Embodiments of a article including include a substrate and a patterned coating are provided. In one or more embodiments, when a strain is applied to the article, the article exhibits a failure strain of 0.5% or greater. Patterned coating may include a particulate coating or may include a discontinuous coating. The patterned coating of some embodiments may cover about 20% to about 75% of the surface area of the substrate. Methods for forming such articles are also provided.

A glass with a reinforced layer is provided, including a glass body and the reinforced layer formed in a surface of the glass body. The compressive stress of the reinforced layer trends to decrease non-linearly from the surface of the glass body to the interior of the glass body. The compressive stress curve of the reinforced layer has an inflection point. The gradient of a first curve section in front of the inflection point is greater than the gradient of a second curve section behind the inflection point. The overall refractive index of the reinforced layer trends to decrease non-linearly from the surface of the glass body to the interior of the glass body. The refractive index curve of the reinforced layer has at least two inflection points. Furthermore, a method for preparing the glass with a reinforced layer is provided.

The present disclosure relates to a sensor element for a potentiometric sensor, comprising a substrate formed from a metal alloy and an ion-selective enamel layer arranged on the substrate, wherein the metal alloy comprises at least one transition metal and wherein the ion-selective enamel layer contains a proportion of an oxide of the transition metal, and wherein an electrically conductive transition zone is arranged between the substrate and the enamel layer and contains the transition metal in a plurality of different oxidation states.

The present disclosure relates to a sensor element for a potentiometric sensor, comprising a substrate formed from a metal alloy and an ion-selective enamel layer arranged on the substrate, wherein the metal alloy comprises at least one transition metal and wherein the ion-selective enamel layer contains a proportion of an oxide of the transition metal, and wherein an electrically conductive transition zone is arranged between the substrate and the enamel layer and contains the transition metal in a plurality of different oxidation states.

The present invention relates to a glass for a pharmaceutical container that is excellent in ultraviolet shielding ability, and is also excellent in chemical durability. The glass for a pharmaceutical container of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 67% to 81% of SiO.sub.2, more than 4% to 7% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 7% to 14% of B.sub.2O.sub.3, 3% to 12% of Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O, 0% to 1.8% of CaO+BaO, 0.5% to less than 2% of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, and 1% to 5% of TiO.sub.2, and satisfies a relationship of CaO/BaO≤0.5.

The present invention relates to a glass for a pharmaceutical container that is excellent in ultraviolet shielding ability, and is also excellent in chemical durability. The glass for a pharmaceutical container of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 67% to 81% of SiO.sub.2, more than 4% to 7% of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 7% to 14% of B.sub.2O.sub.3, 3% to 12% of Na.sub.2O+K.sub.2O, 0% to 1.8% of CaO+BaO, 0.5% to less than 2% of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, and 1% to 5% of TiO.sub.2, and satisfies a relationship of CaO/BaO≤0.5.

A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to 55 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; greater than or equal to 14 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % B.sub.20.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.5; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % Li.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Na.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % K.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % and less than or equal to 4.5 mol % MgO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % CaO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % SrO. The sum of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O in the glass composition may be greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 22 mol %. The glass composition may satisfy the relationship Al.sub.2O.sub.3*(2.94)+B.sub.2O.sub.3*(−0.58)+P.sub.2O.sub.5*(−3.87)+Li.sub.2O*(5.01)+Na.sub.2O*(1.89)+K.sub.2O*(−2.03) is greater than 100.

A glass composition includes: greater than or equal to 55 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO.sub.2; greater than or equal to 14 mol % and less than or equal to 25 mol % Al.sub.2O.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % B.sub.20.sub.3; greater than or equal to 0 mol % P.sub.2O.sub.5; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % Li.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Na.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % K.sub.2O; greater than or equal to 0.1 mol % and less than or equal to 4.5 mol % MgO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % CaO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % SrO. The sum of Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O in the glass composition may be greater than or equal to 6.5 mol % and less than or equal to 22 mol %. The glass composition may satisfy the relationship Al.sub.2O.sub.3*(2.94)+B.sub.2O.sub.3*(−0.58)+P.sub.2O.sub.5*(−3.87)+Li.sub.2O*(5.01)+Na.sub.2O*(1.89)+K.sub.2O*(−2.03) is greater than 100.

A standalone lithium ion-conductive sulfide solid electrolyte can include a freestanding inorganic vitreous sheet of sulfide-based lithium ion conducting glass capable of high performance in a lithium metal battery by providing a high degree of lithium-ion conductivity while being highly resistant to the initiation and/or propagation of lithium dendrites. Such an electrolyte is also itself manufacturable, and readily adaptable for battery cell and cell component manufacture, in a cost-effective, scalable manner. Methods of making and using the electrolyte, and battery cells and cell components incorporating the electrolyte are also disclosed.

A standalone lithium ion-conductive sulfide solid electrolyte can include a freestanding inorganic vitreous sheet of sulfide-based lithium ion conducting glass capable of high performance in a lithium metal battery by providing a high degree of lithium-ion conductivity while being highly resistant to the initiation and/or propagation of lithium dendrites. Such an electrolyte is also itself manufacturable, and readily adaptable for battery cell and cell component manufacture, in a cost-effective, scalable manner. Methods of making and using the electrolyte, and battery cells and cell components incorporating the electrolyte are also disclosed.