The present invention relates to a ceramic, to a process for preparing the ceramic and to the use of the ceramic as a dielectric in a capacitor.

A method for preparing a γ-Ga.sub.2O.sub.3 nanomaterial, comprising a step of treating a mixture comprising a gallium element, water, and an organic solvent with ultrasound. The preparation process and equipment requirements are simple, the cost of materials is low, there are fewer experimental parameters, and experimental conditions are mild, with no additional heat source and/or pressure being applied. The γ-Ga.sub.2O.sub.3 nanomaterial can be prepared, in kilograms or above, quickly at an ambient temperature and pressure.

The present invention relates to the field of electrode material of a low temperature resistant supercapacitor, and in particular to a nickel foam-supported defective tricobalt tetroxide nanomaterial, a low temperature resistant supercapacitor and a preparation method thereof. The method includes the following steps: dissolving cobalt acetate in an ethylene glycol solution and stirring uniformly to obtain a pink transparent solution; adding hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide to the pink transparent solution, and stirring until the hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide dissolves to obtain a mixed solution; putting the mixed solution into a teflon-lined reactor, adding pretreated nickel foam for hydrothermal reaction, taking out the nickel foam after the reaction is completed, and ultrasonic cleaning the nickel foam repeatedly before drying; and heat-treating the nickel foam obtained after drying. The defective tricobalt tetroxide (D-Co.sub.3O.sub.4) grown on the nickel foam prepared by the present invention still has a high specific capacity at a low temperature, and the assembled supercapacitor can withstand low temperature, and thus has great application prospects.

Described herein are chemically assembled nanoparticles of a multiferroic material embedded into a conductive (e.g., metal-organic) framework host that allows for tunable qubit spacing and overall architecture. In certain aspects, the composites described herein can function as solid-state qubits. In other aspects, the composites described herein can be implemented in systems used in quantum information processing (QIP). In other aspects, the composites described herein can be used as a quantum sensor.

A positive electrode active material precursor, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode active material, a positive electrode, and a lithium secondary battery prepared from the same. In some embodiments, a positive electrode active material precursor includes nickel, cobalt, and manganese, wherein the positive electrode active material precursor satisfies: Equation 1 (2.5≤C.sub.(100)/C.sub.(001)≤5.0) and Equation 2 (1.0≤C.sub.(101)/C.sub.(001)≤3.0), where C.sub.(001) is a crystalline size in a (001) plane, C.sub.(100) is a crystalline size in a (100) plane, and C.sub.(101) is a crystalline size in a (101) plane. The positive electrode active material precursor has particle growth of a (001) plane that is suppressed.

A positive electrode active material includes a lithium-transition metal composite phosphate including a first crystalline phase having a composition represented by Formula 1 and having an olivine structure, and a second crystalline phase having a composition represented by Formula 2 and having a pyrophosphate-containing structure, wherein the second crystalline phase is in an amount of greater than 0 mole percent and not greater than 50 mole percent with respect to a total number of moles of the first crystalline phase and the second crystalline phase, a positive electrode, a secondary battery:

Li.sub.xM1.sub.yPO.sub.4   Formula 1

Li.sub.aM2.sub.b(P.sub.2O.sub.7).sub.4   Formula 2 In Formulas 1 and 2, 0.9≤x≤1.1, 0.9≤y≤1.1, 5.5≤a≤6.5, and 4.8≤b≤5.2, and M1 and M2 are each independently an element from Groups 3 to 11 in the 4th period of the Periodic Table of the Elements, or a combination thereof.

Provided are a 2-dimensional microporous graphene and a method for preparing the same. The 2-dimensional microporous graphene has an average pore size of about 0.1 nm to about 2 nm, interpore spacing of about 0.3 nm to about 10 nm, and a standard deviation of the interpore spacing of less than or equal to about 5 nm.

Preparation, characterization, and an electrochemical study of Mg.sub.0.1V.sub.2O.sub.5 prepared by a novel sol-gel method with no high-temperature post-processing are disclosed. Cyclic voltammetry showed the material to be quasi-reversible, with improved kinetics in an acetonitrile-, relative to a carbonate-, based electrolyte. Galvanostatic test data under a C/10 discharge showed a delivered capacity >250 mAh/g over several cycles. Based on these results, a magnesium anode battery, as disclosed, would yield an average operating voltage ˜3.2 Volts with an energy density ˜800 mWh/g for the cathode material, making the newly synthesized material a viable cathode material for secondary magnesium batteries.

A process for producing a material in the form of nanosheets by ball milling of crystals of the material, wherein the ball milling takes place in the presence of a reactive gas.

A novel material and a transistor using a novel material are provided. A composite oxide includes at least two regions, one of which includes In, Zn and an element M1 (the element M1 is one or more of Al, Ga, Si, B, Y, Ti, Fe, Ni, Ge, Zr, Mo, La, Ce, Nd, Hf, Ta, W, Mg, V, Be, and Cu), and the other of which includes In, Zn, and an element M2 (the element M2 is one or more of Al, Ga, Si, B, Y, Ti, Fe, Ni, Ge, Zr, Mo, La, Ce, Nd, Hf, Ta, W, Mg, V, Be, and Cu). The proportion of the element M1 to In, Zn, and the element M1 in the region including the element M1 is less than that of the element M2 to In, Zn, and the element M2 in the region including the element M2. In an analysis of the composite oxide by X-ray diffraction, the diffraction pattern result in the X-ray diffraction is asymmetric with the angle at which the peak intensity of X-ray diffraction is detected as the symmetry axis.