A positive electrode active material precursor for a secondary battery is in the form of a secondary particle in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, wherein major axes of the primary particles are arranged in a direction from a center of the secondary particle toward a surface thereof, wherein the primary particle includes crystallines in which a (001) plane is arranged in a direction having an angle of 20° to 160° with respect to a major axis direction of the primary particle. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor is also provided.

The present disclosure relates to a solid electrolyte containing a halide-based nanocomposite, a method for preparing the same and an all-solid-state battery including the solid electrolyte. Halide-based nanocomposites were prepared by the mechanochemical reaction of a lithium oxide precursor, a lithium halide precursor, and a metal halide in order to improve the low ion conductivity and large interfacial resistance of the existing halide-based solid electrolyte. Furthermore, it is possible to provide superior atmospheric stability, improve ion conductivity through activation of interfacial conduction and, at the same time, significantly improve the interfacial stability with a sulfide-based solid electrolyte and high-voltage cycle stability.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling the arrangement of building block nanocrystals in iron oxide mesocrystals by controlling the type of surface ligand, the method including mixing an iron ion precursor and a surface ligand. The present invention can provide nanoparticles having different magnetic properties by controlling the crystallographic arrangement of building block nanocrystals in mesocrystals according to surface ligands.

A method of preparing a lithium-ion conducting garnet via low-temperature solid-state synthesis is disclosed. The lithium-ion conducting garnet comprises a substantially phase pure aluminum-doped cubic lithium lanthanum zirconate (Li.sub.7La.sub.3Zr.sub.2O.sub.14). The method includes preparing nanoparticles comprising lanthanum zirconate (La.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7-np) via pyrolysis-mediated reaction of lanthanum nitrate (La(NO.sub.3).sub.3) and zirconium nitrate (Zr(NO.sub.3).sub.4). The method also includes pyrolyzing a solid-state mixture comprising the La.sub.2Zr.sub.2O.sub.7-np, lithium nitrate (LiNO.sub.3), and aluminum nitrate (Al(NO.sub.3).sub.3) to give the Li.sub.7La.sub.3Zr.sub.2O.sub.14 and thereby prepare the lithium-ion conducting garnet. A lithium-ion conducting garnet prepared via the method is also disclosed.

The invention provides a method for the production of graphene-structured products. The method generally comprises contacting at a conversion temperature ranging from about 850° C. to about 1100° C. in an inert atmosphere coal with a molten salt to produce a graphene-structured product. In an alternate embodiment, the method comprises contacting at a conversion temperature ranging from about 850° C. to about 1100° C. in an inert atmosphere coal with a molten salt to produce a graphene-structured product; and, separating a rare earth element from the graphene-structured product.

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 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.