Abstract: A fluorine-containing ether compound characterized by being represented by the following formula (1): R1—R2—CH2—R3—CH2—R4—R5??(1) In the formula (1), R3 is a perfluoropolyether chain. R2 and R4 are divalent linkage groups having a polar group and may be the same or different. R1 and R5 are bonded to an atom other than a carbon atom of R2 or R4. R1 and R5 are terminal groups composed of an organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and may be the same or different. At least one of R1 and R5 is a chain organic group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms wherein one or more hydrogen atoms of the chain organic group is substituted with a group having an amide bond.

Abstract: A metal removal method which includes: a reaction step of bringing a treatment gas containing a fluorine-containing interhalogen compound and a metal-containing material containing a metal element into contact with each other to generate metal fluoride which is a reaction product of the fluorine-containing interhalogen compound and the metal element; and a volatilization step of heating the metal fluoride under an inert gas atmosphere or in a vacuum environment for volatilization. The metal element is at least one kind selected from iron, cobalt, nickel, selenium, molybdenum, rhodium, palladium, tungsten, rhenium, iridium, and platinum. Also disclosed is a dry etching method using the metal removal method and a production method for a semiconductor element using the dry etching method.

Abstract: Provided is a high-sensitive photosensitive resin composition which contains a black colorant and by which development and pattern formation are possible even with a low exposure amount. A positive-type photosensitive resin composition according to one embodiment contains: a first resin (A) having a plurality of phenolic hydroxyl groups, at least some of which are protected with an acid-labile group; a second resin (B) having an epoxy group and a phenolic hydroxyl group; at least one colorant (C) selected from the group consisting of a black dye and a black pigment; and a photoacid generator (D).

Abstract: Highly heat-resistant anatase-type titanium oxide particles stably retard an anatase-type crystal phase having excellent reactivity in a temperature range of 700° C., and have fine particles and a uniform particle size distribution. The highly heat-resistant anatase-type titanium oxide includes titanium oxide particles having a content of an anatase crystal phase in the total crystal phases of 85% or more and a modification layer provided on the surfaces of the titanium oxide particles. The modification layer is obtained by modifying an organic acid having a molecular weight of 200 or less with an acidic solution containing 1.5×10?4 mol/L or more and 0.12 mol/L or less. The pH of the acidic solution is 0.2 to 5.

Abstract: A fixed-bed multi-tubular reactor for producing an alkenyl acetate by a gas phase catalytic oxidation reaction of a lower olefin, acetic acid and oxygen including a plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer protection tube inserted into at least one of the plurality of reaction tubes, a thermometer inserted into the thermometer protection tube, and a shield disposed above the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted and attached to the thermometer protection tube, wherein an effective projection region of the shield entirely covers the inlet opening of the reaction tube into which the thermometer protection tube is inserted.

Abstract: A magnetization measurement device includes: a current supply part supplying a periodically changing current to a sample made of a soft magnetic material with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a first direction and a bias magnetic field applied in a second direction crossing the first direction; a light irradiation part irradiating a surface of the sample with linearly polarized pulse light having a predetermined delay time with respect to the current and having a predetermined polarized surface; and a measurement part measuring magnetization of the sample at the delay time based on reflected light of the pulse light reflected by the surface of the sample. These enable the measurement of the change in the magnetization of the sample over time, which corresponds to supply of the periodically changing current.

Abstract: A SiC ingot includes a core portion; and a surface layer that is formed on a plane of the core portion in a growing direction, and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the surface layer is smaller than a coefficient of linear thermal expansion of the core portion.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor 1 includes: a non-magnetic substrate 10; and a sensitive element 30 disposed on the substrate 10. The sensitive element 30 has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and has a uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction. The sensitive element 30 is configured to sense a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect. The sensitive element 30 includes a soft magnetic material layer 101 made of an amorphous alloy based on Co and having a saturation magnetization of greater than or equal to 300 emu/cc and less than or equal to 650 emu/cc.

Abstract: In a magnetic sensor using sensitive circuits sensing magnetic fields by the magnetic impedance effect, a sensitivity-to-noise ratio is improved. A magnetic sensor 10 includes: a sensitive circuit 12A including sensitive parts sensing magnetic fields by magnetic impedance effect; and a sensitive circuit 12B including sensitive parts sensing magnetic fields by magnetic impedance effect, wherein at least a part of current paths of the sensitive circuit 12A and at least a part of current paths of the sensitive circuit 12B overlap in a plan view, and one end portion of the sensitive circuit 12A and one end portion of the sensitive circuit 12B are electrically connected.

Abstract: A lithium ion-conducting oxide including at least lithium, tantalum, M1, phosphorus, and oxygen as constituent elements. M1 is at least one metal element selected from elements of the Group 4, the Group 5, the Group 6, the Group 13, and the Group 14 (provided that tantalum is excluded), a ratio of number of atoms of each constituent element of lithium, tantalum, M1, phosphorus, and oxygen is 1:2?x:x:1:8, wherein x is more than 0 and less than 1, and the lithium ion-conducting oxide contains a monoclinic crystal. Also disclosed is a lithium-ion secondary battery including the lithium ion-conducting oxide.

