Provided is a solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization capable of suitably producing polymer particles with a suppressed content ratio of fine powder and reduced surface stickiness at high activity when subjected to polymerization of an olefin. The solid catalyst component for olefin polymerization contains magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, in which a cross-sectional pore area ratio is 10 to 50%, and a ratio MX.sub.i/MX.sub.s of a cross-sectional pore area ratio (MX.sub.i) in a region of less than 50% in a radial direction to a cross-sectional pore area ratio (MX.sub.s) in a region of 50% or more in the radial direction from a particle center is 0.50 to 2.00.

The invention provides a method of producing a metal oxyhydride, capable of synthesizing the metal oxyhydride under reaction conditions close to atmospheric pressure, and excellent in productivity and cost. The method of producing a metal oxyhydride of the present invention includes reacting an oxide with a metal hydride in a hydrogen atmosphere. A non-oxygen element constituting the oxide comprises only one kind of non-oxygen element. A pressure condition of the reaction is 0.1 to 0.9 MPa, and a temperature of the reaction is 500 to 1000° C.

The present invention provides: a light absorption layer for forming a photoelectric conversion element and an intermediate-band solar cell which have excellent two-step light absorption quantum yield; and a photoelectric conversion element and an intermediate-band solar cell having the light absorption layer. In addition, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a light absorption layer that includes an intermediate-band and that has few voids. This light absorption layer: is configured so that quantum dots are scattered in the matrix of a bulk semiconductor having band gap energy of 2.0 to 3.0 eV; includes an intermediate-band; and has a void rate of no more than 10%.

An anticorrosive, conductive material includes a first oxide having oxygen vacancies and a formula (I): MgTi.sub.2O.sub.5-δ (I), where .sub.δ is any number between 0 and 3 optionally including a fractional part denoting the oxygen vacancies; and a second oxide having a formula (II): Ti.sub.aO.sub.b (II), where 1<=a<=20 and 1<=b<=30, optionally including a fractional part, the first and second oxides of formulas (I) and (II) forming a polycrystalline matrix.

Methods of forming dispersible ferroelectric nanoparticles, including polyether-ylated barium titanate nanoparticles. Uses of the dispersible ferroelectric nanoparticles, including as a ferroelectric tracer material, optionally for detecting a presence and/or measuring a distribution of an oil or a hydrocarbon in a subsurface formation and/or flowback fluid. Compositions and methods involving an oil or hydrocarbon recovery fluid and the dispersible ferroelectric nanoparticles for detecting a presence, measuring a distribution, or both of an oil or a hydrocarbon in a subsurface formation and/or flowback fluid.

The invention provides a ceramic composite oxide of formula (I): (1−x)AaBbOy+xCcDdOz (I) wherein A, B, C and D are each independently selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, Mg, Al, P, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ru, In, Sn, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Ta, W, Bi and mixtures thereof; x is 0.05 to 0.95; y and z are balanced by the charge of the cations; 0≤a, b, c, d≤1; and wherein said ceramic composite oxide has an average particle size diameter of 10 to 700 nm.

A preparation method for improving light efficiency and stability of light storing ceramics is provided. Calcium ethanol solution is added into titanium precursor solution firstly and oleic acid dispersant is added, pure water and the light storing powder are subsequently added to obtain a light-storing powder-calcium titanate gel, and dried, crushed and sieved to obtain xerogel powder. Glass matrix material, sieved xerogel powder and another dispersant are placed into a granulator, and directly mechanically stirred and granulated after adding pure water. A plasticizer is added after stirring 4˜8 h, and continuously stirred for 1˜3 h to obtain a mixture, pressing, drying and firing. Calcium titanate is manually introduced to protect the light-storing powder from hydrolysis or high-temperature oxidation. It can also change the propagation path of fluorescence inside ceramics, improve light absorption and fluorescence output efficiency and is conducive to ceramic molding.

Use of a barium titanate based coating liquid composition comprising: (a) a sol-gel source material containing (i) at least a barium component selected from a group consisting of barium alkoxides, hydrolyzates of barium alkoxides and condensates of hydrolyzates of barium alkoxides and (ii) at least a titanium component selected from a group consisting of titanium alkoxides, hydrolyzates of titanium alkoxides and condensates of hydrolyzates of titanium alkoxides; and (b) a β-keto ester compound expressed by general formula (1) shown below: ##STR00001## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently represent respective alkyl groups having not less than 1 and not more than 6 carbon atoms.

Barium titanium particles, a method of preparing the same, and a display panel are disclosed. The method includes steps of mixing a barium source precursor and a titanium source precursor with an alkaline solution to obtain a to-be-reacted mixture solution, wherein the barium source precursor is selected from barium enoate; and reacting the to-be-reacted mixture solution under a first condition for a first time, and then isolating and purifying to obtain the barium titanium particles.

A system for chemical transformation of 3D state materials is disclosed wherein, a reaction group having a main body arranged to shape a reaction chamber in which a component configured to support a sample of 3D state arranged to be chemically transform is expected. The system further includes an oven arranged to heat the reaction chamber and a GAS supply group arranged to release a first gas in the reaction chamber and/or a casing component, inside the main body, which has a chemical agent suitable for releasing a second gas into the reaction chamber. The main body has at least two turbines arranged to converge into the reaction chamber, the first and/or the second gas on the samples. The invention relates also to a method for chemical transformation of 3D state materials.