Provided is a surface-modified nanodiamond having excellent dispersibility in an organic solvent, and a method capable of introducing various surface-modifying groups and easily producing surface-modified nanocarbon particles with little zirconia contamination. The surface-modified nanodiamond includes nanodiamond particles and a group that surface-modifies the nanodiamond particles and is represented by Formula (1): —X—R.sup.1 (1) [where X represents —NH—, —O—, —O—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—O—, —NH—C(═O)—, —C(═O)—NH—, or —S—; the bond extending left from X is bonded to a nanodiamond particle; R.sup.1 represents a monovalent organic group that does not have a hydroxy group, carboxy group, amino group, mono-substituted amino group, terminal alkenyl group, and terminal epoxy group; an atom bound to X is a carbon atom; and a molar ratio of carbon atoms to the total amount of heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen atoms, oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, and silicon atoms is 4.5 or greater.

A color filter including a first pixel (or color conversion region) that is configured to emit a first light and a display device including the color filter. The first pixel includes a (first) quantum dot composite (or a color conversion layer including the quantum dot composite), wherein the quantum dot composite may include a matrix and a plurality of quantum dots dispersed (e.g., randomly) in the matrix, wherein the plurality of the quantum dots exhibit a multi-modal distribution (e.g., a bimodal distribution) including a first peak particle size and a second peak particle size in a size analysis, wherein the second peak particle size is greater than the first peak particle size, and a difference between the first peak particle size and the second peak particle size is less than or equal to about 5 nanometers (nm) (e.g., less than or equal to about 4.5 nm).

A color filter including a first layer including first quantum dots and a second layer including second quantum dots that are different from the first quantum dots, and disposed on the first layer, wherein a quantum yield of the first quantum dots is greater than a quantum yield of the second quantum dots, and wherein an absorption of blue light of the second quantum dots is greater than an absorption of the blue light of the first quantum dots.

A reusable best-by date indicator incudes a main body, which is made of a transparent material, having a plurality of storages, the main body having a first air vent at one end through which outside air can be drawn in and a second air vents between the storages; a plurality of silica gels, each of which is stored in the storages, respectively, the gels changing their color depending on the degree of moisture absorption; a slidable cover that is placed near the first air vent of the body and can exposes the first air vent by slide; and a double-sided tape attached bonded to the back surface of the body.

The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of metal sulphide quantum dots by using a very low cost sulphur precursor as a sulphur source. The metal sulphide quantum dots finds application in optical devices selected from photovoltaic cells, photodetectors and light-emission devices.

The present disclosure is directed to provide a novel metal particle annular structure capable of functioning as a metamaterial in three dimensions. The metal particle annular structure (C) of the present disclosure includes an insulative support (B) having a particle connecting structure including a plurality of particles connecting to one another, and a plurality of metal particles (A) arranged annularly around the insulative support (B).

The present invention provides the use of a lead (IV) containing compound to prepare a lead chalcogenide nanocrystal and a method for producing broadband lead chalcogenide nanocrystals in a low cost, size-controllable and scalable method, the method comprising contacting a lead (IV) containing compound with an organic acid and a chalcogen-containing reagent.

The present disclosure relates to a strategy to synthesize antimony- and zinc-doped tin oxide particles with tunable band gap characteristics. The methods yield stable and monodispersed particles with great control on uniformity of shape and size. The methods produce undoped and antimony and zinc-doped tin oxide stand-alone and core-shell particles, both nanoparticles and microparticles, as well as antimony and zinc-doped tin oxide shells for coating particles, including plasmonic core particles.

Provided is a method for producing hexagonal tungsten oxide, the method including preparing an alkaline solvent having a pH of 8 to 9, which contains at least one of water or alcohol, adding tungsten chloride to the alkaline solvent to form a first reaction solution, adding an additive to the first reaction solution to form a second reaction solution, and adding strong acid to the second reaction solution to form nanoparticles. The additive includes any one of an amine compound having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or an aliphatic hydrocarbon derivative having 10 or more carbon atoms.

There is provided a near-infrared absorbing fine particle dispersion liquid containing near-infrared absorbing fine particles, thereby as well as exhibiting near-infrared light absorption properties and suppressing a scorching sensation on the skin when used in structures such as window materials and the like, also enabling usage of communication devices, imaging devices, sensors and the like that employ near-infrared light through these structures, a near-infrared absorbing film or a near-infrared absorbing glass, a dispersion body or a laminated transparent substrate, the dispersion liquid containing at least composite tungsten oxide fine particles and antimony doped tin oxide fine particles and/or tin doped indium oxide fine particles as near-infrared absorbing fine particles, wherein in the composite tungsten oxide fine particles, an average value of a transmittance in a wavelength range of 800 to 900 nm is 30% or more and 60% or less, and an average value of a transmittance in a wavelength range of 1200 to 1500 nm is 20% or less, and a transmittance at a wavelength of 2100 nm is 22% or less, when a visible light transmittance is 85% at the time of calculating only light absorption by the composite tungsten oxide fine particles, and containing mixed particles of the composite tungsten oxide fine particles and antimony-doped tin oxide fine particles and/or tin-doped indium oxide fine particles dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the liquid medium is selected from rater, an organic solvent, an oil and fat, a liquid resin, a liquid plasticizer for plastics, or a mixture thereof, wherein when a visible light transmittance is adjusted to 85% at the time of calculating only light absorption by the near-infrared absorbing fine particles in the dispersion liquid by diluting with the liquid medium, an average value of a transmittance in the wavelength range of 800 to 900 nm is 30% or more and 60% or less, an average value of a transmittance in the wavelength range of 1200 to 1500 nm is 20% or less, and a transmittance at the wavelength of 2100 nm is 11% or less.