsely pillared organic-inorganic hybrid compound includes: two inorganic material layers, each extending in one direction and facing each other; and an organic material layer disposed between the two inorganic material layers, wherein each of the inorganic material layers has a gibbsite structure in which a divalent metal cation is doped to an octahedral site, and the organic material layer includes a plurality of pillar portions, each of which is chemically bound to each of the two inorganic material layers such that the two inorganic material layers are connected to each other.

The present invention relates to a laser additive comprising core/shell particles, to a process for the preparation of a laser additive of this type, and to the use thereof, in particular as laser absorber in plastics and plastic-containing coatings of articles.

The present disclosure discloses a lithium-manganese rich material and a preparation method and a use thereof.

The present disclosure provides a cobalt-free cathode material of a lithium ion battery, a method for preparing the cobalt-free cathode material, and the lithium ion battery. A general formula of the cobalt-free cathode material is Li.sub.xNi.sub.aMn.sub.bR.sub.cO.sub.2, wherein, 1≤x≤1.15, 0.5≤a≤0.95, 0.02≤b≤0.48, 0<c≤0.05, and R is aluminum or tungsten. Therefore, as the cobalt-free cathode material is free of metal cobalt, the cost of the cathode material can be lowered effectively. Aluminum or tungsten in the cobalt-free cathode material can stabilize a crystal structure of the cathode material better, such that the lithium ion battery has excellent rate capability and cycle performance, and furthermore, good cycling stability of the lithium ion battery can be still maintained under a high-temperature and high-pressure testing condition.

The present invention comprises: an overlithiated layered oxide represented by chemical formula 1 below; and an ion-conductive coating layer on the overlithiated layered oxide represented by chemical formula 1: [chemical formula 1] .sub.rLi.sub.2MnO.sub.3.Math.(1-r)Li.sub.aNi.sub.xCo.sub.yMn.sub.zM1.sub.1−(x+y+z)O.sub.2 (in chemical formula 1, 0<r≤0.6, 0<a≤1, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y<1, 0≤z<1, and 0<x+y+z<1, and M1 is at least one selected from among Na, K, Mg, Al, Fe, Cr, Y, Sn, Ti, B, P, Zr, Ru, Nb, W, Ba, Sr, La, Ga, Mg, Gd, Sm, Ca, Ce, Fe, Al, Ta, Mo, Sc, V, Zn, Cu, In, S, B, Ge, Si, and Bi).

A microsphere of oxide has an opening on its surface connected to a hollow core inside, forming a cavity. The oxide the microsphere is made of is selected from the group consisting of alumina, silica, zirconia, magnesium oxide, calcium oxide and titania. The microsphere of oxide shows better mass and heat transfer characteristics, and has strength significantly higher than that of existing products with similar structures. A FT synthesis catalyst has the microsphere of oxide as a support and an active metal component disposed on the support. The active metal component is one or more selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, and Ru.

A ceramic powder material containing a garnet-type compound containing Li, wherein the ceramic powder material has a pore volume of 0.4 mL/g or more and 1.0 mL/g or less.