Abstract: Provided is a magnetorheological fluid having excellent long-term dispersion stability of magnetic particles and a large maximum change of yield stress under magnetic field application conditions. Also provided is a device having excellent long-term stable drivability and mechanism reliability. The magnetorheological fluid contains magnetic particles, resin particles, and a dispersion medium, wherein the proportion constituted by the mass of the magnetic particles relative to the total mass of the magnetorheological fluid is 35 mass % to 95 mass %, the proportion constituted by the mass of the resin particles relative to the total mass of the magnetorheological fluid is 0.3 mass % to 20 mass %, and the average particle diameter of the resin particles is 20 nm to 1,500 nm. This magnetorheological fluid is used in the device.

Abstract: The use of scintillator compositions having a cubic garnet structure for gamma detection in downhole oil and gas explorations is provided. Specifically, two primary compositions of interest are disclosed, Ca2LnHf2Al3O12 and NaLn2Hf2Al3O12, where Ln is Y, Gd, Tb, or La. Under gamma ray excitation, the electron-hole pairs produced in the garnet lattice structure are trapped by an activator ion to yield an efficient emission in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The cubic garnet structure enables the use of these materials as ceramic scintillators with considerable advantages over related single crystals in various ways as disclosed herein, including reduction in cost and improvement in overall performance and durability.

Abstract: Fiber-containing composites are described that include woven or non-woven fibers, and a binder that holds the fibers together. The binder may include the reaction product of a starch and a polycarboxylic acid. The starch has a weight average molecular weight that ranges from 1×106 Daltons to 10×106 Daltons. The fiber-containing composite has an unaged tensile strength of greater than 4.0 and an aged tensile strength greater than 3.0. Also described are methods of making the fiber-containing composites. The methods may include applying a binder composition to fibers to form coated fibers, measuring a moisture content of the coated fibers, and curing the coated fibers in a curing oven to form the fiber-containing composite. The binder composition may include a starch having a weight average molecular weight that ranges from 1×106 Daltons to 10×106 Daltons, and a polycarboxylic acid.

Abstract: Semiconductor nanoparticles are provided. The semiconductor nanoparticles contains Ag, at least one of In and Ga, and Se. An Ag content is 10 mol % to 30 mol %, a total content of the at least one of In and Ga is 15 mol % to 35 mol %, and an Se content is 35 mol % to 55 mol % in the semiconductor nanoparticles. The semiconductor nanoparticles emit light having an emission spectrum with a peak emission wavelength in a range of 500 nm to 900 nm, and a half bandwidth of 250 meV or less upon irradiation with light in a wavelength range of 350 nm to less than 500 nm.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a quantum dot material and related applications. The quantum dot material includes: quantum dots, and ligands connected with the quantum dots, and further includes isolation units, wherein the isolation units are cyclic molecules, and the ligands are configured to bond with the cyclic molecules through electrostatic force, so that the quantum dots and the ligands are wrapped with the multiple isolation units; and the isolation units are configured to isolate the quantum dots.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the surface of the core and comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, emits blue light, and may exhibit a digital diffraction pattern obtained by a Fast Fourier Transform of a transmission electron microscopic image including a (100) facet of a zinc blende structure. In an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the quantum dot, a ratio of a defect peak area with respect to a peak area of a zinc blende crystal structure is less than about 0.8:1. A method of producing the quantum dot, and an electroluminescent device including the quantum dot are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-emitting composition with a perovskite compound and a halogen-containing compound.

Abstract: Photosensitive compositions containing nanosized light emitting materials and (meth)acrylic polymer are suitable for use in a variety of optical applications, for example the preparation of quantum material doped photoresist films, especially for optical devices. Optical films can be prepared be by: a) providing the photosensitive composition onto a substrate, and b) polymerizing the photosensitive composition by exposing the photosensitive composition to radiation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a root-canal sealer composition including cement and a hygroscopic liquid, in which the cement includes tricalcium silicate (3CaO·SiO2) in which an aluminum atom (Al) is solid-soluted (Al solid-soluted C3S), dicalcium silicate (2CaO·SiO2) in which an aluminum atom (Al) is solid-soluted (Al solid-soluted C2S), and tricalcium aluminate (3CaO·Al2O3) in which a silicon atom (Si) is solid-soluted (Si solid-soluted C3A), the tricalcium aluminate being disposed between at least one selected from the group consisting of the Al solid-soluted C3S and the Al solid-soluted C2S. When the cement including aluminum solid-soluted tricalcium silicate, aluminum solid-soluted dicalcium silicate, and silicon solid-soluted tricalcium aluminate is prepared and used for a root-canal sealer composition, a curing time is reduced and compressive strength is increased.

Abstract: A red phosphor that has optical characteristics and durability under high-temperature and high-humidity environments, and a method for producing the same. The red phosphor includes a Mn-activated complex fluoride represented by the following general formula (1) and bismuth: A2MF6:Mn4+??(1) wherein A represents at least one alkali metal element selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium and cesium, and M represents at least one tetravalent element selected from the group consisting of silicon, germanium, tin, titanium, zirconium and hafnium.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a ligand for a quantum dot, a ligand quantum dot, a quantum dot layer and a method for patterning the same. The surface of the ligand quantum dot of the present disclosure is connected with the cleavage-type ligand including a first ligand unit A, a cleavage unit B, and an adhesion adjusting unit C. The method includes: providing a substrate; coating a mixture containing the ligand quantum dot on the substrate to form a quantum dot film; exposing a preset region of the quantum dot film to ultraviolet light, so that the cleavage unit B in the cleavage-type ligand undergoes a photolysis reaction, and a molecular segment containing the adhesion adjusting unit C and obtained after decomposition is detached from a surface of the quantum dot; and washing off an unexposed region of the quantum dot film with an organic solvent, followed by drying.

