Provided is a glass composition that exhibits greater Faraday effect than ever before. A glass composition contains 48% or more of Tb.sub.2O.sub.3 (exclusive of 48%) in % by mole.

Provided is a glass composition that exhibits greater Faraday effect than ever before. A glass composition contains 48% or more of Tb.sub.2O.sub.3 (exclusive of 48%) in % by mole.

Glass compositions with high Young's modulus are disclosed. The glass compositions may include phosphorus oxide (P.sub.2O.sub.5), alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3), boron oxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), lithium oxide (Li.sub.2O), magnesia (MgO), titania (TiO.sub.2), lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2O.sub.3) and other components.

Glass compositions with high Young's modulus are disclosed. The glass compositions may include phosphorus oxide (P.sub.2O.sub.5), alumina (Al.sub.2O.sub.3), boron oxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), lithium oxide (Li.sub.2O), magnesia (MgO), titania (TiO.sub.2), lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2O.sub.3) and other components.

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.

The present invention relates to a light guide plate containing a glass plate and a resin layer that is formed on at least one major surface of the glass plate, in which the resin layer is made of a resin containing metal oxide fine particles dispersed, and an absolute value of a refractive index difference between the glass plate and the resin layer is 0.07 or smaller over an entire range of a wavelength of 430 nm to 700 nm.

The present invention relates to a light guide plate containing a glass plate and a resin layer that is formed on at least one major surface of the glass plate, in which the resin layer is made of a resin containing metal oxide fine particles dispersed, and an absolute value of a refractive index difference between the glass plate and the resin layer is 0.07 or smaller over an entire range of a wavelength of 430 nm to 700 nm.

Glass compositions include boron oxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2O.sub.3), tungsten oxide (WO.sub.3) and zirconia (ZrO.sub.2) as components and may optionally include niobia (Nb.sub.2O.sub.5), titania (TiO.sub.2), bismuth oxide (Bi.sub.2O.sub.3), yttria (Y.sub.2O.sub.3), tellurium oxide (TeO.sub.2), SiO.sub.2, PbO and other components. The glasses may be characterized by high refractive index at 587.56 nm and low density at room temperature relative to known glasses.

Glass compositions include boron oxide (B.sub.2O.sub.3), lanthanum oxide (La.sub.2O.sub.3), tungsten oxide (WO.sub.3) and zirconia (ZrO.sub.2) as components and may optionally include niobia (Nb.sub.2O.sub.5), titania (TiO.sub.2), bismuth oxide (Bi.sub.2O.sub.3), yttria (Y.sub.2O.sub.3), tellurium oxide (TeO.sub.2), SiO.sub.2, PbO and other components. The glasses may be characterized by high refractive index at 587.56 nm and low density at room temperature relative to known glasses.

A sulfide glass solid electrolyte sheet can be protected from reaction with moisture by a thin metal layer coating converted to a thin electrochemically functional and protective compound layer. The converted protective compound layer is electrochemically functional in that it allows for through transport of lithium ions.