The present invention relates to a composition comprising; components a. c. and d; and optional component b. wherein, component a. is a metal compound having the structure (I), optional component b., is a polyol additive, having structure (VI), component c. is a high performance polymer additive, and component d. is a solvent. The present invention further relates to using this compositions in methods for manufacturing electronic devices through either the formation of a patterned films of high K material comprised of a metal oxide on a semiconductor substrate, or through the formation of patterned metal oxide comprised layer overlaying a semiconductor substrate which may be used to selectively etch the semiconductor substrate with a fluorine plasma.

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An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure including rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements include a first element which is praseodymium, at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium, samarium, europium, and gadolinium, at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium, terbium, dysprosium, and holmium, and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium. When the number of atoms of the first element is N(PA), the number of atoms of the second element is N(SA), and the number of atoms of the fourth element is N(CA), 1.5(N(PA)+N(SA))N(CA) or 2(N(CA)N(PA))N(SA) is satisfied.

A method of manufacturing a ferroelectric element includes forming an insulating film on one side of a metal substrate by an electron beam (EB) vapor deposition method or a sputtering method; forming a metal film on the insulating film by the sputtering method; and forming a ferroelectric film on the metal film by a sol-gel method. The metal substrate includes iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni), and a content of the nickel (Ni) is greater than or equal to 30% and less than or equal to 40%.

Various embodiments disclosed relate to methods of manufacturing textured surfaces nanoimprint lithography with nanoparticulate inks. The present invention provides methods that allow flexible patterning of substrates with features having complex geometries.

Solid or liquid NH free, C-free, and Si-rich perhydropolysilazane compositions comprising units having the following formula [N(SiH.sub.3).sub.x(SiH.sub.2).sub.y], wherein x=0, 1, or 2 and y=0, 1, or 2 when x+y=2; and x=0, 1 or 2 and y=1, 2, or 3 when x+y=3 are disclosed. Also disclosed are synthesis methods and applications for the same.

An oxide superconductor of an embodiment includes an oxide superconductor layer having a continuous Perovskite structure containing rare earth elements, barium (Ba), and copper (Cu). The rare earth elements contain a first element which is praseodymium (Pr), at least one second element selected from the group consisting of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), and gadolinium (Gd), at least one third element selected from the group consisting of yttrium (Y), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), and holmium (Ho), and at least one fourth element selected from the group consisting of erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium (Yb), and lutetium (Lu).

Disclosed are a manufacturing method for a porous thermal insulation coating layer, a porous thermal insulation coating layer with substantially reduced thermal conductivity and volumetric heat capacity and an internal combustion engine including the porous thermal insulation coating layer thereby having excellent durability.

Provided is an electrically heated catalytic converter including at least a conductive substrate and an electrode member that is fixed to the substrate, in which a protective film is formed on a surface of at least a portion of the electrode member. In the electrically heated catalytic converter, at least a portion of the protective film is formed of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, a composite material of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2, or a composite oxide including Al.sub.2O.sub.3, SiO.sub.2, or a composite material of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 and SiO.sub.2 as a major component, the protective film has an amorphous structure or a partially crystalline glass structure having a crystallization rate of 30 vol % or lower with respect to the entire portion of the protective film, and a thickness of the protective film is in a range of 100 nm to 2 m.

A corrosion-resistant coating on an aluminum-containing substrate such as an aluminum substrate, an aluminum alloy substrate (e.g., AA 2024, AA 6061, or AA7075), or other aluminum-containing substrate includes a corrosion inhibitor-incorporated ZnAl layered double hydroxide (LDH) layer and a sol-gel layer. A zinc salt and a corrosion inhibitor (e.g., a salt of an oxyanion of a transition metal such as a vanadate) is dissolved to form a zinc-corrosion inhibitor solution, and the substrate is immersed in or otherwise contacted with the solution to form the corrosion inhibitor-incorporated ZnAl LDH layer on the substrate. A sol-gel composition is applied on the corrosion inhibitor-incorporated ZnAl LDH layer of the substrate to form a sol-gel layer, and the sol-gel layer is cured.

In some examples, a method including applying a wet bond coat slurry to a damaged area of a coating system on a metal substrate, the bond coat slurry including a liquid binder, glass and/or glass-ceramic particles, and ceramic oxide particles; depositing fibers onto the wet bond coat slurry, wherein the fibers include metallic and/or ceramic fibers; applying a ceramic composite slurry on the bond coat while the bond coat is wet or at least partially dried to form a ceramic composite layer, the bond coat including a plurality of partially exposed fibers, wherein, following the application of the ceramic composite slurry, a first portion of fibers of the plurality of fibers are embedded in the bond coat and a second portion of fibers of the plurality of fibers extend into the layer of the ceramic composite slurry; and heating the bond coat and the ceramic composite layer to form a repaired portion of the coating system on the metal substrate, wherein heating the bond coat melts the glass particles and/or the glass-ceramic particles to form a fully amorphous glass phase or a mixture of amorphous and crystalline glass phases which bond with the metal substrate.