Abstract: This optical cell for sedimentation analysis has a pair of opposing surfaces through which light is transmitted, and two polarizing plates, in which each of the two polarizing plates is disposed in a crossed Nicols state on each of the inner surfaces of the pair of opposing surfaces.

Abstract: The present method for evaluating an orientation of silver nanowires is a method for measuring an orientation of silver nanowires included in a polyvinyl alcohol film, the method including measuring, using linearly polarized near-infrared light, a first transmittance T1 for polarized light perpendicular to an orientation direction of silver nanowires and a second transmittance T0 for polarized light parallel to the orientation direction of the silver nanowires in a polyvinyl alcohol film including the silver nanowires, and determining an orientation to be high in a case where a ratio (T1/T0) of the first transmittance T1 to the second transmittance T0 is greater than 1, and determining the orientation to be low in a case where the ratio is close to 1.

Abstract: An acceleration sensor is provided in which a sensitive color plate is provided between two polarizing plates that are in a crossed Nicol disposition, and a silver nanowire dispersion is disposed between the sensitive color plate and one of the polarizing plates.

Abstract: An acceleration sensor is provided in which a sensitive color plate is provided between two polarizing plates that are in a crossed Nicol disposition, and a silver nanowire dispersion is disposed between the sensitive color plate and one of the polarizing plates.

Abstract: In a method for producing a high-molecular-weight polymer sheet, when a monomer composition including silver nanowires is polymerized, the monomer composition is allowed to stand in a state in which a thickness direction of the obtained high-molecular-weight polymer sheet before the polymerization is a vertical direction, and the silver nanowires in the monomer composition are oriented in the vertical direction and polymerized.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production method of a polymerized polymer containing a silver nanowire, including a preparation step of preparing a monomer composition containing the silver nanowire, a polymerization step of performing polymerization of the monomer composition containing the silver nanowire, and a standing step of leaving the monomer composition to stand which is performed between the preparation step and the polymerization step, in which a start of the polymerization step is determined in the standing step based on an orientation state in a vertical direction of the silver nanowire in the monomer composition as an index.

Abstract: An evaluation method includes a step of disposing a sensitive color plate between two polarization plates disposed in a crossed Nicols shape, a step of disposing a measurement material that is a transparent material containing a nanowire between any of one polarization plate or the other polarization plate of the polarization plates and the sensitive color plate, a step of making white light incident from a side of one of the disposed polarization plates, a step of observing a color of the measurement material from a side of the other polarization plate, and a step of evaluating an orientation direction of the nanowire from the color of the measurement material obtained by observation.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide an electroconductive ink suitable for an inexpensive carbon wiring substrate having a wide strain sensing range, and a carbon wiring substrate in which the electroconductive ink is used. [Solution] An electroconductive ink characterized by including a carbonaceous electroconductive material (A), a binder resin (B) including a cellulose compound (B1) and a poly N-vinyl compound (B2), and a solvent (C), the electroconductive ink including 0.5-23 parts by mass of the binder resin (B) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the carbonaceous electroconductive material (A), the mass blending ratio of the cellulose compound (B1) and the poly N-vinyl compound (B2) being 80:20 to 40:60, and the solvent (C) including water (C1). A carbon wiring substrate having a wiring pattern formed using the electroconductive ink.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive pattern manufacturing method and a conductive pattern formed substrate, capable of easily achieving a narrow pitch. A metal nanowire layer 12 is formed on the entirety of a part of at least one of the main faces of a substrate 10, pulsed light is irradiated thereto through a mask 14 provided with a light transmission portion 14a formed in a predetermined pattern, and the metal nanowires in the metal nanowire layer 12 at the region having the above predetermined pattern were sintered, to thereby obtain conductivity at the predetermined patterned region. Accordingly, a substrate provided with a conductive pattern having any selected pattern can be produced by simple steps.

Abstract: Provided are a metal nanowire production method capable of producing long and thin metal nanowires, and metal nanowires produced thereby. A metal nanowire production method comprising, a step for preparing a solution containing a metal salt, a polymer, at least one selected from a group consisting of halides, sulfides, carbonates, and sulfates, and an aliphatic alcohol, and a step for heating and reacting the solution at the temperature of 100° C. to 250° C. for 10 minutes or more while maintaining a practical shear stress applied to the solution at 10 mPa·m or less, wherein, during the heating and reacting step, ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum change of the solution is measured, and a reaction time is controlled on the basis of the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum information.

