The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal conductive insulating sheet which has achieved a good balance between insulating properties and thermal conductivity higher than ever before. A thermal conductive insulating sheet according to the present invention contains a thermal conductive spherical filler (excluding boron nitride), a boron nitride filler and a binder resin, and has a plurality of layers (A) that mainly contain the thermal conductive spherical filler (excluding boron nitride) and one or more layers (B) that mainly contain the boron nitride filler, with the layers (A) and the layers (B) being alternately laminated so that layers (A) form the outermost layers.

Embodiments described herein generally pertain to an electrostatic device for use in a process system. Process gas may flow through an aperture formed in a tubular body of a filter. Electrodes disposed within the tubular body create an electric field. The field generated by the electrodes may be utilized to trap contaminate particles flowing through the aperture before entering the processing chamber.

Embodiments described herein generally pertain to an electrostatic device for use in a process system. Process gas may flow through an aperture formed in a tubular body of a filter. Electrodes disposed within the tubular body create an electric field. The field generated by the electrodes may be utilized to trap contaminate particles flowing through the aperture before entering the processing chamber.

Battery electrolytes comprising: (a) a solvent suitable for use in a battery electrolyte such as an organic liquid solvent or an ionic liquid; (b) a lithium ion or sodium ion salt suitable for use in a battery electrolyte; and (c) a dispersion of nanoparticles of carbon, metal or metalloid oxides or hydroxides, carbides, nitrides, sulfides, graphene or MXene particles; or a combination thereof. The present invention is also directed to battery cells and batteries comprising these electrolytes and devices comprising these battery cells and batteries.

To provide an aluminum nitride particle having a hexagonal columnar barrel part and bowl-like projection parts at both ends of the columnar part, wherein the long diameter (D) of the barrel part is 10 to 250 ?m, the ratio (L.sub.1/D) of the distance (L.sub.1) between the apexes of the two projection pars to the long diameter (D) of the barrel part is 0.7 to 1.3, and the percentage of the length or thickness (L.sub.2) of the barrel part to the distance (L.sub.1) between the apexes of the two projection parts is 10 to 60%. The aluminum nitride particle can provide high heat conductivity and excellent electric insulation to a resin when it is filled into the resin.

To provide an aluminum nitride particle having a hexagonal columnar barrel part and bowl-like projection parts at both ends of the columnar part, wherein the long diameter (D) of the barrel part is 10 to 250 ?m, the ratio (L.sub.1/D) of the distance (L.sub.1) between the apexes of the two projection pars to the long diameter (D) of the barrel part is 0.7 to 1.3, and the percentage of the length or thickness (L.sub.2) of the barrel part to the distance (L.sub.1) between the apexes of the two projection parts is 10 to 60%. The aluminum nitride particle can provide high heat conductivity and excellent electric insulation to a resin when it is filled into the resin.

A method of synthesizing aluminum nitride, the method includes: preparing mixed powder containing 0.5 to 8 wt % of zinc powder, 0.01 to 2 wt % of magnesium powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of silicon powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of copper powder, and a balanced amount of aluminum powder; preparing a feedstock of the mixed powder blended and filled with thermoplastic organic binder, by pressured kneading the mixed powder and the thermoplastic organic binder; forming granules of the feedstock by crushing the feedstock or forming a molded body of the feedstock via a powder molding method; and debinding the granules or the molded body by heating under a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and then performing direct nitridation between aluminum and a nitrogen gas at a temperature higher than a debinding temperature.

A method of synthesizing aluminum nitride, the method includes: preparing mixed powder containing 0.5 to 8 wt % of zinc powder, 0.01 to 2 wt % of magnesium powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of silicon powder, 0.01 to 1 wt % of copper powder, and a balanced amount of aluminum powder; preparing a feedstock of the mixed powder blended and filled with thermoplastic organic binder, by pressured kneading the mixed powder and the thermoplastic organic binder; forming granules of the feedstock by crushing the feedstock or forming a molded body of the feedstock via a powder molding method; and debinding the granules or the molded body by heating under a nitrogen gas atmosphere, and then performing direct nitridation between aluminum and a nitrogen gas at a temperature higher than a debinding temperature.

A piezoelectric material comprises AlN doped with cations of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: one of Sb, Ta, Nb, or Ge; Cr in combination with one or more of B, Sc, Y, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, or Yb; one of Nb and Ta in combination with one of Li, Mg, Ca, Ni, Co, and Zn; Ca in combination with one of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Hf; Mg in combination with one of Si, Ge, and Ti; and one or more of Co, Sb, Ta, Nb, Si, or Ge in combination with one or more of Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, or Yb. The cations at least partially substitute for Al in the crystal structure of the piezoelectric material.

A piezoelectric material comprises AlN doped with cations of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of: one of Sb, Ta, Nb, or Ge; Cr in combination with one or more of B, Sc, Y, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, or Yb; one of Nb and Ta in combination with one of Li, Mg, Ca, Ni, Co, and Zn; Ca in combination with one of Si, Ge, Ti, Zr, and Hf; Mg in combination with one of Si, Ge, and Ti; and one or more of Co, Sb, Ta, Nb, Si, or Ge in combination with one or more of Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, or Yb. The cations at least partially substitute for Al in the crystal structure of the piezoelectric material.