The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a blank from a ceramic material, wherein at least two layers of ceramic material of different compositions are filled into a die layer-by-layer and after filling of the layers they are then pressed and sintered, wherein after filling of a first layer this is structured on its surface in such a way that the first layer, viewed across its surface, differs in its height from region to region, and then a layer with a composition that differs from the first layer is filled as a second layer into the mold.

A non-dense sintered ceramic molded body having at least two layers, wherein a first powdery ceramic material forming a layer is contacted with at least a second powdery material forming at least a second layer. The body has a color gradient and maintains dimensional stability during sintering and forming. An admixing component and a common sintering temperature are used to control the volume decrease of the layers during sintering.

A sensor element includes a ceramic layered body having a zirconia layer part and two alumina layer parts provided on both surfaces of the zirconia layer part, respectively, and a plurality of electrodes provided in the ceramic layered body. At least one of the two alumina layer parts contains Ti element, the zirconia layer part has a layer containing Zr element and Ti element in the vicinity of an interface with the at least one alumina layer part, and the layer contains Ti element in an amount from 0.05 to 5.0 mass %.

Cold sintering of materials includes using a process of combining at least one inorganic compound, e.g., ceramic, in particle form with a solvent that can partially solubilize the inorganic compound to form a mixture; and applying pressure and a low temperature to the mixture to evaporate the solvent and densify the at least one inorganic compound to form sintered materials.

A bonded body is formed to configured to join a ceramic member formed of a Si-based ceramic and a copper member formed of copper or a copper alloy, in which, in a joint layer formed between the ceramic member and the copper member, a crystalline active metal compound layer formed of a compound including an active metal is formed on the ceramic member side.

A shell and a method for processing the shell are provided. The method includes: coating a sol prepared in advance on an inner surface of a ceramic shell prepared in advance; sintering the ceramic shell coated with the sol by using a sintering process, and forming a transition layer having nano-sized micro-pores on the inner surface of the ceramic shell.

A sensor element (10) having a laminate structure, and extending in an axial direction AX, the sensor element including a first and second ceramic layers (118B, 115) disposed apart from each other in a laminating direction; a third ceramic layer (118) intervening between the first and second ceramic layers in the laminating direction and having a hollow space (10G) formed therein; and an internal space which is the hollow space surrounded by the first ceramic layer, the second ceramic layer, and the third ceramic layer, wherein, at a periphery (10f) of the internal space, a fourth ceramic layer (181) containing as a main component a ceramic material different from that contained as a main component in the first and third ceramic layers intervenes between the first ceramic layer and the third ceramic layer which are exposed to the internal space. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the gas sensor element.

A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including a dielectric layer, a first surface and a second surface opposing each other, a third surface and a fourth surface connecting the first surface and the second surface, respectively; internal electrodes disposed inside the ceramic body and exposed to the first and second surfaces, and having one ends exposed to the third surface or the fourth surface; a first side margin portion and a second side margin portion disposed on sides of the internal electrodes exposed to the first and second surfaces; and adhesive layers disposed between the first surface of the ceramic body and the first side margin portion and between the first surface of the ceramic body and the second side margin portion, respectively. An average thickness of each of the first and second side margin portions is 2 m or more and 10 m or less.

A multilayer electronic component that includes a stacked body having therein a plurality of dielectric layers including a CZ-based perovskite phase and an element M1, a plurality of internal electrode layers including Cu, and an interface layer including the element M1 in at least a portion of an interface with the plurality of internal electrode layers. Element M1 is an element that has a binding energy between CZ and Cu via the element M1 of less than or equal to 9.8 eV by first-principles calculation using a pseudopotential method. When amounts of elements included in the dielectric layers are expressed as parts by mol, a ratio m1 of an amount of the element M1 to an amount of the Zr in the interface layer is 0.03m10.25.

Cold sintering of materials includes using a process of combining at least one inorganic compound, e.g., ceramic, in particle form with a solvent that can partially solubilize the inorganic compound to form a mixture; and applying pressure and a low temperature to the mixture to evaporate the solvent and densify the at least one inorganic compound to form sintered materials.