Abstract: A soft magnetic metal powder includes a coated particle having a soft magnetic metal particle and a coating layer coating a surface of the soft magnetic metal particle. The coating layer contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of molybdenum disulfide, molybdenum oxide, boron nitride, mica, talc, pyrophyllite, and kaolinite.

Abstract: A conductive paste used for a rear electrode of a Si solar battery includes an Al powder, a glass frit, an organic vehicle and particles insoluble or slightly soluble in the organic vehicle. The particles are constituted of an organic compound or carbon or both. The conductive paste does not shrink much during firing and, consequently reduces the amount of Si wafer warping while maintaining the functions of a rear electrode for a Si solar battery.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a composite material for dielectric lens antennas which contains 3-70 percent by volume of a high dielectric constant ceramic and 30-97 percent by volume of a macromolecular material. At this time it is desirable that the mean particle diameter of the high dielectric constant ceramic is 1-50 .mu.m. It is also preferable that the macromolecular material is a thermoplastic macromolecular material. A dielectric lens is made of this composite material for the dielectric lens antennas. Further, the dielectric lens antenna is preferably produced forming a matching layer on the dielectric lens surface.