25259 results about "Rare earth" patented technology

A method is provided for depositing a gate dielectric that includes at least two rare earth metal elements in the form of an oxynitride or an aluminum oxynitride. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a first rare earth precursor and to a gas pulse containing a second rare earth precursor. The substrate may also optionally be exposed to a gas pulse containing an aluminum precursor. Sequentially after each precursor gas pulse, the substrate is exposed to a gas pulse of an oxygen-containing gas, nitrogen-containing gas or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas. In alternative embodiments, the first and second rare earth precursors may be pulsed together, and either or both may be pulsed together with the aluminum precursor. The first and second rare earth precursors comprise a different rare earth metal element. The sequential exposing steps may be repeated to deposit a mixed rare earth oxynitride or aluminum oxynitride layer with a desired thickness. Purge or evacuation steps may also be performed after each gas pulse.

A method is provided for depositing a gate dielectric that includes at least two rare earth metal elements in the form of a nitride or an aluminum nitride. The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a first rare earth precursor and to a gas pulse containing a second rare earth precursor. The substrate may also optionally be exposed to a gas pulse containing an aluminum precursor. Sequentially after each precursor gas pulse, the substrate is exposed to a gas pulse of a nitrogen-containing gas. In alternative embodiments, the first and second rare earth precursors may be pulsed together, and either or both may be pulsed together with the aluminum precursor. The first and second rare earth precursors comprise a different rare earth metal element. The sequential exposing steps may be repeated to deposit a mixed rare earth nitride or aluminum nitride layer with a desired thickness. Purge or evacuation steps may also be performed after each gas pulse.

Methods for forming compositions comprising a single-phase rare-earth dielectric disposed on a substrate are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method forms a semiconductor-on-insulator structure. Compositions and structures that are formed via the method provide the basis for forming high-performance devices and circuits.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inorganic phosphor having fluorescence properties emitting an orange or red light which has a longer wavelength as compared with the cases of conventional sialon phosphors activated with a rare earth. The invention relates to a design of white light-emitting diode rich in a red component and having good color-rendering properties by employing a solid solution crystal phase phosphor which uses as a host crystal an inorganic compound having the same crystal structure as that of a CaSiAlN3 crystal phase and to which M Element (wherein M Element is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, and Yb) is added as an emission center.

The invention discloses a high-strength cast aluminum alloy material which comprises the following components by weight percentages: 2.0-6.0% of Cu, 0.05-1.0% of Mn, 0.01-0.5% of Ti, 0.01-0.2% of Cr, 0.01-0.4% of Cd, 0.01-0.25% of Zr, 0.005-0.04% of B, 0.05-0.3% of mixed rare earth RE, Al and microimpurity elements. The material adopts the advanced design of alloy components and the microalloying design. Based on the Al-Cu-Mn as the major components, rational microalloy elements (the Ti, the Cr, the B, the Zr, the mixed rare earth, etc.) are found and the ranges thereof are determined, which can realize the function of substituting the precious rare metals Ag, V, and the like, thus lowering the formula cost by 5-10%.

According to one example of the invention an optical fiber comprises: (i) silica based, rare earth doped core having a first index of refraction n1; (ii) at least one silica based cladding surrounding the core and having a second index of refraction n2, such that n1>n2; wherein at least one of the core or cladding is doped with Al2O3, such that the ratio of max wt % to min wt % of Al2O3 concentration is less than 2:1.

The invention discloses a high strength casting aluminum alloy material. The alloy comprises the following compositions in weight percent: 2.0 to 6.0 percent of Cu, 0.05 to 1.0 percent of Mn, 0.01 to 0.5 percent of Ti, 0.01 to 0.2 percent of Cr, 0.01 to 0.4 percent of Cd, 0.01 to 0.25 percent of Zr, 0.005 to 0.04 percent of B, 0.05 to 0.3 percent of Pr, the balance being Al and trace impurity elements. The invention adopts the advanced alloy composition design and the micro alloying design. Based on taking Al-Cu-Mn as main compositions, the material finds reasonable micro alloy elements (Ti, Cr, B, Zr and rare earth, etc.), determines the ranges of compositions of the micro alloy elements, is capable of realizing the function of replacing precious and rare metals such as Ag and V, etc., and lowers the formula cost by 5 to 10 percent.

