Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a composition comprising a polymeric material; and a ceramic antiferroelectric particle. Disclosed herein too is a method of tuning a dielectric constant of a composition comprising subjecting a composition comprising a polymeric material and a ceramic antiferroelectric particle to a biasing electric field; and changing the dielectric constant of the composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a polymeric material with ceramic antiferroelectric particles to form a composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a polymeric material with ceramic antiferroelectric particles to form a composition; applying an electrical field to the composition; and reorienting the ceramic antiferroelectric particles.

Abstract: A transparent sintered yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic material formed from a solid-state reaction of a mixture of yttrium oxide powder and aluminum oxide powder during sintering. The ceramic material preferably has an in-line transmission of greater than 75% so it may used to fabricate arc tubes for high intensity discharge lamps used in automotive headlamps.

Abstract: A composition useful as a thermal barrier coating on a superalloy substrate intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating comprises zirconia stabilized in a predominately tetragonal phase. The composition includes a ceramic component consisting essentially of zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of zirconia and hafnia (HfO2) and a stabilizer component comprising, in combination, a first co-stabilizer selected from YbO1.5, HoO1.5, ErO1.5, TmO1.5, LuO1.5, and combinations thereof, and optionally YO1.5, a second co-stabilizer selected from TiO2, PdO2, VO2, GeO2, and combinations thereof, and a third co-stabilizer comprising TaO2.5. The stabilizer component is present in an amount effective to achieve the predominantly tetragonal phase in the coating.

Abstract: A composition useful as a thermal barrier coating on a superalloy substrate intended for use in hostile thermal environments. The coating comprises zirconia stabilized in a predominately tetragonal phase. The composition includes a ceramic component consisting essentially of zirconia (ZrO2) or a combination of zirconia and hafnia (HfO2) and a stabilizer component comprising, in combination, a first co-stabilizer selected from YbO1.5, HoO1.5, ErO1.5, TmO1.5, LuO1.5, and combinations thereof, and a second co-stabilizer selected from TiO2, PdO2, VO2, GeO2, and combinations thereof. Optionally, the stabilizer component includes Y2O3. The stabilizer component is present in an amount effective to achieve the predominantly tetragonal phase in the coating.

Abstract: A transparent sintered yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic material formed from a solid-state reaction of a mixture of yttrium oxide powder and aluminum oxide powder during sintering. The ceramic material preferably has an in-line transmission of greater than 75% so it may used to fabricate arc tubes for high intensity discharge lamps used in automotive headlamps.

Abstract: A composition for making a transparent sintered yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic material wherein the composition includes an amount of yttrium oxide powder and aluminum oxide powder. The yttrium oxide powder has a particle surface area of about 18 m2 per gram and the aluminum oxide powder has a surface area of about 10 m2 per gram. The mixture is doped with a Si containing compound and Mg-containing compound, and formed into a desired shape. The mixture in the formed shape is converted to yttrium aluminum garnet during a sintering schedule to form a transparent ceramic material having an in-line transmission of at least 50%.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a transparent sintered ceramic material, comprising the steps of combining amounts of yttrium oxide powder with aluminum oxide powder, forming the mixture into a desired shape, and sintering the oxide powder mixture. Combining the amounts of yttrium oxide powder with aluminum oxide powder forms an oxide powder mixture. The yttrium oxide powder has a particle surface area of about 9 m2 per gram to about 36 m2 per gram and the aluminum oxide powder has a particle surface area of about 3 m2 per gram to about 30 m2 per gram. Sintering the oxide powder mixture forms yttrium aluminum garnet ceramic.

Abstract: An arc tube in a high intensity discharge lamp comprises an arc body comprising a single-phase first ceramic material has a first elemental composition, and the arc body has a sealed chamber. At least two legs are attached to the arc body, and at least one of the legs has a single-phase second ceramic material having a second elemental composition that is different from the first elemental composition. An electrode is positioned within a respective leg, each electrode has a tip positioned within the chamber and the tips of the electrodes are spaced apart forming an arc region there between.

Abstract: A composition is disclosed that includes an at least partially stabilized zirconia matrix with a pentavalent oxide first dopant and an oxide second dopant. A coated article is disclosed for use in a high temperature a gas turbine. The coated article can include an yttria-stabilized zirconia, a pentavalent oxide first dopant, and an oxide second dopant. The ratio of the pentavalent oxide second dopant to the oxide third dopant can be less than or equal to about 1. The composition can reduce sintering of the thermal barrier coating.

Abstract: A method for forming a channel within a coated, metal-based substrate is described. In one technique, a channel-forming material is first deposited on the substrate, followed by the deposition of a bonding agent, such as a braze. One or more coatings can then be applied over the substrate. In one embodiment, the channel is formed when the channel-forming material is subsequently removed. In another embodiment, the channel is formed due to the lack of adhesion between particular channel-forming materials and the overlying bonding agent. Related articles are also described, e.g., gas turbine components which include protective coatings and a pattern of cooling channels.

Abstract: A method for forming a channel within a coated, metal-based substrate is described. In one technique, a channel-forming material is first deposited on the substrate, followed by the deposition of a bonding agent, such as a braze. One or more coatings can then be applied over the substrate. In one embodiment, the channel is formed when the channel-forming material is subsequently removed. In another embodiment, the channel is formed due to the lack of adhesion between particular channel-forming materials and the overlying bonding agent. Related articles are also described, e.g., gas turbine components which include protective coatings and a pattern of cooling channels.

Abstract: This process produces a sorbent for use in desulfurization of coal gas. A zinc titanate compound and a metal oxide are mixed by milling the compounds in an aqueous medium, the resulting mixture is dried and then calcined, crushed, sleved and formed into pellets for use in a moving-bed reactor. Metal oxides suitable for use as an additive in this process include: magnesium oxide, magnesium oxide plus molybdenum oxide, calcium oxide, yttrium oxide, hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide, cupric oxide, and tin oxide. The resulting sorbent has a percentage of the original zinc or titanium ions substituted for the oxide metal of the chosen additive.

Abstract: A piezoelectric or electrostrictive composite exhibiting anisotropic 3-3 connectivity with a dense ceramic phase and an infiltrate polymer phase. The ceramic phase is an interconnected ceramic lamelli structure that is arranged substantially parallel in one direction. The ceramic lamelli have greater connectivity in the z direction than in the x and y directions, while the connectivity in the x and y directions are essentially equal.