Abstract: Method for refining and homogeneously distributing alloying partners and for removing undesired reaction products such as oxides and/or slag in or from soft solder during the production of fine solder powder, in which the solder alloy is melted in a high temperature-resistant plant and/or animal oil, the melt is moved to another container of oil with a temperature of at least 20° C. greater than the liquidus temperature, stirred there, and subjected to multiple shear treatments using rotors and stators for forming a dispersion comprising solder balls and oil, from which dispersion the solder balls are separated by means of subsequent sedimentation.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing electrode structures which have a supply line and a contact surface connected thereto, wherein a planar electrode material is roll bonded onto a planar carrier material and the thickness of the electrode material and carrier material is reduced by rolling. The electrode material is then structured with formation of contact surfaces and supply lines in its surface, and predefined parts of the electrode material are removed. Then, electrode material located on the carrier material is coated with a sealing compound or a foil, and the carrier material is then removed. The structure may be used in medical implants for neuro stimulation and/or muscular stimulation, for example in a cochlear implant, a retina implant, or a cortical electrode.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of diaminocyclohexane-platinum(II)-dicarboxylates has the following steps: B Conversion of K2PtX2 with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH) to (2): C Conversion of (2) with too little quantity of silver salt AgnA to (3): and removal of the resulting AgX precipitate. D Conversion of (3) with a dicarboxylate to (1): F Isolation of the product (1), wherein R1 and R2 together form a dicarboxylato group, X stands for Cl or I, A for a 1-2-valent anion of a mineral acid, and n stands for 1 or 2.

Abstract: A sputter target is provided having a sputter material made of a silver alloy comprising silver and at least one further element selected from the group of Mg, Ca, Co, Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Th, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. The at least one further element is present in the alloy in a proportion of >50 at. ppm, respectively, and a total proportion of the group of <5 at. %. The sputter targets may be used to produce a glass substrate having a thermal insulation layer.

Abstract: A sputter target is made of a material comprising at least two phases or components, wherein at least one minor phase has low solubility in the matrix and has a higher melting point than the matrix. The at least one minor phase has a mean particle size of 10 ?m maximum of its grains or of agglomerates formed by its grains, and the material has a density of at least 98% of its theoretical density.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing 7-ethyl-10-[4-(1-piperidino)-1-piperidino]-carbonyloxy-camptothecin are described comprising I. reacting a mixture of 1-chlorocarbonyl-4-piperidinopiperidine hydrochloride and 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin in a polar aprotic solvent with a base in the presence of catalytic amounts of a N-containing cyclic organic compound having 3 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally in the presence of a water binding agent in an amount which effectively binds any water present in the above reactants and solvents; or II. reacting: (a) 7-Ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin in a polar aprotic solvent with phosgene, trichlormethyl-chloroformate, bis(trichloromethyl)carbonate or a alternative to phosgene and a base in the presence of catalytic amounts of a N-containing cyclic organic compound having 3 to 20 carbon atoms; and (b) subsequently with piperidinopiperidine and an amine base.

Abstract: For processing of noble metal-containing, moist recycling materials with an unknown noble metal content (hereinafter called “batch”), a moisture-binding agent is added for homogenisation and the batch is mixed with comminution of optionally pre-sent agglomerates to form a free-flowing and homogenous powder. Optionally, the following takes place subsequently for analysis: A at least one representative, volume-reduced sample is taken first of all, B the sample is dried, C the sample is optionally divided further and D the sample is analyzed and the noble metal content of the batch is calculated on the basis of the data a previously known or pre-calculated quantity of the moisture-binding agent being added before sampling (step A).

Abstract: An alloy based on silver is provided, which can be used for reflective layers with a reflection factor of >90% in the visible spectral range of daylight and which exhibits a high resistance to corrosion in sulfur-containing atmospheres. The alloy contains about 0.01 to 5 wt % indium and/or tin and/or antimony and/or bismuth and the remainder silver.

Abstract: A process is described for the manufacture of chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)-rhodium(1) by means of causing a reaction of RhCl3 solution with triphenylphosphin in mixtures of C2–C5 alcohols with water subsequently cooling down and filtering the crystalline precipitate obtained characterized in that the mixture of the reactants is handled in such a way that B is warmed up to 75° C., and C is maintained at 80 to 110° C. The technique leads to improvements in the yield and quality of the crystals obtained.

