Abstract: A thin film capacitor comprises a base material, a dielectric layer provided on the base material, and an upper electrode layer provided on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of columnar crystals that extend along a normal direction with respect to a surface of the upper electrode layer, the columnar crystal has a perovskite crystal structure represented by AyBO3, an element A is at least one of Ba, Ca, Sr, and Pb, an element B is at least one of Ti, Zr, Sn, and Hf, y?0.995 is satisfied, and the dielectric layer contains 0.05 to 2.5 mol of Al per 100 mol of AyBO3.

Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting device including: a light-emitting layer capable of generating light; a first light-scattering layer containing first light-scattering particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m; and prisms in a streak array pattern. The light emitting layer, the first light-scattering layer and the prisms are disposed in this order, and a mean free path L1 of light scattering in the first light-scattering layer and a thickness D1 of the first light-scattering layer satisfy D1/L1<6.

Abstract: An organic EL light-emitting device including: a light-emitting layer capable of generating light; a light-scattering structure capable of scattering the light; a first light-scattering layer containing first light-scattering particles having an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m and a first binder; and a concavo-convex structure in a streak array pattern, the light emitting layer, the light-scattering structure, the first light-scattering layer, and the concavo-convex structure being disposed in this order, wherein a mean free path L1 of light scattering in the first light-scattering layer and a thickness D1 of the first light-scattering layer satisfy D1/L1<15.

Abstract: A sealing film including a substrate film, a sealing layer, and an adhesive layer in this order, wherein the sealing film has a tensile elastic modulus of equal to or higher than 1,000 MPa, and retardation of a layer portion provided at the sealing layer side relative to the substrate film in the sealing film after sealing is equal to or smaller than 20 nm.

Abstract: A composite gas barrier layered body for an organic electroluminescent light-emitting element, including: a gas barrier layered body (A) having a film (a) of an alicyclic polyolefin resin and one or more inorganic barrier layers (a) directly provided on at least one surface of the film (a); a film (b) formed of an alicyclic polyolefin resin having a thickness that is equal to or less than a thickness of the film (a); and a heat-melting layer that is interposed between the inorganic barrier layer (a) and the film (b) to bond the inorganic barrier layer (a) to the film (b), wherein a glass transition temperature of the heat-melting layer is lower than a glass transition temperature of the alicyclic polyolefin resin constituting the film (a) and the film (b) by 25° C. or more; and production method therefor.

Abstract: A surface light source device is provided that has high light extraction efficiency and high mechanical strength and can suppress a change in color tone at different viewing angles. To that end, the surface light source device includes: an organic EL element including a luminescent layer; and a light-emitting surface structure layer that is disposed in contact with one of the surfaces of the organic EL element and defines a concave-convex structure on the surface on the device light-emitting surface side. The concave-convex structure includes a plurality of concave portions having oblique surfaces and flat portions disposed around the concave portions. The surface light source device further includes a diffusing member on which the light emitted from the luminescent layer is incident, the diffusing member allowing the incident light to pass therethrough or reflecting the incident light in a diffused manner.

Abstract: A thin film capacitor comprises a base material, a dielectric layer provided on the base material, and an upper electrode layer provided on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of columnar crystals that extend along a normal direction with respect to a surface of the upper electrode layer. The columnar crystal has a perovskite crystal structure represented by AyBO3. An element A is at least one of Ba, Ca, Sr, and Pb, and an element B is at least one of Ti, Zr, Sn, and Hf. Further, y?0.995 is satisfied, and the dielectric layer contains 0.05 to 2.5 mol of Mg per 100 mol of AyBO3.

Abstract: A thin film capacitor comprises a base material, a dielectric layer provided on the base material, and an upper electrode layer provided on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of columnar crystals that extend along a normal direction with respect to a surface of the upper electrode layer, the columnar crystal has a perovskite crystal structure represented by AyBO3, an element A is at least one of Ba, Ca, Sr, and Pb, an element B is at least one of Ti, Zr, Sn, and Hf, y?0.995 is satisfied, and the dielectric layer contains 0.05 to 2.5 mol of Al per 100 mol of AyBO3.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer, a pixel electrode, a counter electrode, a first molecule orientation film formed on the first substrate so as to cover the pixel electrode, and a second molecule orientation film formed on the second substrate so as to cover the counter electrode. The pixel electrode includes first micro-electrode patterns extending in a first direction, second micro-electrode patterns extending in a second direction, third micro-electrode patterns extending in a third direction and fourth micro-electrode patterns extending in a fourth direction, wherein the first, second, third and fourth directions are different from one another.

Abstract: A composite gas barrier multilayer body, wherein a gas barrier multilayer body (A) having a film (a) of an alicyclic polyolefin resin and an inorganic layer (a) formed on at least one surface of the film (a) and a gas barrier multilayer body (B) having a film (b) of an alicyclic polyolefin resin and an inorganic layer (b) formed on at least one surface of the film (b) are bonded via a layer of a styrene-based thermoplastic elastomer resin so that the inorganic layer (a) and the inorganic layer (b) face to each other.