The invention discloses a high-strength aluminum casting alloy material which comprises the following components by weight percentages: 2.0-6.0% of Cu, 0.05-1.0% of Mn, 0.01-0.5% of Ti, 0.01-0.2% of Cr, 0.01-0.4% of Cd, 0.01-0.25% of Zr, 0.005-0.04% of B, 0.05-0.3% of Ce, Al and other microimpurity elements. The material adopts the advanced design of alloy components and microalloying design. Based on the Al-Cu-Mn as the major components, rational microalloy elements (the Ti, the Cr, the B, the Zr, mixed rare earth, etc.) are found and the ranges thereof are determined, which can realize the function of substituting the precious rare metals Ag, V, and the like, thus lowering the formula cost by 5-10%.

The invention discloses a high-strength aluminum casting alloy material which comprises the following components by weight percentages: 2.0-6.0% of Cu, 0.05-1.0% of Mn, 0.01-0.5% of Ti, 0.01-0.2% of Cr, 0.01-0.4% of Cd, 0.01-0.25% of Zr, 0.005-0.04% of B, 0.05-0.3% of La, Al and other microimpurity elements. The material adopts the advanced design of alloy components and microalloying design. Based on the Al-Cu-Mn as the major components, rational microalloy elements (the Ti, the Cr, the B, the Zr, mixed rare earth, etc.) are found and the ranges thereof are determined, which can realize the function of substituting the precious rare metals Ag, V, and the like, thus lowering the formula cost by 5-10%.

The process comprises the reduction of niobium and / or tantalum oxides by means of alkaline earth metals and / or rare earth metals, wherein the first reduction stage is carried out as far as an average composition corresponding to (Nb, Ta)Ox where x=0.5 to 1.5 and before the second stage the reduction product from the first stage is freed from alkaline earth oxides and / or rare earth metal oxides which are formed (and optionally from excess alkaline earth metal and / or rare earth metal) by washing with mineral acids.

The invention concerns an endoprosthesis comprising a carrier structure which contains a metallic material wherein the metallic material contains a magnesium alloy of the following composition: magnesium: >90%, yttrium: 3.7%-5.5%, rare earths: 1.5%-4.4% and balance: <1%.

The invention relates to a catalyst for dehydrogenating propane to prepare propone, which uses thermal-resistant oxide as carrier, uses palladium-group metal as main catalyst, uses IV A group metal and rare-earth metal as agents, uses halogen as modifier, and uses inorganic oxide with high temperature resistance as adhesive. The inventive catalyst under high temperature and low pressure has higher propane transfer rate, propone selectivity and reaction stability. And the preparation comprises that at 60-100Deg. C, immerging thermal-resistant oxide with rare-earth metal water solution for 2-10h, at 60-180Deg. C baking for 2-10h, at 400-600Deg. C baking for 3-10h, immerging said carrier and the water solution which contains palladium metal and IVA metal at 60-100Deg. C for 2-10h, and baking for 2-10h at 60-180Deg. C, adding adhesive, protruding agent and acid gel solvent, protruding and shaping, baking for 2-10h at 60-180Deg. C, activating for 3-10h at 400-600Deg. C, and reducing for 2-10h in hydrogen flow at 400-600Deg. C.

The active component of ultrastable Y-type RE molecular sieve is composite modified Y-zeolite containing RE oxide 8-25 wt%, P 0.1-3.0 wt% and sodium oxide 0.3-2.5 wt%, and with degree of crystallization 30-55 % and unit cell parameter 2.455-2.477 nm. It is prepared with Y-zeolite as material and through the steps of exchange with RE and the first roasting to obtain RE-Na Y-zeolite; reaction with RE, reaction with P-containing compound, and the second roasting. The ultrastable Y-type RE molecular sieve is used as the active component of cracking catalyst and has the obvious effect of lowering olefin content in gasoline and the features of resulting in moderate coke yield and high diesel oil yield. The preparation process is simple and high in the utilization of the modifying elements.

A method and apparatus use a photonic-crystal fiber having a very large core while maintaining a single transverse mode. In some fiber lasers and amplifiers having large cores problems exist related to energy being generated at multiple-modes (i.e., polygamy), and of mode hopping (i.e., promiscuity) due to limited control of energy levels and fluctuations. The problems of multiple-modes and mode hopping result from the use of large-diameter waveguides, and are addressed by the invention. This is especially true in lasers using large amounts of energy (i.e., lasers in the one-megawatt or more range). By using multiple small waveguides in parallel, large amounts of energy can be passed through a laser, but with better control such that the aforementioned problems can be reduced. An additional advantage is that the polarization of the light can be maintained better than by using a single fiber core.