Abstract: A metallic material is made from at least one refractory metal or an alloy based on at least one refractory metal. The metallic material has an oxygen content of about 1,000 to about 30,000 ?g/g and the oxygen is interstitial.

Abstract: A contact body, especially for switching contacts, has a substrate and a contact layer. The substrate is formed as a wire and the contact layer is arranged directly on the wire.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glass ceramic mass containing at least one oxide ceramic containing barium, titanium and at least one rare earth metal Rek; and at least one glass material containing at least one oxide with boron, at least one oxide with silicon and at least one oxide with at least one bivalent metal Me2+. The glass ceramic mass is characterised in that the glass material contains at least one oxide with bismuth, especially bismuth trioxide. The oxide ceramic is especially a microwave ceramic of formula BaRek2Ti4O12, Rek being neodymium or samarium. The composition of the oxide ceramic remains essentially constant during the sintering of the glass ceramic, enabling the material properties of the glass ceramic mass, such as permittivity (20–80), quality (800–5000) and Tkf (±20 ppm/K) to be specifically predetermined. The glass ceramic mass is characterised by a densification temperature of under 910° C.

Abstract: A process is described for the manufacture of chlorotris(triphenylphosphine)-rhodium(1) by means of causing a reaction of RhCl3 solution with triphenylphosphin in mixtures of C2-C5 alcohols with water subsequently cooling down and filtering the crystalline precipitate obtained characterized in that the mixture of the reactants is handled in such a way that B is warmed up to 75° C., and C is maintained at 80 to 110° C. The technique leads to improvements in the yield and quality of the crystals obtained.

Abstract: High temperature-resistant niobium wire enriched with phosphorous is suitable as a connecting wire for niobium, niobium oxide, or tantalum capacitors.

Abstract: A catalyst for the decomposition of N2O under the conditions of the Ostwald process, comprising a carrier and a coating made of rhodium, rhodium/palladium or rhodium oxide applied thereto, ensures to yield NO with a particularly low content of laughing gas as the first process product.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of diaminocyclohexane-platinum(II)-dicarboxylates has the following steps: B Conversion of K2PtX2 with 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (DACH) to (2): C Conversion of (2) with too little quantity of silver salt AgnA to (3): and removal of the resulting AgX precipitate. D Conversion of (3) with a dicarboxylate to (1): F Isolation of the product (1), wherein R1 and R2 together form a dicarboxylato group, X stands for Cl or I, A for a 1-2-valent anion of a mineral acid, and n stands for 1 or 2.

Abstract: Noble metal preparations or lustre preparations which contain at least one polyaminoamide whose amino groups have preferably been inactivated, have a particularly advantageous stability in storage.

Abstract: A stimulation electrode has an electrode surface at least partially covered with a coating of titanium nitride, the titanium nitride having on its side remote from the electrode surface a larger surface than the region of the electrode surface covered by the titanium nitride. The titanium nitride is covered with at least one oxidation protection layer on its surface remote from the electrode surface. The stimulation electrode is useful, for example, in cardiac pacemakers, neuro-stimulation devices and other human implants.

Abstract: A medical implant or device which is at least partially fabricated from a metal alloy consisting essentially of (a) 98.85-99.15 weight percent Niobium, (b) 0.85-1.15% weight percent Zirconium.

Abstract: A bonding wire spool case, and a method of handling a spool using the spool case, with a structure capable of effectively preventing the durability and the holding of the spool from being deteriorated due to the repeated coupling and decoupling operations of the spool with respect to the spool holder while preventing the bonding wire from being contaminated and damaged due to the carelessness of the worker. The bonding wire spool case includes a base having a bottom portion, a sidewall protruding from the bottom portion in a body at four sides thereof while internally forming a spool receipt portion, and a holder entrance formed at one or more sides of the sidewall to pass a spool holder. A spool wound with a bonding wire thereon is mounted to the spool receipt portion in the horizontal direction such that the central axis of the spool is maintained to be parallel to the bottom portion of the base.