Abstract:
An ion-conductive composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the same, the membrane including phosphate platelets, a silicon compound, and a Keggin-type oxometalate and/or Keggin-type heteropoly acid, wherein the phosphate platelets are three-dimensionally connected to each other via the silicon compound. An electrolyte membrane having an ion-conductive inorganic membrane or an ion-conductive organic/inorganic composite membrane effectively prevents crossover of liquid fuel without the reduction of ion conductivity in a liquid fuel cell, thereby allowing for the production of fuel cells having excellent performance.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a voltage sensing member for sensing voltages of battery cells constituting a battery module, the voltage sensing member including (a) a pair of supporting parts, i.e., a front supporting part and a rear supporting part, mounted to a bottom of the battery module at regions (a front part and a rear part of the battery module) corresponding to electrode terminal connections of the battery cells, (b) a connection part for electrically interconnecting the front supporting part and the rear supporting part, (c) conductive sensing parts having one-side ends coupled to the corresponding supporting parts via wires, each of the conductive sensing parts having a larger contact surface than each of the wires, and (d) a connector mounted on the front supporting part or the rear supporting part for transmitting the sensed voltages of the battery cells to a battery control device, wherein the conductive sensing parts are connected to the electrode terminal connections of the battery cells in a surface contact manner.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a battery module having a plurality of plate-shaped battery cells which are sequentially stacked, wherein the battery module is configured in a structure in which two or more battery cell units are connected in series to each other in a state in which the battery cell units are stacked, each of the battery cell units is configured in a structure in which two or more battery cells are connected in parallel to each other in a state in which the battery cells are in tight contact with each other, the battery cells being mounted in housings, and external input and output terminals, i.e., a module cathode terminal and a module anode terminal, of the battery module are located at the same side or opposite sides of the battery module depending upon the number of the battery cell units constituting the battery module.
Abstract:
A surface-modified, magnetic nanoparticle has one or more multi-dentate ligands bound to a surface of a magnetic nanoparticle. The one or more multi-dentate ligands are bound to the surface of the magnetic nanoparticle through one or more dithiocarbamate groups. The one or more multi-dentate ligands may be a compound of Formula II: R2NCH2[CH2NR′CH2]m[CH2N(CS2−)CH2]q[CH2NHCH2]rCH2NR″2 (II) where each R, R′, and R″ are independently H, a branched ethyleneimine unit, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl; and n is an integer from 1 to about 50.
Abstract:
A previously unknown mammalian UDP-N-acetylglucosamine:α-6-D-mannoside β-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyl-transferase (termed GlcNAc T-Vb herein) coding sequence, protein, recombinant host cells and antibodies which specifically bind GlcNAc T-Vb are described. In particular, GlcNAc T-Vb of mouse is disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing high luminescence semiconductor quantum dots with a core-shell structure in a short time in large quantity. Using the method of synthesizing the quantum dots in accordance with the present invention, a large quantity of quantum dots can be economically synthesized in a rapid time without an explosion. And, the present invention can be applied to the fields employing various luminous materials since the luminous semiconductor quantum dots synthesized by the present invention has a high luminous efficiency and they can emit a light at various wavelengths in the whole range of a visible ray. And also, the present invention can be applied to a light emission device, a single electron transistor, a solar cell photo-sensitizer material and a bio-labelling tag since it is excellently stable.
Abstract:
The present invention provides norbornene-based copolymers for which one monomer is at least selected from a group consisting of norbornene and dicyclopentadiene, and the other from norbornene-based comonomers of Formula 1 shown below: In Formula 1, R1, R2 and a are defined in this specification.The present invention provides insulating elements for multi-chip packages and antireflection films for the exposure process of semiconductor fabrication using said norbornene-based copolymers. Norbornene-based copolymers according to the present invention have low dielectric constant as well as high thermal stability and excellent solubility to various organic solvents.
Abstract:
A ductile particle-reinforced amorphous matrix composite characterized in that ductile powder is dispersed into amorphous matrix and the mixture is plastically worked to be consolidated and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The amorphous powder includes any alloy, which can be produced in the form of amorphous structure and which is selected from the group consisting of Ni-, Ti-, Zr-, Al-, Fe-, La-, Cu- and Mg-based alloys. The method for manufacturing a ductile particle-reinforced amorphous matrix composite, the method comprising steps of preparing a mixture consisting of amorphous powder and ductile powder, obtaining a billet by compacting the mixture in a hermetically sealing condition, and plastic working the mixture by processing the billet at the temperature in the super-cooled liquid region of the amorphous alloy.
Abstract:
A water soluble semiconductor nanocrystal capable of light emission is provided, including a quantum dot having a selected band gap energy, a layer overcoating the quantum dot, the overcoating layer comprised of a material having a band gap energy greater than that of the quantum dot, and an organic outer layer, the organic layer comprising a compound having the formula, SH(CH2)nX, where X is carboxylate or sulfonate. The particle size of the nanocrystal core is in the range of about 12 Å to about 150 Å, with a deviation of less than 10% in the core. The coated nanocrystal exhibits photoluminescence having quantum yields of greater than 10% in wate.
Abstract:
Disclosed are nickel-based amorphous alloy compositions, and particularly quaternary nickel-based amorphous alloy compositions containing nickel, zirconium and titanium as main constituent elements and additive Si or P, the quaternary nickel-zirconium-titanium-silicon alloy compositions comprising nickel in the range of 45 to 63 atomic %, zirconium plus titanium in the range of 32 to 48 atomic % and silicon in the range of 1 to 11 atomic %, and being represented by the general formula: Nia(Zr1−xTix)bSic. Also, at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Cu, Co, W, Sn, Mo, Y, C, B, P, Al can be added to the alloy compositions in the range of content of 2 to 15 atomic %. The quaternary nickel-zirconium-titanium-phosphorus alloy compositions comprising nickel in the range of 50 to 62 atomic %, zirconium plus titanium in the range of 33 to 46 atomic % and phosphorus in the range of 3 to 8 atomic %, and being represented by the general formula: Nid(Zr1−yTiy)ePf. The nickel-based amorphous alloy compositions have a superior amorphous phase-forming ability to produce the bulk amorphous alloy having a thickness of 1 mm by general casting methods.