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A semiconductor light emitting device with improved efficiency in extracting light is provided. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer stacked in this order, electrodes respectively connected to the first and second conductive semiconductor layers, the electrode connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer comprising a lower conductive oxide film and an upper conductive oxide film disposed on the lower conductive oxide film, and a metal film disposed only on the upper conductive oxide film. The upper and lower conductive oxide films comprise an oxide including at least one element selected from the group consisting of zinc (Zn), indium (In), tin (Sn), and magnesium (Mg).

An object of the present invention is to satisfactorily maintain adhesion between a photosensitive layer and a substrate after the exposure of the photosensitive lithographic printing plate.Modified silica particles, the surface of which is modified by an organic compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group, at least one hydrophilic moiety and at least one silyloxy group, are incorporated into a photosensitive layer of the photosensitive lithographic printing plate.

The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising an acrylic polymer (a), an acrylic oligomer (b), a silane coupling agent having an amino group, and a cross-linking agent, the acrylic polymer (a) containing, as a main monomer component, at least one of a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester containing an alkyl group having a number of carbons of from 4 to 12 and a (meth)acrylic acid alkoxyalkyl ester, and containing 1 to 10 parts by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer as a monomer component based on 100 parts by weight of the total monomer components constituting the acrylic polymer (a), the acrylic polymer (a) having a weight-average molecular weight of from 400,000 to 1,500,000; and the acrylic oligomer (b) containing a (meth)acrylic acid ester as a main monomer component, and containing 1 to 10 parts by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer as a monomer component based on 100 parts by weight of the total monomer components constituting the acrylic oligomer (b), the acrylic oligomer (b) having a weight-average molecular weight of 3,000 or more but less than 6,000, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition contains 10 to 35 parts by weight of the acrylic oligomer (b) and 0.01 part by weight or more but less than 1.0 part by weight of the silane coupling agent having an amino group, based on 100 parts by weight of the acrylic polymer (a). The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is excellent in transparency and foaming and separation resistances, does not cause periodical reduction of adhesiveness and dramatically improves adhesion reliability.

A semiconductor laser device, which has a protective film at an end surface thereof, is adaptable to demands for higher outputs or shorter wavelengths. The semiconductor laser device according to the present invention includes a dielectric film on at least one end surface of an optical resonator, in which the dielectric film includes a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer comprised of the same elements and disposed in sequence from the end surface side of the semiconductor, the first dielectric layer including a layer made of a single crystal material and the second dielectric layer including a layer made of an amorphous material.

An object of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable display device by preventing an adhesive layer from being drawn to the inside at the time of vacuum pumping and by securing a sufficient adhesive strength. A crystalline layer CRZ is formed in the surface of an adhesive layer FT between the respective contact surfaces of a first glass substrate SUB1 and a sealing frame FR, as well as of a second glass substrate SUB2 and the sealing frame FR.

To provide a power storage device with improved cycle characteristics. In the power storage device, a conductive catalyst layer is provided in contact with a surface of an active material layer formed of silicon or the like and a carbon layer is provided over the conductive catalyst layer. The carbon layer is formed by a CVD method using an effect of the catalyst layer. The carbon layer formed by a CVD method is crystalline and helps prevent an impurity such as an SEI from being attached to a surface of an electrode of the power storage device, leading to improvements in cycle characteristics of the power storage device.

A non-aqueous electrolyte containing propylene carbonate and 1,3-propanesultone as additives can reduce the amount of a gas evolved during storage at a high temperature of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising the electrolyte, a non-aqueous electrolyte containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of vinylene carbonate, diphenyl disulfide, di-p-tolyldisulfide and bis(4-methoxyphenyl)disulfide as an additive can improve cycle characteristics of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising the electrolyte, and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a combination of the above two types of additives can provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell exhibiting excellent retention of capacity and storage stability.

It is an object of the present invention to control the crystal orientation of a ferroelectric thin film as dictated by the application of a ferroelectric thin film device. To accomplished the stated object, a bottom electrode containing at least iridium is formed over a surface preparation layer whose main component is zirconium oxide, and an ultra-thin titanium layer is laminated over the bottom electrode. An amorphous layer containing the elemental metal and elemental oxygen that constitute the ferroelectric is formed over the titanium layer, and a crystallized ferroelectric thin film is formed by heat treating this amorphous layer. If the thickness of the titanium layer is kept between 2 nm and 10 nm in the lamination thereof, the ferroelectric thin film will have a priority orientation of (100), and if it is kept between 10 nm and 20 nm, the ferroelectric thin film will have a priority orientation of (111).

A packaging structure of AC LEDs is provided, which comprises: a carrier containing a positive electrode connecting end, and a negative electrode connecting end; an AC LED module disposed on the carrier, wherein the AC LED module electrically connects to the positive electrode connecting end and the negative electrode connecting end of the carrier; and a die-bonding insulating layer disposed between the AC LED module and the carrier.

