Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes a thermoelectric conversion module body which includes a plurality of thermoelectric conversion module substrates in which at least one of a P-type thermoelectric conversion element having a P-type thermoelectric conversion layer and a pair of connection electrodes which are electrically connected to the P-type thermoelectric conversion layer, or an N-type thermoelectric conversion element having an N-type thermoelectric conversion layer and a pair of connection electrodes which are electrically connected to the N-type thermoelectric conversion layer is provided on one surface of an insulating substrate having flexibility, the plurality of thermoelectric conversion module substrates being arranged such that a direction of the connection electrode and a direction of the insulating substrate are aligned, and a heat transfer portion which is provided on a side of the thermoelectric conversion module body close to at least one connection electrode of the thermoelectric

Abstract: Provided is a battery control device that can accurately detect a state of charge even if characteristics relating to the state of charge change as a result of battery degradation. This battery control device is provided with map data describing the correspondence relationship between an open-circuit voltage and a state of charge of the battery and outputs different state-of-charge values for the same open-circuit voltage according to the amount of elapsed time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a circuit board including the steps of preparing a substrate containing silicon at least at a surface, applying a paste containing aluminum particles onto the substrate, forming a conductor layer on the substrate by firing the substrate to which the paste has been applied, forming a resist film having a specific pattern on the conductor layer, and removing with an etchant, the conductor layer in a portion where the resist film has not been formed, the etchant containing fluoride ions and metal ions of a metal M of which standard electrode potential is higher in value than a standard electrode potential of aluminum, and to a circuit board which can be manufactured with such a method.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element is formed by laminating, in order, a substrate, a lower electrode, an organic layer which generates electric charge by light irradiation, an upper electrode which transmits light, a buffer layer and a protective film. The buffer layer is formed from hydrogenated silicon oxide containing hydrogen ions, and has a thickness of 1 to 100 nm. The protective film contains hydrogenated silicon nitride containing hydrogen ions or hydrogenated silicon oxynitride containing hydrogen ions and has a thickness of 30 to 500 nm.

Abstract: A radiological imaging device has a panel section which houses radiation conversion panels for converting radiation to a radiological image, and a control section which is disposed on the panel section and which controls the radiation conversion panels. The control section is thicker than the panel section, or protrudes from the panel section.

Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a field-effect transistor, in which on a electroconductive layer including a source electrode, a drain electrode and pixel electrode formed by a conductive layer-forming, an inorganic insulating layer containing an inorganic material as a main component is formed so as to cover the electroconductive layer and an oxide semiconductive layer, and after a photoresist film is formed on the inorganic insulating layer and is exposed in a pattern shape, a resist pattern is formed by being developed using a developer in development, and by removing the area exposed from the resist pattern in the inorganic insulating layer by using the developer as an etching liquid, a part of the electroconductive layer is exposed, thereby forming a contact hole; a field-effect transistor, a display device and an electromagnetic wave detector.

Abstract: Provided is a battery control device that can accurately detect a state of charge even if characteristics relating to the state of charge change as a result of battery degradation. This battery control device is provided with map data describing the correspondence relationship between an open-circuit voltage and a state of charge of the battery and outputs different state-of-charge values for the same open-circuit voltage according to the amount of elapsed time.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a substrate, lower electrodes formed on the substrate, an organic layer formed on the lower electrodes and generating electric charges in response to irradiation with light, an upper electrode formed on the organic layer and transmitting the light, a protective film formed on the upper electrode, and a patterned organic film formed on the protective film. The protective film is composed of at least one layer and has a total thickness of 30 to 500 nm. The protective film of a single layer type has an internal stress of ?50 MPa to +60 MPa in the whole of the protective film.

Abstract: Pixel electrodes have end portions inclined at inclination angles ?, where 30°???85°, relative to a substrate surface of a substrate. An organic layer disposed on the pixel electrodes is formed by vapor deposition using deposition beams that enter the substrate surface at incident angles ? smaller than 90°??max, where ?max is the maximum inclination angle among the inclination angles of the end portions of the pixel electrodes, under a deposition substrate temperature condition lower than the glass transition temperature of the organic layer.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element is formed by laminating, in order, a substrate, a lower electrode, an organic layer which generates electric charge by light irradiation, an upper electrode which transmits light, a buffer layer and a protective film. The buffer layer is formed from hydrogenated silicon oxide containing hydrogen ions, and has a thickness of 1 to 100 nm. The protective film contains hydrogenated silicon nitride containing hydrogen ions or hydrogenated silicon oxynitride containing hydrogen ions and has a thickness of 30 to 500 nm.

Abstract: An imaging device includes a substrate, lower electrodes formed on the substrate, an organic layer formed on the lower electrodes and generating electric charges in response to irradiation with light, an upper electrode formed on the organic layer and transmitting the light, a protective film formed on the upper electrode, and a patterned organic film formed on the protective film. The protective film is composed of at least one layer and has a total thickness of 30 to 500 nm. The protective film of a single layer type has an internal stress of ?50 MPa to +60 MPa in the whole of the protective film.

