The diamond particle according to the present invention has an ionic conductivity Di represented by the following expression of 0.8 mS/m or lower:
Di=Ds−Dw
wherein Ds represents an ionic conductivity of an aqueous solution obtained by dissolving-out in a pressure cooker test carried out according to IEC68-2-66; and Dw represents an ionic conductivity of distilled water.

Methods of synthesizing Bi.sub.2S.sub.3—CdS particles in the form of spheres as well as properties of these Bi.sub.2S.sub.3—CdS particles are described. Methods of photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants employing these Bi.sub.2S.sub.3—CdS particles and methods of preventing or reducing microbial growth on a surface by applying these Bi.sub.2S.sub.3—CdS particles in the form of a solution or an antimicrobial product onto the surface are also specified.

The present invention aims to provide a lithium-ion-conducting oxide sintered body capable of providing a solid electrolyte with an excellent ion conductivity, and a solid electrolyte, an electrode and an all-solid-state battery using the same. The lithium-ion-conducting oxide sintered body including at least lithium, tantalum, phosphorus, silicon, and oxygen as constituent elements, and having a polycrystalline structure consisting of crystal grains and grain interfaces formed between the crystal grains.

The solid electrolyte material consists essentially of Li, Ti, Al, M, and F. Here, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr and Mg.

The present disclosure provides an aluminum phosphite-based complex with dual-peak thermal gravity decomposition characteristics and a preparation method and use thereof. A structural formula of the complex is as follows: ((HPO.sub.3).sub.3Al.sub.2).((H.sub.2PO.sub.3).sub.3Al).sub.x, wherein x is 0.01-0.5 and represents a molar ratio of (H.sub.2PO.sub.3).sub.3Al to (HPO.sub.3).sub.3Al.sub.2. The dual-peak thermal gravity decomposition characteristics are as follows: a first gravity peak temperature is 460-490° C., and a second gravity peak temperature is 550-580° C. The preparation method includes: uniformly mixing aluminum phosphite and aluminum hydrogen phosphite according to the ratio in the structural formula, and then performing stepwise heating at a rate of 5° C./min to raise the temperature of a mixture from the normal temperature to no more than 350° C. within 1-10 hours, so as to obtain the aluminum phosphite-based complex with the dual-peak thermal gravity decomposition characteristics. The complex may serve as or is configured to prepare a flame retardant or a flame-retardant synergist.

A composition formed from a calcium or magnesium carbonate-including material and a surface-treatment composition including at least one cross-linkable compound, a dry process for the preparation of such a composition, a curable elastomer mixture comprising an elastomer resin and the composition, a cured elastomer product formed from the curable elastomer mixture, a process for preparing the cured elastomer product, the use of at least one cross-linkable compound including at least two functional groups, wherein at least one functional group is suitable for cross-linking an elastomer resin and wherein at least one functional group is suitable for reacting with the calcium or magnesium carbonate-including material in the compounding of an elastomer formed from an elastomer resin and at least one calcium or magnesium carbonate-comprising material as filler as well as an article formed from the cured elastomer product.

A curable fluoropolymer composition includes a crosslinkable fluorine-containing polymer, and a filler selected from surface-reacted calcium carbonate, ultrafine calcium carbonate, or a mixture thereof, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of natural ground calcium carbonate or precipitated calcium carbonate with carbon dioxide and one or more H.sub.3O.sup.+ ion donors, wherein the carbon dioxide is formed in situ by the H.sub.3O.sup.+ ion donors treatment and/or is supplied from an external source. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to a cured fluoropolymer product formed from said composition, an article including the cured fluoropolymer product, a method of producing a cured fluoropolymer product, and use of said filler for reinforcing a cured fluoropolymer product.

A solid electrolyte material is made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, O, and H, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; and the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd is greater than 0 and less than 0.82.

The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure is a solid electrolyte material made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, and O, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd in the entire solid electrolyte material is greater than 0 and 0.42 or less; and O is present in a surface region of the solid electrolyte material.

A method for making a material of formula Li.sub.xM.sub.1-zD.sub.zPO.sub.4, where M is one or more transition metals, D represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sc, Y, and rare earth elements, 0.8≤x≤1.2 and 0≤z≤0.2, the method comprising the steps of: a) forming a mixture comprising a source of the one or more transition metals, a source of phosphorus, a source of lithium and a surfactant, and optionally a source of D, wherein (i) a ratio of Li:PO.sub.4:(M+D) relative to the stoichiometry required to form the material is within the range of 1.04-1.10:1.00-1.05:1, or (ii) a ratio of (Li+PO.sub.4):(M+D) relative to the stoichiometry required to form the material is greater than 2.05; b) drying the mixture from step (a) to form particles r a powder; and c) thermally treating the particles or powder from step (b) to form the material.