Abstract: A film forming device includes an optical device which has a light source, and a first optical system for projecting light beams split by a light splitting device. The light splitting device and the optical system steadily maintain the intensity center of the light beam projected onto a detecting surface of a light detector at an invariable position without positional fluctuation independently of fluctuation of an emitting angle to a thin film of the light source.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided and which comprises a semiconductor having insulating layers and conductive layers laminated alternately. The semiconductor comprises an organic film, and electrodes are provided on the semiconductor.

Abstract: An optical recording device and an information memorizing device utilizing the same are provided. The optical recording device comprises an A-layer comprising a chromogenic compound which is usually colorless or pale colored, a B-layer comprising an auxochromic compound capable of making said chromogenic compound form color through contact with said chromogenic compound, and a light-absorbing layer, at least one of the three layers being constituted of a monomolecular film or a built-up film thereof.

Abstract: There is provided an organic conductive medium, comprising an organic conductive layer formed on the surface of a substrate having fine uneven shape.

Abstract: An optical recording-reproducing method comprising the step of irradiating a radiation for polymerization on an optical recording medium having a recording layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of azulenium salt compounds, pyrylium dyes, diene compounds, croconic methine dyes and polymethine compounds (hereinafter called the group B) and a diacetylene derivative compound; the step of irradiating a radiation corresponding to a recording information to thereby change the color at the irradiated portion of the recording layer; and the step of reading the recorded information by irradiating a reading light with a shorter wavelength than said radiation on said recording layer. Also, an optical recording-reproducing device utilizes the above-mentioned method.

Abstract: An optical recording method is provided which comprises a step of irradiating light corresponding to recording information on the optical recording medium having a recording layer containing at least one selected from the group consisting of azulenium salt compounds, pyrylium dyes, diene compounds, croconic methine dyes or polymethine compounds and a diacetylene derivative compound to thereby form a pit on said recording layer.

Abstract: An electroconductive film is provided which has a first region constituted of a lamination layer comprising an electroconductive layer and an insulating layer, and a second layer having reduced or eliminated electroconductivity. Another type of electroconductive film is also provided having a first region constituted of a limination layer containing a compound having a polymerizable double bond and comprising an electroconductive layer and an insulating layer, and a second layer which is modified and having changed dissolution characteristics. The layer may be formed of a monomolecular film or monomolecular built-up film. A patterning method by use of the above electroconductive film is also provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a light absorpiton characteristic of a thin film is provided.The apparatus comprises (1) a liquid container containing a liquid on which surface a thin film is to be spread, (2) exciting light source for supplying an exciting light to be projected from below the liquid surface on to a measurement site of the thin film spread on the liquid surface, at such an incident angle that the exciting light reflects totally at the liquid surface, (3) a chopper for converting the exciting light into an intermittent exciting light before the exciting light reaches the measurement site of the thin film, (4) a probe light source for supplying probe light passing the measurement site or its vicinity, and (5) a detector for detecting an amount of deflection of the probe light having passed the measurement site or its vicinity.

Abstract: A light beam fluctuation compensating device is provided which comprises a light source, a first optical system for splitting a light beam emitted from said light source into two light beams and a second optical system for irradiating the two light beams split by said first optical system onto a target. A light beam fluctuation method utilizing the device is also provided.

Abstract: A polymerizable film is provided which comprises a transition metal and a polymerizable compound, and having a solubility in a solvent which changes through a maximum and a minimum repeatedly with an increase in energy imparted for polymerization. The polymerized film may comprise a polymerizable compound represented by the formula:R--C.tbd.C--C.tbd.C--(R.sub.1).sub.n --Xwherein R and R.sub.1 are hydrophobic sites, X is a hydrophilic site, and n is 0 or 1. This polymerizable film is useful as recording materials and resist materials.

Abstract: A device for measuring optical properties is provided which is equipped with an exciting light source for emitting exciting light to the sites to be measured of a sample, a light intensity modulator for modulating the exciting light, a probe light source for emitting probe light and a detector for receiving the probe light. The device is characterized by comprising an intensity distribution modifying means for bringing the maximum intensity portion of said probe light close to the sample when the probe light emitted from the probe light source reaches the site to be measured or the vicinity thereof. A method for measuring optical properties using the device is also provided. This device is useful particularly for measurement of the light absorption characteristics of a monomolecular film spread on a liquid surface.

