Abstract:
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition comprising a polymer or sol-gel and one or more nanocrystals. The composition is useful as a luminescent solar concentrator. The nanocrystals are dispersed in the polymer or sol-gel matrix so as to reduce or substantially prevent nanocrystal-to-nanocrystal energy transfer and a subsequent reduction in the emission efficiency of the composition. In some embodiments, the polymer matrix comprises an acrylate polymer. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the composition. Devices comprising the composition are disclosed. In some cases the polymer is the waveguide, in others the polymer is applied as a coating on a waveguide. In some examples, the device is a window.
Abstract:
A sensing material for use in a sensor is disclosed. Such a sensing material includes a polymer base and a piezoresistive nanocomposite embedded into the polymer base in a continuous pattern. The nanocomposite comprises a polymer matrix and a plurality of conductive nanofillers suspended in the matrix. The conductive nanofillers may be one or a combination of nanotubes, nanowires, particles and flakes. The density of the plurality of nanofillers is such that the nanocomposite exhibits conductivity suitable for electronic and sensor applications.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a composition comprising plasma coated fullerenic soot particles, methods for the preparation thereof, and its use in polymer blends.
Abstract:
Compositions based on polycarbonate copolymers to provide ultra-clean materials and articles useful in the hard disk drive and semiconductor industries. In one aspect, the compositions include a polycarbonate copolymer based on a sebacic acid, BPA, PCP polyestercarbonate. The compositions may be used with or without other polymers, fillers or additives. The compositions based on this polycarbonate copolymer exhibit ultra clean performance, low organic contamination, low LPC, and low ionic contaminations. Meanwhile, the compositions also exhibit good flow ability, good ductility and good surface quality.
Abstract:
An article having a heat source and an electrically insulating thermal management component located in proximity to the heart source. The thermal management component contains a cured thermoset formed from a composition containing (a) a diglycidyl compound which has mesogenic structure and melting point of the diglycidyl compound is 150° C. or less, (b) a hardener and (c) an inorganic filler having specific thermal conductivity. The cured thermoset has high thermal conductivity.
Abstract:
Provided is a composition for forming a protective film for a transparent conductive film, said composition comprising a triazine ring-containing hyperbranched polymer comprising a repeating unit structure represented by formula (1) and a crosslinking agent having a molecular weight of 1,000 or greater. In formula (1): R and R′ independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and Ar represents a definite aromatic ring-containing group.
Abstract:
Provided is a thermally-curable heat-conductive silicone grease composition which has a high shape-retaining property in an early stage even when the viscosity of the composition is low (i.e., the composition is easy to apply) in the early stage, and which becomes soft (has low hardness) after being cured. A thermally-curable heat-conductive silicone grease composition comprising, as essential components: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity of 100 to 100,000 mPa·s at 25° C. and containing at least one alkenyl group per molecule; (B) an organopolysiloxane represented by general formula (1) (wherein R1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group; R2 represents an alkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an acyl group; n represents 2 to 100; and a represents 1 to 3); (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing at least two hydrogen atoms each directly bound to a silicon atom per molecule; (D) a catalyst selected from the group consisting of platinum and platinum compounds; (F) a heat-conductive filler having a heat conductivity of 10 W/m·° C. or more; and (G) a silica micropowder.
Abstract:
After there is prepared a conductive paste which contains fine copper particles having an average particle diameter of 1 to 100 nm, each of the fine copper particles being coated with an azole compound, coarse copper particles having an average particle diameter of 0.3 to 20 μm, a glycol solvent, such as ethylene glycol, and at least one of a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) resin and a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) resin and wherein the total amount of the fine copper particles and the coarse copper particles is 50 to 90% by weight, the weight ratio of the fine copper particles to the coarse copper particles being in the range of from 1:9 to 5:5, the conductive paste thus prepared is applied on a substrate by screen printing to be preliminary-fired by vacuum drying, and then, fired with light irradiation by irradiating with light having a wavelength of 200 to 800 nm at a pulse period of 500 to 2000 μs and a pulse voltage of 1600 to 3800 V to form a conductive film on the substrate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising (A) a polyolefin, (B) a compound comprising, preferably consisting of, the structural unit according to the following formula (I): wherein R is C or N; R1 is hydrogen, a heteroatom or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms; R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 independently are hydrogen, or a hydrocarbyl group which may contain heteroatoms; or at least two of said R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 and R9 together with the ring atoms of the ring system of formula (I) they are attached to, form a further aromatic or non-aromatic ring fused to the ring system of formula (I); also to a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable, comprising such a composition, and to the use of such a composition for the production of a wire or cable, in particular a medium, high or extra high voltage cable.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for producing a connection between a carbon strip and a metal mounting of a bow contact for current collectors by means of an adhesive containing electrically conductive particles. The method is characterized in that the adhesive contains 40 to 50 parts by weight of a first adhesive component on the basis of a phenolic resin, 5 to 20 parts by weight of a second adhesive component on the basis of an epoxy resin, and 40 to 50 parts by weight of conductive particles.