M-phthalocyanine nanowires according to the present invention can have a variety of uses as the M-phthalocyanine nanowires can control the crystalline structure thereof by controlling the flow speed of a carrier gas to a suitable range, and can exist in hydrophilic solvent without agglutinating due to superb dispersibility in water.

M-phthalocyanine nanowires according to the present invention can have a variety of uses as the M-phthalocyanine nanowires can control the crystalline structure thereof by controlling the flow speed of a carrier gas to a suitable range, and can exist in hydrophilic solvent without agglutinating due to superb dispersibility in water.

Disclosed is a method for synthesizing two-dimensional (2D) silicon carbide and other materials. The method includes the use of hexagonal SiC precursor in a wet exfoliation technique. The method may also include synthesizing two-dimensional (2D) silicon carbide by a chemical vapor deposition method, or a combination of a liquid exfoliation technique and a chemical vapor deposition method.

An object of the present invention is to provide ferrite particles having a high magnetic permeability in a frequency band of 1 MHz to 1 GHz. Another object is to provide a resin composition containing the ferrite particles and an electromagnetic wave shielding material composed of the resin composition. The ferrite particles are composed of a single crystalline body having an average particle size of 1 to 2000 nm and has a spherical particle shape, wherein the ferrite particles contain substantially no Zn, 3 to 25 wt % of Mn, and 43 to 65 wt % of Fe, and a real part μ′ of a complex magnetic permeability measured using a molding composed of the ferrite particles and a binder resin has a maximal value in a frequency band of 100 MHz to 1 GHz.

An object of the present invention is to provide ferrite particles having a high magnetic permeability in a frequency band of 1 MHz to 1 GHz. Another object is to provide a resin composition containing the ferrite particles and an electromagnetic wave shielding material composed of the resin composition. The ferrite particles are composed of a single crystalline body having an average particle size of 1 to 2000 nm and has a spherical particle shape, wherein the ferrite particles contain substantially no Zn, 3 to 25 wt % of Mn, and 43 to 65 wt % of Fe, and a real part μ′ of a complex magnetic permeability measured using a molding composed of the ferrite particles and a binder resin has a maximal value in a frequency band of 100 MHz to 1 GHz.

Methods for the bottom-up growth of graphene nanoribbons are provided. The methods utilize small aromatic molecular seeds to initiate the anisotropic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of graphene nanoribbons having low size polydispersities on the surface of a growth substrate. The aromatic molecular seeds include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), functionalized derivatives of PAHs, heterocyclic aromatic molecules, and metal complexes of heterocyclic aromatic molecules.

Methods for the bottom-up growth of graphene nanoribbons are provided. The methods utilize small aromatic molecular seeds to initiate the anisotropic chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of graphene nanoribbons having low size polydispersities on the surface of a growth substrate. The aromatic molecular seeds include polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), functionalized derivatives of PAHs, heterocyclic aromatic molecules, and metal complexes of heterocyclic aromatic molecules.

Nanostructures including a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc and selenium, and a second semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide, wherein a composition of the second semiconductor nanocrystal is different from a composition of the first semiconductor nanocrystal, wherein the nanostructures further include tellurium, wherein in the nanostructures, a mole ratio of selenium to tellurium is greater than or equal to about 0.83:1 and less than or equal to about 10:1, wherein a derivative thermogravimetry curve of the nanostructures has an extreme value in a temperature range of greater than or equal to about 250° C. and less than or equal to about 420° C.

Provided is a particulate phosphor including a single crystal having a composition represented by a compositional formula (Y.sub.1-x-y-zLu.sub.xGd.sub.yCe.sub.z).sub.3+aAl.sub.5−aO.sub.12 (0≤x≤0.9994, 0≤y≤0.0669, 0.001≤z≤0.004, −0.016≤a≤0.315) and a particle diameter (D50) of not less than 20 μm. Also provided is a light-emitting device including a phosphor-including member that includes the phosphor and a sealing member including a transparent inorganic material sealing the phosphor or a binder including an inorganic material binding particles of the phosphor, and a light-emitting element that emits a blue light for exciting the phosphor.

Provided is a particulate phosphor including a single crystal having a composition represented by a compositional formula (Y.sub.1-x-y-zLu.sub.xGd.sub.yCe.sub.z).sub.3+aAl.sub.5−aO.sub.12 (0≤x≤0.9994, 0≤y≤0.0669, 0.001≤z≤0.004, −0.016≤a≤0.315) and a particle diameter (D50) of not less than 20 μm. Also provided is a light-emitting device including a phosphor-including member that includes the phosphor and a sealing member including a transparent inorganic material sealing the phosphor or a binder including an inorganic material binding particles of the phosphor, and a light-emitting element that emits a blue light for exciting the phosphor.