Abstract: An optical recording method comprises the steps of:(A) irradiating a radiation corresponding to a recording information on an optical recording medium having a recording layer containing a diacetylene derivative and at least one selected from the group (hereinafter called the group B) consisting of azulenium salt compounds, pyrylium dyes, diene compounds, croconic methine dyes and polymethine compounds, thereby forming a latent image; and(B) irradiating a radiation on the recording medium having said latent image formed thereon to thereby visualizing said latent image.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided which has a function of an organic film condensor. The device comprises a plural number of electroconductive layers each comprising a monomolecular film of an organic molecule having both of an electroconductive site and a hydrophobic site in combination or a built-up film thereof, and a dielectric layer of a monomolecular film of an organic molecule having both of a hydrophobic site in combination or a built-up film thereof between the electroconductive layers laminated on a substrate.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a pair of electrodes and a luminescent layer sandwiched between the electrodes, the luminescent layer comprising:(a) one layer comprising a relatively electron-acceptable organic compound,(b) another layer containing a relatively electron-donative organic compound, and(c) still another layer having an insulating property, the three layers being repeatedly accumulated, and at least one of the three layers having a monomolecular film or a monomolecular layer built-up film.

Abstract: An electroluminecent device comprises a pair of electrodes, two luminescent layers provided between the pair of electrodes, and an electrode provided between the two luminescent layers, at least one of said two luminescent layers having a layer comprising a monomolecular film of an organic compound or a built-up film thereof.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a luminescent layer and a pair of electrodes between which the luminescent layer is sandwiched, said luminescent layer comprising one layer comprising a relatively electron-acceptable organic compound and a compound capable of being an electron-donor or electron-acceptor to said compound, another layer comprising a relatively electron-donative organic compound and a compound capable of being an electron-acceptor or electron-donor to said compound, and still another layer having electrical insulating property, said three layers being repeatedly accumulated, and at least one of the three layers having a monomolecular film or a monomolecular layer built-up film.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprising a luminescent layer is provided. The luminescent layer comprises a mixed monomolecular film of at least one electroluminescent organic compound and at least one organic compound which is different in electro-negativity from said organic compound or a built-up film thereof.The luminescent layer may be of a double-layer structure wherein a first layer of the luminescent layer comprises a mixed monomolecular film of an electroluminescent organic compound which is electron-acceptable relative to a second layer of the luminescent layer and an organic compound which is electron-acceptable relative to said compound or a built-up film thereof, and the second layer comprises a mixed monomolecular film of an electroluminescent organic compound which is electron-donative relative to the first layer and an organic compound which is electron-donative relative to said compound or a built-up film thereof.

Abstract: A light scattering measuring apparatus utilizes light scattering to analyze physical properties of the surface and interior of an object, and particularly converts the scattered light therefrom into molecular vibrational energy or heat energy and measures the same. The light scattering measuring apparatus is provided with light applying means for applying an intermittent light to an object to be examined, a medium for absorbing scattered light intermittently emitted from the surface of the object by the applied light in accordance with the physical properties of the object to be examined and converting the scatterd light into molecular vibrational energy or heat energy, a detecting device for detecting the information regarding the energy produced by the medium, and a measuring device for measuring the molecular vibrational energy or the heat energy on the basis of a signal produced by the detecting device.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a double layer electroluminescent member sandwiched between a pair of electrodes. At least one layer of the two luminescent layers are constituted of a monomolecular film or a monomolecular layer built-up film comprising at least one electroluminescent organic compound which is electron-acceptable or electron-donative relative to the other luminescent layer.

Abstract: A process for the addition reaction of an unsaturated organic compound, except a rubber, having at least one carbon-carbon double bond in a molecule, which comprises reacting the unsaturated organic compound with an organic compound having a carboxyl group and an aldehyde group in the presence of a Lewis acid.