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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
May. 31, 2011
Molly Maureen Gentleman, College Station, TX (US);
James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);
Margaret Louise Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mohan Manoharan, Bangalore, IN;
Molly Maureen Gentleman, College Station, TX (US);
James Anthony Ruud, Delmar, NY (US);
Margaret Louise Blohm, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mohan Manoharan, Bangalore, IN;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Ceramic materials with relatively high resistance to wetting by various liquids, such as water, are presented, along with articles made with these materials. The oxide materials described herein as a class typically contain europia (EuO). The oxides may further contain other additives, such as oxides of gadolinium (Gd), samarium (Sm), dysprosium (Dy), or terbium (Tb). In certain embodiments the oxide, in addition to europia, further comprises ytterbia (YbO), lanthanum (La), praseodymium (Pr), or neodymium (Nd).