Abstract: A ferrite magnetic material comprising a main phase of W-type is provided which has magnetic properties improved through the optimization of additives. The ferrite magnetic material comprises a main constituent having a compound represented by composition formula AFe2+aFe3+bO27 (wherein A comprises at least one element selected from Sr, Ba and Pb; 1.5?a?2.1; and 12.9?b?16.3), a first additive containing a Ca constituent (0.3 to 3.0 wt % in terms of CaCO3) and/or a Si constituent (0.2 to 1.4 wt % in terms of SiO2), and a second additive containing at least one of an Al constituent (0.01 to 1.5 wt % in terms of Al2O3), a W constituent (0.01 to 0.6 wt % in terms of WO3), a Ce constituent (0.001 to 0.6 wt % in terms of CeO2), a Mo constituent (0.001 to 0.16 wt % in terms of MoO3), and a Ga constituent (0.001 to 15 wt % in terms of Ga2O3).

Abstract: A composite sintered body of dielectric substance and magnetic substance comprises a hexagonal Ba ferrite crystal, a perovskite type crystal containing at least one element selected from Ca, Sr, and Ba, and Ti, and Li element, and the relative magnetic permeability is 1.4 or more at 1 GHz. LC composite electronic component comprises the composite sintered body, a condenser circuit formed in the inside or the surface of the composite sintered body, and an inductor circuit formed in the inside or the surface of the composite sintered body.

Abstract: The ferrite sintered body of hexagonal Z-type ferrite contains 17 mol % to 21 mol % of BaO, 6 mol % to 13 mol % of CoO, the remainder being Fe2O3 as its main components and also contains 0.05% to 1.0% by mass of Li, based on the main components, in terms of Li2CO3 and 0.05% to 0.5% by mass of Si, based on the main components, in terms of SiO2. Further, the rate of a spinel-type ferrite phase to entire phases including a Z-type ferrite phase and the spinel-type ferrite phase is 5% or less in terms of an area ratio in the cross section of the sintered body.

Abstract: Rubber compound containing at least one nanoscale, magnetic filler and at least one non-magnetic filler. Vulcanisable mixture containing the rubber compound and at least one crosslinking agent and/or vulcanisation accelerator. Moulding obtainable from the vulcanisable mixture by heat treatment or action of an electrical, magnetic or electromagnetic alternating field.

Abstract: A ferrite material of the present invention is configured such that 0.05 to 1.0 wt % of bismuth oxide in terms of Bi2O3, 0.5 to 3.0 wt % of tin oxide in terms of SnO2, and 30 to 5000 wt ppm of chromium oxide in terms of Cr2O3 are added to a predetermined main component mixture composition. Therefore, it is possible to achieve an improvement in DC bias characteristics, an improvement in temperature characteristics of initial magnetic permeability, and an improvement in resistivity and further achieve an improvement in burned body strength, particularly in burned body flexural strength (bending strength).

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles prepared by sol-gel methods. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method of preparing a permanently linked, rigid, magnetic chain of particles comprising: coating a core material with one or more polyelectrolyte layers resulting in a coated particle; further coating the coated particle with a layer of magnetic nanoparticles resulting in a magnetic particle; coating the magnetic particle with a layer of a polycationic polyelectrolyte resulting in a coated magnetic particle; and applying a magnetic field to the coated magnetic particle in the presence of a metal oxide or metal oxide precursor capable of undergoing hydrolysis.

