A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes laminated with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and an external electrode disposed externally on the body and connected to one or more of the plurality of internal electrodes. One of the plurality of dielectric layers includes a barium titanate composition including a Sn component. One of the plurality of internal electrodes includes a Sn component. The one of the plurality of dielectric layers has a Sn content equal to at least twice a Sn content of the one of the plurality of internal electrodes adjacent to the one of the plurality of dielectric layers.

Systems, structures, devices, and fabrication processes for ceramic matrix composites suitable for use in a nuclear reactor environment and other applications requiring materials that can withstand high temperatures and/or highly corrosive environments are disclosed. In one aspect, a ceramic composite structure is provided. The structure comprises a chamber including an external shell and a hollow space inside the external shell. The external shell includes an inner composite layer including a first composite structure, a middle composite layer placed outside of the inner composite layer, the middle composite layer including a second composite structure that is different from the first composite structure, and an outer monolithic layer that has a spatially uniform material property and placed outside of the middle composite layer.

A composite material manufacturing method includes: laminating a first sheet (210) including a first slurry (214) and a third sheet (230) including a third slurry (234); and heating the first sheet (210) and the third sheet (230) that are laminated to a temperature of transforming to ceramics by pyrolysis to form an intermediate body (300). The manufacturing method further includes impregnating the intermediate body (300) with a slurry and heating at a temperature lower than a temperature of transforming to ceramics by pyrolysis.

The present invention relates to a pre-sintered multi-layered dental mill blank comprising a top layer, a bottom layer, and at least one intermediate layer. The pre-sintered multi-layered dental mill blank or a part prepared thereof has one or more desirable properties when being fully sintered by a speed sintering process. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing a dental restoration using the pre-sintered multi-layered dental mill blank as well as to a dental restoration as such. The present invention further relates to a process for sintering a dental restoration precursor.

A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer chip comprising alternating internal electrode layers and dielectric layers stacked in a stacking direction. First and second external electrodes are provided on opposing end surfaces of the chip. The internal electrode layers include first and second internal electrodes, connected respectively to the first and second external electrodes. The multilayer chip includes a first outer layer section, a second outer layer section, and a center section in the stacking direction. The Sn concentration in the dielectric layers of the first outer layer section is lower than that in the center section.

A multi-layer porcelain block includes a first zirconia powder layer, a second zirconia powder layer, a third zirconia powder layer, a fourth zirconia powder layer, a fifth zirconia powder layer, a sixth zirconia powder layer, a seventh zirconia powder layer, and an eighth zirconia powder layer laid in sequence. The zirconia powders in the first to eighth zirconia powder layers are doped with yttria. The first zirconia powder layer accounts for 13% to 17% by mass, the second zirconia powder layer accounts for 8% to 12% by mass, the third zirconia powder layer accounts for 10% to 14% by mass, the fourth zirconia powder layer accounts for 10% to 14% by mass, the fifth zirconia powder layer accounts for 10% to 14% by mass, the sixth zirconia powder layer accounts for 10% to 14% by mass.

A honeycomb filter includes: a honeycomb substrate having porous partition walls disposed so as to surround cells extending from an inflow end face to an outflow end face, an outer peripheral coating layer disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the honeycomb substrate, and plugging portions that are disposed at any one of ends on the inflow end face and ends on the outflow end face, of the cells, wherein, the outer peripheral coating layer has an inflection point at which thermal expansion in thermal expansion behavior of the outer peripheral coating layer turns to contraction and a temperature T1 of which is 1000 to 1500 C., and the outer peripheral coating layer has a porosity P1 of 36 to 48%, and a thermal expansion coefficient C1 between 40 to 800 C. of 2.5 to 3.510.sup.6/ C.

An absorbing structure has a body provided on air vehicles. At least one transition metal alloy is located on the body that consists of two-dimensional inorganic compounds formed by bonding a plurality of carbon atoms and a plurality of nitrogen atoms. A plurality of layers contain the transition metal alloy. At least one barrier coating consists of the layers, which based on a conductivity of the layer, prevents and provides protection against plastic and/or elastic deformations that may occur on the body when an electromagnetic wave acts on the body.

A method of forming a substrate support for use in a processing chamber includes forming a porous region in each of a plurality of ceramic green sheets, stacking the plurality of ceramic green sheets, each having the porous region formed therein, to form a ceramic laminate, and sintering the ceramic laminate to form a monolithic ceramic body having a porous plug formed therein. The porous plug includes the porous regions in the plurality of ceramic green sheets that are sintered.