What is claimed is:
1. A surface-modified inorganic nitride comprising:
an inorganic nitride; and
a compound which is represented by General Formula (1) and is adsorbed onto a surface of the inorganic nitride,
in General Formula (1), m represents an integer of 0 or greater and in a case where m is 0, Z is directly bonded to X; n represents an integer 3 to 6; X represents a benzene ring group or a heterocyclic group, which may have a substituent; L 1 represents an arylene group which may have a substituent, an ester group, an ether group, a thioester group, a thioether group, a carbonyl group, —NR N —, an azo group, or an unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may have a substituent; Z represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, which may have a substituent; a plurality of m's may be the same as or different from each other; in a case where a plurality of L 1 's are present, the plurality of L 1 's may be the same as or different from each other; a plurality of Z's may be the same as or different from each other; R N represents a hydrogen atom, or an organic group which has 1 to 10 carbon atoms and may have a substituent.
2. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ,
wherein the compound has one or more specific functional groups selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde group, a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an isocyanate group, an isothiocyanate group, a cyanate group, an acyl azide group, a succinimide group, a sulfonyl chloride group, a carboxylic acid chloride group, an onium group, a carbonate group, an aryl halide group, a carbodiimide group, an acid anhydride group, a phosphonic acid group, a phosphinic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphoric acid ester group, a sulfonic acid group, a halogen atom, a halogenated alkyl group, a nitrile group, a nitro group, an imidoester group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, an oxetanyl group, a vinyl group, an alkynyl group, a maleimide group, a thiol group, an amino group, an oxiranyl group, and a silyl group.
3. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 2 ,
wherein the compound has one or more specific functional groups selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an acid anhydride group, a thiol group, a carboxylic acid group, an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, and a vinyl group.
4. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 3 ,
wherein the compound has two or more of the specific functional groups.
5. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 3 ,
wherein at least one of Z's is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, which has a substituent containing the specific functional group.
6. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 2 ,
wherein the compound has two or more of the specific functional groups.
7. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 2 ,
wherein at least one of Z's is an aryl group or a heterocyclic group, which has a substituent containing the specific functional group.
8. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 2 ,
wherein X is a benzene ring group.
9. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 2 ,
wherein the compound has four or more benzene ring groups.
10. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ,
wherein X is a benzene ring group.
11. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ,
wherein the compound has four or more benzene ring groups.
12. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ,
wherein all of the plurality of m's represent an integer of 1 or greater.
13. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ,
wherein the inorganic nitride is at least one kind of nitride selected from the group consisting of boron nitride and aluminum nitride.
14. The surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 13 ,
wherein the inorganic nitride is boron nitride.
15. A composition comprising:
the surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 ; and
a polymerizable monomer.
16. The composition according to claim 15 ,
wherein the polymerizable monomer or a cured substance thereof exhibits liquid crystallinity.
17. The composition according to claim 15 that is used for forming a thermally conductive material.
18. A thermally conductive material comprising the surface-modified inorganic nitride according to claim 1 .
19. The thermally conductive material according to claim 18 that is in the form of a sheet.
20. A device with a thermally conductive layer, comprising:
a device; and
a thermally conductive layer which is disposed on the device and contains the thermally conductive material according to claim 18 .