A ceramic material for capacitors using multilayer technology of formula (I): Pb.sub.(11.5a)A.sub.aB.sub.b(Zr.sub.1xTi.sub.x).sub.(1cdef)C.sub.eSi.sub.cO.sub.3+y.Math.PBO wherein A is selected from the group consisting of La, Nd, Y, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and Yb; C is selected from the group consisting of Ni and Cu; and 0<a<0.12, 0.05x0.3, 0c<0.12, 0.001<e<0.12 and 0y<1.

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 3D printing system includes a build material and an ink for patterning portions of the build material. The printing system further includes two or more susceptors, a first susceptor and a second susceptor. The first susceptor causes heating when exposed to microwave radiation at a first temperature. The second susceptor causes heating when exposed to microwave radiation at a second temperature. The first susceptor material is decomposable or oxidizable at a third temperature that is higher than the second temperature. The second susceptor is transparent to microwave radiation at the first temperature.

Provided are a MnZnWO sputtering target having excellent crack resistance and a production method therefor. The MnZnWO sputtering target has a chemical composition containing Mn, Zn, W, and O. From an X-ray diffraction pattern of the MnZnWO sputtering target, a ratio P.sub.MnO/P.sub.W of a maximum peak intensity P.sub.MnO of a peak due to a manganese oxide composed only of Mn and O to a maximum peak intensity P.sub.W of a peak due to W is 0.027 or less.

A method of forming a metal deposit on an ultra-hard material. In an embodiment, the method includes providing a plurality of ultra-hard particles, mixing the ultra-hard particles in a solution with a metal salt, drying the solution to create a mixture of metal salt particles adhered to surfaces of the ultra-hard particles, heating the mixture to convert the metal salt particles into metal deposits on the surfaces of the ultra-hard particles, and HTHP sintering the mixture of ultra-hard particles with the metal deposits to form a polycrystalline ultra-hard material.

Provided herein are nanofibers and processes of preparing carbonaceous nanofibers. In some embodiments, the nanofibers are high quality, high performance nanofibers, highly coherent nanofibers, highly continuous nanofibers, or the like. In some embodiments, the nanofibers have increased coherence, increased length, few voids and/or defects, and/or other advantageous characteristics. In some instances, the nanofibers are produced by electrospinning a fluid stock having a high loading of nanofiber precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock comprises well mixed and/or uniformly distributed precursor in the fluid stock. In some instances, the fluid stock is converted into a nanofiber comprising few voids, few defects, long or tunable length, and the like.

A varistor composition free of Sb comprising: (a) ZnO; (b) BBiZnPr glass, or BBiZnLa glass, or a mixture thereof; (c) a cobalt compound, a chromium compound, a nickel compound, a manganese compound, or mixtures thereof; (d) SnO.sub.2; and (e) an aluminum compound, a silver compound, or a mixture thereof. By adjusting the ratio between the components, the varistor composition may be made into a multilayer varistor with inner electrodes having a low concentration of noble metals at a sintering temperature less than 1200 C. The multilayer varistor made from the varistor composition has good maximum surge current, good ESD withstand ability, and low fabrication cost.

Provided herein is a method of manufacturing a nanoscale coated network, which includes providing nanofibers, capable of forming a network in the presence of a liquid vehicle and providing a nanoscale solid substance in the presence of the liquid vehicle. The method may also include forming a network of the nanofibers and the nanoscale solid substance and redistributing at least a portion of the nanoscale solid substance within the network to produce a network of nanofibers coated with the nanoscale solid substance. Also provided herein is a nanoscale coated network with an active material coating that is redistributed to cover and electrochemically isolate the network from materials outside the network.

The invention relates to a ceramic material for capacitors. In order to achieve reduced self-heating on assembly of the material into multilayer capacitors with antiferroelectric properties and a high dielectric constant, a ceramic material of formula Pb.sub.(1-r)(Ba.sub.xSr.sub.yCa.sub.z).sub.r.sub.(1-1.5a-1.5b-0.5c)(X.sub.aY.sub.b)A.sub.c(Zr.sub.1-dTi.sub.d)O.sub.3 is proposed, where X and Y both represent a rare metal earth selected from the group consisting of La, Nd, Y, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er and/or Yb; where A represents a monovalent ion; x+y+z=1; x and/or y and/or z>0; 0<r<0.3; 0<d<1; 0<a<0.2; 0<b<0.2; 0<c<0.2.

A ceramic multi-layer capacitor includes a main body, which has ceramic layers arranged along a layer stacking direction to form a stack, and first and second electrode layers arranged between the ceramic layers. The multi-layer capacitor also includes a first external contact-connection arranged on a first side surface of the main body and electrically conductively connected to the first electrode layers, and a second external contact-connection arranged on a second side surface of the main body. The second side surface is situated opposite the first side surface and is electrically conductively connected to the second electrode layers.