This specification discloses methods of enhancing the stability and performance of Eu.sup.2+ doped narrow band red emitting phosphors. In one embodiment the resulting phosphor compositions are characterized by crystallizing in ordered structure variants of the UCr.sub.4C.sub.4 crystal structure type and having a composition of AE.sub.1−xLi.sub.3−2yAl.sub.1+y−zSi.sub.zO.sub.4−4y−zN.sub.4y+z:Eu.sub.x (AE=Ca, Sr, Ba, or a combination thereof, 0<x<0.04, 0≤y<1, 0<z<0.05, y+z≤1). It is believed that the formal substitution (Al,O).sup.+ by (Si,N).sup.+ reduces the concentration of unwanted Eu.sup.3+ and thus enhances properties of the phosphor such as stability and conversion efficiency.

Methods for plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) of silicon carbonitride films are described. A flowable silicon carbonitride film is formed on a substrate surface by exposing the substrate surface to a precursor and a reactant, the precursor having a structure of general formula (I) or general formula (II) ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, R.sup.10, R.sup.11, and R.sup.12 are independently selected from hydrogen (H), substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted vinyl, silane, substituted or unsubstituted amine, or halide; purging the processing chamber of the silicon precursor, and then exposing the substrate to an ammonia plasma.

Disclosed is a degradable film (1) in which a barrier layer (3) is disposed on a surface of a water-soluble polymer layer (2). The water-soluble polymer layer (2) is made of a water-soluble polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl pyrrolidone. The barrier layer (3) is made of silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride. The barrier layer (3) is formed on the water-soluble polymer layer (2) by a CVD process with the supply of a raw material gas containing a precursor of a substance that forms the barrier layer (3), an ozone gas with an oxygen concentration of 20 vol % or higher and an unsaturated hydrocarbon gas to the water-soluble polymer layer (2).

Phosphors include a CaAlSiN.sub.3 family crystal phase, wherein the CaAlSiN.sub.3 family crystal phase comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb.

A component for a lithium battery including a first layer including a lithium garnet having a porosity of 0 percent to less than 25 percent, based on a total volume of the first layer; and a second layer on the first layer and having a porosity of 25 percent to 80 percent, based on a total volume of the second layer, wherein the second layer is on the first layer and the second layer has a composition that is different from a composition of the first layer.

To provide a dielectric composition having excellent reliability. The dielectric composition contains a main component represented by a composition formula (Sr.sub.1-xCa.sub.x).sub.m(Ti.sub.1-yHf.sub.y)O.sub.3-δN.sub.δ, in which 0.15<x≤0.90, 0<y≤0.15, 0.90≤m≤1.15, 0<δ≤0.05 are satisfied.

One aspect of the present invention provides a boron nitride powder that contains aggregated particles formed through aggregation of primary particles of boron nitride. The cumulative pore volume of the boron nitride powder within a fine pore radius of 0.02-1.2 μm as measured by a mercury porosimeter is 0.65 mL/g or less.

Soft magnetic materials, and related techniques for manufacturing such soft magnetic materials, are disclosed herein. Such magnetic materials can be based on iron nitride, iron oxynitride, iron boronitride and/or iron carbonitiride. The techniques disclosed herein for manufacturing ferromagnetic particles can be used to control functional magnetic and electrical properties of the manufactured particles. Some techniques disclosed herein can be used to form a coating on a particle, with the coating having a thickness of 0.05 to 1.00 μm. These magnetic materials manufactured via one or more of the techniques disclosed herein can have both relatively high magnetic induction and relatively high electrical resistivity.

A cutting tool includes: a substrate; a hard layer provided on the substrate; and a titanium carbonitride layer provided on the hard layer, wherein a thickness of the titanium carbonitride layer is more than or equal to 2 μm, a hardness of the titanium carbonitride layer at a room temperature is more than or equal to 35 GPa, and a Young's modulus of the titanium carbonitride layer at the room temperature is less than or equal to 650 GPa.

The disclosure relates to a method for preparing a 3D sponge structured carbonitride coated VSe.sub.2 composite (3D-VSe.sub.2@CN), belonging to the technical fields of electrode materials and preparation of batteries. In the disclosure, carbon, nitrogen and VSe.sub.2 are composited by using NaCl as a template so as to construct a 3D sponge structured carbonitride coated VSe.sub.2 composite. The 3D sponge structure can increase the structure stability of the material in the cyclic process, and the carbocanitride can increase the electron conductivity and activity sites of the material, so as to allow easier diffusion of potassium ions. Meanwhile, the stable structure can cause the clustering of VSe.sub.2 all the time. Thus, the prepared composite has good and stable rate capability and cycle stability. The process method is simple, low in cost, environmental-friendly, and suitable for large-scale industrial production.