Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Korea University Industrial Academic Collaboration Foundation

Sung-woo Hwang

Myung-dong Cho

Sang-Ho Park

Kyu-hyoung Lee

Kwang-Hee Kim

Sang-mock Lee

Sang-il Kim

Kyung-han Ahn

Jae-hyun Hur

Kyu-hyun Im

No-kyoung Park

In-sang Song

Sang-Il Kim

Sang-Hyun Lee

Sang-Won Kim

Byeoung-ju Ha

Hee-Tae Kim

Byeong-kwon Ju

Jae-Sung Rieh

Yeon-sang Park

Young-geun Roh

Hwan-soo Suh

Jae-soong Lee

Jin-eun Kim

Jea-shik Shin

Ji-yeon Ku

Yong-Kyu Kim

Jang-wook Choi

Vilius Mykhailovsky

Roman Mochernyuk

Yun-Kwon Park

A thermoelectric device including: a thermoelectric material layer comprising a thermoelectric material; a transition layer on the thermoelectric material; and a diffusion prevention layer on the transition layer, wherein the thermoelectric material comprises a compound of Formula 1:(AA')(BB&#x2032;)C&#x2003;&#x2003;Formula 1wherein A and A&#x2032; are different from each other, A is a Group 13 element, and A&#x2032; is at least one element of a Group 13 element, a Group 14 element, a rare-earth element, or a transition metal, B and B&#x2032; are different from each other, B is a Group 16 element, and B&#x2032; is at least one element of a Group 14 element, a Group 15 element, or a Group 16 element, C is at least one halogen atom, a complies with the inequality 0&#x2264;a&#x3c;1, b complies with the inequality 0&#x2264;b&#x3c;1, x complies with the inequality &#x2212;1&#x3c;x&#x3c;1, y complies with the inequality &#x2212;1&#x3c;y&#x3c;1, and z complies with 0&#x2264;z&#x3c;0.5.

Thermoelectric device, thermoelectric module including the thermoelectric device, thermoelectric apparatus including the thermoelectric module, and method of manufacturing the same

An electro-conductive hydrogel composite material that may be suitable as an artificial skin satisfies all four requirements of artificial skin, namely, flexibility, electrical conductivity, healing property, and biocompatibility. The electro-conductive hydrogel composite material includes a hydrogel composition including water and a cross-linkable polymer which reversibly forms cross-linkage by hydrogen bonding; and an electro-conductive material dispersed in the hydrogen bond-based hydrogel.

Thermally healable and reshapable conductive hydrogel composite

An image display device includes a display panel unit having a plurality of optical elements configured to generate and emit unidirectional lights in an array and a control unit configured to control the plurality of optical elements according to image information. The image display device is located very close to the eyes of a user and displays an additional information image added to a real image, thereby implementing augmented reality.

Image display device and method and apparatus for implementing augmented reality using unidirectional beam

A method of performing a function by combining one or more blocks including sensing whether the one or more blocks are connected, determining indexes respectively corresponding to the connected one or more blocks, deciding, by using the indexes, a function to be performed based on the sensing, the function being one of a plurality of functions, each function associated with a respective set of function blocks, and generating a control signal for performing the decided function may be provided.

Method and apparatus for performing function by combining one or more function blocks

Provided are a conductive layered structure including a DNA hydrogel and a composite layer disposed on the DNA hydrogel. The composite layer may include a polymer electrolyte and a conductive material. Also provided are an electrode and a supercapacitor, each including the conductive layered structure. Further provided is a method of manufacturing the conductive layered structure. Thus, a biocompatible, implantable electrode having a large specific surface area and a high conductivity may be manufactured through simple processes.

Conductive layered structure, electrode and supercapacitor comprising the conductive layered structure, and method for preparing the conductive layered structure

A thermoelectric material including: a thermoelectric matrix; and a plurality of metal nanoparticles disposed in the thermoelectric matrix, wherein a difference between a work function of thermoelectric matrix and a work function of a metal particle of the metal nanoparticles is about &#x2212;1.0 electron volt to about 1.0 electron volt.

Nano-complex thermoelectric material, and thermoelectric module and thermoelectric apparatus including the same

A thermoelectric material including: a thermoelectric matrix including grains with a composition of Formula 1:(BiSb)(TeSe)&#x2003;&#x2003;Formula 1wherein 1.8&#x2266;a&#x2266;2.2, 2.8&#x2266;b&#x2266;3.2, 0&#x2266;x&#x2266;1, and 0&#x2266;y&#x2266;1, and wherein a plurality of dislocations is present along a grain boundary between adjacent grains of the composition of Formula 1.

Thermoelectric material having reduced thermal conductivity, and thermoelectric device and module including the same

A thermoelectric material including a thermoelectric semiconductor; and a nanosheet disposed in the thermoelectric semiconductor, the nanosheet having a layered structure and a thickness from about 0.1 to about 10 nanometers. Also a thermoelectric element and thermoelectric module including the thermoelectric material.

Thermoelectric nanocomposite, thermoelectric element, and thermoelectric module

A thermoelectric material including a composition according to Chemical Formula 1:(BiSbM)(TeSe)&#x2003;&#x2003;Chemical Formula 1wherein M is an element of Group 13, 0&#x2266;a&#x2266;1, 0&#x3c;b&#x2266;0.004, 0&#x2266;x&#x2266;b, 0&#x2266;y&#x2266;b, x+y=b, 0&#x2266;c&#x2266;1, &#x2212;0.2&#x2266;i&#x2266;0.2, and &#x2212;0.2&#x2266;j&#x2266;0.2.

Thermoelectric material, thermoelectric device using the same, and method of manufacturing thereof

An aerogel-foam composite includes an open cell foam and an aerogel matrix polymer disposed in the open cell foam. The aerogel-foam composite has compression strength of about 15 megaPascals (MPa) or more. The open cell foam may be a polyurethane foam including a carbonate group (&#x2014;OC(O)O&#x2014;).

Aerogel-foam composites

An aerogel including a polymerization product of a first monomer selected from an aryl polyol compound including at least two aryl groups linked to each other by a linker, an aryl polyol compound including at least two aryl groups fused to each other, or a combination thereof, and a second monomer including a benzene substituted with at least two hydroxyl groups.

Aerogel, composition for the aerogel, and method of making the aerogel

A composition for manufacturing an organic aerogel including at least one monomer having at least two substituted or unsubstituted acrylamide groups and a solvent is provided, along with an organic aerogel including a polymeric reaction product of the monomer or monomers.

Organic aerogel and composition and method for manufacturing the organic aerogel

An aerogel including a benzoxazine moiety-containing polybenzoxazine polymer is provided, wherein the aerogel comprises a reaction product of an aryl alcohol compound having at least two hydroxyl groups and an amine compound having at least two amine groups.

Aerogel, and composition and method for manufacture of the aerogel

An organic aerogel includes a polymer prepared from a substituted or unsubstituted maleimide compound and a compound having at least two vinyl groups. A composition for the organic aerogel includes a substituted or unsubstituted maleimide compound and a compound having at least two vinyl groups.

Organic aerogel and composition for the organic aerogel

An aerogel including a polymeric reaction product of (a) a first monomer including an aromatic compound having at least two unsaturated functional groups, and (b) a second monomer represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and including at least two groups independently chosen from (meth)acrylate groups and NR&#x2033;R' (where R&#x2033; and R&#x2032; are the same or different and are (meth)acryloyl groups) is provided.  Each substituent is as defined in the specification.

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