Provided are a silicene quantum dots-containing siloxene thin film and a preparation method therefor, which belong to the field of fluorescent functional nanomaterials. A siloxene thin film embedded with silicene quantum dots is prepared by uniformly mixing CaSi.sub.2 with a decalcification organic solvent and a transition metal chloride catalyst in a proportion, performing acid washing, and then performing ultrasonic dispersion. The thickness of such siloxene thin film is less than 1 to 2.5 nm, the size of the silicene quantum dots is 2 to 5 nm. In addition, the siloxene thin film has strong fluorescence emission performance in a blue light region, has a pseudodirect band gap, and shows a good application prospect in the fields of photoelectricity and the like.

Provided herein are phosphors of the general molecular formula:

(A.sub.2-2xEu.sub.x(Mg.sub.1-yCa.sub.y)PO.sub.4F

wherein the variables are as defined herein. Methods of producing the phosphors are also provided. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides light-emitting devices comprising these phosphors.

A light absorber includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a plurality of carbon particles. The plurality of carbon nanotubes is entangled with each other to form a network structure. The plurality of carbon particles is located in the network structure.

The present invention relates to an orthogonal-phase compound and its nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal of BaGa.sub.7Se.sub.7, its producing method and uses thereof. Polycrystalline orthogonal-phase BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 was prepared by a high-temperature solid-phase reaction in a sealed silica tube. Large size single crystals of orthogonal-phase BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 could be prepared by the flux method or Bridgman method. BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 crystallizes in the point group mm2. Orthogonal-phase BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 has a powder second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of about 5 times that of AgGaS.sub.2 and is phase-matchable. The orthogonal-phase BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 is non-hygroscopic and has good mechanical properties, which makes it easy to cut, polish, and coat by normal processing. The orthogonal-phase BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 crystal has never been cracked during cutting and polishing. The orthogonal-phase compound and NLO crystal of BaGa.sub.4Se.sub.7 can be used as NLO devices.

Disclosed are stable films comprising Ag, In, Ga, and S (AIGS) nanostructures, or more one metal alkoxides, one or more metal alkoxide hydrolysis products, one or more metal halides, one or more metal halide hydrolysis products, one or more organometallic compounds, or one or more organometallic hydrolysis products, or combinations thereof, and at least one ligand bound to the nanostructures. In some embodiments, the AIGS nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency of greater than 32% and a peak wavelength emission of 480-545 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have an emission spectrum with a FWHM of 24-38 nm. In some embodiments, the nanostructures have a photon conversion efficiency (PCE) of at least 30% after being stored for 24 hours under yellow light and air storage conditions.

The present disclosure relates to a solid pigment preparation, including at least one pigment in an aqueous solution including an amine-functional acrylic block copolymer and an amine-functional polymeric dispersant including a polyoxyalkylene moiety, as well as a process for producing the solid pigment preparations and their use in various coloring applications. The solid pigment preparations are particularly universally dispersible in both water- and solvent-based systems. Corresponding dispersions are accordingly also within the scope of the present disclosure.

The present invention relates to a method for producing core-shell nanocrystals consisting of a metal-containing nanocrystal core and a shell layer comprising at least one metal oxide material having variable shell thicknesses, and use of the core-shell nanocrystals for different applications.

Disclosed is a method for preparing a nanoparticle composition. The method includes forming a nanoparticle aerosol in a low pressure reactor, wherein the aerosol comprises MX-functional nanoparticles entrained in a gas, where M is an independently selected Group IV element and X is a functional group independently selected from H and a halogen atom. The method further includes collecting the MX-functional nanoparticles of the aerosol in a capture fluid, where the capture fluid is in fluid communication with the low pressure reactor. The capture fluid includes a polar aprotic fluid immiscible with water and having a viscosity of from 5 to 200 centipoise at 25° C. The capture fluid further includes a functionalization compound miscible with the polar aprotic fluid, the functionalization compound comprising a functional group Y reactive with the functional group X of the MX-functional nanoparticles.

A dispersion liquid according to the present invention is a dispersion liquid containing metal oxide particles which have been surface-modified with a silane compound and a silicone compound, in which, when the dispersion liquid is dried by vacuum drying to separate the metal oxide particles, and a transmission spectrum of the separated metal oxide particles is measured in a wavenumber range from 800 cm.sup.−1 to 3800 cm.sup.−1 with a Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer, Formula (1) below: IA/IB≤3.5 is satisfied (in the formula, “IA” represents a spectrum value at 3500 cm.sup.−1 and “IB” represents a spectrum value at 1100 cm.sup.−1).

Provided is a phosphor which emits near-infrared light upon irradiation of visible light or ultraviolet light. A phosphor in an embodiment of the present invention includes an inorganic substance which contains at least an Eu element, an M[3] element (M[3] is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, La and Gd.), a Si element and nitrogen element, and also contains, if necessary, at least one element selected from the group consisting of M[1] element (M[1] is Li element.), an M[2] element (M[2] is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr.) and an oxygen element, while the phosphor has a maximum value of an emission peak at a wavelength in the range of 760 nm or more and 850 nm and less upon irradiation by an excitation source.