Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing a microchannel device, which can form a channel that has high hydrophobicity, high solvent resistance as well, and also resistance to heat and damage, on demand with high accuracy, and produces the microchannel device at a low cost, while having high productivity. The method for producing a microchannel device includes: forming a channel pattern from a hydrophobic resin on a porous substrate by an electrophotographic method; melting the channel pattern by heat to allow the channel pattern to permeate into the porous substrate, thereby forming a channel in the inside of the porous substrate.

Abstract: A transistor with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. One embodiment of the present invention is a semiconductor device including a semiconductor, a first insulator in contact with the semiconductor, a first conductor in contact with the first insulator and overlapping with the semiconductor with the first insulator positioned between the semiconductor and the first conductor, and a second conductor and a third conductor, which are in contact with the semiconductor. One or more of the first to third conductors include a region containing tungsten and one or more elements selected from silicon, carbon, germanium, tin, aluminum, and nickel.

Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery (1), a positive electrode (2) and a negative electrode (3) are alternately adjacent to each other via separators (4) and (5). The positive electrode (2) includes a positive electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first positive electrode active material (21) held on one side of the positive electrode current collector, and a second positive electrode active material (22) held on the other side. The negative electrode (3) includes a negative electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first negative electrode active material (31) held on one side of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode active material (32) held on the other side. The first positive electrode active material (21) faces the first negative electrode active material (31), and the positive electrode active material (22) faces the second negative electrode active material (32).

Abstract: Provided are: a negative electrode mixture composite which is for a fluoride ion secondary battery having high initial charge/discharge efficiency, and by which the fluoride ion secondary battery that starts charging can be achieved; a negative electrode and a secondary battery for a fluoride ion secondary battery using said composite; and a method for producing said composite. This composite is formed with other components of a negative electrode mixture, using, as negative electrode active materials, nanoparticle-sized aluminum and modified aluminum fluoride having vacancies due to the desorption of fluoride ions, and thus forming a coating due to aluminum fluoride formed by a refluorination reaction after defluorination is suppressed, and the aggregation of particles of negative electrode active materials is suppressed.

Abstract: Provided are: a fluoride ion secondary battery negative electrode mixture composite that makes it possible to achieve a fluoride ion secondary battery that has high initial charging/discharging efficiency and is ready to be charged; a fluoride ion secondary battery negative electrode and a secondary battery that use the composite; and a production method for the composite. The present invention uses nanoparticle-sized aluminum and a metal fluoride as negative electrode active materials to form a composite with other negative electrode mixture components and thereby suppresses the formation of an aluminum fluoride coating that is formed by a re-fluoridation reaction after de-fluoridation and also suppresses the aggregation of particles of the negative electrode active materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a negative electrode mixture composite body for fluoride ion secondary batteries, said composite body enabling the achievement of a fluoride ion secondary battery that has high initial charge/discharge efficiency; a negative electrode for fluoride ion secondary batteries and a secondary battery, each using this composite body; and a method for producing this composite body. According to the present invention, a composite body is formed using, as a negative electrode active material, nanometer-sized aluminum particles together with the other constituents of a negative electrode mixture, so that coating by aluminum fluoride that is formed by a re-fluoridation reaction after defluoridation is suppressed, while suppressing aggregation of negative electrode active material particles.

Abstract: A fluoride ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer, wherein the positive electrode layer comprises a positive electrode active material; the positive electrode active material comprises a composite fluoride comprising copper and a fluoride; the solid electrolyte comprises BaCaF4; the negative electrode layer comprises a negative electrode active material, a conductive aid, and a solid electrolyte; the negative electrode active material comprises a lanthanoid fluoride doped with the alkaline earth metal fluoride; the conductive aid comprises a carbon material, the solid electrolyte contained in the negative electrode layer comprises at least one of BaCaF4 and SrCaF4; and the lanthanoid fluoride doped with the alkaline earth metal fluoride forms a composite with the carbon material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluoride ion secondary battery which has high initial charge/discharge efficiency, while starting with a charged state and having a high voltage. According to the present invention, a composite body is formed using, as negative electrode active materials, nanometer-sized aluminum particles and modified aluminum fluoride together with the other constituents of a negative electrode mixture, said modified aluminum fluoride having voids that are formed by deintercalation of fluoride ions; and a fluoride ion secondary battery is configured by combining a negative electrode, which uses this composite body, with a positive electrode that contains a specific substance as a positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A nickel-free and cobalt-free cathode material for a lithium (Li) battery is provided. The cathode material includes, LiaAl1-x-y-z FexMnyZnzO2-?, wherein a, x, y, z, and ? are in the following ranges: 0.95 ? a ? 1.2; 0 ? x ? 0.3; 0 ? y ? 0.3; 0 ? z ? 0.3; 0.5 ? x + y + z ? 0.99; 0 ? ? ? 0.1. In various embodiments, the present invention provides an improved Co-free/Ni-free Li-ion battery (LIB) cathode that exhibits good thermal stability and is capable of realizing a high cell voltage and specific capacity comparable to, or exceeding, currently known Li(NiCoMn)O2 cathodes. The novel cathode chemistry in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention eliminates any potential cobalt supply issues and lowers the overall cost of the battery.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material including AlF3, Li3AlF6, and Li2ZrF6. Furthermore, a negative electrode layer including the negative electrode active material is provided. Additionally, a fluoride ion secondary battery, including the negative electrode layer, an electrolyte, and a positive electrode layer is provided.

