A composite film may include a first transparent substrate and a first anti-reflective coating overlying a first surface of the first transparent substrate. The first anti-reflective coating may include a first UV curable acrylate binder, a photo initiator component, and silica nanoparticles dispersed within the first anti-reflective coating. The first anti-reflective coating may further include a ratio AC1.sub.SiO2/AC1.sub.B of at least about 0.01 and not greater than about 1.3. The composite film may further have a VLT of at least about 93.0% and a haze value of not greater than about 3%.

Urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compounds, synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds, either neat or in a solvent, and optionally with a catalyst, such as a tin compound, to accelerate the reaction. Also described are articles including a substrate, a base (co)polymer layer on a major surface of the substrate, an oxide layer on the base (co)polymer layer; and a protective (co)polymer layer on the oxide layer, the protective (co)polymer layer including the reaction product of at least one urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compound synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds. The substrate may be a (co)polymer film or an electronic device such as an organic light emitting device, electrophoretic light emitting device, liquid crystal display, thin film transistor, or combination thereof. Methods of making the urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silanes and their use in composite films and electronic devices are described.

Urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compounds, synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds, either neat or in a solvent, and optionally with a catalyst, such as a tin compound, to accelerate the reaction. Also described are articles including a substrate, a base (co)polymer layer on a major surface of the substrate, an oxide layer on the base (co)polymer layer; and a protective (co)polymer layer on the oxide layer, the protective (co)polymer layer including the reaction product of at least one urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compound synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds. The substrate may be a (co)polymer film or an electronic device such as an organic light emitting device, electrophoretic light emitting device, liquid crystal display, thin film transistor, or combination thereof. Methods of making the urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silanes and their use in composite films and electronic devices are described.

Urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compounds, synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds, either neat or in a solvent, and optionally with a catalyst, such as a tin compound, to accelerate the reaction. Also described are articles including a substrate, a base (co)polymer layer on a major surface of the substrate, an oxide layer on the base (co)polymer layer; and a protective (co)polymer layer on the oxide layer, the protective (co)polymer layer including the reaction product of at least one urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silane precursor compound synthesized by reaction of (meth)acrylated materials having isocyanate functionality with aminosilane compounds. The substrate may be a (co)polymer film or an electronic device such as an organic light emitting device, electrophoretic light emitting device, liquid crystal display, thin film transistor, or combination thereof. Methods of making the urea (multi)-(meth)acrylate (multi)-silanes and their use in composite films and electronic devices are described.

The present invention provides a thin film forming composition for energy storage device electrodes, said composition containing a conductive carbon material, a dispersant, a solvent and a polymer that has a partial structure represented by formula (P1) in a side chain.

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(In the formula, L represents —O— or —NH—; R represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; T represents a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms or a nitrogen-containing aliphatic heterocyclic group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and * represents a bonding hand.)

The present invention provides a thin film forming composition for energy storage device electrodes, said composition containing a conductive carbon material, a dispersant, a solvent and a polymer that has a partial structure represented by formula (P1) in a side chain.

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(In the formula, L represents —O— or —NH—; R represents an alkylene group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; T represents a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a nitrogen-containing heteroaryl group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms or a nitrogen-containing aliphatic heterocyclic group having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; and * represents a bonding hand.)

A curable composition capable of forming a cured product having a high transparency, a resistance to loss of transparency when heated, and an excellent organic solvent resistance, a cured product of the curable composition, and a method for producing a cured film using the curable composition. A polymerizable fluorene compound having a radical polymerizable group-containing group or a cationic polymerizable group-containing group and a fluorene skeleton as a polymerizable compound, and thermal initiator as an initiator are used in a curable composition including a polymerizable compound, metal oxide microparticles (B) including titanium oxide microparticles, an initiator, and a solvent.

A curable composition capable of forming a cured product having a high transparency, a resistance to loss of transparency when heated, and an excellent organic solvent resistance, a cured product of the curable composition, and a method for producing a cured film using the curable composition. A polymerizable fluorene compound having a radical polymerizable group-containing group or a cationic polymerizable group-containing group and a fluorene skeleton as a polymerizable compound, and thermal initiator as an initiator are used in a curable composition including a polymerizable compound, metal oxide microparticles (B) including titanium oxide microparticles, an initiator, and a solvent.

Provided is a polymerizable composition for an optical article including a photochromic compound, an acyclic methacrylate having a molecular weight of 500 or more (a component A), and a bifunctional (meth)acrylate containing a structure selected from the group consisting of a cyclic structure and a branch structure (component B).

A quantum dot including a core including a semiconductor nanocrystal including a Group III-V compound; and a first semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core, the first semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc, selenium, and optionally sulfur, and a second semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the first semiconductor nanocrystal shell, the second semiconductor nanocrystal shell including zinc, sulfur, and optionally selenium, wherein the quantum dot does not include cadmium, an emission peak wavelength of the quantum dot is in a range of about 500 nanometers (nm) to about 550 nm, and an ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum of the quantum dot includes a first exciton absorption peak and a second exciton absorption peak, a composition including the same, a composite, and an electronic device.