Abstract: Sensitivity of a magnetic sensor using the magnetic impedance effect is improved. A magnetic sensor includes: a non-magnetic substrate; a sensitive element provided on the substrate, including a soft magnetic material, having a longitudinal direction and a short direction, provided with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction, and sensing a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect; and a protrusion part including a soft magnetic material and protruding from an end portion in the longitudinal direction of the sensitive element.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor 10 includes: a non-magnetic substrate 11; a sensitive circuit 12 provided on a surface of the substrate 11 and including a sensitive part 121 sensing a magnetic field by a magnetic impedance effect; a terminal part 13a and a terminal part 13b connected to respective both end portions of the sensitive circuit 12; and a conductive returning member with one end portion being connected to the terminal part 13a, the returning member returning back toward the terminal part 13b.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat-insulating shield member, wherein the heat-insulating shield member is arranged and used between a SiC source housing (3) and a substrate support (4) in a single crystal manufacturing apparatus (10), wherein the single crystal manufacturing apparatus (10) comprises a crystal growth container (2) and a heating member (5) arranged on an outer periphery of the crystal growth container (2), wherein the crystal growth container (2) includes the SiC source housing (3) disposed at a lower portion of the apparatus, and the substrate support (4) which is arranged above the SiC source housing (3) and supports a substrate (S) used for crystal growth so as to face the SiC source housing (3), and wherein the single crystal manufacturing apparatus (10) is configured to grow a single crystal (W) from a SiC source (M) on the substrate (S) by sublimating the SiC source (M) from the SiC source housing (3).

Abstract: A thermal conductivity measuring device includes a sample container that has a plurality of storage sections; a drive unit that is configured to move the plurality of storage sections of the sample container; and a radiation thermometer that is configured to measure the temperature of a predetermined position of the sample container.

Abstract: A crystal growing apparatus includes: a crucible which includes a main body portion, and a first portion having a radiation rate different from that of the main body portion, and is capable of controlling a temperature of a specific region inside during heating to a higher or lower temperature than that of the other regions; and a heating unit which is positioned on the outside of the crucible and is configured to heat the crucible by radiant heat, and the first portion is at a position where the crucible and a line segment connecting a heating center of the heating unit and the specific region intersect with each other.

Abstract: A crystal growth apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a crucible, a heater which is installed on an outward side of the crucible and surrounds the crucible, and a coil which is installed on an outward side of the heater and surrounds the heater, in which an inner surface of the heater on the crucible side includes a first region, and a second region which is further away from an outer side surface of the crucible than the first region is.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing an orotic acid derivative, the method comprising a condensation step of performing, under a basic condition, a condensation reaction between an orotic acid halide represented by General Formula (I) and a compound represented by General Formula (II) to generate an orotic acid derivative represented by General Formula (III); and a neutralization crystallization step of precipitating crystals of orotic acid by neutralization crystallization to separate a liquid containing the orotic acid derivative from the crystals of orotic acid, after the condensation step. In General Formula (I), (II), or (III), X is a halogen atom, and A is a group represented by General Formula (A-1) or (A-2). In General Formula (A-1) or (A-2), R1 is a hydrogen atom or an organic group, and R2 and R3 are each independently an organic group. In a case where R1 is an organic group, R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other to form a ring.

Abstract: A crystal growth apparatus including: a heat source, a crucible including a container body in which a raw material can be received and a lid part on which a seed crystal can be mounted; a first heat insulating part which is disposed externally of the crucible and in which a first through-hole penetrating in a thickness direction is provided; a second heat insulating part which is disposed externally of the first heat insulating part and in which a second through-hole penetrating in a thickness direction is provided; a moving mechanism configured to move the first heat insulating part and the second heat insulating part relative to each other; and a radiation type temperature measuring unit configured to measure a temperature of the crucible via the first through-hole and the second through-hole.

Abstract: Provided is a composition which has an excellent affinity with the surface of an adhesive agent and can achieve a high etching rate. The composition according to one embodiment comprises: a quaternary alkylammonium fluoride or a hydrate of a quaternary alkylammonium fluoride; and, as an aprotic solvent, (A) an N-substituted amide compound having no active hydrogen on a nitrogen atom, and (B) a dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, wherein (B) the dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether has the percentage of a structural isomer represented by formula (1) of at least 50 mass % with respect to the total amount of (B) the dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether.

Abstract: A crystal growing apparatus includes: a crucible including a main body portion and a low radiation portion having a radiation rate lower than that of the main body portion; and a heating unit which is positioned on the outside of the crucible and is configured to heat the crucible by radiant heat, and the low radiation portion is provided on an outer surface of a first point which is a heating center, in a case where the crucible does not include the low radiation portion.