A piezoelectric composition containing: at least one or more elements selected from alkali metal elements; at least one or more elements selected from a group consisting of vanadium, niobium, and tantalum; copper or copper and germanium; and oxygen. The piezoelectric composition has a main phase, and a high Cu-concentration phase in which a content ratio of copper is higher than the main phase, and when a content ratio of oxygen in the high Cu-concentration phase is set as O.sub.g, and a content ratio of copper is set as Cu.sub.g, O.sub.g and Cu.sub.g satisfy relationships of 51≤O.sub.g≤60 and 2.0≤Cu.sub.g≤15.

A temperature-stable modified NiO—Ta.sub.2O.sub.5-based microwave dielectric ceramic material and a preparation method thereof are provided. Using ion doping modification to form solid solution structure is an important measure to adjust microwave dielectric properties, especially the temperature stability. Based on formation rules of the solid solution, ion replacement methods are designed including Ni.sup.2+ ions are replaced by Cu.sup.2+ ions, and (Ni.sub.1/3Ta.sub.2/3).sup.4+ composite ions are replaced by [(Al.sub.1/2Nb.sub.1/2).sub.ySn.sub.1-y].sup.4+ composite ions, which considers that cations with similar ionic radii to Ni.sup.2+ and Ta.sup.5+ ions can be introduced into the NiTa.sub.2O.sub.6 ceramic for doping under the same coordination environment (coordination number=6), and therefore a ceramic material with the NiTa.sub.2O.sub.6 solid solution structure can be obtained. The microwave dielectric ceramic material with excellent temperature stability and low loss is finally prepared by adjusting molar contents of each of doped ions, and its microwave dielectric properties are excellent.

Provided is a dielectric composition containing: a main component expressed by {Ba.sub.xSr.sub.(1-x)}.sub.mTa.sub.4O.sub.12; and a first subcomponent, m satisfying a relationship of 1.95≤m≤2.40. The first subcomponent includes silicon and magnesium. When the amount of the main component contained in the dielectric composition is set to 100 parts by mole, the amount of silicon contained in the dielectric composition is 7.5 to 15.0 parts by mole in terms of SiO.sub.2, and the amount of magnesium contained in the dielectric composition is 5.0 to 22.5 parts by mole in terms of MgO.

The preset invention relates to dielectric material, and device, and memory device comprising the same. According to an aspect, provided is a dielectric material having a composition represented by Formula 1: <Formula 1> (100-x-y)BaTiO.sub.3.xBiREO.sub.3.yABO.sub.3. wherein, in Formula 1, RE is a rare earth metal, A is an alkali metal, B is a pentavalent transition metal, and 0<x<50, 0<y<50, and 0<x+y<50 are satisfied.

A dielectric ceramic composition that contains an oxide of A, R, and B and an oxide of Mn. The A is at least one selected from the group consisting of K and Na. The R is at least one selected from the group consisting of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y, and Sc. The B is at least one selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta. The molar ratio of the A:R:B:Mn is 2−x:1+x/3:5+y:z. The x, y, and z satisfy −0.3≤x≤0.6, −0.5≤y≤0.5, and 0.001≤z≤0.5, respectively.

Provided is a Mn—Nb—W—Cu—O-based sputtering target including, in the component composition, Mn, Nb, W, Cu, and O. The sputtering target has a relative density of at least 90%, and includes a crystal phase of MnNb.sub.2O.sub.3.67. Also provided is a production method for the sputtering target.

Set forth herein are garnet material compositions, e.g., lithium-stuffed garnets and lithium-stuffed garnets doped with alumina, which are suitable for use as electrolytes and catholytes in solid state battery applications. Also set forth herein are lithium-stuffed garnet thin films having fine grains therein. Disclosed herein are novel and inventive methods of making and using lithium-stuffed garnets as catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes for all solid state lithium rechargeable batteries. Also disclosed herein are novel electrochemical devices which incorporate these garnet catholytes, electrolytes and/or anolytes. Also set forth herein are methods for preparing novel structures, including dense thin (<50 um) free standing membranes of an ionically conducting material for use as a catholyte, electrolyte, and, or, anolyte, in an electrochemical device, a battery component (positive or negative electrode materials), or a complete solid state electrochemical energy storage device. Also, the methods set forth herein disclose novel sintering techniques, e.g., for heating and/or field assisted (FAST) sintering, for solid state energy storage devices and the components thereof.

Embodiments of synthetic garnet materials having advantageous properties, especially for below resonance frequency applications, are disclosed herein. In particular, embodiments of the synthetic garnet materials can have high Curie temperatures and dielectric constants while maintaining low magnetization. These materials can be incorporated into isolators and circulators, such as for use in telecommunication base stations.

A sintered composite ceramic, includes: a lithium-garnet major phase; and a lithium dendrite growth inhibitor minor phase, such that the lithium dendrite growth inhibitor minor phase has a Li-metal oxide in a range of >0-10 wt. % based on the total weight of the sintered composite ceramic.

A process for preparing a porous ceramic body includes forming a green body with a mixture of ceramic material powder, binder material, and pore-forming particles. The process further includes extracting the binder material, decomposing the pore-forming particles, and removing residual organic materials from the green body at respective, progressively higher pre-firing temperatures. After these three stages, the green body is sintered at a still-higher temperature to form the porous ceramic body. Embodiments facilitate manufacturing and can render most or all surface grinding unnecessary, allowing electrode deposition directly onto substantially non-porous surfaces of the porous ceramic body that are naturally formed during sintering. Advantageously, the green body may be formed into net shape by injection molding the mixture that includes the pore-forming particles, and embodiments can result in porous ceramic bodies that are much thicker than currently available, with better structural integrity.