A sintered MnZn ferrite body containing main components comprising 53.30-53.80% by mol of Fe calculated as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, 6.90-9.50% by mol Zn calculated as ZnO, and the balance of Mn calculated as MnO, and sub-components comprising 0.003-0.020 parts by mass of Si calculated as SiO.sub.2, more than 0 parts and 0.35 parts or less by mass of Ca calculated as CaCO.sub.3, 0.30-0.50 parts by mass of Co calculated as Co.sub.3O.sub.4, 0.03-0.10 parts by mass of Zr calculated as ZrO.sub.2, and 0-0.05 parts by mass of Ta calculated as Ta.sub.2O.sub.5, pre 100 parts by mass in total of the main components (calculated as the oxides), and having an average crystal grain size of 3 μm or more and less than 8 μm and a density of 4.65 g/cm.sup.3 or more.

(i) a step of disposing a powder that includes an absorber absorbing light of a wavelength included in a laser beam to be irradiated and silicon dioxide as a main component; (ii) a step of sintering or melting and solidifying the powder by irradiating the powder with a laser beam; and (iii) a step of heat-treating a shaped object formed by repeating the steps (i) and (ii) at 1470° C. or more and less than 1730° C.

Provided is a lithium titanate sintered plate for use in a negative electrode of a lithium secondary battery. The lithium titanate sintered plate has a structure in which a plurality of primary grains are bonded, and has: a thickness of 10 to 290 μm; a primary grain diameter of 0.70 μm or less, the primary grain diameter being a mean grain diameter of the primary grains; a porosity of 21 to 45%; an open pore rate of 60% or more; a mean pore aspect ratio of 1.15 or more; a ratio of 30% or more of pores having an aspect ratio of 1.30 or more to all the pores; and a mean pore diameter of 0.70 μm or less, wherein volume-based D10 and D90 pore diameters satisfy the relationship: 4.0≤D90/D10≤50.

An all solid battery includes: a solid electrolyte layer including phosphoric acid salt-based solid electrolyte; a first electrode that is formed on a first main face of the solid electrolyte layer; and a second electrode that is formed on a second main face of the solid electrolyte layer, wherein a D50% grain diameter of crystal grains of the phosphoric acid salt-based solid electrolyte is 0.5 μm or less, wherein a D90% grain diameter of the crystal grains is 3 μm or less.

Provided is at least one of a zirconia sintered body and a method for producing the same. The zirconia sintered body can be used in a wide range of applications compared with ceramic joined bodies of the related art that include transparent zirconia. A zirconia sintered body includes a transparent zirconia portion and an opaque zirconia portion, wherein the zirconia sintered body has a biaxial flexural strength of greater than or equal to 300 MPa.

Provided according to embodiments of the invention are varistor ceramic formulations that include zinc oxide (ZnO). In particular, varistor ceramic formulations of the invention may include dopants including an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth compound, an oxide of boron, an oxide of aluminum, or a combination thereof. Varistor ceramic formulations may also include other metal oxides. Also provided according to embodiments of the invention are varistor ceramic materials formed by sintering a varistor ceramic formulation according to an embodiment of the invention. Further provided are varistors formed from such ceramic materials and methods of making such materials.

A method for manufacturing a multilayer varistor includes: a first step including providing a multilayer stack in which a plurality of green sheet layers, each containing a Zn oxide powder as a main component and a Pr oxide powder as a sub-component, and a plurality of internal electrode paste layers, each containing a Pd powder, are alternately stacked; and a second step including forming a sintered compact, including an internal electrode inside, by baking the multilayer stack. The second step includes: a first sub-step including baking the multilayer stack by setting an oxygen concentration in an atmosphere at 1000 ppm by volume or less while increasing a temperature from 500° C. to 800° C.; and a second sub-step including baking, after the first sub-step, the multilayer stack by setting the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere at 1000 ppm by volume or more while increasing the temperature to a maximum allowable temperature.

A sintered body includes zirconia, iron, cobalt and titanium, in which a total iron and cobalt content is more than 0.1 mass % and less than 3 mass % and a titanium content is more than 3 mass %.

Provided according to embodiments of the invention are varistor ceramic formulations that include zinc oxide (ZnO). In particular, varistor ceramic formulations of the invention may include dopants including an alkali metal compound, an alkaline earth compound, an oxide of boron, an oxide of aluminum, or a combination thereof. Varistor ceramic formulations may also include other metal oxides. Also provided according to embodiments of the invention are varistor ceramic materials formed by sintering a varistor ceramic formulation according to an embodiment of the invention. Further provided are varistors formed from such ceramic materials and methods of making such materials.

A sintered MnZn ferrite comprising as main components 53.5 to 54.3% by mol of Fe calculated as Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, and 4.2 to 7.2% by mol of Zn calculated as ZnO, the balance being Mn calculated as MnO, and comprising as sub-components 0.003 to 0.018 parts by mass of Si calculated as SiO.sub.2, 0.03 to 0.21 parts by mass of Ca calculated as CaCO.sub.3, 0.40 to 0.50 parts by mass of Co calculated as Co.sub.3O.sub.4, 0 to 0.09 parts by mass of Zr calculated as ZrO.sub.2, and 0 to 0.015 parts by mass of Nb calculated as Nb.sub.2O.sub.5, per 100 parts by mass in total of the main components (calculated as the oxides), C.sub.(zn)/C.sub.(co) being 9.3 to 16.0 wherein C.sub.(zn) is the content of Zn contained as a main component (% by mol calculated as ZnO in the main components), and C.sub.(co) is the content of Co contained as a sub-component (parts by mass calculated as Co.sub.3O.sub.4 per 100 parts by mass in total of the main components).