Abstract: A winding-type coil component whose core member is constituted by: soft magnetic alloy grains 210 containing Fe, Si, and at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements; and an oxide layer 220 which is formed around the soft magnetic alloy grains to bond the soft magnetic alloy grains together and contains Si, as well as at least one of Cr and Al, as constituent elements, and whose content of Si based on mass is higher than the total content of Cr and Al. The winding-type coil component has high mechanical strength.

Abstract: A soft magnetic powder that can exhibit desirable soft magnetic characteristics. A dust core using the soft magnetic powder is also provided. The soft magnetic powder includes: a soft magnetic powder layer of an unoxidized soft magnetic material; a second oxide layer as an oxide with iron or boron residing around the soft magnetic powder layer; and a first oxide layer of an iron oxide residing around the second oxide layer. The first oxide layer and the second oxide layer reside in a region of 20 nm or more and 500 nm or less from a surface of the soft magnetic powder, and are absent in a region of more than 500 nm and 1,600 nm or less from the surface.

Abstract: A new Enhanced High Pressure Sintering (EHPS) method for making three-dimensional fully dense nanostructures and nano-heterostructures formed from nanoparticle powders, and three-dimensional fully dense nanostructures and nano-heterostructures formed using that method. A nanoparticle powder is placed into a reaction chamber and is treated at an elevated temperature under a gas flow to produce a cleaned powder. The cleaned powder is formed into a low density green compact which is then sintered at a temperature below conventional sintering temperatures to produce a fully dense bulk material having a retained nanostructure or nano-heterostructure corresponding to the nanostructure of the constituent nanoparticles. All steps are performed without exposing the nanoparticle powder to the ambient.

Abstract: A ceramic electronic component which can achieve favorable electrical properties in such a way that the insulation property of a magnetic section can be ensured, and that the oxidation of Cu as an internal conductor is suppressed. A method for manufacturing ceramic electronic component has a feature that includes a firing step of firing at a predetermined temperature rising rate X (° C./min) and oxygen partial pressure Y (Pa), and when the temperature rising rate and the oxygen partial pressure are respectively indicated on an x axis and a Y axis, the firing is carried out under the condition indicated by the region surrounded by (X, Y)=A (50, 0.05), B (1000, 0.05), C (1000, 0.01), D (1500, 0.01), E (1500, 0.001), F (2000, 0.001), G (2000, 100), H (1500, 100), I (1500, 50), J (1000, 50), K (1000, 10), and L (50, 10).

Abstract: To provide a method for manufacturing a ferroelectric film formed of a lead-free material. The method for manufacturing a ferroelectric film according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a ferroelectric film including the steps of pouring a sol-gel solution for forming (K1-XNaX)NbO3 into a mold 3, calcining the sol-gel solution to form a (K1-XNaX)NbO3 material film inside the mold 3, heat-treating and crystallizing the (K1-XNaX)NbO3 material film in an oxygen atmosphere to form a (K1-XNaX)NbO3 crystallized film inside the mold 3 and removing the mold 3 through etching, and is characterized in that the mold 3 is more easily etched than the (K1-XNaX)NbO3 crystallized film and the X satisfies a formula below 0.3?X?0.7.

Abstract: Material powders made of a R—Fe—N compound that contains a light rare earth element as R or material powders made of a Fe—N compound are formed into a compact having a predetermined shape through compression forming. Then, the compact formed of the material powders is heated in an oxidative atmosphere to bond the material powders to each other by oxide films formed on the material powders.

Abstract: The invention relates to inorganic, intermetallic, inhomogeneous compounds having a magnetic resistance effect and an intrinsic field sensitivity of at least 7% at 1 T at room temperature. The invention further relates to a method for the production and use thereof, particularly as magnetic field sensors or in spin electronics.

