A method of and an apparatus for making a composite material is provided. The composite is able to be formed by mixing a binder and a physical property enhancing material to form a mixer. The binder is able to be pitch, such as mesophase pitch. The physical property enhancing material is able to be fiber glass. The mixer is able to be processed through a lamination process, stabilization/cross-link process, and carbonization. The composite material is able to be applied in the field of electronic components and green technology, such as a substrate of a photovoltaic cell.

A component includes a component body in which at least one cavity is formed, wherein a wall surface of the component body, which wall surface delimits the cavity, is at least partially coated with a coating. The design of the component is based on a porous preform made in one or more parts from an inorganic matrix (M1), the preform having the cavity and a porous pre-coating made from an inorganic matrix (M2), the pre-coating coating at least part of a wall surface of the preform that delimits the cavity The porous preform and the porous pre-coating are infiltrated with an inorganic infiltrate (M3). The infiltrated preform forms the component body, and the infiltrated pre-coating forms the coating. A method for producing the component, wherein the preform and the pre-coating are infiltrated so as to produce the component body comprising the coating is also disclosed.

A method of fabricating a diamond compact includes functionalizing surfaces of diamond nanoparticles with fluorine; combining the functionalized diamond nanoparticles with a non-group-VIII metal to form a particle mixture; and subjecting the particle mixture to high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) conditions to form inter-granular bonds between the diamond nanoparticles. A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes a plurality of grains of diamond material; a plurality of diamond nanoparticles bonded to the plurality of grains of diamond material; and a non-group-VIII metal fluoride disposed within interstitial spaces between the grains of diamond material and the plurality of diamond nanoparticles. The cutting element is substantially free of a metal-solvent catalyst.

The present invention discloses a method for producing room temperature and atmospheric pressure superconducting ceramic compounds and the ceramic compounds themselves.

The method for producing room temperature and atmospheric pressure superconducting ceramic compounds according to the present invention involves mixing in molar ratios according to Chemical Formula 1, heating and reacting the mixture under vacuum for out gassing, powderizing the reaction product, and conducting secondary heating for vaporization under vacuum.

Pb10-xAx(B(O1-yCy)4)6Dz<Chemical Formula 1> A: Cu, Ag, Sn, or combinations thereof, B: P, S, or combinations thereof C: S and O D: S, O, e-, or combinations thereof (x ranges from 0.1 to 7.0, y ranges from 0.001 to 10.0, z ranges from 1 to 4)

Thereby, the effect of exhibiting superconducting properties at room temperature and atmospheric pressure is achieved.

A method for producing a negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising a step of charging either silicon and copper (II) oxide or silicon and copper metal in a pulverization device, pulverizing either the silicon and copper (II) oxide or silicon and copper metal, and simultaneously mixing either silicon and copper (II) oxide or silicon and copper metal thus pulverized. A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery is produced by the method.

A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, comprising silicon, copper and oxygen as major constitutional elements, the negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, containing fine particles of silicon having an average crystallite diameter (D.sub.x) measured by an X-ray diffractometry of 50 nm or less, and having elemental ratios, expressed by molar ratios, Cu/(Si+Cu+O) and O/(Si+Cu+O) of from 0.02 to 0.30, wherein the negative electrode active material contains an intermetallic compound of silicon and copper.

A method of additive manufacturing to form a component comprises successively depositing a plurality of layers to form the component. Depositing at least one of the plurality of layers includes depositing a layer of a first particulate precursor over a platen, depositing a second particulate precursor on portions of the platen over the layer of the first particulate precursor specified by a controller, and directing energy to the second particulate precursor deposited on the portion of the platen to cause an exothermic chemical reaction between the first particulate precursor and the second particulate precursor. The exothermic chemical reaction produces heat that sinters products of the chemical reaction to fabricate the layer of the component.

A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a capacitance forming portion including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode, alternately arranged in a first direction, and a cover portion disposed on both surfaces of the capacitance forming portion opposing the first direction; and an external electrode disposed outside the body and connected to the internal electrode, wherein the cover portion includes a first dielectric material having a perovskite structure represented by the formula ABO.sub.3, and a first metal including one or more of Cu, W, Ag, and Zn, and wherein, in at least a portion of the cover portion, an amount of the first metal is 2.0 mole or more and 9.0 mole or less, based on 100 mole of an element of B.

A method of fabricating a diamond compact includes functionalizing surfaces of diamond nanoparticles with fluorine; combining the functionalized diamond nanoparticles with a non-group-VIII metal to form a particle mixture; and subjecting the particle mixture to high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) conditions to form inter-granular bonds between the diamond nanoparticles. A cutting element for an earth-boring tool includes a plurality of grains of diamond material; a plurality of diamond nanoparticles bonded to the plurality of grains of diamond material; and a non-group-VIII metal fluoride disposed within interstitial spaces between the grains of diamond material and the plurality of diamond nanoparticles. The cutting element is substantially free of a metal-solvent catalyst.

The present invention provides a porous metal-containing carbon-based material that is stable at high temperatures under aqueous conditions. The porous metal-containing carbon-based materials are particularly useful in catalytic applications. Also provided, are methods for making and using porous shaped metal-carbon products prepared from these materials.