An NTC component comprising a first electrode (1) and a second electrode (2) is specified. The NTC component further comprises an NTC element (3) disposed between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2), wherein the NTC element (3) comprises a ceramic having the general composition AB.sub.2O.sub.4, and where A and B each comprise one or more of the materials Mn, Ni, Co and Cu, and B additionally comprises one or more of the materials Fe, Y, Pr, Al, In, Ga and Sb.

The present invention provides a fused product comprising LTM perovskite, L designating lanthanum, T being an element selected from strontium, calcium, magnesium, barium, yttrium, ytterbium, cerium, and mixtures of these elements, and M designating manganese.

A manganese oxide contains M1, optionally M2, Mn and O. M1 is selected from the group consisting of In, Sc, Y, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. M2 is different from M1, and M2 is selected from the group consisting of Bi, In, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu. These ceramic materials are hexagonal in structure, and provide superior materials for gas separation and oxygen storage.

A negative thermal expansion material and a preparation method thereof, and a negative thermal expansion film and a preparation method thereof are provided. The negative thermal expansion material includes Eu.sub.0.85Cu.sub.0.15MnO.sub.3-δ, wherein 0≤δ≤2.

A light absorbing member includes a ceramic composite having a plurality of first ceramic particles exhibiting positive resistance temperature characteristics in a first ceramics having an open porosity of 5% or lower.

A processing system and method for high-yield dynamic crystallization and processing of a battery material are provided. The processing system may include a feeder assembly, a reaction chamber, a heating assembly, a gas delivery assembly, a gas exhaust assembly, a collection assembly, and a lift mechanism being connected to a support platform and adapted to lift the support platform at an α angle of more than 0° and no more than 10°. The reaction chamber includes an outer tube made of a stainless-steel material, an inner tube made of a ceramic material, and a chamber housing enclosed by the inner tube. One or more gear assemblies are connected to the outer tube and adapted to rotate the reaction chamber so that the inner tube and the outer tube of the reaction chamber are in a rotational movement around a center axis within the chamber housing of the reaction chamber.

A fuel cell system component ink includes a fuel cell system component powder, a solvent including propylene carbonate (PC), and a binder including polypropylene carbonate (PPC).

A system and method of continuous fabrication of multi-material graded structures using additive manufacturing is disclosed. Using multi-material feedstocks and optimized processing parameters, the gradient on composition and structure are controlled to achieve smooth transition from one functional component to another functional component. A multi-material graded structure is produced as the feedstocks are transported from the feedstock reservoir system comprised of many different materials. Interface transition from one functional layer to the next is gradient, controlled by feedstock mixture ratios based on the flow rate control for the feedstock system. Composition includes chemical composition, physical composition, and porosity. Continuous automatic additive manufacturing method makes the fabrication more efficient and avoids joining problems. This method finds application in fabrication of a fuel cell, battery, reformer and other chemical reaction and process units, including structures made of multiple units, such as stacks, that incorporate multiple functional components.

A fuel cell system component ink includes a fuel cell system component powder, a solvent including propylene carbonate (PC), and a binder including polypropylene carbonate (PPC).

An NTC ceramic part, an electronic component for inrush current limiting, and a method for manufacturing an electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment, an NTC ceramic part for use in an electronic component for inrush current limiting is disclosed, wherein the NTC ceramic part has an electrical resistance in the mΩ range at a temperature of 25° C. and/or at room temperature.