LTCC devices are produced from dielectric compositions Include a mixture of precursor materials that, upon firing, forms a dielectric material having a zinc-lithium-titanium oxide or silicon-strontium-copper oxide host.

A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte with excellent water resistance. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte including a LGPS type crystal phase, and containing Li, Ge, P, and S, wherein: when an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement is conducted to a surface of the sulfide solid electrolyte, a proportion of Ge.sup.2+ with respect to total amount of Ge is 20% or more.

Provided is a silicate glass, a method for preparing a silicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and a method for preparing a lithium disilicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and more particularly, to a method for preparing a glass-ceramics that has a nanosize of 0.2 to 0.5 μm and contains lithium disilicate and silicate crystalline phases. A nano lithium disilicate glass-ceramics containing a SiO.sub.2 crystalline phase includes: a glass composition including 70 to 85 wt % SiO.sub.2, 10 to 13 wt % Li.sub.2O, 3 to 7 wt % P.sub.2O.sub.5 working as a nuclei formation agent, 0 to 5 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3 for increasing a glass transition temperature and a softening point and enhancing chemical durability of glass, 0 to 2 wt % ZrO.sub.2, 0.5 to 3 wt % CaO for increasing a thermal expansion coefficient of the glass, 0.5 to 3 wt % Na.sub.2O, 0.5 to 3 wt % K.sub.2O, and 1 to 2 wt % colorants, and 0 to 2.0 wt % mixture of MgO, ZnO, F, and La.sub.2O.sub.3.

What are described are a process for producing an insulating product for the construction materials industry or an insulating material as intermediate for production of such a product, and a corresponding insulating material/insulating product. Also described are the use of a matrix encapsulation method for production of composite particles in the production of an insulating product for the construction materials industry or of an insulating material as intermediate for production of such a product, and the corresponding use of the composite particles producible by means of a matrix encapsulation method

Provided is a silicate glass, a method for preparing a silicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and a method for preparing a lithium disilicate glass-ceramics by using the silicate glass, and more particularly, to a method for preparing a glass-ceramics that has a nanosize of 0.2 to 0.5 μm and contains lithium disilicate and silicate crystalline phases. A nano lithium disilicate glass-ceramics containing a SiO.sub.2 crystalline phase includes: a glass composition including 70 to 85 wt % SiO.sub.2, 10 to 13 wt % Li.sub.2O, 3 to 7 wt % P.sub.2O.sub.5 working as a nuclei formation agent, 0 to 5 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3 for increasing a glass transition temperature and a softening point and enhancing chemical durability of glass, 0 to 2 wt % ZrO.sub.2, 0.5 to 3 wt % CaO for increasing a thermal expansion coefficient of the glass, 0.5 to 3 wt % Na.sub.2O, 0.5 to 3 wt % K.sub.2O, and 1 to 2 wt % colorants, and 0 to 2.0 wt % mixture of MgO, ZnO, F, and La.sub.2O.sub.3.

A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same are provided, the dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO.sub.3-based base material main component and a subcomponent, wherein the subcomponent includes zinc oxide (ZnO) as a first subcomponent, and the content of the ZnO is 0.1 mol % or more and less than 0.4 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of the base material main component.

A sintered machinable glass-ceramic is provided. The machinable glass-ceramic is formed by mixing phyllosilicate material having a sheet structure, with a glass fit and firing the mixture at relatively low temperatures to sinter the phyllosilicate, while maintaining the sheet-like morphology of the phyllosilicate and its associated cleaving properties. The sintered machinable glass-ceramic can be machined with conventional metal working tools and includes the electrical properties of the phyllosilicate. Producing the sintered machinable glass-ceramic does not require the relatively high-temperature bulk nucleation and crystallization needed to form sheet phyllosilicate phases in situ.

A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same are provided, the dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO.sub.3-based base material main component and a subcomponent, wherein the subcomponent includes zinc oxide (ZnO) as a first subcomponent, and the content of the ZnO is 0.1 mol % or more and less than 0.4 mol % with respect to 100 mol % of the base material main component.

A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor including the same are provided. The dielectric ceramic composition includes a BaTiO.sub.3-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, where the accessory ingredient includes dysprosium (Dy) and niobium (Nb) as first accessory ingredients. A total content of the Dy and Nb is greater than 0.2 mol and less than or equal to 1.5 mol based on 100 mol of titanium (Ti) of the base material main ingredient.

A multilayer ceramic capacitor include: a ceramic body including first and second surfaces opposing each other and third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed inside the ceramic body and exposed to the first and second surfaces, the plurality internal electrodes each having one end exposed to the third or fourth surface; and first and second side margin portions disposed on sides of the internal electrodes exposed to the first and second surfaces. A dielectric composition of the first and second side margin portions is different from a dielectric composition of the ceramic body, and a dielectric constant of the first and second side margin portions is lower than a dielectric constant of the ceramic body.