The disclosure provides for polymer networks that can effectively serve as a single-ion conducting electrolyte.

Boronic acid monomers, methods of making boronic acid monomer, and the like, are provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure are advantageous in that the boronic acid monomers are water soluble at a neutral pH, which is uncommon for boronic acids. As a result, the boronic acid monomers can be used in aqueous polymerization reactions with other hydrophilic monomers to yield polymers including boronic acids and esters.

Boronic acid monomers, methods of making boronic acid monomer, and the like, are provided. Embodiments of the present disclosure are advantageous in that the boronic acid monomers are water soluble at a neutral pH, which is uncommon for boronic acids. As a result, the boronic acid monomers can be used in aqueous polymerization reactions with other hydrophilic monomers to yield polymers including boronic acids and esters.

Described herein are borate salts useful as additives, binders, and electrolyte salts for solid state lithium ion batteries. In particular, the borate salts of Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III) as described herein:

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can be bound to an existing polymer to provide polymeric binders for ceramic solid state electrolytes that are themselves capable of ion transport independent of the ceramic.

Described herein are borate salts useful as additives, binders, and electrolyte salts for solid state lithium ion batteries. In particular, the borate salts of Formula (I), Formula (II) and Formula (III) as described herein:

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can be bound to an existing polymer to provide polymeric binders for ceramic solid state electrolytes that are themselves capable of ion transport independent of the ceramic.

[Problem] To provide a composition for gap formation capable of forming sacrifice areas made of a sacrificial material decomposable completely into vapor at a desired temperature, and also to provide a semiconductor device-manufacturing method using the composition.

[Solution] Disclosed is a composition for gap formation comprising a polymer and a solvent:

wherein said polymer comprising five or more of repeating units which are represented by at least one kind of the following formula (1) or (2):

Ar.sup.1-L.sup.1(1)

Ar.sup.2-L.sup.2-Ar.sup.2(2)

[each of Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.2 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; and each of L.sup.1 and L.sup.2 is independently oxygen, sulfur, alkyl, sulfone, amide, ketone or a group represented by the following formula (3):

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{Ar.sup.3 is an aromatic group; and L.sup.3 is a trivalent atom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, boron and phosphorus}].

Provided is a composition capable of forming a cured product having excellent adhesion to a substrate, hardness, scratch resistance, and chemical resistance. The composition of the present disclosure includes a polyol compound (A) and an isocyanate compound (B), the polyol compound (A) containing a compound (a1) having a number average molecular weight calibrated with polystyrene standards of less than 800 and being represented by Formula (1), where R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are a group represented by Formula (1a); and the isocyanate compound (B) containing a compound (b) represented by Formula (2), where L.sup.1 to L.sup.3 are a hydrogen atom, an NCO group, or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atom(s) and having a group represented by Formula (2).

Provided is a composition capable of forming a cured product having excellent adhesion to a substrate, hardness, scratch resistance, and chemical resistance. The composition of the present disclosure includes a polyol compound (A) and an isocyanate compound (B), the polyol compound (A) containing a compound (a1) having a number average molecular weight calibrated with polystyrene standards of less than 800 and being represented by Formula (1), where R.sup.1 to R.sup.3 are a group represented by Formula (1a); and the isocyanate compound (B) containing a compound (b) represented by Formula (2), where L.sup.1 to L.sup.3 are a hydrogen atom, an NCO group, or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atom(s) and having a group represented by Formula (2).

The invention is generally related to an acrylamido monomer having one (carbamoylphenyl)boronic acid and a pKa of from about 6.4 to about 7.6 and to a water-soluble hydrophilic copolymers each comprising repeating units of such an acrylamido monomer.

The invention is generally related to an acrylamido monomer having one (carbamoylphenyl)boronic acid and a pKa of from about 6.4 to about 7.6 and to a water-soluble hydrophilic copolymers each comprising repeating units of such an acrylamido monomer.