A silicate-coated body contains: a mica particle; a first silicate coating at least part of the mica particle; and a functional substance that is carried by the first silicate.

There is provided a paint formulation comprising a composite pigment, said composite pigment being selected from the group consisting of metal oxide/silica, metal oxide/silicate, metal oxide/alumina, metal oxide/metal oxide and metal oxide/zirconia, wherein the size and amount of said composite pigment are selected to increase the opacity of said paint formulation.

The invention relates to O3/P2 mixed-phase sodium-containing doped layered oxide materials which comprise a mixture of a first phase with an O3-type structure and a second phase with a P2-type structure; wherein the O3:P2 mixed-phase sodium-containing doped layered oxide material has the general formula: Na.sub.aA.sub.bM.sup.1.sub.c M.sup.2 M.sup.3.sub.eM.sup.4.sub.f M.sup.5 O.sub.2±δ. The invention also provides a process for making such O3/P2 mixed-phase sodium-containing doped layered oxide materials, and use applications therefor.

A transition metal-containing composite hydroxide comprises secondary particles having: a center portion of fine primary particles; and an outer-shell portion having a high-density layer of plate-shaped primary particles formed outside the center portion, a low-density layer of the fine primary particles formed outside the high-density layer, and an outer-shell layer of the plate-shaped primary particles formed outside the low-density layer. The composite hydroxide is obtained by a method comprising a nucleation step in an oxidizing atmosphere and a particle growth step, the particle growth step comprising: a first stage of maintaining the oxidizing atmosphere; a second stage of switching to and maintaining a non-oxidizing atmosphere; a third stage of switching again to and maintaining the oxidizing atmosphere; and a fourth stage of switching again to and maintaining the non-oxidizing atmosphere.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of composite hexagonal ferrite materials formed from a combination of Y phase and Z phase hexagonal ferrite materials. Advantageously, embodiments of the material can have a high resonant frequency as well as a high permeability. In some embodiments, the materials can be useful for magnetodielectric antennas.

A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, includes: a lithium composite metal compound containing secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles; and a lithium-containing tungsten oxide, in which the lithium-containing tungsten oxide is present at least in interparticle spaces of the primary particles, and in a pore distribution of the positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries measured by a mercury intrusion method, a surface area of pores having a pore diameter in a range of 10 nm or more to 200 nm or less is 0.4 m.sup.2/g or more and 3.0 m.sup.2/g or less.

The present invention provides composition comprising a metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterial.

The present invention provides composition comprising a metal oxide semiconductor nanomaterial coated or dispersed with a hemostatic polymer.

The subject invention pertains to the synthesis and characterization of V.sub.2O.sub.5/CdE NW/QD heterostructures. The V.sub.2O.sub.5/CdE heterostructures are versatile new materials constructs for light harvesting, charge separation, and the photocatalytic production of solar fuels; polymorphism of V.sub.2O.sub.5 and compositional alloying of both components provides for a substantial design space for tuning of interfacial energy offsets. Also provided are a new class of type-II heterostructures composed of cadmium chalcogenide QDs (CdE where E=S, Se, or Te) and -V.sub.2O.sub.5 nanowires (NWs). The synthesis and characterization of V.sub.2O.sub.5/CdE NW/QD heterostructures, prepared via successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) and linker-assisted assembly (LAA), the characterization of their photoinduced charge-transfer reactivity using transient absorption spectroscopy, and their performance in the photocatalytic reduction of protons to hydrogen are also disclosed.

A chemical mechanical polishing composition for polishing a substrate having a silicon oxygen material comprises, consists of, or consists essentially of a liquid carrier, cubiform ceria abrasive particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, a self-stopping agent, and a cationic polymer.