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: Ferrite materials are disclosed, comprising, as main components, an amount of iron component ranging from 51.0 to 59.0 mole percent calculated as Fe2O3, an amount of manganese component ranging from 38.0 to 47.0 mole percent calculated as MnO, and an amount of zinc component ranging from 1.0 to 3.0 mole percent calculated as ZnO. Embodiments provided herein also include, as minor components, an amount of calcium component ranging from 0.010 to 0.060 weight percent calculated as CaO, an amount of silicon component ranging from 0.005 to 0.040 weight percent calculated as SiO2, and, optionally, an amount of niobium component ranging up to 0.040 weight percent calculated as Nb2O5, an amount of zirconium component ranging up to 0.050 weight percent calculated as ZrO2, and an amount of tantalum component ranging up to 0.060 weight percent calculated as Ta2O5. Methods of forming the ferrite materials and products formed therefrom are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: For the purpose of providing a Mn—Zn based ferrite material that is small in magnetic field degradation in high frequency bands of 1 MHz or more, the Mn—Zn based ferrite material includes: as main constituents, Fe2O3: 53 to 56 mol %, ZnO: 7 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %), and the balance: MnO; and as additives, Co: 0.15 to 0.65% by weight in terms of Co3O4, Si: 0.01 to 0.045% by weight in terms of SiO2 and Ca: 0.05 to 0.40% by weight in terms of CaCO3; wherein the ? value (the cation defect amount) defined in the present specification satisfies the relation 3×10?3???7×10?3; and the mean grain size is larger than 8 ?m and 15 ?m or less.

Abstract: For the purpose of providing a Mn—Zn based ferrite material that is small in loss in high frequency bands of 1 MHz or more and in the vicinity of 100° C., the Mn—Zn based ferrite material includes: as main constituents, Fe2O3: 53 to 56 mol %, ZnO: 7 mol % or less (inclusive of 0 mol %), and the balance: MnO; and as additives, Co: 0.15 to 0.65% by weight in terms of CoO, Si: 0.01 to 0.045% by weight in terms of SiO2 and Ca: 0.05 to 0.40% by weight in terms of CaCO3; wherein the 6 value (the cation defect amount) defined in the present specification defined in the present specification.

Abstract: An Ni—Cu—Zn-based ferrite material contains TiO2 alone as an additive in an amount of 0.1 wt %<x?4.0 wt % in which x denotes a content of the TiO2 and unavoidable impurities. The principal components thereof are 43.0 to 49.8 mol % of Fe2O3, 4.0 to 13.0 mol % of CuO, 5 to 35 mol % of ZnO and the balance of NiO.

Abstract: An NiCuZn-base ferrite of the invention comprises as main components an iron oxide in an amount of 45.0 to 49.0 mol % on Fe2O3 basis, an copper oxide in an amount of 5.0 to 14.0 mol % on CuO basis and a zinc oxide in an amount of 1.0 to 32.0 mol % on ZnO basis with a nickel oxide accounting for the rest mol % on NiO basis. With respect to the main components, a bismuth oxide is contained in an amount of 0.25 exclusive to 0.40% by weight on Bi2O3 basis, and a tin oxide is contained in an amount of 1.00 to 2.50% by weight on SnO2 basis. The invention ensures a leap upward in direct-current bias characteristics.

Abstract: A ferrite core comprising a sintered oxide containing at least 48.6 to 53.9 mol % of Fe on Fe2O3 basis, 12.3 to 35.2 mol % of Ni on NiO basis and 16.4 to 37.0 mol % of Zn on ZnO basis as metal elements, and contains a crystal phase comprising two or more kinds of solid solutions selected from NiFe2O4, ZnFe2O4 and FeFe2O4, wherein full width at half maximum of a diffraction peak, of crystal phase of which diffraction angle 2? is in a range from 34.6 to 36.4° as measured by X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu—K? beam, is 0.4° or less.

Abstract: A composite magnetic material contains first magnetic particles made of a first magnetic material and second magnetic particles made of a second magnetic material, the first and second magnetic particles being mixed with each other. A frequency characteristic of the first magnetic material is different from that of the second magnetic material. The first and second magnetic particles are mixed so that, at a frequency of an intersecting point between a first curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the first magnetic material and a second curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the second magnetic material, a value of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the composite magnetic material is larger than a value of the intersecting point.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave absorber is formed of an Mn—Zn ferrite including: a spinel primary phase which contains 40.0 to 49.9 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, 0.1 to 4.0 mol % TiO2 and/or SnO2, and the remainder consisting of MnO; and a secondary phase which contains CaO as a base component. In the ferrite, the mass of the spinel primary phase accounts for 50.0 to 99.0% of the aggregate mass of the spinel primary phase and the secondary phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improvement in tourmaline known as a functional ore. In particular, the invention provides a composite having a novel formation in which a far infrared radiation emitting property and others among tourmaline's properties are effectively exploited, a novel process for producing the composite, and composite materials to be used therefore.

