An electron transport includes a metal co-doped zinc oxide compound having a formula Mn.sub.xCo.sub.0.015Zn.sub.1−xO, wherein x has a value in a range of 0.001 to 0.014. The electron transport material of the present disclosure may be used in a perovskite solar cell.

A thermal method of forming ferric oxide nano/microparticles with predominant morphology is described using different solvents. Methods of using the Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 nano/microparticles as catalysts in the reduction of nitro compounds with sodium borohydride to the corresponding amines and decomposition of ammonium salts.

A microstructure comprises a plurality of interconnected units wherein the units are formed of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) tubes. The graphene tubes may be formed by photo-initiating the polymerization of a monomer in a pattern of interconnected units to form a polymer microlattice, removing unpolymerized monomer, coating the polymer microlattice with a metal, removing the polymer microlattice to leave a metal microlattice, depositing an h-BN precursor on the metal microlattice, converting the h-BN precursor to h-BN, and removing the metal microlattice.

Some variations provide a magnetically anisotropic structure comprising a magnetically anisotropic film on a substrate, wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a plurality of discrete magnetic hexaferrite particles, wherein the film is characterized by an average film thickness from 1 micron to 5 millimeters, and wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains from 2 wt % to 75 wt % organic matter. Some variations provide a magnetically anisotropic structure comprising an out-of-plane magnetically anisotropic film on a substrate, wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a plurality of discrete magnetic hexaferrite particles, wherein the film is characterized by an average film thickness from 1 micron to 5 millimeters, and wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a concentration of hexaferrite particles of at least 40 vol %. The magnetically anisotropic structures are fabricated at low temperatures so that the magnetically anisotropic film may be monolithically integrated into an integrated-circuit fabrication process.

A titanium phosphate powder suitable as a raw material for cosmetic products and a raw material for coating materials is provided. A titanium phosphate powder according to one aspect of the present invention is a titanium phosphate powder including plate-shaped crystal particles of titanium phosphate, in which a modified layer is present on a surface of the plate-shaped crystal particles.

Silicon nanoparticles for negative electrode active material in lithium ion secondary batteries are provided. The silicon nanoparticles have a .sup.29Si-NMR peak which has a half width of 20 ppm to 50 ppm centered at −80 ppm and is broad ranging from 50 ppm to −150 ppm. The silicon nanoparticles have a length in the major axis direction of 70 to 300 nm and a thickness of 15 to 70 nm or less.

Flaky alumina particles including mullite in a surface layer of the flaky alumina particles. A method for producing flaky alumina particles including forming a mixture by mixing together an aluminum compound that contains elemental aluminum, a molybdenum compound that contains elemental molybdenum, and silicon or a silicon compound that contains elemental silicon, the aluminum compound being in an amount greater than or equal to 50 mass %, calculated as Al.sub.2O.sub.3, the molybdenum compound being in an amount less than or equal to 40 mass %, calculated as MoO.sub.3, the silicon or the silicon compound being in an amount of 0.5 mass % or greater and less than 10 mass %, calculated as SiO.sub.2, relative to a total mass of the flaky alumina particles taken as 100 mass %; and firing the mixture.

A pigment composition comprising one or more filler particles and one or more pigments is useful as a seed coating. The pigment comprises one or more metal oxide coated filler particles. The composition does not comprise any materials that are no suitable for a seed coating. A coated seed is coated with the pigment composition.

Compositions contain boron nitride nanomaterials at least partially coated with biomolecules.

A method for producing fluorinated boron nitride involves heating a reactor chamber, providing boron nitride in the reactor chamber, flowing fluorine and an inert gas through the reactor chamber, and exposing the boron nitride to the flowing gases and the heat. The method may include boron nitride that is exfoliated or non-exfoliated. The fluorinated boron nitride that is produced from this method may have a hexagonal crystal structure or a cubic crystal structure. The method may additionally comprise removing the fluorinated boron nitride from the reactor chamber and mixing it with a surfactant. A suspension may comprise particles of fluorinated boron nitride suspended in a fluid, which may be polar or non-polar, and may additionally include a surfactant. The fluorinated boron nitride may have a hexagonal or a cubic crystal structure. Furthermore, the boron nitride may be exfoliated or non-exfoliated.