Abstract: A light-emitting device having an organic EL element that has a light-emitting surface and emits light from the light-emitting surface, and a structure layer disposed directly or indirectly on the light-emitting surface. The structure layer has, on a surface thereof that is opposite to the organic electroluminescent element, a concavo-convex structure including a first streak array extending in a first direction that is parallel to the surface, a second streak array extending in a second direction that is parallel to the surface and intersects with the first direction, and a third streak array extending in a third direction that is parallel to the surface and intersects with the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising: an organic electroluminescence element that has a light-emitting surface and emits light from the light-emitting surface; and a structure layer that is provided directly or indirectly on the light-emitting surface of the organic electroluminescence element, wherein the structure layer has a concavo-convex structure on a surface of the structure layer, the surface being opposite to the organic electroluminescence element, the concavo-convex structure including a first streak array extending in a first direction that is parallel to the surface, a second streak array extending in a second direction that is parallel to the surface and intersects the first direction, and a third streak array extending in a third direction that is parallel to the surface and intersects the first direction and the second direction, the concavo-convex structure includes flat surface portions parallel to the light-emitting surface and an inclined surface portion that is inclined with respect to the

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, and a liquid crystal layer sealed therebetween. The device also includes a first electrode formed on the first substrate and a second electrode formed on the second substrate; a first molecule orientation film formed on the first substrate so as to cover the first electrode; a second molecule orientation film formed on the second substrate so as to cover the second electrode; a plurality of micro structures associated with at least one of the first and second electrodes; and a plurality of rough structural patterns associated with at least one of the first and second electrodes. At least some of the micro structures extend generally parallel to each other, and the rough structural patterns extend in directions different from directions in which the micro structures extend.

Abstract: A nonaqueous secondary battery containing a positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode comprises, as active materials, two or more lithium-containing transition metal oxides having different average particle sizes, and the lithium-containing transition metal oxide having the smallest average particle size contains one or more of Mg, Ti, Zr, Ge, Nb, Al and Sn.

Abstract: A gas barrier multilayer body including a composite layer A which has a film (a) and an inorganic barrier layer (a), and a composite layer B which has an alicyclic olefin resin film (b) and an inorganic barrier layer (b), wherein a surface of the composite layer A and a surface of the composite layer B are faced and bonded to each other, a surface of the alicyclic olefin resin film (b) on a side facing to the composite layer A is an activation-treated surface, and the activation-treated surface of the alicyclic olefin resin film (b) is in contact with the composite layer A directly or via a metal alkoxide layer (b); and a circularly polarizing plate including the same.

Abstract: An optical sheet including a transparent substrate, a light diffusion layer having a concavo-convex surface structure and disposed on one side of the transparent substrate, and a light diffusion adhesive layer disposed on the other side of the transparent substrate, wherein the light diffusion layer contains a resin and first diffusion particles having a number average particle diameter of 1.7 ?m or more, the light diffusion adhesive layer contains a binder, high-refractive index nanoparticles, and second diffusion particles, and a haze x1(%) of the light diffusion layer and a haze x2(%) of the light diffusion adhesive layer satisfy a relationship x1>x2; and a surface light source device including the optical sheet and an organic electroluminescent light-emitting element.

Abstract: A surface light source device is provided that has high light extraction efficiency and high mechanical strength and can suppress a change in color tone at different viewing angles. To that end, the surface light source device includes: an organic EL element including a luminescent layer; and a light-emitting surface structure layer that is disposed in contact with one of the surfaces of the organic EL element and defines a concave-convex structure on the surface on the device light-emitting surface side. The concave-convex structure includes a plurality of concave portions having oblique surfaces and flat portions disposed around the concave portions. The surface light source device further includes a diffusing member on which the light emitted from the luminescent layer is incident, the diffusing member allowing the incident light to pass therethrough or reflecting the incident light in a diffused manner.

Abstract: A surface light source device including an organic EL element of a double-side emission type and a light output surface structure layer provided on at least one surface of the organic EL element, wherein the light output surface structure layer includes a concavo-convex structure on a surface opposite to the organic electroluminescent element, the concavo-convex structure having flat surface portions parallel to the surface and an inclined surface portion tilted relative to the flat surface portions, and a projected area formed by projecting the inclined surface portion in a direction perpendicular to the flat surface portions onto a plane parallel to the flat surface portions is not more than 0.1 times a total area of the flat surface portions.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device, liquid crystal molecules are oriented in a vertical direction to the first substrate and the second substrate by the first molecule orientation film and the second molecule orientation film, respectively, in a non-driving state. A structural pattern is formed so as to extend in a first direction parallel a surface of the liquid crystal layer and so as to form, in a driving state, an electric field periodically changing in a second direction that is parallel to the liquid crystal layer and vertical to the first direction. The liquid crystal molecules substantially tilt in the first direction in the driving state.

Abstract: A surface light source device includes an organic electroluminescent element including a luminescent layer and a light-emitting surface structure layer disposed on one of the surfaces of the organic electroluminescent element. In the surface light source device, the light-emitting surface structure layer includes a concave-convex structure provided on a surface thereof on the side toward a device light-emitting surface, and the concave-convex structure includes a plurality of concave portions having oblique surfaces and flat portions disposed around the concave portions. The flat portions and/or the concave portions have a size difference in one or more of their width, height, depth, and spacing, the size difference being larger than the difference that causes interference of one or both of emitted light and reflected light.