Abstract: A thin layer of hafnium oxide or stacking of thin layers comprising hafnium oxide layers for producing surface treatments of optical components, or optical components, in which at least one layer of hafnium oxide is in amorphous form and has a density less than 8 gm/cm3. The layer is formed by depositing on a substrate without energy input to the substrate.

Abstract: A ferrite material having a high Q value and also having a small absolute value of ??ir in a wide temperature range between ?40° C. and 160° C. A ferrite material, which comprises, as main constituents, 45.5 to 48 mol % of Fe2O3, 5 to 10.5 mol % of CuO, 26 to 30 mol % of ZnO, and the balance substantially being NiO, and further comprises, as an additive, cobalt oxide within a range between 0.005 and 0.045 wt % in terms of CoO. The ferrite material of the present invention has properties such as each of the absolute value of ??ir?40˜20 and the absolute value of ??ir20˜160 of 3 ppm/° C. or less, and a Q value at 125 kHz of 170 or more.

Abstract: A magnetron comprising an anode portion having an anode cylinder and vanes, a cathode portion having a coil-shaped filament, magnetic poles disposed at the upper and lower ends of the filament, ring-shaped permanent magnets made of a Sr ferrite magnet containing La—Co, an input portion and an output portion. The diameter ?a of the inscribed circle at the ends of the vanes constituting the anode portion is in the range of 7.5 to 8.5 mm, and the outside diameter ?c of the coil-shaped filament 1 constituting the cathode portion is in the range of 3.4 to 3.6 mm.

Abstract: A magnetic device and method for making it involve a magnetic device specifically constructed of grains in a matrix. The matrix may be cement or plaster. The grains have an average diameter that is greater than their magnetic domains. The device may be applied to shielding applications for frequencies ranging from 100 kHz to 10 GHz. The shielding may be applied to walls of a building, consumer products such as magnetic disks, and the like. The grains may be any ferromagnetic material, including ferrite.

Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite includes base components of 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, at least one of 0.1 to 4.0 mol % TiO2 and SnO2, 0.5 mol % or less Mn2O3, and the remainder consisting of MnO, and contains 0.20 (0.20 excluded) to 1.00 mass % CaO as additive. Since the Mn—Zn ferrite contains less than 50 mol % Fe2O3 and a limited amount (0.5 mol % or less) of Mn2O3, an abnormal grain growth does not occur even if CaO content is more than 0.20 mass %, and a high electrical resistance can be gained. And, since an appropriate amount of TiO2 and/or SnO2 is contained, an initial permeability is kept adequately high, whereby an excellent soft magnetism can be achieved in a high frequency band such as 1 MHz.

Abstract: A Mn—Zn based ferrite having a main component comprised of 51 to 54 mol % of an iron oxide in Fe2O3 conversion, 14 to 21 mol % of a zinc oxide in ZnO conversion and the rest of a manganese oxide, wherein a content (? [ppm]) of cobalt oxide in a CoO conversion with respect to 100 wt % of the main component satisfies a relation formula below. Relation formula: Y1???Y2??(1) Note that Y1 and Y2 are expressed by the formulas below and CoO>0 [ppm]. Y1=(?0.13·B2+1.5·B?15.6A+850)/(0.0003·B+0.0098)?233??(2) Y2=(?0.40·B2+4.6·B?46.7A+2546)/(0.0003·B+0.0098)+1074??(3) The A and B in the above Y1 and Y2 are A=Fe2O3 (mol %) and B=ZnO (mol %).