Abstract: Provided herein are phosphors of the general molecular formula: (A2-2xEux)(Mg1-yCay)PO4F wherein the variables are as defined herein. Methods of producing the phosphors are also provided. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides light-emitting devices comprising these phosphors.

Abstract: Hydrophobized granular material comprising from 30 to 95% by weight of a pyrogenic mixed oxide based on silica and at least one oxide of metal M selected from of Al, Ti and Fe with the content of metal M oxide in the mixed oxide being from 01 to 10% by weight, and from 5 to 70% by weight of at least one IR-opacifier selected from the group consisting of silicon carbide, zirconium dioxide, ilmenites, iron titanates, zirconium silicates, manganese oxides, graphites, carbon blacks and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a ferromagnetic element-substituted room-temperature multiferroic material having ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity at room temperature, wherein the ferromagnetic element-substituted room-temperature multiferroic material includes a compound of chemical formula 1: <chemical formula 1> (Pb1-xMx)Fe1/2Nb1/2O3. In chemical formula 1, M represents a ferromagnetic element, and x represents a number greater than 0 and smaller than 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fluorescently labeled polysaccharide. The fluorescently labeled polysaccharide is formed by covalently coupling a polysaccharide to a fluorescent dye having a structure as shown in Formula I. A stable covalent bond is form between the polysaccharide molecule and the fluorescent dye molecule. The fluorescently labeled polysaccharide has high stability in serum and other detection environments, has high biocompatibility, and is applicable to the detection of carbohydrate molecules inside and outside cells. Due to a large Stokes shift of the fluorescent dye molecule, the fluorescently labeled polysaccharide has advantages of high fluorescence stability, high fluorescence quantum yields, and achieves high signal-to-noise ratios in imaging results. Further disclosed is a method for preparing the fluorescently labeled polysaccharide.

Abstract: The MnZn ferrite material includes principal components and auxiliary components, where the principal components include: 52.5 mol % to 53.8 mol % of Fe2O3, 8.8 mol % to 12 mol % of ZnO, and the balance of MnO; the auxiliary components include: 0.35 wt % to 0.5 wt % of Co2O3, 0.03 wt % to 0.08 wt % of CaSiO3, 0.01 wt % to 0.04 wt % of Nb2O5, and 0.05 wt % to 0.12 wt % of TiO2 and RE elemental components; the RE elemental components include one or more from the group consisting of 0 wt % to 0.04 wt % of Gd2O3, 0 wt % to 0.02 wt % of Ho2O3, and 0 wt % to 0.03 wt % of Ce2O3; the auxiliary components are all represented by a mass percentage relative to a total mass of the Fe2O3, the MnO, and the ZnO.

Abstract: Provided are a photon up-conversion film, which is capable, of high-efficiency up-conversion even in air and even when low-intensity light is used, and a simple method of producing the film. The photon up-conversion film according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a matrix including a resin; and a pore portion, wherein the photon up-conversion film includes at least a sensitizing component capable of absorbing light in a first wavelength region ?1, and a light-emitting component capable of radiating light in a second wavelength region ?2 including wavelengths shorter than those of the first wavelength region ?1, and wherein the sensitizing component and the light-emitting component are present at an interface between the matrix and the pore portion.

Abstract: Provided are: an Mn ferrite powder characterized by including a plurality of ferrite particles, having a volume-average particle diameter of 1-10 ?m, and having a 2.106 ?m volume-based cumulative distribution (sieved) of 0.1-50.0 vol %; and a resin composition characterized by including said powder and a resin material.

Abstract: An object is to provide a quantum dot that has a narrow fluorescence half-width and a high fluorescence quantum yield, and emits blue fluorescence. A quantum dot (5) according to the present invention includes at least Zn and Se and does not include Cd, and has a particle diameter of 5 nm or more and 20 nm or less. In addition, the quantum dot (5) according to the present invention includes at least Zn and Se and does not include Cd, and has a fluorescence quantum yield of 5% or more and a fluorescence half-width of 25 nm or less. In the present invention, the fluorescence lifetime can be made 50 ns or less.

Abstract: A multiphase ferrite composition includes a primary phase consisting of a MnZn ferrite matrix; and 0.01 to 10 weight percent microscaled inclusion particles comprising an orthoferrite RFeO3 wherein R is a rare earth ion, yttrium iron garnet (YIG), or a combination thereof, wherein the microscaled inclusion particles have an average particle size (D50) of 0.1 micron to 5 microns, and wherein the D50 of the microscaled inclusion particles is smaller than the average particle size (D50) of the MnZn ferrite particles; and optionally 0.01 to 5 weight percent additive; wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the multiphase ferrite composition. A method of manufacturing the multiphase ferrite composition is also disclosed.