To provide a modified vinylaromatic copolymer which can be used in production of copolymer rubber and which has reactivity and solubility, and a copolymer rubber material obtained therefrom, which simultaneously has processability, strength, and homogeneity. The modified vinylaromatic copolymer is a copolymer containing a structural unit (a) derived from a divinylaromatic compound and a structural unit (b) derived from a monovinylaromatic compound, wherein the structural unit (a) at least partially includes the following crosslinked structural unit (a1), and a terminal is modified by a modification group having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxysilyl group.

To provide a modified vinylaromatic copolymer which can be used in production of copolymer rubber and which has reactivity and solubility, and a copolymer rubber material obtained therefrom, which simultaneously has processability, strength, and homogeneity. The modified vinylaromatic copolymer is a copolymer containing a structural unit (a) derived from a divinylaromatic compound and a structural unit (b) derived from a monovinylaromatic compound, wherein the structural unit (a) at least partially includes the following crosslinked structural unit (a1), and a terminal is modified by a modification group having at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an amino group, a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxysilyl group.

Provided is a conductive material that is capable of achieving a high-electric conductivity, long-term stability under an atmospheric environment, heat and high humidity stabilities, as well as a conductive film and a solar cell using the same. The conductive material includes a mixture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSS acid). The element ratio (S/C ratio) of sulfur (S) to carbon (C) in the mixture may be from 0.001 to 0.1 in terms of the number of atoms. CNTs and PSS acid may make up a content percentage of 10 wt % or more in the mixture. These conductive films comprised of the conductive material 6 may have a weight per unit area of the CNTs in the range from 1 mg/m.sup.2 to 10000 mg/m.sup.2. The solar cell may include the conductive film 7, wherein the film is on the surface of a semiconductor.

The invention relates to copolymers and molding compounds having reactively bonded sulfur and an overall low sulfur content. The copolymers and molding compounds of the invention are substantially colorless and odorless while sufficiently flame-retardant and can be used in the building industry and electrical industry.

The invention relates to copolymers and molding compounds having reactively bonded sulfur and an overall low sulfur content. The copolymers and molding compounds of the invention are substantially colorless and odorless while sufficiently flame-retardant and can be used in the building industry and electrical industry.

The invention provides a polymer composition comprising a) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); and b) a conjugated aromatic polymer. The invention also relates to cables comprising said polymer composition and the use of the polymer composition in the manufacture of an insulation layer of cable.

The invention provides a polymer composition comprising a) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); and b) a conjugated aromatic polymer. The invention also relates to cables comprising said polymer composition and the use of the polymer composition in the manufacture of an insulation layer of cable.

Methods for forming a laminate are provided. The method provides a highly aligned block copolymer without orientation defects, coordination number defects distance defects and the like on a substrate, thereby providing a laminate which can be effectively applied to the production of various patterned substrates, and a method for producing a patterned substrate using the same.

Methods for forming a laminate are provided. The method provides a highly aligned block copolymer without orientation defects, coordination number defects distance defects and the like on a substrate, thereby providing a laminate which can be effectively applied to the production of various patterned substrates, and a method for producing a patterned substrate using the same.

A thermoplastic resin composition including a graft copolymer (B) produced by graft polymerization of a vinyl monomer mixture (m1) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester, a vinyl cyanide compound, and an aromatic vinyl compound onto a copolymer (A) produced by copolymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (a) and a (meth)acrylate ester (b) including an aromatic hydrocarbon group at a specific ratio and a copolymer (C) that is a product of a polymerization reaction of a vinyl monomer mixture (m2) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester. The graft copolymer (B) includes at least a graft copolymer (B) having a specific volume-average particle size. The copolymer (A) has a specific volume-average particle size and a specific particle size distribution.