294 results about "Oxide substrate" patented technology

A graphene-on-oxide substrate according to the present invention includes: a substrate having a metal oxide layer formed on its surface; and, formed on the metal oxide layer, a graphene layer including at least one atomic layer of the graphene. The graphene layer is grown generally parallel to the surface of the metal oxide layer, and the inter-atomic-layer distance between the graphene atomic layer adjacent to the surface of the metal oxide layer and the surface atomic layer of the metal oxide layer is 0.34 nm or less. Preferably, the arithmetic mean surface roughness Ra of the metal oxide layer is 1 nm or less.

The present invention provides novel catalysts for accomplishing catalytic decomposition of undiluted light hydrocarbons to a hydrogen product, and methods for preparing such catalysts. In one aspect, a method is provided for preparing a catalyst by admixing an aqueous solution of an iron salt, at least one additional catalyst metal salt, and a suitable oxide substrate support, and precipitating metal oxyhydroxides onto the substrate support. An incipient wetness method, comprising addition of aqueous solutions of metal salts to a dry oxide substrate support, extruding the resulting paste to pellet form, and calcining the pellets in air is also discloses. In yet another aspect, a process is provided for producing hydrogen from an undiluted light hydrocarbon reactant, comprising contacting the hydrocarbon reactant with a catalyst as described above in a reactor, and recovering a substantially carbon monoxide-free hydrogen product stream. In still yet another aspect, a process is provided for catalytic decomposition of an undiluted light hydrocarbon reactant to obtain hydrogen and a valuable multi-walled carbon nanotube coproduct.

Materials for depositing buffer layers on biaxially textured and untextured metallic and metal oxide substrates for use in the manufacture of superconducting and other electronic articles comprise RMnO3, R1-xAxMnO3, and combinations thereof; wherein R includes an element selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, and Y, and A includes an element selected from the group consisting of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Ra.

The information recording medium of the present invention comprises at least one of the following oxide-based material layers: (I) an oxide-based material layer containing Zr, at least one element selected from the group GL1 consisting of La, Ga and In, and oxygen (O); (II) an oxide-based material layer containing M1 (where M1 is a mixture of Zr and Hf, or Hf), at least one element selected from the group GL2 consisting of La, Ce, Al, Ga, In, Mg and Y, and O; (III) an oxide-based material layer containing at least one element selected from the group GM2 consisting of Zr and Hf, at least one element selected from the group GL2, Si, and O; and (IV) an oxide-based material layer containing at least one element selected from the group GM2, at least one element selected from the group GL2, Cr, and O. This oxide-based material layer can be used, for example, as a dielectric layer.

A low-emissivity multilayer coating includes, in order outward from the substrate, a first layer including a layer containing titanium oxide, a layer containing silicon nitride, or a sublayer layer containing titanium oxide in combination with a sublayer containing silicon nitride; a second layer including Ag; a third layer including at least one layer selected from titanium oxide layers and silicon nitride layers; a fourth layer including Ag; and a fifth layer including silicon nitride. The color of the coatings can be varied over a wide range by controlling the thicknesses of the layers of titanium oxide, silicon nitride and Ag. A diffusion barrier of oxidized metal protects relatively thin, high electrical conductivity, pinhole free Ag films grown preferentially on zinc oxide substrates. Oxygen and / or nitrogen in the Ag films improves the thermal and mechanical stability of the Ag. Dividing the first layer of titanium oxide, the Ag layers, and / or the third layer with a sublayer of oxidized metal can provide greater thermal and mechanical stability to the respective layers.

The invention provides a catalytic method for generating sulfate radicals and active oxygen species as well as an advanced oxidation method of organic pollutants difficult to biodegrade. The problemsof low degradation efficiency of organic pollutants and high cost in the prior art are solved. According to the catalytic method for generating sulfate radicals and active oxygen species, a transitionmetal oxyhydroxide-based material serves as a catalyst, and the sulfate radicals, hydroxyl radicals, superoxide radicals and singlet oxygen non-radicals are generated, so that the organic pollutantsdifficult to biodegrade are efficiently oxidized. The transition metal oxyhydroxide-based material serves as the catalyst, the activation efficiency of perosulfate is improved and various radicals andactive oxygen species are generated, so that the oxidative degradation rate of the organic pollutants is increased; and the catalyst has a stable structure, is low in heavy metal dissolution rate inthe catalytic process, avoids secondary pollution, and can be widely applied to treatment of industrial production waste water, treatment of domestic sewage, purification treatment of polluted underground water and surface water as well as treatment of polluted soil.