Abstract: A bonded magnet is required to have a large energy product, which is the product of magnetization Br and coercive force Hc. However, in a ferrite powder for a bonded magnet, when the particle diameter is reduced to improve the coercive force, the packing properties are impaired, and the Br is lowered. When the particle diameter is increased to improve the magnetization, the coercive force is lowered. Therefore, to increase the energy product, both the Br and Hc must be increased. A ferrite powder that has a large particle size, is composed of smooth crystals, and suffers only a small reduction in coercive force even after pressurization is obtained by mixing a fine ferrite powder having a small particle size with a ferrite powder calcined at a temperature of 1050° C. to 1300° C. in the presence of a chloride at its saturated vapor pressure and then annealing the mixture at 800° C. to 1100° C. A bonded magnet produced using the powder has an energy product of 2.0 MGOe or more.

Abstract: The invention relates to inorganic intermetallic compounds having a PMR effect (combined GMR/CMR effect), which are characterized in that they contain at least two elements per formula unit and have a field sensitivity of less than 10% per 0.1 T at temperatures greater than 290 K. The invention also relates to composites consisting of these compounds, to a method for the production thereof and to their use, in particular, as magnetic field sensors or in the domain of spin electronics.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a MnZn-base ferrite comprising: firing a compacted raw material to produce the MnZn-base ferrite, wherein the firing comprises, in the following order: a heating phase comprising gradually bringing a firing temperature from room temperature up to a maximum temperature; a maximum temperature holding phase comprising maintaining the maximum temperature for a period of time, wherein a partial pressure of oxygen (p2) at the maximum temperature holding phase is greater than an equilibrium partial pressure of oxygen (p1) as follows: p2>p1, wherein the equilibrium partial pressure of oxygen (p1) is represented by the following equation: log(p1)=log(PO2)=a?b/T, wherein PO2 is measured in a unit of %, and T is measured in a unit of absolute temperature K; and a cooling phase comprising gradually bringing the maximum temperature down to near room temperature, wherein a partial pressure of oxygen (p3) at the cooling phase is operated at an equilibrium partial pressure of oxygen bas

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a ferrite material comprising as main constituents Fe2O3: 62 to 68 mol %, ZnO: 12 to 20 mol %, and MnO substantially constituting the balance, wherein the method comprises a compacting step for obtaining a compacted body by using a powder containing the main constituents, the powder having a specific surface area falling within a range between 2.5 and 5.0 m2/g and a 90% particle size of 10 ?m or less, and a sintering step for sintering the compacted body obtained in the compacting step. Accordingly, the saturation magnetic flux density of the Mn—Zn based ferrite can be improved.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is a process for making a solid part designed to form all or part of an anode for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis, containing a cermet formed from at least one metallic oxide such as a mixed oxide with spinel structure, and at least one metallic phase, in which a mixed oxide is used containing a metal R in the form of a cation in its chemical structure, the said metal R being fully or partly reducible by a reduction operation during the manufacturing process, so as to form all or part of the said metallic phase. This process can provide a cermet with a uniform distribution of fine metallic particles.

Abstract: A ferrite sintered body is composed of an oxide containing, as metal element, at least Fe and Zn and at least one selected from Ni, Cu and Mn. This sintered body contain Fe of 42 to 50 mol % in terms of Fe2O3, and Zn of 15 to 35 mol % in terms of ZnO. When the Zn concentration in the sintered body interior is taken to be 1, the Zn concentration in the surface vicinity is 0.8 to 12. This increases the surface resistance of the ferrite sintered body and lowers its core loss.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermally processed image recording material containing, on one side of a support having an image-forming layer, a silver salt of an organic acid, a reducing agent and at least one kind of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein X and Y represent an electron-withdrawing group and M represents a counter cation, and the conjugate acid of the enolate anion in the formula (1) has a pKa value of 3.0-6.0. This thermally processed image recording material shows low fog, high Dmax, ultrahigh contrast and good storage stability.