Abstract: A power supply device according to the present invention includes: a capacitor 10 connected in parallel with a battery; two switching circuits 31,32 connected in series with the capacitor 10; a pre-charge switching circuit 33 connected in parallel with one of the two switching circuits 31,32; and a control unit 14 that, when a voltage of the capacitor 10 is lower than a voltage of the battery 1, controls the pre-charge switching circuit 33 and the switching circuit 32 and performs pre-charging current limitation for the capacitor 10.

Abstract: A radiographic phase-contrast imaging apparatus obtains a phase-contrast image using two gratings including the first grating and the second grating. The first and second gratings are adapted to form a moire pattern when a periodic pattern image formed by the first grating is superimposed on the second grating. Based on the moire pattern detected by the radiographic image detector, image signals of the fringe images, which correspond to pixel groups located at different positions with respect to a predetermined direction, are obtained by obtaining image signals of pixels of each pixel group, which includes pixels arranged at predetermined intervals in the predetermined direction, as the image signal of each fringe image, where the predetermined direction is a direction parallel to or intersecting a period direction of the moire pattern other than a direction orthogonal to the period direction. Then, a phase-contrast image is generated based on the obtained fringe images.

Abstract: A photoelectric converter includes a pair of electrodes and a plurality of organic layers. The pair of electrodes is provided above a substrate. The plurality of organic layers is interposed between the pair of electrodes and includes a photoelectric conversion layer and a given organic layer being formed on one electrode of the pair of electrodes. The one electrode is one of pixel electrodes arranged two-dimensionally. The given organic layer has a concave portion that is formed in a corresponding position located above a step portion among the arranged pixel electrodes. An angle ? of the concave portion is less than 50°, where an inclination angle of a tangent plane at a given point on the concave portion to a surface plane of the substrate is defined as ?.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a substrate; a lower electrode which is provided on the substrate and has an edge portion cross-section having a taper angle of 60° or less; a SiO2 film which is provided on the lower electrode, the SiO2 film including hydrogen atoms in a ratio of 3 atomic % or less, and having a refractive index n of 1.475 or less at a wavelength of 650 nm; and an upper electrode which is provided on the SiO2 film and has an overlapping portion with the lower electrode.

Abstract: Pixel electrodes have end portions inclined at inclination angles ?, where 30°???85°, relative to a substrate surface of a substrate. An organic layer disposed on the pixel electrodes is formed by vapor deposition using deposition beams that enter the substrate surface at incident angles ? smaller than 90°??max, where ?max is the maximum inclination angle among the inclination angles of the end portions of the pixel electrodes, under a deposition substrate temperature condition lower than the glass transition temperature of the organic layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electromagnetic wave information detection apparatus, including a photoelectric converter including first and second electrode layers; a charge generation layer that generates positive and negative charges by irradiation of an electromagnetic wave; and a charge transport layer; an electric potential imparting unit that imparts electric potentials to the first and second electrode layers; a detection unit; and a control unit controlling the electric potential imparting unit and the detection unit such that the electric potentials of the first and second electrode layers are equalized during a predetermined period of time between a process of imparting detection electric potentials to the first and second electrode layers to detect information carried by an electromagnetic wave of a previous irradiation and a process of imparting the detection electric potentials to the first and second electrode layers to detect information carried by an electromagnetic wave of a subsequent irradiation.

Abstract: A radiographic phase-contrast imaging apparatus obtains a phase-contrast image using two gratings including the first grating and the second grating. The first and second gratings are adapted to form a moire pattern when a periodic pattern image formed by the first grating is superimposed on the second grating. Based on the moire pattern detected by the radiographic image detector, image signals of the fringe images, which correspond to pixel groups located at different positions with respect to a predetermined direction, are obtained by obtaining image signals of pixels of each pixel group, which includes pixels arranged at predetermined intervals in the predetermined direction, as the image signal of each fringe image, where the predetermined direction is a direction parallel to or intersecting a period direction of the moire pattern other than a direction orthogonal to the period direction. Then, a phase-contrast image is generated based on the obtained fringe images.

Abstract: A gasification apparatus is provided which enables gas hydrate pellets to be transported and gasified in the same vessel and enables a gas to be generated by pellet decomposition in a controlled amount. The apparatus is free from bridging. The apparatus includes a heat-in-saluted vessel main body and, disposed therein, a tubular structure which is open at the top and bottom. This tubular structure holds therein gas hydrate pellets obtained by compression-molding a gas hydrate produced by the hydration reaction of a raw-material gas with raw-material water. The tubular structure becomes wider in diameter from the upper opening toward the lower opening. A channel for passing a heat carrier therethrough has been disposed between the lower end of the tubular structure and the inner bottom surface of the vessel main body.

Abstract: This invention provides a radiographic imaging device, having: a scintilator layer which converts transmitted radiation incident with emission of radiation to an imaging target to light; a first organic photoelectric conversion layer which is continuous and converts a first light containing the maximum peak wavelength from the scintilator layer to a charge; an insulating substrate having a storage capacitor and a thin film transistor for reading the charge generating in the first organic photoelectric conversion layer for each image detection pixel; a second organic photoelectric conversion layer which converts a second light from the scintilator layer to a charge; and a radiation dose detection circuit for reading the charge generating in the second organic photoelectric conversion layer for each radiation dose detection pixel and a radiographic imaging system using the same.