Abstract: Provided are a transparent electrode and a production method thereof, the transparent electrode using metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as conductive components, and showing favorable surface flatness, conductivity, and light transmittance. A transparent conductive ink is prepared by dispersing metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes in a solution formed by dissolving a thermoset or thermoplastic binder resin having no fluidity within the range of 5 to 40° C. to a solvent, the content of the binder resin being 100 to 2500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes. An electrode pattern having a desired shape is printed on a substrate with the transparent conductive ink, and pulsed light is irradiated to the printed electrode pattern, to thereby obtain a transparent electrode having a surface resistance of 0.1 to 500?/? and a surface arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfying Ra?5 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a transparent electrode and a production method thereof, the transparent electrode using metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes as conductive components, and showing favorable surface flatness, conductivity, and light transmittance. A transparent conductive ink is prepared by dispersing metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes in a solution formed by dissolving a thermoset or thermoplastic binder resin having no fluidity within the range of 5 to 40° C. to a solvent, the content of the binder resin being 100 to 2500 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal nanowires and/or metal nanotubes. An electrode pattern having a desired shape is printed on a substrate with the transparent conductive ink, and pulsed light is irradiated to the printed electrode pattern, to thereby obtain a transparent electrode having a surface resistance of 0.1 to 500?/? and a surface arithmetic average roughness Ra satisfying Ra?5 nm.

Abstract: Provided are a metal nanowire production method capable of producing long and thin metal nanowires, and metal nanowires produced thereby. A metal nanowire production method comprising, a step for preparing a solution containing a metal salt, a polymer, at least one selected from a group consisting of halides, sulfides, carbonates, and sulfates, and an aliphatic alcohol, and a step for heating and reacting the solution at the temperature of 100° C. to 250° C. for 10 minutes or more while maintaining a practical shear stress applied to the solution at 10 mPa·m or less, wherein, during the heating and reacting step, ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum change of the solution is measured, and a reaction time is controlled on the basis of the ultraviolet-visible absorption spectrum information.

Abstract: Provided are a conductive pattern manufacturing method and a conductive pattern formed substrate, capable of easily achieving a narrow pitch. A metal nanowire layer 12 is formed on the entirety of a part of at least one of the main faces of a substrate 10, pulsed light is irradiated thereto through a mask 14 provided with a light transmission portion 14a formed in a predetermined pattern, and the metal nanowires in the metal nanowire layer 12 at the region having the above predetermined pattern were sintered, to thereby obtain conductivity at the predetermined patterned region. Accordingly, a substrate provided with a conductive pattern having any selected pattern can be produced by simple steps.

Abstract: An electrode for electrolytic capacitors having a large capacitance and having excellent tan ?, heat resistance, humidity resistance and stability. An electrolytic capacitor using the electrode. An electrode obtained by attaching a compound having a siloxane bond onto the surface of an electrode body comprising a valve-acting metal having formed thereon a dielectric film. The compound having a siloxane bond is attached by coating, dipping or vapor deposition. A solid electrolytic capacitor obtained by forming an electrolyte comprising an electrically conducting polymer on the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel ?-conjugated copolymer having a high conductivity, obtained through chamically oxidative polymerization of a thiophene-based unit represented by formula (IV) and a pyrrole-based unit represented by formula (III) at a low temperature, preferably in the presence of a compound containing a counter anion, and production method therefor, and further relates to an article coated with the copolymer, a solid electrolytic capacitor using the copolymer as solid electrolyte and production method for the capacitor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor having a masking structure in which the insulation between the anode part and the cathode part can be ensured without fail, to its production method, to a method for coating a masking agent on a solid electrolytic capacitor substrate, and to apparatus therefore. According to the present invention, the masking material covers the dielectric film on the metal material having valve action and sufficiently infiltrates into the core metal made of a metal having valve action while the solid electrolyte is masked by the masking material without fail, so that a solid electrolytic capacitor can be produced that has a reduced leakage current and a reduced stress generated at the reflow treatment or the like.

Abstract: A method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor, comprising coating a solution containing a monomer of an electroconducting polymer and a solution containing an oxidizing agent in repeating sequence on a valve-acting metal anode having formed on the surface thereof an oxide dielectric film, and then polymerizing wherein the electroconducting polymer is formed by setting the humidity in the atmosphere of polymerization process to from 10% to less than 60%.

Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor comprises an electrically conducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film which is formed on a valve-acting metal, by specifying the viscosity of an oxidizing agent solution and/or a monomer solution, particularly by specifying the viscosity to less than about 100 cp. A solid electrolytic capacitor can comprise an electroconducting polymer composition formed on the surface of an oxide film layer which is formed on a valve-acting metal, wherein a monomer compound or a derivative thereof as a repeating unit is polymerized by setting the humidity in the atmosphere to from about 10% to less than about 60%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte layer and an electrically conducting layer comprising metallic powder or an electrically conducting layer comprising an electrically conducting carbon layer and a layer formed thereon and comprising metallic powder in which at least one of said layers contains a rubber-like elastic material; a production process thereof; a solid electrolyte for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; a production process of the solid electrolyte; an electrically conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor; and an electrically carbon conducting paste for use in the solid electrolytic capacitor. The solid electrolytic capacitor of the present invention can be made compact and can be endowed with high-capacitance and low-impedance and is excellent in external force-relaxing properties, productivity, heat resistance and moisture resistance, etc.