There is disclosed is a method comprising surface-processing a Sn based, Sn alloy based or Sn-Zn alloy based solder particle (1), applied as a coating, such as by electrical plating or melt plating, to the surface of a metal material, such as iron, a steel plate or copper, with a phosphate and a silicium containing compound, to form a protective film (2). There are also disclosed a solder material (6) in which a protective film (2) formed of a phosphate and a silicium containing compound is formed on the surface of the Sn-Zn based solder particle (1), and a solder paste formed of this solder material (6) and the flux.

It is an object of the present invention to control the crystal orientation of a ferroelectric thin film as dictated by the application of a ferroelectric thin film device. To accomplished the stated object, a bottom electrode containing at least iridium is formed over a surface preparation layer whose main component is zirconium oxide, and an ultra-thin titanium layer is laminated over the bottom electrode. An amorphous layer containing the elemental metal and elemental oxygen that constitute the ferroelectric is formed over the titanium layer, and a crystallized ferroelectric thin film is formed by heat treating this amorphous layer. If the thickness of the titanium layer is kept between 2 nm and 10 nm in the lamination thereof, the ferroelectric thin film will have a priority orientation of (100), and if it is kept between 10 nm and 20 nm, the ferroelectric thin film will have a priority orientation of (111).

Production processes are provided which can produce, at a relatively low temperature and in a reduced number of steps, anatase titanium oxide powder having high photocatalytic activity and large specific surface area and anatase titanium oxide slurry having high storage stability and dispersibility. The slurry thus obtained can also be coated, as a coating material having photocatalytic activity, on materials having low heat resistance. In the production process of anatase titanium oxide powder according to the present invention, a titania sol solution, a titania gel, or a titania sol-gel mixture is heat treated in a closed vessel under pressure, and the treated product is then dried to produce anatase titanium oxide powder. In the production process of anatase titanium oxide slurry according to the present invention, a titania sol solution, a titania gel, or a titania sol-gel mixture is heat treated in a closed vessel under pressure, and the treated product is then dispersed / stirred to produce anatase titanium oxide slurry.

The present invention provides a method for producing a complex phase retarder comprising a first phase retarder of at least one resin film, an adhesive layer and a second phase retarder of a coating layer laminated in this order, the method comprising: preparing a phase retarder with an adhesive where an adhesive layer is formed on a surface of a first phase retarder; applying on a transfer base a coating liquid containing an organic modified clay compound of which the chlorine content is no greater than 2,000 ppm and a binder resin in an organic solvent where the moisture ratio measured using a Karl Fischer's moisture meter is 0.15 wt % to 0.35 wt %; forming a second phase retarder by removing the organic solvent and the water from the applied coating liquid; bonding an exposed surface of the above described second phase retarder to the adhesive layer side of the above described phase retarder with an adhesive; peeling the transfer base from the above described second phase retarder; and forming a second adhesive layer on the surface of this second phase retarder from which the transfer base was peeled.

Herein is disclosed a composition for application to a wound comprising: a first layer comprising a skin adhesive, wherein the first layer has a wound-facing side and a non-wound-facing side and, in a first area, apertures extend through the first layer from the wound-facing side to the non-wound-facing side; and a second layer disposed on a non-wound-facing side of the first layer, the second layer comprising a polymeric film that is continuous in that it extends over and covers each of the apertures of the first layer, the second layer having a moisture vapour transmission rate (MVTR) of at least 500 g / m2 / 24 hours, measured in accordance with BS EN 13726-2:2002, wherein the composition further comprises a third layer disposed between the first layer and second layer, the third layer being a supporting layer for the first layer, the third layer having apertures therethrough, substantially corresponding to the apertures in the first layer. A method of making such a composition is also disclosed.

The invention discloses a biosensor includes a strip having an integrated heating element and an electrode with metallized graphite including metal in the range of 0.1-5% in weight; graphite in the range of below 55% in weight; and polymer. The biosensor further includes an electric measuring device having a slot enabling the strip to insert therein.

Disclosed herein is a carrier for manufacturing a substrate, including: a base plate; adhesive layers formed on one side or both sides of the base plate; auxiliary adhesive layers, each of which is buried in one side of each of the adhesive layers, has a smaller area than each of the adhesive layers and has lower adhesivity than each of the adhesive layers; and metal layers, each of which is formed on one side of each of the auxiliary adhesive layers, whose edges are attached to the adhesive layers, and whose other portions excluding the edges are attached to the auxiliary adhesive layers. The carrier is advantageous in that a metal layer and an auxiliary adhesive layer are attached to each other by the adhesivity of the auxiliary adhesive layer, so that it is not required to use vacuum adsorption, with the result that a process of manufacturing a substrate can be performed more stably.

Integration of a system-level simulation with one or more hardware device simulations is accomplished using a mapping layer, which allows the system-level simulation to interact with the hardware device simulation at a pin level, an object level, and an abstract level. The overall simulation may operate with respect to a clock or timing device or it may operate with respect to transactions.