Abstract: A non-reciprocal device includes at least one ferrimagnetic member (21 or 22). By controlling the FMR linewidth ?H of the ferrimagnetic members (21 and 22), intermodulation distortion is controlled.

Abstract: An oxide magnetic material is prepared by wet molding in a magnetic field a slurry containing a particulate oxide magnetic material, water and a polyhydric alcohol having the formula: Cn(OH)nHn+2 wherein n is from 4 to 100 as a dispersant. By improving the orientation in a magnetic field upon wet molding using water, an oxide magnetic material having a high degree of orientation, typically an anisotropic ferrite magnet, is obtained at a high rate of productivity. The method is advantageous from the environmental and economical standpoints.

Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite wherein 0 to 5000 ppm of a Co oxide in a Co3O4 conversion is contained in a basic component constituted by Fe2O3: 51.5 to 57.0 mol % and ZnO: 0 to 15 mol % (note that 0 is not included) wherein the rest is substantially constituted by MnO; and a value ? in a formula (1) below in said ferrite satisfies ??0.93. ?=((Fe2+?Mn3+?Co3+)×(4.29×A+1.91×B+2.19×C+2.01×D))/((A?B?C?D)×100)??formula (1). Note that in the formula (1), (Fe2+?Mn3+?Co3+): [wt %], A: Fe2O3 [mol %], B: MnO [mol %], C: ZnO [mol %] and D: CoO [mol %]. According to the present invention, a highly reliable Mn—Zn ferrite used as a magnetic core of a power supply transformer, etc. of a switching power supply, etc., having a small core loss in a wide temperature range, furthermore, exhibiting a little deterioration of core loss characteristics under a high temperature (in a high temperature storage test) and having excellent magnetic stability, a transformer magnetic core and a transformer can be provided.

Abstract: The present research provides a high-density magnetic ceramic composition for microwave application and a preparation method thereof. The magnetic ceramic composition of this research includes Yttrium iron garnet (YIG, Y3Fe5O12) as its basic element and a little amount of additional element, silicon oxide (SiO2), which is expressed as: Y3Fe5O12+x SiO2 (0.05?x?5 mol %). The magnetic ceramic composition is prepared by measuring proper amounts of ferric oxide (Fe2O3), yttrium oxide (Y2O3) and SiO2, mixing them, calcining the mixture, and molding and sintering them. Since the magnetic ceramic composition of the present research has very little magnetic loss, it can be used in components for communication in a microwave band, usefully.

Abstract: A composite magnetic material contains first magnetic particles made of a first magnetic material and second magnetic particles made of a second magnetic material, the first and second magnetic particles being mixed with each other. A frequency characteristic of the first magnetic material is different from that of the second magnetic material. The first and second magnetic particles are mixed so that, at a frequency of an intersecting point between a first curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the first magnetic material and a second curve representing a frequency characteristic of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the second magnetic material, a value of a real part of a complex magnetic permeability of the composite magnetic material is larger than a value of the intersecting point.

Abstract: Coupling components to an underlying substrate using a composition of a polymer and magnetic material particles. Upon applying the composition between the component and the printed circuit board, the composition may be subjected to a magnetic field to align the magnetic material particles into a conductive path between the component and the underlying substrate. At the same time the polymer-based material may be cured or otherwise solidified to affix the conductive path formed by the magnetic material particles.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing single crystal ceramic powder is provided. The method includes a powder supply step for supplying powder consisting essentially of ceramic ingredients to a heat treatment area with a carrier gas, a heat treatment step for heating the powder supplied to the heat treatment area at temperatures required for single-crystallization of the powder to form a product, and a cooling step for cooling the product obtained in the heat treatment step to form single crystal ceramic powder. The method provides single crystal ceramic powder consisting of particles with a very small particle size and a sphericity being 0.9 or higher.

