The present invention relates to a method for preparing an aqueous or hydro-alcoholic colloidal solution of metal chalcogenide amorphous nanoparticles notably of the Cu.sub.2ZnSnS.sub.4 (CZTS) type and to the obtained colloidal solution. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing a film of large-grain crystallized semi-conducting metal chalcogenide film notably of CZTS obtained from an aqueous or hydro-alcoholic colloidal solution according to the invention, said film being useful as an absorption layer deposited on a substrate applied in a solid photovoltaic device.

The present invention relates to a nano-diamond dispersion solution and a method of preparing the same. The method of preparing a nano-diamond dispersion solution comprises the following steps: providing a nano-diamond aggregation; mixing the nano-diamond aggregation with a metal hydroxide solution and stirring the mixture such that the nano-diamond aggregation is separated, to obtain a mixture solution; stabilizing the mixture solution such that the mixture solution is separated into a supernatant and precipitates; and extracting the supernatant and precipitates.

A method of manufacture of high-solids hydroxide slurries from caustic calcined carbonate powder is described, whereby the properties of the slurry are its low resistance to shear thinning to facilitate transport, a high stability for transport and storage, ease of reconstitution after long periods of storage, and, as required, a high concentration of chemically reactive species at the particle surface. The method achieves these specifications by mixing caustic calcined carbonate or hydroxide powder with water in an insulated reactor vessel, and agitating the slurry sufficiently such that the hydration reaction causes the water to spontaneously boil, such that the remaining hydration proceeds spontaneously under the fixed conditions of boiling through the water loss. The mixing process is preferably carried out by a shear pump. A viscosity modifier, such as acetic acid, is used to thin the slurry to enable the mixing system to maintain uniform mixing. The reaction is terminated when the boiling has spontaneously ceased and the temperature has spontaneously dropped to a set point though the reactor heat losses, where the processing time is sufficiently long that the slurry meets the desired specifications.

A nano-silver dispersion and a preparation method thereof is disclosed. The method, includes: mixing γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, polyvinylpyrrolidone, sodium lauryl sulfate, silver nitrate and water, and conducting a chelation, to obtain a chelating dispersion, wherein before the mixing, the γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane is exposed to the air for less than 5 min; and dropwise adding a sodium borohydride solution into the chelating dispersion, to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to an oxidation-reduction reaction, to obtain the nano-silver dispersion.

A method of manufacture of high-solids hydroxide slurries from caustic calcined carbonate powder is described, whereby the properties of the slurry are its low resistance to shear thinning to facilitate transport, a high stability for transport and storage, ease of reconstitution after long periods of storage, and, as required, a high concentration of chemically reactive species at the particle surface. The method achieves these specifications by mixing caustic calcined carbonate or hydroxide powder with water in an insulated reactor vessel, and agitating the slurry sufficiently such that the hydration reaction causes the water to spontaneously boil, such that the remaining hydration proceeds spontaneously under the fixed conditions of boiling through the water loss. The mixing process is preferably carried out by a shear pump. A viscosity modifier, such as acetic acid, is used to thin the slurry to enable the mixing system to maintain uniform mixing. The reaction is terminated when the boiling has spontaneously ceased and the temperature has spontaneously dropped to a set point though the reactor heat losses, where the processing time is sufficiently long that the slurry meets the desired specifications.

A preparation method and secondary dispersion of monodisperse aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution and its application in cellular biomarking are provided. Preparation method comprise: mixing purified Nanodiamond powder with ammonium chloride and sodium chloride, placing the mixture in a ball mill for dry ball milling, washing the ball-milled mixture with deionized water, and performing ultrasonic dispersion and centrifuging to obtain the monodispersed aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution. Secondary dispersion process comprising: drying aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution to obtain aminated Nanodiamond powder, re-dispersing the powder in DMSO (dimethyl sulphoxide), deionized water, ethanol, DMF (dimethylformamide) or other solvents with ultrasonic or shearing processing. The aminated Nanodiamond has high yield and good monodispersity. The preparation method is simple to operate, no special requirements on reaction equipment, no inert gas atmosphere is required in the whole reaction process and it is easy to be industrialized. The aminated Nanodiamond can be applied to cellular biomarking.

A preparation method and secondary dispersion of monodisperse aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution and its application in cellular biomarking are provided. Preparation method comprise: mixing purified Nanodiamond powder with ammonium chloride and sodium chloride, placing the mixture in a ball mill for dry ball milling, washing the ball-milled mixture with deionized water, and performing ultrasonic dispersion and centrifuging to obtain the monodispersed aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution. Secondary dispersion process comprising: drying aminated Nanodiamond colloid solution to obtain aminated Nanodiamond powder, re-dispersing the powder in DMSO (dimethyl sulphoxide), deionized water, ethanol, DMF (dimethylformamide) or other solvents with ultrasonic or shearing processing. The aminated Nanodiamond has high yield and good monodispersity. The preparation method is simple to operate, no special requirements on reaction equipment, no inert gas atmosphere is required in the whole reaction process and it is easy to be industrialized. The aminated Nanodiamond can be applied to cellular biomarking.

A method for preparing a graphene based composite wave-absorbing material includes: dissolving a water soluble barium salt and a water soluble iron salt into deionized water, respectively; mixing barium salt solution and iron salt solution according to a molar ratio of Ba:Fe of 1:12 to obtain a precursor solution; dispersing a graphene material in deionized water to form a graphene dispersion; adding citric acid, nitric acid and the graphene dispersion into the precursor solution in sequence to form a mixture solution; stirring the mixture solution at a temperature of 50 to 75 C. to obtain a sol; coating and drying aged sol on a substrate to obtain a coating layer; and sintering the coating layer by a laser irradiation.

A method for preparing a graphene based composite wave-absorbing material includes: dissolving a water soluble barium salt and a water soluble iron salt into deionized water, respectively; mixing barium salt solution and iron salt solution according to a molar ratio of Ba:Fe of 1:12 to obtain a precursor solution; dispersing a graphene material in deionized water to form a graphene dispersion; adding citric acid, nitric acid and the graphene dispersion into the precursor solution in sequence to form a mixture solution; stirring the mixture solution at a temperature of 50 to 75 C. to obtain a sol; coating and drying aged sol on a substrate to obtain a coating layer; and sintering the coating layer by a laser irradiation.

A method of manufacture of high-solids hydroxide slurries from caustic calcined carbonate powder is described, whereby the properties of the slurry are its low resistance to shear thinning to facilitate transport, a high stability for transport and storage, ease of reconstitution after long periods of storage, and, as required, a high concentration of chemically reactive species at the particle surface. The method achieves these specifications by mixing caustic calcined carbonate or hydroxide powder with water in an insulated reactor vessel, and agitating the slurry sufficiently such that the hydration reaction causes the water to spontaneously boil, such that the remaining hydration proceeds spontaneously under the fixed conditions of boiling through the water loss. The mixing process is preferably carried out by a shear pump. A viscosity modifier, such as acetic acid, is used to thin the slurry to enable the mixing system to maintain uniform mixing. The reaction is terminated when the boiling has spontaneously ceased and the temperature has spontaneously dropped to a set point though the reactor heat losses, where the processing time is sufficiently long that the slurry meets the desired specifications.