Phosphors include a CaAlSiN.sub.3 family crystal phase, wherein the CaAlSiN.sub.3 family crystal phase comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb.

Provided is a solid electrolyte laminate comprising a solid electrolyte layer having proton conductivity and a cathode electrode layer laminated on one side of the solid electrolyte layer and made of lanthanum strontium cobalt oxide (LSC). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte laminate can further comprise an anode electrode layer made of nickel-yttrium doped barium zirconate (NiBZY). This solid electrolyte laminate is suitable for a fuel cell operating in an intermediate temperature range less than or equal to 600 C.

Loss tangents in microwave dielectric materials may be modified (increased and/or reduced), particularly at cryogenic temperatures, via application of external magnetic fields. Exemplary electrical devices, such as resonators, filters, amplifiers, mixers, and photonic detectors, configured with dielectric components having applied magnetic fields may achieve improvements in quality factor and/or modifications in loss tangent exceeding two orders of magnitude.

A precursor having at least five percent of lignin based coke and d002 spacing of more than 3.36 angstroms and less 3.44 for making graphite. Methods for making a green/graphite article include mixing coke derived from a petroleum product, a coal product or a bitumen product with coke derived from lignin. Alternatively, the precursor material for the various types of coke may be mixed and coked together. The mixture may be formed into a desired shape. The article may be subsequently carbonized and graphitized. The amount of lignin derived coke comprises a sufficient quantity to change at least a selected property of the graphite article.

A phosphor is disclosed. In an embodiment the phosphor includes an inorganic compound having at least one activator E and N and/or O in its empirical formula, wherein E is selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cr, Ni, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb, Tm, Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs and combinations thereof, and wherein the inorganic compound crystallizes in a crystal structure with the same atomic sequence as in K.sub.2Zn.sub.6O.sub.7.

A method and resulting composition made by: providing boron carbide and a dopant selected from silicon, aluminum, magnesium, and beryllium; and ball milling the boron carbide with the dopant until at least one out of fifteen of the boron and/or carbon atoms of the boron carbide are substituted with the dopant.

Loss tangents in microwave dielectric materials may be modified (increased and/or reduced), particularly at cryogenic temperatures, via application of external magnetic fields. Exemplary electrical devices, such as resonators, filters, amplifiers, mixers, and photonic detectors, configured with dielectric components having applied magnetic fields may achieve improvements in quality factor and/or modifications in loss tangent exceeding two orders of magnitude.

The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to hexagonal osmium boride, OsB.sub.2, and methods of producing the same. In one non-limiting embodiment, hexagonal OsB.sub.2 is produced by mechanochemical synthesis of osmium and boron in a high energy ball mill.

The present disclosure relates to a process for synthesis of barium bismuth sulfide nanofibers, having equivalent shielding capacity as lead. The present disclosure also relates to a radiation shielding articles and cosmeceuticals.

Provided is a solid electrolyte made of yttrium-doped barium zirconate having hydrogen ion conductivity, a doped amount of yttrium being 15 mol % to 20 mol %, and a rate of increase in lattice constant at 100 C. to 1000 C. with respect to temperature changes being substantially constant. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte can be formed as a thin film, and a solid electrolyte laminate can be obtained by laminating electrode layers on this solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte can be applied to an intermediate temperature operating fuel cell.