Abstract: The present invention provides an ink jet head comprising a head substrate 1, a heat-generating resistor 3 and a pair of electrodes 4, which are attached on the head substrate 1, and a top plate 6 disposed above the head substrate 1, the ink jet head being capable of ejecting ink, with which the space between the head substrate 1 and the top plate 6 is filled, through an ink ejection opening by means of heat of the heat-generating resistor, wherein the heat-generating resistor is made of a silicon oxide material selected from the group consisting of (1) a material consisting of TaxSiOy (1.30≦x≦1.70 and 1.20≦y≦1.95), (2) a material consisting of NbxSiOy (1.4≦x≦1.9 and 1.4≦y≦1.9), (3) a TiC—SiO2 resistive material, a TiC content in the resistive material being set within a range from 55 to 90 mol %, and (4) a Ta—Ni—SiOx (1.2≦x≦2.

Abstract: The performance of electrochemical energy devices such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors and sensors is enhanced by the use of electrically conducting ceramic materials in the form of fibers, powder, chips and substrates.

Abstract: A PTC composite material including a matrix of ceramic material having one of a cristobalite crystal structure and a tridymite crystal structure, each doped with an oxide of at least one of Be, B, Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge and W, and a conductive phase dispersed throughout the matrix. The conductive phase includes at least one of a metal, silicide, nitride, carbide and boride.

Abstract: Described is an interface material composition that includes rubber, phase change material and thermally conductive filler.

Abstract: Disclosed are (1) a titania-zirconia powder having at least a part of the zirconia solid-dissolved in the titania crystalline phase or at least a part of the titania solid-dissolved in the zirconia crystalline phase, (2) a titania-zirconia powder containing 3 to 30 wt % of zirconia and 0.5 to 10 wt % of yttria and containing less than 20 wt %, in total, of at least a complex oxide having a composition of ZrTiO4 or (Ti,Zr) O2, monoclinic phase zirconia, and tetragonal phase zirconia, wherein the titania-zirconia powder comprises an anatase phase, and which retains a specific surface area of 34 m2/g or more after heat-treated at 900° C. for 5 hours in the air, and (3) a titania-zirconia powder wherein the titania-zirconia powder (1) or (2) having an average particle size of 1 &mgr;m or smaller is mutually dispersed with an alumina powder; and processes for producing the powders are disclosed.

Abstract: Coating solutions having anti-reflective and anti-static properties, a coating derived therefrom, a substrate coated with the coating and methods for their preparation. A coating includes a sol-gel alkoxide polymeric material and a conductive colloidal metal oxide material.

Abstract: A via fill formulation including electrically and/or thermally conductive particulate filler, or non-conductive, electrically conductive polymer and a resin vehicle.

Abstract: A PTC composite material including a matrix of ceramic material having one of a cristobalite crystal structure and a tridymite crystal structure, each doped with an oxide of at least one of Be, B, Mg, Al, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, and Ge, and a conductive phase dispersed throughout the matrix. The conductive phase includes at least one of a metal, silicide, nitride, carbide and boride.

Abstract: The thermistor element of the present invention is composed of a mixed sintered body aM1M2O3.bY2O3 of a composition M1M2O3 (wherein M1 is Y, and M2 is at least one element selected from the elements such as Cr, Mn, Ti, etc.) as a perovskite compound and Y2O3, wherein molar fractions a and b satisfy the relations 0.05≦a<1.0, 0<b≦0.95 and a+b=1. Another wide-range type thermistor element of the present invention is composed of a perovskite compound M1(M2M3)O3, wherein M1 is at least one element selected from the elements of the groups II and IIIA excluding La in the Periodic Table, and each of M2 and M3 is at least one element selected from the elements of the groups IIB, IIIB, IVA, VA, VIA, VIIA and VIII. a and b satisfy the relations a+b=1 and 0<b<0.1, where a is a molar fraction of M2 and b is a molar fraction of M3 in M1(M2M3)O3.

Abstract: A target material for sputtering composed of a perovskite type composite oxide sintered body of the general formula BaxSr1−xTiO3−y (where 0≦x<1 and 0≦y<0.5), in which the content of each element in the group consisting of Na, K, Mg, Fe, Ni, Co, Cr, Cu, and Al is 1 ppm or less and the content of each element of U and Th is 1 ppb or less. A thin film of BaxSr1−xTiO3 deposited by use of the target material exhibits outstanding dielectric properties, reduces the leakage current that has been a problem in the art, and prevents software error. The invention also provides a sputtering target of a sintered body having a relative density of 97% or more and an average grain diameter of 3 &mgr;m or less. It permits the manufacture of thin films with few particle defects and enhanced mechanical strength.

Abstract: The invention relates to the filed of producing electroconductive ceramics on the basis of lanthanum chromite and intended for high-temperature applications (about 2000K). The object of the invention is to increase the heating rate of the ceramics, which will make it possible to reduce the time of the working operation, and ensure its improved thermal stability, which will increase the reliability of operation at high temperature. The goal is achieved by supplementing ceramics based on lanthanum chromite and containing zirconium dioxide, with alloying and stabilizing additives of lanthanum aluminate, yttrium chromite, magnesium chromite and cerium dioxide.

Abstract: There is disclosed a paste composition including (A) an organic binder comprising acidic functional groups; (B) an inorganic powder containing multivalent metal compounds; and (C) a mono-ol compound having a boiling point of about 178° C. or more. The paste composition enables various fine patterns such as via-holes with high precision, by suppressing gelation caused by mixing an organic binder having acidic functional groups and a compound containing multivalent metals.