A method to promote the activity of a catalyst for dehydrogenation of propane to propylene is as follows: (1) an inorganic oxide bonding agent, a promoter and an acid solvent are added into a heat-resistant oxide; then after the oxide bonding agent, the promoter, the acid solvent and the oxide are kneaded evenly, the oxide is molded by rolling or band-extruding; (2) the catalyst carrier prepared is dried for 2 to 10 hours under the temperature of 60 centigrade degrees, and calcined under the temperature of 400 to 800 degrees; (3) the calcined carrier is immersed in a rare earth metal water solution under the temperature of 60 to 100 centigrade degrees for 2 to 10 hours; (4) the catalyst carrier modified by the rare earth is immersed in a water solution comprising platinum metal elementsand the fourteenth metal elements under the temperature of 400 to 600 centigrade degrees for 2 to 10 hours, and then the carrier is filtered, washed with distilled water, dried under the temperature of 60 to 180 centigrade degrees for 2 to 10 hours, and calcined under the temperature of 400 to 600 centigrade degrees for 2 to 10 hours; (5) the catalyst prepared is activated in the air under the temperature of 400 to 600 centigrade degrees for 3 to 10 hours, and reduced in a hydrogen flow under the temperature of 400 to 600 centigrade degrees for 2 to 10 hours; the reduced catalyst is used for catalytic reaction for dehydrogenation of propane to propylene.

A bulk single phase glass comprising 23 molar % to 50 molar % rare earth oxides, RE203, and 50 molar % to 77 molar % aluminum oxide, A12O3 is provided. The glass contains at least 50 molar % of Al2O3+RE2O3 and smaller amounts of oxide glass forming agents and other oxides than are found in prior art glasses. The addition of small amounts of lanthanum oxide, La2O3, prevents phase separation. The single phase glass is useful for optical applications such as lasers and optical amplifiers.

A cracking catalyst for petroleum hydrocarbon is proportionally prepared from clay, aluminum oxide prepared from alpha-AlO(OH), Y-type molecular sieve containing RE and P and silicon oxide. Its advantages are strong power to convert heavy oil and high output rate of diesel oil.

A corrosion resistant member to be exposed to a halogen-containing gas atmosphere or a halogen-containing gas plasma atmosphere, comprising a substrate and a plurality of layers deposited thereon including a layer of rare earth fluoride providing the outermost surface and a layer of rare earth oxide having a porosity of less than 5% underlying the rare earth fluoride layer.

A loss-less, optical add / drop multiplexer according to the present invention includes a rare earth-doped fiber amplifier integrated with a wavelength-selective fiber path coupled between two directional optical transfer devices for selectively adding and dropping optical signals from a multi-wavelength signal, such as a wavelength division multiplexed optical signal. One or more fiber gratings are disposed along the length of the rare earth-doped fiber amplifier or between segments of the rare earth-doped fiber so that at least one grating is used for reflecting each optical signal that is expected to be added to or dropped from the multi-wavelength optical signal. By using this configuration, appropriate amplification is provided to compensate for losses in the add, drop, and through paths.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the fluorescence of a nitride-based deep red phosphor having at least one of the following novel features: 1) an oxygen content less than about 2 percent by weight, and 2) a halogen content. Such phosphors are particularly useful in the white light illumination industry, which utilizes the so-called “white LED.” The selection and use of a rare earth halide as a raw material source of not only the activator for the phosphor, but also the halogen, is a key feature of the present embodiments. The present phosphors have the general formula MaMbBC(N,D):Eu2+, where Ma is a divalent alkaline earth metal such as Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba; Mb is a trivalent metal such as Al, Ga, Bi, Y, La, and Sm; and Mc is a tetravalent element such as Si, Ge, P, and B; N is nitrogen, and D is a halogen such as F, Cl, or Br. An exemplary compound is CaAlSi(N1-xFx): Eu2+.

Fused abrasive particles comprising eutectic material comprising Al2O3-MgO-REO eutectic. The fused abrasive particles can be incorporated into abrasive products such as coated abrasives, bonded abrasives, non-woven abrasives, and abrasive brushes.

The invention discloses an environment-friendly nano water-based silane treatment agent capable of improving anti-corrosion performance of metal surface. The treatment agent is water-based silane solution which consists of at least one alkoxy silane containing epoxy or at least one alkoxy silane containing amino, at least one disilyl silane, nano-silicon dioxide, rare earth salt type corrosion inhibitor or rare earth salt type and rare earth nano oxide, water, or acetic acid and a small amount of ethanol. The metal material is coated by using the silane solution for impregnation, brushing, spraying or spin-coating, a siloxane layer is formed on the metal surface, then the long-acting corrosion resistance is formed by curing for 3 hours at the temperature of 100 DEG C, and a nano organic silane film which has close bonding force with a coating is formed. Nanoparticles can not only improve the corrosion resistance and enhance the mechanical strength of the silane film in a coating layer, but also realize the synergistic corrosion resistance with the corrosion inhibitor. The technology has the advantages of simple process, greenness, environmental protection and strong practicality.

