National Institute for Materials Science

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Corporation

Tetsuo Uchikoshi

Yoshio Sakka

Tohru Suzuki

Hideto Yamada

Masahiko Kimura

Koji Kawamoto

Naoki Nakamura

Shinichiro Kawada

Masamichi Harada

Masato Hozumi

Kazunori Annen

Yasunari Miwa

Toshiya Saito

Piezoelectric oriented ceramics containing a Pb(Ti, Zr)O-based compound having a high degree of orientation not lower than 0.64, which was calculated with the Lotgering method based on an X-ray diffraction pattern in a prescribed cross-section thereof, and having a sintered density not lower than 85% of a theoretical density.

Piezoelectric oriented ceramics and method of manufacturing the same

In a (001) pole figure of the active material particles, where a plane parallel to the substrate is defined as the equatorial plane, a Lotgering factor f(001) of an A plane and a Lotgering factor f(001) of a B plane satisfy both Expressions (1) and (2) below, the A plane being an equatorial cross section perpendicular to a line that connects the center of the (001) pole figure and a first point of maximum XRD intensity of peaks attributed to (001) planes at the outer periphery of the equatorial plane, the B plane being an equatorial cross section perpendicular to a line that connects the center of the (001) pole figure and a second point of minimum XRD intensity of peaks attributed to the (001) planes at the outer periphery of the equatorial plane:(001)&#x3e;0.3 &#x2003;&#x2003;Expression (1)(001)&#x2212;(001)&#x3c;1.0 &#x2003;&#x2003;Expression (2).

Electrode body, method for producing electrode body, and battery provided with electrode body

A production method for an electrode for a battery includes preparing a conductive substrate, and electrode material particles having ion conduction anisotropy; and producing an electrode by attaching the electrode material particles onto the conductive substrate, and applying a magnetic field in a predetermined direction.

Production method for electrode for battery, electrode produced by production method, and battery including electrode

A process for producing an anisotropic magnetic material includes: preparing a feebly magnetic material capable of transforming into a magnetic material by a prescribed reaction, orienting the feebly magnetic material by imparting an external field to the feebly magnetic material, and transforming the oriented feebly magnetic material to a magnetic substance by the prescribed reaction.

Process for producing anisotropic magnetic material and anisotropic magnetic material

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