Abstract: The invention provides a manganese-zinc ferrite production process comprising a maximum temperature holding step for firing and a cooling step in a nitrogen atmosphere. The nitrogen atmosphere changeover temperature T in the cooling step is below 1,1500° C. and equal to or higher than 1,0000° C., and the cooling rate V1 conforms to the condition defined by: T≦(V1+1,450)/1.5  (1) Here T is the nitrogen atmosphere changeover temperature in ° C. and V1 is the cooling rate in ° C./hour from T down to 900° C.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the preparation of an insulated soft magnetic powder comprising the steps of mixing particles of a soft magnetic iron base powder with an acidic, aqueous insulating-layer forming solution, in which MgO has been dissolved; and drying the obtained mixture to obtain an electrically insulating Mg containing layer on the particle surfaces. The invention also concerns the powder per se as well as compressed soft magnetic powder cores prepared from the powder.

Abstract: A health support device having a lamination of a semiconductor film on a surface of a partially-reduced sintered material of titanium oxide. The semiconductor film is preferably a p-type semiconductor film of silicon or germanium. The partially-reduced sintered material is preferably represented by TiO2−x, where 0<×<0.5. The thickness of the semiconductor film is preferably from 1 nm to 500 nm. In production, a mixture of a titanium oxide powder and a binder is press-molded, and the molded material is sintered at a temperature of from 500° C. to 1100° C. in a vacuum, inert or reducing atmosphere. A p-type semiconductor film is formed on a surface of the resulting partially-reduced sintered material of titanium oxide.

Abstract: A process for producing Mn—Zn ferrite having large electrical resistance and being durable to the use in high frequency region exceeding 1 MHz easily and at low cost is disclosed. The process comprises pressing a mixed powder comprising a composition of 44.0 to 50.0 mol % of Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % of ZnO, 0.1 to 8.0 mol % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of TiO2 and SnO2, and the remainder being MnO, and if desired 0.1 to 16.0 mol % of CuO, sintering the resulting green compact in the air or an atmosphere containing an appropriate amount of oxygen, and then cooling the green compact, thereby securing the estimated high initial permeability even in a high frequency region of 1 MHz or more.

Abstract: Provided are an inexpensive Mn—Zn ferrite material having a high resistance, a high permeability, and a low core loss, a manufacturing method thereof, and a deflection yoke core using the material. The ferrite material contains, as main components, 43.0-49.5 mol % of Fe2O3, 33.5-49.0 mol % of MnO, and 8.0-17.0 mol % of ZnO, wherein the ratio of ZnO mol %/Fe2O3 mol % is in a range of 0.35 or less. Preferably, the ferrite material further contains, as sub-components, at least one or more of 0.006-0.12 wt % of CaO, 0.001-0.05 wt % of SiO2, and 0.1-1.0 wt % of Bi2O3. The oxygen concentration of its atmosphere for sintering of the deflection yoke core is specified in a range of 3 to 13%. Preferably, the cooling rate until cooled to 500° C. after the sintering is set in a range of 120° C./hr to 400° C./hr.

Abstract: The present invention provides manganese-zinc-ferrite core fabrication process which can fabricate a manganese-zinc-ferrite core having high surface electrical resistance and low magnetic core losses without recourse to the introduction of nitrogen gas from the outside yet within a short time period, and such a manganese-zinc-ferrite core. To achieve this, manganese-zinc-ferrite core is formed into a given core shape. The core compact is fired in a firing atmosphere having an oxygen concentration controlled with carbonic acid gas and steam. Then, the compact is rapidly cooled at a cooling rate of 350° C./hour to 850° C./hour. In this way, a manganese-zinc-ferrite core is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Mn—Zn ferrite having an electrical resistivity exceeding 1 &OHgr;m order and having a high initial permeability of 3000 or more at 100 kHz and 100 or more at 10 MHz. The main components of the Mn—Zn ferrite are 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 15.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, 0.02 to 1.00 mol % Mn2O3 and the remainder MnO. The Mn—Zn ferrite is enabled to be used in a wide frequency region from 100 kHz to 10 MHz by limiting Fe2O3 content to less than 50 mol % that is the stoichiometric composition and inhibiting formation of Mn2O3.

