Abstract:
A lithium metal oxide powder for use as a cathode material in a rechargeable battery, consisting of a core material and a surface layer, the core having a layered crystal structure consisting of the elements Li, a metal M and oxygen, wherein the Li content is stoichiometrically controlled, wherein the metal M has the formula M=Co1-aM′a, with 0≦a≦0.05, wherein M′ is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Al, Ga and B; and the surface layer consisting of a mixture of the elements of the core material and inorganic N-based oxides, wherein N is either one or more metals of the group consisting of Mg, Ti, Fe, Cu, Ca, Ba, Y, Sn, Sb, Na, Zn, Zr and Si.
Abstract:
A process for preparing a silica-alumina composition containing of from 30 to 70% wt silica and of from 70 to 30% wt of alumina, which process comprises (a) preparing an aqueous mixture containing aluminum sulfate and having a pH in the range of from 1.0 to 6.5; (b) adding alkali metal aluminate to the mixture obtained in step (a) to increase the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 7.1 to 12; (c) adding aluminum sulfate to the mixture obtained in step (b) to lower the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 1.5 to 6.5; (d) adding alkali metal silicate to the mixture obtained in step (c) to increase the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 6.5 to 11, (e) adding aluminum sulfate to the mixture obtained in step (d) to lower the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 1.5 to 6.5; wherein the final steps of the preparation process are (w) adding alkali metal silicate to a silica-alumina mixture obtained by step (a)-(e) to increase the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 5.0 to 8.5, (x) adding to the mixture obtained in step (w) (i) alkali metal aluminate to change the pH of the mixture to of from 7.8 to 12 and (ii) aluminum sulfate to change the pH of the mixture to within the range of from 1.5 to 7.7, wherein step (i) can precede or succeed step (ii), (y) treating the mixture obtained in step (x) with an alkaline solution having a pH of from 7.5 to 12, and (z) recovering a precipitate solid from the mixture obtained in step (y) to obtain a silica-alumina composition containing of from 30 to 70% wt silica and of from 70 to 30% wt of alumina.
Abstract:
Provided is a lead-free dielectric ceramics having a low leakage current value, and a bismuth iron oxide powder as a raw material thereof. The bismuth iron oxide powder includes at least: (A) grains including a bismuth iron oxide having a perovskite-type crystal structure; (B) grains including a bismuth iron oxide having a crystal structure classified to a space group Pbam; and (C) grains including a bismuth iron oxide or a bismuth oxide having a crystal structure that is classified to a space group I23. The dielectric ceramics are made of bismuth iron oxide in which the bismuth iron oxide crystals having the crystal structure classified to the space group Pbam are distributed at a grain boundary of crystal grains of the bismuth iron oxide crystals having the perovskite-type crystal structure.
Abstract:
A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid secondary battery having a high energy density and a long service life, which can suitably suppress an increase in the battery resistance when charging has been carried out to a high SOC. To attain the object, a solid secondary battery comprising a cathode active material layer containing a cathode active material having lithium nickel-cobalt-manganate represented by a general formula: LiNiaCobMncO2 (0.33
Abstract:
Provided are a cathode active material having high capacity and excellent lifetime characteristics as well as being inexpensive by mixing transition metal oxide having high irreversible capacity with composite dimensional manganese oxide (CDMO) of the following Chemical Formula 1, which has high capacity and good lifetime characteristics but is difficult to be charged and discharged by being used alone, and a lithium secondary battery including the cathode active material: xMnO2·(1−x)Li2MnO3(0
Abstract:
The disclosure provides a treated inorganic particle, in particular a titanium dioxide particle, having reduced photoactivity, lower acid solubility and improved anti-microbial properties comprising: an inorganic core particle, in particular a titanium dioxide particle; a first treatment of silica, wherein the silica is added in a single step; and a second treatment comprising co-precipitated zinc oxide and alumina. These particles have reduced photoactivity, lower acid solubility and improved anti-microbial properties.
Abstract:
A production method for a coated active material that is composed of an active material, and a coating layer of an oxide that covers the active material includes a preparation step of mixing an active material, an ingredient of an oxide, and water to prepare a mixture, and a hydrothermal treatment step of hydrothermally treating the mixture to form a coating layer.
Abstract:
A perovskite oxide material containing: BiFeO3 as a first component; a second component containing at least one perovskite oxide which is constituted by A-site atoms having an average ionic valence of two and has a tendency to form a tetragonal structure; and a third component containing at least one perovskite oxide which has a tendency to form one of monoclinic, triclinic, and orthorhombic structures; where each perovskite oxide in the first component, the second component, and the third component contains A-site atoms, B-site atoms, and oxygen atoms substantially in a molar ratio of 1:1:3, and the molar ratio can deviate from 1:1:3 within a range.
Abstract:
A dielectric ceramic (and capacitor containing it) balancing high temperature load characteristics and temperature characteristics of capacitance even when layer thickness is less than 1 μm has a mixture of different crystal grains containing a barium titanate compound as the main constituent. The first crystal grains can contain rare earth element solid solution region 1 at the surface layer section. The second crystal grains have a core-shell structure including a shell section having a rare earth element solid solution present. The first and second crystal grains are 12% to 84% f and 16% to 88%, respectively, of the total number of crystal grains.
Abstract:
The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide; solid solution pigment nanoparticles having a homogeneous solid solution ratio; a method for producing solid solution pigment nanoparticles having a homogeneous solid solution ratio in each primary particle; and a method for controlling the solid solution ratio of solid solution pigment nanoparticles. The solid solution pigment nanoparticles are prepared by precipitating at least two types of pigment by mixing a pigment precipitation solvent and; at least one type of pigment solution wherein at least two types of pigment are dissolved in a solvent: or at least two types of pigment solution wherein at least one type of pigment is dissolved in a solvent. The solid solution pigment nanoparticles are wherein the solid solution ratio of the at least two types of pigment in the primary particles of the precipitated solid solution pigment nanoparticles with respect to the ratio of the at least two types of pigment in the pigment solution mixed with the pigment precipitation solvent having a precision within 25%.