A liquid composition including a resin and an inorganic filler, wherein the inorganic filler comprises a zeolite having a particle size of 1.0 μm or more and 10 μm or less and a small particle size inorganic filler having a particle size of 0.1 μm or more and less than 1.0 μm.

Provided is a carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, which has a small particle diameter, high initial charge-discharge efficiency, and a high 2C discharge rate, and achieves both input-output characteristics and durability. Disclosed is a carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery, in which a 50% by volume particle diameter in a cumulative frequency distribution is 1.0 μm or more and less than 5.0 μm, a specific surface area by a BET method is 6.5 m.sup.2/g or less, a tap density (D.sub.TAP) is 0.70 g/cm.sup.3 or more, and a Raman R value obtained by Raman spectroscopy is more than 0.100 and less than 0.300, and the carbon material has a carbonaceous film on a surface of graphitized material particles of a mesophase microbead.

A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1:
Li.sub.3a+b−(c*N)N.sub.aCl.sub.bX.sub.c  Formula 1
wherein, in Formula 1, X is an anion having an average oxidation state of n and is −3≤n≤−1, and is at least one of Br, I, F, O, S, or P; and 1≤a≤4, 1≤b≤3, 0<c≤3, and 4.8≤(a+b+c)≤5.2.

A carbon material with excellent characteristics is provided. An electrode having excellent characteristics can be provided. A novel carbon material can be provided. A novel electrode can be provided. A graphene compound including a vacancy includes a plurality of carbon atoms and one or more fluorine atoms, and the vacancy is formed with the plurality of carbon atoms and one or more fluorine atoms. The vacancy includes a ring-shaped region composed of the plurality of carbon atoms, and one or more fluorine atoms terminated in the ring-shaped region, and the ring-shaped region is a 18- or more-membered ring.

A solid-state ion conductor includes a compound of Formula 1:

Li.sub.3a+b−(c*n)N.sub.aCl.sub.bX.sub.c  Formula 1

wherein, in Formula 1, X is an anion having an average oxidation state of n and is −3≤n≤−1, and is at least one of Br, I, F, O, S, or P; and 1≤a≤4, 1≤b≤3, 0<c≤3, and 4.8≤(a+b+c)≤5.2.

A negative electrode active material including artificial graphite particle, wherein a thermal expansion coefficient measured by a specific method is in a range of 108×10.sup.−6/K to 150×10.sup.−6/K. The negative electrode active material has excellent adhesion to an electrode, and has excellent processability and long-term cycle life characteristics accordingly, and the negative electrode including the negative electrode active material has high capacity and excellent initial efficiency.

Molecular sieves comprising intergrowths of cha and aft having an “sfw-GME tail”, at least one structure directing agent (SDA) within the framework of the molecular sieve, an intergrowth of CHA and GME framework structures, cha cavities, and aft cavities are described. A first SDA comprising either an N,N-dimethyl-3,5-dimethylpiperidinium cation or a N,N-diethyl-2,6-dimethylpiperidinium cation is required. A second SDA, which can further be present, is a CHA or an SFW generating cation. The amount of the second SDA-2 used can change the proportion of the components in the cha-aft-“sfw-GME tail”. Activated molecular sieves formed from SDA containing molecular sieves are also described. Compositions for preparing these molecular sieves are described. Methods of preparing a SDA containing JMZ-11, an activated JMZ-11, and metal containing activated JMZ-11 are described. Methods of using activated JMZ-11 and metal containing activated JMZ-11 in a variety of processes, such as treating exhaust gases and converting methanol to olefins are described.

A class of compositions in the Li—Mn—O—F chemical space for Li-ion cathode materials. The compositions are cobalt-free, high-capacity Li-ion battery cathode materials synthesized with cation-disordered rocksalt (DRX) oxide or oxyfluorides, with the general formula Li.sub.xMn.sub.2-xO.sub.2-yF.sub.y (1.1≤x≤1.3333; 0≤y≤0.6667). The compositions are characterized by: (i) high capacities (e.g., >240 mAh/g); (ii) high energy densities (e.g., >750 Wh/kg between 1.5-4.8V); (iii) favorable cyclability; and (iv) low cost.

Provided are group-III nitride nanoparticles that prevent the piezoelectric field caused by strains on the nanoparticles, achieving good luminous efficiency. The group-III nitride nanoparticle represented by Al.sub.xGa.sub.yIn.sub.zN (0≤x, y, z≤1) incorporating two crystal structures; a wurtzite structure and a zincblende structure, in a single particle. As another example, the group-III nitride nanoparticle has a core-shell structure with a core and a shell, in which the particle constituting the core contains two crystal structures; the wurtzite structure and the zincblende structure, in the particle. Nanoparticles containing the two crystal structures can be produced by using a phosphorus-containing solvent as a reaction solvent, and the mixture ratio of the two crystal structures, (wurtzite structure)/(zincblende structure), is 20/80 or higher.

The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is L.sub.ixA.sub.yNi.sub.1+a−zM.sub.zO.sub.2.Math.nH.sub.2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.