Abstract: A record carrier for thermomagnetic recording of information and magneto-optical readout of the recorded information. The record carrier includes a substrate and a recording layer thereon in the form of multi-layers of magnetic and non-magnetic material, the magnetic layers predominately containing cobalt and the non-magnetic layers predominantly containing transition metal. The magnetic and non-magnetic layers alternate, and the overall thickness of the complete multi-layer recording layer is less than 75 nm. Such a recording layer achieves a significant improvement in both thermomagnetic write properties and magneto-optical read properties.

Abstract: An improved sputtering process for making a platinum/cobalt (Pt/Co) multilayer film comprised of alternating layers of platinum and cobalt, said improvement comprising using as the sputter gas krypton, xenon or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: This invention provides a magneto-optical recording medium comprised of a substrate, a base layer of zinc oxide or indium oxide sputtered onto the substrate and a multilayer recording film sputtered onto the base layer of zinc oxide or indium oxide, wherein the base layer or zinc oxide or indium oxide is from about 200 A to about 4500 A (about 20 nm to about 450 nm) thick, preferably from about 200 A to about 2000 A (about 20 nm to about 200 nm) thick, the multilayer recording film is a platinum/cobalt or a palladium/cobalt multilayer film consisting of alternating layers of platinum and cobalt or palladium and cobalt, and the substrate is transparent to the radiation used to record and read.

Abstract: An improved sputtering process for making a platinum/cobalt (Pt/Co) multilayer film comprised of alternating layers of platinum and cobalt, said improvement comprising using as the sputter gas krypton, xenon or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A nonablative optical recording element comprising a light-absorptive layer supported upon a dimensionally stable substrate in which the light-absorptive layer is a continuous, morphologically stable, amorphous, thin layer of an eutectic alloy of Te with at least one thermally conductive metal.

Abstract: A novel phase of molybdenum trioxide and mixed metal oxides of molybdenum and tungsten is disclosed.

Abstract: Layered coherent structures characterized by periodic, alternating layers of cobalt and palladium and/or platinum exhibit perpendicular magnetic anistropy.

Abstract: A catalyst is disclosed wherein a particulate catalyst support has cosputtered on its surface a mixture of a catalytically active metal such as Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, Re, Rh, Ru or Ir and a cosputtered support material which preferably is the same material as the catalyst support.

Abstract: Methanol is converted to formaldehyde by oxidative dehydrogenation using as catalyst sputtered or ion plated silver or silver/gold alloy on an inert hard, nonporous support.

Abstract: Monomethylformamide is converted to methyl isocyanate by reaction with oxygen in the presence of an inert diluent gas at 300.degree.-600.degree. C. using as catalyst sputtered silver or silver/gold on an inert, hard, nonporous support.

Abstract: Electrode comprised of the electrocatalyst of the prototype formula Pt.sub.3 MO.sub.6 wherein M is Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Mg, Ca, Cu, Cd or Hg.

Abstract: Powder compositions for producing high resistivity resistors capable of withstanding high voltage surges without large changes in resistivity, said compositions comprising finely divided pyrochlore-related oxides, lead glasses and metal titanates. Alternately to comprising titanates, the compositions may comprise metal titanate precursors such as crystallizable glasses capable of forming metal titanates upon being heated or titanium oxide plus a glass which react to form metal titanates.