Abstract: There is disclosed a hybrid laminate comprising: a substrate layer containing a compact of first powder; and a functional material layer being in contact with the substrate layer and containing a compact of second powder; wherein the compact of the first powder comprises a glass material; the compact of the second powder comprises a ceramic material having at least one specific electric property selected from dielectricity, magnetism, resistivity and insulation; at least a part of the first powder is in a sintered state; and the second powder is in an unsintered state and is bonded together by diffusion or a flow of a part of the material of the substrate layer into the functional material layer.

Abstract: A GeAs sulphide glass family of transparent glasses having transmission far into the infrared portion of the spectrum, containing a source of phosphorus ion as a co-dopant to effect dispersion of a rare earth metal ion dopant in the glass, an optical component comprising the glass, and a method of dispersing a rare earth metal ion in the glass.

Abstract: A laminate article comprises a substrate and a biaxially textured (RExA(1−x))2O2−(x/2) buffer layer over the substrate, wherein 0<x≦0.70 and RE is selected from the group consisting of La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu. A is selected from the group consisting of Zr+4, Ce+4, Sn+4, and Hf+4. The (RExA(1−x))2O2−(x/2) buffer layer can be deposited using sol-gel or metal-organic decomposition. The laminate article can include a layer of YBCO over the (RExA(1−x))2O2−(x/2) buffer layer. A layer of CeO2 between the YBCO layer and the (RExA(1−x))2O2−(x/2) buffer layer can also be include. Further included can be a layer of YSZ between the CeO2 layer and the (RExA(1−x))2O2−(x/2) buffer layer. The substrate can be a biaxially textured metal, such as nickel. A method of forming the laminate article is also disclosed.