Abstract: Ferrite materials, methods of forming the same, and products formed therefrom are disclosed, comprising, as main components, an iron oxide ranging from 55.5 to 58.0 mole percent calculated as Fe2O3, an amount of manganese oxide ranging from 38.0 to 41.0 mole percent calculated as MnO, and an amount of zinc oxide ranging from 3.3 to 4.7 mole percent calculated as ZnO. The present invention also includes, as minor components, an amount of calcium oxide ranging from 0.030 to 0.100 weight percent calculated as CaO, an amount of silicon oxide ranging from 0.015 to 0.040 weight percent calculated as SiO2, and an amount of niobium oxide ranging from 0.010 to 0.030 weight percent calculated as Nb2O5.

Abstract: A composition for producing granules for molding ferrite, which comprises a ferrite slurry at least having raw ferrite powders; an ethylene-modified polyvinyl alcohol whose ethylene modified amount is from 4 to 10 mol %, average polymerization degree is from 500 to 1700, and average saponification degree is from 90.0 to 99.5 mol %; and water mixed therewith, ferrite granules produced from the composition, ferrite green body produced from the granules and ferrite sintered body produced from the sintered body are disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a carrier core material for an electrophotographic developing agent, which comprises 100 parts by weight of a ferrite component represented by a formula (A) and 0.1 to 5.0 parts by weight of ZrO2 that is present in the ferrite component without forming a solid solution, and which has a magnetization, at 1000(103/4&pgr;·A/m), of 65 to 85 Am2/kg and an electrical resistance, at an applied voltage of 1000 V, of 105 to 109 &OHgr;.

Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite includes base components of 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, 0.8 mol % or less Mn2O3, and the remainder consisting of MnO, and contains 0.20 (0.20 excluded) to 1.00 mass % CaO as additive. Since the Mn—Zn ferrite contains less than 50.0 mol % Fe2O3 and a limited amount (0.8 mol % or less) of Mn2O3, an abnormal grain growth does not occur even if CaO content is more than 0.20 mass %, and a high electrical resistance can be gained thereby realizing an excellent soft magnetism in a high frequency band such as 1 MHz.

Abstract: An Mn—Zn ferrite includes base components of 44.0 to 49.8 mol % Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO, at least one of 0.1 to 4.0 mol % TiO2 and SnO2, 0.5 mol % or less Mn2O3, and the remainder consisting of MnO, and contains 0.20 (0.20 excluded) to 1.00 mass % CaO as additive. Since the Mn—Zn ferrite contains less than 50 mol % Fe2O3 and a limited amount (0.5 mol % or less) of Mn2O3, an abnormal grain growth does not occur even if CaO content is more than 0.20 mass %, and a high electrical resistance can be gained. And, since an appropriate amount of TiO2 and/or SnO2 is contained, an initial permeability is kept adequately high, whereby an excellent soft magnetism can be achieved in a high frequency band such as 1 MHz.

Abstract: A ferrite fine powder having a mean particle size of 0.1 to 30 &mgr;m and made of spherical single-crystal particles. The ferrite fine powder has superior physical properties and excellent magnetic properties desirable for use as a raw material for a dust core of coils, transformers, etc. The powder is prepared by forming a solution or suspension containing a compound or compounds of at least one of the metals forming the ferrite into fine droplets, and thermally decomposing the droplets at elevated temperatures.

Abstract: A powder core is obtained by compaction-forming magnetic powder. The magnetic powder is an alloy comprising 1-10 wt % Si, 0.1-1.0 wt % O, and balance Fe. An insulator comprising SiO2 and MgO as main components is interposed between powder particles having a particle size of 150 &mgr;m or less.

