A ferrite sintered magnet has a ferrite phase having a magnetoplumbite-type crystal structure, and contains at least a metal element A, a metal element R, Fe, Co, Zn, and B. The element A is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Sr, Ba, Ca, and Pb, and essentially includes Ca. The element R is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Bi and rare-earth elements including Y, and essentially includes La. Atomic ratios of the metal elements satisfy the following expressions.

A.sub.1-rR.sub.rFe.sub.xCo.sub.yZn.sub.z  (1)

0.40≤r≤0.70  (2)

8.20≤x≤9.34  (3)

0.05<y≤0.50  (4)

0<z≤0.20  (5)

The content of Si is 0 to 0.60% by mass in terms of SiO.sub.2, and the content of B is 0.01 to 0.70% by mass in terms of B.sub.2O.sub.3.

An electrolyte of a solid oxide cell is required to be capable of suppressing both gas cross-leak and electron leak. In addition, it is important from the viewpoint of a reduction in material costs and in the electric resistance of the electrolyte that the electrolyte is made into a thin film and that no expensive noble metal is used. The present invention provides a thin-film-shaped proton conducting electrolyte capable of suppressing both gas cross-leak and electron leak, a solid oxide cell using the proton conducting electrolyte, and a manufacturing method for the proton conducting electrolyte and the solid oxide cell. A proton conducting electrolyte using an oxide material having proton conductivity is provided. The proton conducting electrolyte includes a first portion containing Me (Me=at least any one of Ti, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, and Cu), and a second portion different in Me content from the first portion.

Disclosed herein are doped perovskite oxides. The doped perovskite oxides may be used as a cathode material in an electrochemical cell to electrochemically generate ammonia from N.sub.2. The doped perovskite oxides may be combined with nitride compounds, for instance iron nitride, to further increase the efficiency of the ammonia production.

A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca.sub.1−x−yR.sub.xA.sub.yFe.sub.2n−zCo.sub.z, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15≤x≤0.35, 0.05≤y≤0.40, (1−x−y)>y, 0<z≤0.18, and 7.5≤(2n−z)<11.0.

The disclosed technology relates to a ceramic composition and an article formed therefrom. A ceramic article for radio frequency applications is formed of a ceramic material having a chemical formula represented by: Bi.sub.1.0+aY.sub.2.0−a−x−2yCa.sub.x+2yFe.sub.5−x−yM.sup.IV.sub.xV.sub.yO.sub.12 or Bi.sub.1.0+aY.sub.2.0−a−2yCa.sub.2yFe.sub.5−y−zV.sub.yIn.sub.zO.sub.12. The ceramic material has a composition such that a normalized change in saturation magnetization (Δ4πMs), defined as Δ4πMs=[(4πMs at 20° C.)−(4πMs at 120° C.)]/(4πMs at 20° C.), is less than about 0.35.

Provided is a ferrite sintered magnet including a main phase formed of ferrite having a hexagonal magnetoplumbite type crystalline structure, in which the main phase contains Fe and Co, and the ferrite sintered magnet contains CaB.sub.2O.sub.4. CaB.sub.2O.sub.4 is contained in a heterophase that is a crystalline phase different from the main phase, and an area ratio of CaB.sub.2O.sub.4 to the entire cross-sectional surface of a sintered magnet, is less than or equal to 2%.

This ferrite sintered magnet comprises metallic elements at an atomic ratio represented by formula (1):
Ca.sub.1-w-xR.sub.wSr.sub.xFe.sub.zCo.sub.m  (1) in formula (1), R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Bi, and R comprises at least La, in formula (1), w, x, z and m satisfy formulae (2) to (5):
0.360≤w≤0.420  (2)
0.110≤x≤0.173  (3)
8.51≤z≤9.71  (4)
0.208≤m≤0.269  (5), and in a section parallel to an axis of easy magnetization, when the number of total ferrite grains is N and the number of ferrite grains having a stacking fault is n, 0≤n/N≤0.20 is satisfied.

The electrochemical cell has an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer. The cathode contains a perovskite oxide expressed by the general formula ABO.sub.3 and includes at least one of Sr and La at the A site as a main component. The solid electrolyte layer is disposed between the anode and the cathode. The cathode includes a solid electrolyte layer-side region within 3 μm from a surface of the solid electrolyte layer side. The solid electrolyte layer-side region includes a main phase which is configured by the perovskite oxide and a second phase which is configured by Co.sub.3O.sub.4 and (Co, Fe).sub.3O.sub.4. An occupied surface area ratio of the second phase in a cross section of the solid electrolyte layer-side region is less than or equal to 10.5%.

The present invention provides a ferrite sintered magnet comprising (1) main phase grains containing a ferrite having a hexagonal structure, (2) two-grain boundaries formed between two of the main phase grains, and (3) multi-grain boundaries surrounded by three or more of the main phase grains. The above ferrite sintered magnet comprises Ca, R, Sr, Fe and Co, with R being at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements and Bi, and comprising at least La. The number Nm of the above main phase grains and the number Ng of the above multi-grain boundaries in the cross section including the direction of the easy magnetization axis of the above ferrite sintered magnet satisfy the formula (1A):
50%≤Nm/(Nm+Ng)≤65%  (1A).

A sintered ferrite magnet having a composition of metal elements of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co, which is represented by the general formula of Ca.sub.1−x−yR.sub.xA.sub.yFe.sub.2n−zCo.sub.z, wherein R is at least one of rare earth elements indispensably including La; A is Sr and/or Ba; x, y, z and n represent the atomic ratios of Ca, R, A, Fe and Co; 2n represents a molar ratio expressed by 2n=(Fe+Co)/(Ca+R+A); and x, y, z and n meet the conditions of 0.15≤x≤0.35, 0.05≤y≤0.40, (1−x−y)>y, 0<z≤0.18, and 7.5≤(2n−z)<11.0.