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.

Provided is an electrophotographic belt having an endless shape including a base layer, wherein the base layer includes a polyimide film containing polyimide serving as a binder resin and a carbon nanotube, wherein the polyimide has an imidization ratio of 80% or more, wherein the carbon nanotube has at least one resin selected from the group consisting of: polyphenylsulfone; polysulfone; and polyethersulfone present on at least part of a surface thereof. The base layer has a tensile strength of 200 MPa or more in each of a peripheral direction thereof and a direction perpendicular to the peripheral direction.

The present disclosure relates to a dispersant containing a specific compound having a fluorene skeleton, and a composition using the same.

Proposed are an organic-inorganic composite synthetic resin using a highly flame-retardant organically modified nanoparticle, and a production method thereof. The method for producing the organic-inorganic composite synthetic resin using a highly flame-retardant organically modified nanoparticle includes the steps of: adding and stirring metal ion-based phosphinate, melamine cyanurate, and nanoclay to a container containing an aqueous or oily solvent, applying ultrasonic waves and high pressure energy to the stirred solution to prepare a highly flame-retardant organically modified silicate solution through a chemical bonding, and then adding a synthetic resin to form synthetic leather and foam used as life consumer goods to the silicate solution, processing and drying it.

The present invention relates to the use of flake-form effect pigments for increasing the infrared reflection of a dark or black layer composite, consisting of a substrate and a coating on the substrate, and to a dark or black layer composite of this type which has increased infrared reflection, in particular in the near infrared (NIR), compared with conventional dark or black layer composites which comprise only carbon-containing black pigments.

Provided herein are high throughput continuous or semi-continuous reactors and processes for manufacturing expanded graphite materials. Such processes are suitable for manufacturing expanded graphite materials with little batch-to-batch variation.

An organically modified metal oxide nanoparticle includes a core, a first modification group, and a second modification group. The core includes a plurality of metal atoms and a plurality of oxygen atoms bonded to the plurality of metal atoms. The first modification group is a saturated carboxylic acid/carboxylate ligand coordinated to the core. The second modification group is coordinated to the core, and is an inorganic anion having a smaller size than the first modification group and/or a saturated carboxylic acid/carboxylate ligand having a smaller molecular weight than the first modification group.

The present invention relates to hollow silica particles, which each includes a shell layer containing silica and a space inside the shell layer, in which the hollow silica particles have a peak intensity derived from SiOH at a wavenumber of around 3,746 cm.sup.−1 of 0.60 or less by infrared spectroscopy, a relative permittivity at 1 GHz of from 1.3 to 5.0 and a dielectric loss tangent at 1 GHz of from 0.0001 to 0.05.

A copper oxide crystallite having an average particle size that is greater than or equal to 5 nm and less than or equal to 15 nm, a ratio of (−111)/(111) greater than or equal to 0.5 and less than or equal to 1.5, and a blackness My greater than or equal to 130 and less than or equal to 170. The copper oxide crystallite has a reflectivity in the visible spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that is less than or equal to 10.0%, and a reflectivity in the near-IR and LiDAR spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that is greater than or equal to 10%.

Provided is a method of manufacturing MoS.sub.2 having a 1T crystal structure. The method includes performing phase transition from a 2H crystal structure of MoS.sub.2 to the 1T crystal structure by reacting MoS.sub.2 having the 2H crystal structure with CO gas. The phase transition includes annealing the MoS.sub.2 having the 2H crystal structure in an atmosphere including CO gas.