Abstract: Black magnetic iron oxide particles having an average particle diameter of 0.05 to 1.0 &mgr;m have a three-phase structure comprising: a core portion containing at least one metal element other than Fe selected from the group consisting of Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Cd, Sn, Mg, Ti, Ca and Al in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight based on whole Fe contained in the particles; a surface coat portion containing at least one metal element other than Fe selected from the group consisting of Mn, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Cd, Sn, Mg, Ti, Ca and Al in an amount of 0.1 to 10% by weight based on whole Fe contained in the particles; and an intermediate layer disposed between the core portion and the surface coat portion, containing substantially none of the metal elements other than Fe.

Abstract: An Mn—Zn based ferrite composition having a main component comprised of Fe2O3: 51.5 to 54.5 mol %, ZnO: 19.0 to 27.0 mol % and the rest of substantially MnO and a first sub component comprised of 0.002 to 0.040 wt % of SiO2, 0.003 to 0.045 wt % of CaO and 0.010 wt % or less of P with respect to 100 wt % of the main component. In a magnetic core for a transformer comprised of this composition, the THD of the transformer becomes −84 dB or less in a broad frequency band, so it can be preferably used as a magnetic core, for example, for an xDSL modem transformer.

Abstract: The Mn—Zn ferrite of the present invention contains basic components of 44.0 to 50.0 mol % (50.0 mol % is excluded) Fe2O3, 4.0 to 26.5 mol % ZnO and the remainder MnO, and has a real part &egr;′ of complex relative permittivity of 20,000 or less at 1 kHz and 50 or less at 1 MHz, thereby maintaining initial permeability in a wide frequency band, showing a low stray capacitance with a coil provided, and ensuring an excellent impedance in a wide frequency band. And a coil using the Mn—Zn ferrite as a magnetic core is also provided.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous ink-jet ink composition for MICR applications is provided comprising preparing a metal oxide pre-dispersion combined with an aqueous ink-jet ink composition, wherein the metal oxide pre-dispersion contains metal oxide pigment or particles of a very small particle size, about 0.5&mgr; or less, and exhibiting high remanence of at least 20 emu/g. The metal oxide particles may be coated with a hydrophilic coating, and the pre-dispersion may contain at least one surfactant to aid in the dispersion of the metal oxide particles. Special processing involving the use of conventional and non-conventional grinding techniques and various filtration techniques enhance the compatibility of the MICR ink-jet ink with the ink-jet equipment, resulting in superior ink life and print quality.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion containing abrasive particles comprises abrasive particles having superparamagnetic metal oxide domains in a non-magnetic metal oxide or non-metal oxide matrix. The abrasive particles of the aqueous dispersion can have an average particle size of below 400 nm and a BET surface area of 50 to 600 m2/g. The dispersion can be produced by dispersing the abrasive particles with an energy of at least 200 kJ/m3 using a device in which the abrasive particles are first subjected to high pressure, then decompressed through a nozzle so that the abrasive particles collide with one another or against sections of wall in the device. The aqueous dispersion can be used for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP).

Abstract: The production is performed by calcining ferrite magnetic powder in which La is substituted for part of Sr and Ti, Zn, and Co are substituted for part of Fe at temperatures of 1100° C. to 1450° C. The magnetization is improved by substituting Zn for part of Fe, and by substituting Ti for part of Fe for the purpose of charge compensation. In addition, the coercive force is improved by substituting Co for part of Fe, and by substituting La for part of Sr for the purpose of charge compensation. Ti is used for the charge compensation, so that it is possible to reduce the cost.

Abstract: The present research provides a high-density magnetic ceramic composition for microwave application and a preparation method thereof. The magnetic ceramic composition of this research includes Yttrium iron garnet (YIG, Y3Fe5O12) as its basic element and a little amount of additional element, silicon oxide (SiO2), which is expressed as: Y3Fe5O12+x SiO2 (0.05≦x≦5 mol %). The magnetic ceramic composition is prepared by measuring proper amounts of ferric oxide (Fe2O3), yttrium oxide (Y2O3) and SiO2, mixing them, calcining the mixture, and molding and sintering them. Since the magnetic ceramic composition of the present research has very little magnetic loss, it can be used in components for communication in a microwave band, usefully.