Abstract: A process for producing Mn—Zn ferrite is disclosed, which enables regeneration and reuse of scraps of a sintered product. The process comprises reusing a powder obtained by milling the sintered product of Mn—Zn ferrite, subjecting the powder to a component adjustment so as to have a composition of 44.0 to 50.0 mol % of Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % of ZnO, 0.1 to 8.0 mol % of at least one member selected from the group consisting of TiO2 and SnO2, and the remainder being MnO, and optionally 0.1 to 16.0 mol % of CuO, pressing the resulting mixed powder after the component adjustment, and then sintered a green compact.

Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the preparation of an insulated soft magnetic powder comprising the steps of mixing particles of a soft magnetic iron base powder with an acidic, aqueous insulating-layer forming solution, in which MgO has been dissolved; and drying the obtained mixture to obtain an electrically insulating Mg containing layer on the particle surfaces. The invention also concerns the powder per se as well as compressed soft magnetic powder cores prepared from the powder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ferrite sintered body includes the steps of: adding B4C in a ferrite raw material and firing the ferrite raw material, whereby the ferrite sintered body has a high &mgr;i and a high Q, is less irregular in its characteristics, has a high volume resistivity and is capable of preventing deterioration of insulating resistance.

Abstract: The process for the preparation of an oxide magnetic compact of the invention comprises:a step of preparing a mixed material which comprises 44 to 50 mole % of iron calculated as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3, 0.1 to 8 mole % of manganese calculated as Mn.sub.2 O.sub.3, with the sum of iron and manganese being 50 to 54 mole % calculated as Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 and Mn.sub.2 O.sub.3, 20 to 38 mole % of magnesium calculated as MgO, 17 to 22 mole % of zinc calculated as ZnO and not more than 5 mole % of copper calculated as CuO, anda step of molding the aforesaid mixed material to a predetermined shape and then firing it in an atmosphere of low oxygen concentration of 2.5 to 12% by volume. Therefore, there appears an extremely excellent effect that the oxide magnetic compact having excellent electromagnetic properties can be obtained at low cost.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention, in the W-type ferrite which is formulated as SrO.2(FeO).n(Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3), to provide the ferrite magnet and the manufacturing process thereof by which said W-type magnet maintains cost-performance characteristics recognized with the conventional M-type magnet and furthermore exhibits the maximum energy products more than 5 MGOe. In order to achieve the aforementioned object, carbon elements are admixed to raw powder which is a previously prepared mixture of SrCO.sub.3 and Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3 under a given condition such that n-value in the above formula is in a range between 7.2 and 7.7. After the calcining said mixture, CaO, SiO.sub.2 and C powders are furthermore mixed and pulverized to have an average particle size of less than 0.06 .mu.m, followed by forming into a green compact body under a magnetic field and sintering the formed product under a non-oxidizing atmosphere.

Abstract: Barium, strontium and/or rare earth metal hexaferrite powder of low coercivity can be produced by subjecting a barium, strontium and/or rare earth metal hexaferrite powder to carburising, nitriding, carbonitriding, hydriding or carbohydriding conditions without undue loss of saturation magnetisation. High coercivity powder can be produced by calcining the low coercivity powder (FIG. 1). High remanence and high saturation magnetisation powder can be produced by mechanically alloying of a Sr--, Ba and/or rare earth metal hexaferrite powder with iron powder (FIG. 12).

Abstract: A process for preparing a ferrite in which a green body containing at least about 50 weight percent of iron compound is first sintered and then cooled. During the cooling cycle, from about 1,000 to about 700 degrees centigrade, the body is contacted with a reduced oxygen atmosphere containing less than 10 volume percent of oxygen. From 700 to 200 degrees centigrade, the reduced oxygen atmosphere contains less than 1 part per thousand of oxygen. Thereafter, the sintered body is treated to remove at least some sharp edges and to change its permeability; and it is then contacted with an etchant.