An optical spectroscopy apparatus determines the concentration of analyte in a specimen that utilizes a single radiation source which is hybrid laser comprising a semiconductor pump laser and small-cavity rare earth fiber laser where laser cavities of both lasers are butt coupled or otherwise optically coupled to form a plurality of laser cavities that produce a plurality of emission wavelengths, one which may be the pump laser emission wavelength at the output of the fiber laser thereby forming a multi-wavelength combined output where the wavelengths substantially match distinguishing spectral characteristic features along at least a portion of a characteristic optical spectrum of the analyte under examination. In lieu of complex data analysis of these wavelengths to determine values representing the concentration of the analyte in an examined specimen, the semiconductor pump laser or lasers are modulated as a plurality of tone frequencies, where at least a first of the modulation frequencies is below the maximum frequency response of the fiber laser so that the first modulation effectively modulates the pump emission wavelength and a first emission wavelength of the fiber laser in the hybrid laser combined output, and at least a second of modulation frequencies is above the maximum frequency response of the fiber laser so that the second modulation effectively modulates the pump emission wavelength but not the first emission wavelength of the fiber laser in the hybrid laser combined output. Further, one or more additional modulation frequencies may be applied to the pump laser which are intermediate of the first and second modulation frequencies where it is at least responsive to at least one further emission wavelength of the fiber laser and also provided in the hybrid laser combined output.

A magnetically affixed attachment for spectacles, including a preferably non-magnetic eyewire having front and rear regions. An auxiliary ens is held in the front region, and the rear region contains a plurality of micromagnets. Each micromagnet, preferably of the rare earth type, is located on the inner periphery of the rear region, and is thereby protected from physical abuse. The inner periphery of said eyewire has the same shape, but preferably is slightly larger than the outer periphery of the spectacle rim to which it is intended to attach, hence allowing maximum contact between each micromagnet and the spectacle rim, which rim is fabricated of, or includes, magnetic material.

The invention provides a super-soft aluminum alloy conductor and a preparation method thereof. The aluminum alloy conductor comprises the following materials in percentage by weight: 0.3 to 1.5 percent of Fe, 0.001 to 0.3 percent of Be, 0.005 to 0.6 percent of Cu, 0.1 to 1.5 percent of rare earth, less than or equal to 0.08 percent of Si, less than or equal to 0.15 percent of total inevitable impurities, and the balance of aluminum. The aluminum alloy is drawn into an aluminum alloy wire by melting, continuous casting and continuous rolling, and the aluminum alloy wire is put into an annealing furnace and annealed for 20 to 40 hours at the temperature of between 380 and 420 DEG C to form the aluminum alloy conductor, wherein the annealing is performed in a sealed heat insulation device under the protection of nitrogen. The aluminum alloy has extremely good toughness and elongation performance, the coefficient of elongation reaches or exceeds 35 percent and even can reach 40 percent, and the electric conductivity can reach 60 percent IACS.

Homogeneous assays for determining quantitatively the extent of a specific binding reaction can be carried out effectively on very dilute solutions using measurements of fluorescence if a fluorescence measurement scheme that is capable of rejecting short-lived background fluorescence is employed and if the fluorescent group being measured has the following properties: a. the group being measured must be a rare earth metal chelate complex combination; b. the chelate must be water-soluble; c. the complex combination must also be stable in extremely dilute aqueous solutions, that is, the measured chelate must have at least one ligand having a metal-to-ligand binding constant of at least about 1013M-1 or greater and it must have a fluorescent emission that is long-lived compared to the longest decay lifetime of ambient substances and have a half life of from 0.01 to 50 msec.

The present invention provides a metal stack structure that stabilizes the flatband voltage and threshold voltages of material stacks that include a Si-containing conductor and a Hf-based dielectric. This present invention stabilizes the flatband voltages and the threshold voltages by introducing a rare earth metal-containing layer into the material stack that introduces, via electronegativity differences, a shift in the threshold voltage to the desired voltage. Specifically, the present invention provides a metal stack comprising:a hafnium-based dielectric; a rare earth metal-containing layer located atop of, or within, said hafnium-based dielectric; an electrically conductive capping layer located above said hafnium-based dielectric; and a Si-containing conductor.