Abstract: A method including mixing powders of at least one of MgO, Mg(OH)2, and MgCO3, and powders of Fe2O3, CuO and ZnO, pre-sintering the mixed powder at 900° or lower, milling the pre-sintered raw powder, pressing the milled powder to form a pressed body and sintering the pressed body to form a magnetic ferrite powder such as MgCuZn, MgNiCuZn, or NiCuZn.

Abstract: There can be provided an NiCuZn-based ferrite material containing an iron oxide, a copper oxide, zinc oxide and a nickel oxide in predetermined amounts as main components and a bismuth oxide, a silicon oxide, magnesium oxide and a cobalt oxide in predetermined amounts as additional components. Due to the predetermined amounts of the additional components, the ferrite material has an extremely good temperature characteristic (a change in permeability along with a change in temperature is small), a high quality coefficient Q and high strength.

Abstract: The subject invention includes a composite material comprising a ferroelectric material and a ferromagnetic material having a loss factor (tan &dgr;) for the composite material which includes a dielectric loss factor of the ferroelectric material and a magnetic loss factor of the ferromagnetic material. The composite material achieves the loss factor of from 0 to about 1.0 for a predetermined frequency range greater than 1 MHz. The ferroelectric material has a dielectric loss factor of from 0 to about 0.5 and the ferromagnetic material has a magnetic loss factor of from 0 to about 0.5 for the predetermined frequency range. The ferroelectric material is present in an amount from 10 to 90 parts by volume based on 100 parts by volume of the composite material and the ferromagnetic material is present in an amount from 10 to 90 parts by volume based upon 100 parts by volume of the composite material such that the amount of the ferroelectric material and the ferromagnetic material equals 100 parts by volume.

Abstract: A process for preparing an aqueous ink-jet ink composition for MICR applications is provided comprising preparing a metal oxide pre-dispersion combined with an aqueous ink-jet ink composition, wherein the metal oxide pre-dispersion contains metal oxide pigment or particles of a very small particle size, about 0.5&mgr; or less, and exhibiting high remanence of at least 20 emu/g. The metal oxide particles may be coated with a hydrophilic coating, and the pre-dispersion may contain at least one surfactant to aid in the dispersion of the metal oxide particles. Special processing involving the use of conventional and non-conventional grinding techniques and various filtration techniques enhance the compatibility of the MICR ink-jet ink with the ink-jet equipment, resulting in superior ink life and print quality.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to hexagonal ferrite particles coated with a dispersant and having an exceptionally uniform particle size distribution that makes them particularly useful in the manufacture of high density magnetic tape.

Abstract: A fluorescent or luminous composition, comprising a multilayered film-coated powder having at least two coating films on a base particle, and a fluorescent or luminous substance; the composition, wherein at least one layer of the coating films contains the fluorescent or luminous substance; a genuine/counterfeit discrimination object, in which the fluorescent or luminous composition; and a genuine/counterfeit discrimination method, comprising recognizing fluorescence or luminescence by irradiating, with a light, the genuine/counterfeit discrimination object.

Abstract: In a composition for a plastic magnet, containing an Nd—Fe—B based alloy powder and a ferrite magnetic material powder mixed to a resin material, the Nd—Fe—B based alloy powder has particle sizes distributed in a range of 100 to 400 &mgr;m, and the ferrite magnetic material powder has an average particle size of approximately 1 &mgr;m. The weight ratio of the Nd—Fe—B based alloy powder to the ferrite magnetic material powder is in a range of 30:70 to 70:30. Further, the ratio of the total weight of the Nd—Fe—B based alloy powder 2 and the ferrite magnetic material powder 3 to the weight of the resin material is in a range of 90:10 to 80:20. Thus, in a plastic magnet 1 formed using the composition, peripheries of particles of the Nd—Fe—B based alloy powder 2 are surrounded by particles of the ferrite magnetic material powder 3 and the resin material.