The invention relates to a pyrochlore type high-entropy oxide solidified body and a preparation method thereof. The high-entropy oxide solidified body has a pyrochlore structure, and the chemical formula is RE2M2O7, wherein RE is a rare earth element, and M is a transition metal element. The pyrochlore-type high-entropy oxide solidified body of the invention has excellent chemical stability. Radioactive nuclides of different valence states and types can be solidified in crystal lattices of a high-entropy oxide base material, deep geological disposal is facilitated, , and the system of solidification treatment of base materials for radioactive nuclear waste is enriched. The method is low-cost, is simple and feasible and has a wide application range. The process is high in efficiency and good in safety, and is expected to be applied to the technical field of radioactive nuclear waste treatment.

A porous ceramic honeycomb filter manufactured from an oxide-based ceramic material having a pore size distribution with d1≧7.0 microns. Preferably, the oxide-based material is cordierite or aluminum titanate. Alternatively, the filter contains a cordierite-containing ceramic body with a narrow pore size distribution with db≦1.00, wherein db=(d90−d10) / d50. Also disclosed is a batch mixture, method and honeycomb green body made from mixture of inorganic source materials selected from the group of magnesia sources, alumina sources, and silica sources, and a pore former having a narrow particle size distribution with dps≦0.90, wherein dps={(dp90−dp10) / dp50}. The pore former is preferably selected from a group consisting of canna starch, sago palm starch, green mung bean starch, and single-mode potato starch.

The invention provides a preparation method of a composite material of graphene oxide and titanium oxide nano particles, and belongs to the technical field of preparation methods of catalysts for catalytically degrading a dye. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: dissolving graphite oxide into the water and ultrasonically oscillating; adding titanium dioxide and mixing under stirring; pouring suspension liquid into a teflon bush of a hydrothermal reaction kettle and sealing; reacting for some time while adjusting and controlling the reaction time and the reaction temperature of the hydrothermal method; cooling to the room temperature after the reaction; centrifugally washing the suspension liquid in the telfon bush; and drying the precipitate to obtain the composite material of graphene oxide and titanium dioxide. According to the preparation method of the composite material of graphene oxide and the titanium oxide nano particles, no additives are added, so that the environment is protected, the amount of introduced impurities is decreased, and the deposition or attaching performance of the titanium dioxide nano particles on a graphene oxide substrate is improved; the product is excellent in catalytic performance and can degrade the dye even in a dark condition; and the preparation method is lower in cost, simple and easy in operation, high in stability and repeatability, and suitable for massive production.

A method for improving inversion layer mobility in a silicon carbide metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) is provided. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for applying an oxide layer to a silicon carbide substrate so that the oxide-substrate interface of the resulting SiC MOSFET is improved. The method includes forming the oxide layer in the presence of metallic impurities.

A composition includes a templated metal oxide substrate having a plurality of pores and a catalyst material includes silver. The composition under H2 at 30 degrees Celsius, the composition at a wavelength that is in a range of from about 350 nm to about 500 nm has a VIS-UV absorbance intensity that is at least 20 percent less than a standard silver alumina catalyst (Ag STD). The standard alumina is Norton alumina, and which has the same amount of silver by weight.

The invention provides an oxide-substrate-assisted method for quickly preparing large-size single-crystal graphene, relating to a preparation method of single-crystal graphene. The method is mainly characterized in that metal foil is used as a catalyst and growth substrate, oxide is used as a substrate to closely contact the metal foil, and a normal-pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process is utilized to quickly obtain the large-size high-quality single-crystal graphene. The method solves the technical problems of substrate surface treatment, long growth cycle and the like in the CVD process for preparing large-size single-crystal graphene by using the common single crystal as the substrate, and quickly prepares the high-quality large-size single-crystal graphene sample by using the very simple process.

A capacitor element includes a pair of conductor layers, a plurality of generally tube-shaped dielectric substances, a first electrode outside the dielectric substances and second electrodes in the insides thereof, and insulation caps for insulating the first electrode from the conductor layer, wherein an electrode material is filled in gaps of a structure of an oxide base material resulting from anodic oxidation of a metal, and then, the structure is removed and replaced by a high permittivity material.

A method for uniformly dispersing noble metal particles on a porous carrier by first mixing an alkoxide product of aluminum or silicon and a noble metal precursor together; then mixing a surfactant into the mixture; then mixing ammonia solution into the mixture to form a hydroxide of aluminum or silicon; then mixing a reducing agent into the mixture to convert the noble metal precursor into noble metal nanoparticles dispersed on the hydroxide; then separating the noble metal nanoparticles and the hydroxide from the mixture before calcining the hydroxide into an oxide of aluminum or silicon.