A sealing material is presented which can be applied to surfaces and / or surfaces having seams, cracks, crevices and the like to hinder growth and colonization of bacteria while maintaining adhesion over a wide range of service, or use, conditions. The sealing material includes a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber based adhesive layer which is capable of adhering the sealing material to the surface or surfaces to be sealed. The invention combines the inherent anti-stick and hydrophobic properties of fluoropolymers with excellent adhesive characteristics of the rubber based adhesive.

One semiconductor device includes an active region on a semiconductor substrate, a trench having a lower section and an upper section within the active region, a gate insulating film that covers the inner wall surface of the trench, a first barrier metal that covers the lower section of the trench interposed by the gate insulating film, a second barrier metal that covers the first barrier metal, and a metal electrode that covers the second barrier metal and fills up the lower section of the trench. The second barrier metal is thinner than the first barrier metal.

A solar cell according to the present invention includes: a photoelectric conversion part having a photoelectric converting function; and a collector electrode provided at a side of a light-receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion part in a way that parts of the light-receiving surface are exposed. Interconnection tabs are connected at a side of a light-receiving surface of the collector electrode with an adhesive being interposed in between. The collector electrode contains a thermosetting first resin, an conductive material and a second resin for forming a sea-island structure between the second resin and the first resin. The collector electrode includes an internal region in the inside, a concentration ratio of the second resin to the first resin being higher in the internal region than in the surface region at the side of either the adhesive or the photoelectric conversion part.

A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; a nonaqueous electrolytic solution; and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material layer containing at least a styrene polymer as a binder in a content of 0.3 to 8.0 mass % based on the total mass of the negative electrode active material layer. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains at least a cyclic sulfonic acid ester including at least two sulfonyl groups in a content of 0.002 to 5.0 mass % based on the total mass of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution.

A polymer electrolyte membrane for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, that overcomes disadvantages of the conventional polymer ion-exchange membranes including fluorine-based polymer electrolyte membranes and can maintain cell characteristics even in use over a long period of time (e.g., several thousand hours). The polymer electrolyte membrane comprises a fluorine polymer substrate having grafted thereon monomers having sulfone groups as a cation-exchange group, wherein a main chain of the graft chain comprises a hydrocarbon or a partially fluorinated hydrocarbon, and sulfone groups or substituents having sulfone groups are bonded as a side chain, and wherein in element compositional ratio by ESCA, at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane has O / S value of 5.0 or higher, and a surface element proportion of S is 0.4-5.0%.

The present invention is directed to a method of coating metal articles with a flexible, chemical-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and abrasion-resistant coating that can be optionally formed and optionally electroplated. In some examples, the articles are metal motor vehicle bumpers.

There is provided a cellulose acylate film, containing a hindered amin-based compound, wherein the hindered amine-based compound is contained in an amount of 0.001% by mass to 5% by mass based on cellulose acylate, a minimum value of Knoop hardness is 170 N / mm2 to 220 N / mm2, and the Knoop hardness is measured several times by a Knoop indenter, the Knoop indenter is rotated by a given angle in each measurement, and a rotation axis of the Knoop indenter is orthogonal to an upper surface of the cellulose acylate film.

The invention relates to a compound for removing black eye and relieving wrinkles, a preparation method and an application thereof. The compound for removing black eye and relieving wrinkles comprises the following components in parts by weight: 0.01-0.05% of sodium hyaluronate, 1-5% of glycerinum, 1-5% of butanediol, 1-10% of European horse chestnut extracts, 0.5-10% of long carob bean seed extracts, 0.5-10% of purslane extracts, 1-10% of ceramide, 1-10% of beta-glucan, 1-10% of decarboxylation carnosine, 0.1-1% of cell growth factor stock solution, 0.1-2% of astaxanthin, 1-10% of cocoa extracts, 1-10% of olibanum extracts, 1-10% of lactobacillus / North America eriodictyon fermented extracts, 0.2-1% of preservatives and the balance of water. The compound provided by the invention can restrain the forming of melanin by restraining the activity of inflammatory reaction enzyme, can enhance skin barrier and can supplement eye skin nutrition so as to achieve the effect of removing black eye and relieving wrinkles.

The present invention relates to curable compositions which are capable of safely and sufficiently bonding components of electrical devices. In particular, the invention relates to two-part, halogen-free curable compositions which are capable of rapidly curing at room temperatures as well as at elevated temperatures.

A curable organopolysiloxane composition that can form a cured product that is strongly adhesive to substrates such as glasses, plastics, and metals and exhibits a very durable adhesion in which adhesiveness is maintained even under severe conditions such as immersion in hot water. The curable organopolysiloxane composition comprises from 1 to 75 weight % of a calcium carbonate powder whose surface has been treated with both (a) a rosin or a rosin derivative and (b) a fatty acid or a fatty acid derivative.

This invention provides a method for image formation, which can produce a thermally transferred image possessing excellent heat resistance and various fastness properties even under severe service conditions, and an intermediate transfer recording medium and an image formed object.