Abstract: A fluoride ion secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer, wherein the positive electrode layer comprises a positive electrode active material; the positive electrode active material comprises a composite fluoride comprising copper and a fluoride; the solid electrolyte comprises BaCaF4; the negative electrode layer comprises a negative electrode active material, a conductive aid, and a solid electrolyte; the negative electrode active material comprises a lanthanoid fluoride doped with the alkaline earth metal fluoride; the conductive aid comprises a carbon material, the solid electrolyte contained in the negative electrode layer comprises at least one of BaCaF4 and SrCaF4; and the lanthanoid fluoride doped with the alkaline earth metal fluoride forms a composite with the carbon material.

Abstract: There is provided an anode layer including an anode active material, a conductive aid, and a solid electrolyte, the anode active material including a lant.hano.id fluoride doped with an alkaline earth metal fluoride, the conductive aid including a carbon material, the solid electrolyte including at least one of BaCaF4 and SrCaF4, and the lanthanpid fluoride doped with the alkaline earth metal fluoride and the carbon material forming a complex. There is also provided a fluoride ion secondary battery including the anode layer, an electrolyte, and a cathode layer.

Abstract: Provided is a fluoride ion secondary battery having a capacity larger than that of a conventional one. The fluoride ion secondary battery has a negative electrode including zirconium fluoride as a negative electrode active material. The zirconium fluoride may be in the form of particles with an average particle size of 100 nm or less, and the negative electrode may have a zirconium fluoride content of less than 50 % by mass. The negative electrode active material may further include metallic zirconium, which may be in the form of particles with an average particle size of 75 ?m or less. The negative electrode may have a metallic zirconium content of 8% by mass or less.

Abstract: Provided is a fluoride ion secondary battery having a capacity larger than that of a conventional one. A negative electrode for use in such a fluoride ion secondary battery includes a complex of Li3AlF6 and AlF3 as a negative electrode active material. The complex of Li3AlF6 and AlF3 preferably has a molar ratio of AlF3 to Li3AlF6 of 0.1 to 2. The content of the complex of Li3AlF6 and AlF3 in the negative electrode is preferably 25% by mass or less. The complex of Li3AlF6 and AlF3 is preferably in an amorphous state.

Abstract: Provided is a fluoride ion secondary battery having a capacity larger than that of a conventional one. The fluoride ion secondary battery includes a negative electrode including Li3AlF6 as a negative electrode active material. The content of the active material Li3AlF6 in the negative electrode may be 25% by mass or less. The active material Li3AlF6 may be in an amorphous state and may be in the form of particles with an average particle size on the order of micrometers.

Abstract: An image processing device includes: a memory; and a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: receive agent observation image information including information of a plurality of pixels obtained by capturing an image based on fluorescence from a subject administered with an agent that emits fluorescence upon being irradiated with excitation light in a predetermined wavelength band; amplify pixel values of the plurality of pixels by executing first gain processing on the agent observation image information; and reduce pixel values of pixels lower than a predetermined threshold by executing reduction processing on the agent observation image information after the first gain processing.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery capable of obtaining a lithium ion secondary battery having a high capacity and excellent charge-and-discharge cycle characteristics. A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery (1) includes: a current collector (3) composed of a metal porous body having a three-dimensional network structure (2); and a negative electrode active material (4) held on the current collector (3). An overcoat layer (5) covering an outer surface of the current collector (3) is included, and the overcoat layer (5) includes hard carbon.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery electrode allowing excellent charge-and-discharge cycle characteristics to be obtained when used in a lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery electrode includes a current collector composed of a metal porous body having a three-dimensional network structure in which columnar skeletons are three-dimensionally connected, a first active material held on one side of the current collector, and a second active material held on the other side of the current collector.

Abstract: In a lithium ion secondary battery (1), a positive electrode (2) and a negative electrode (3) are alternately adjacent to each other via separators (4) and (5). The positive electrode (2) includes a positive electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first positive electrode active material (21) held on one side of the positive electrode current collector, and a second positive electrode active material (22) held on the other side. The negative electrode (3) includes a negative electrode current collector composed of a metal porous body, a first negative electrode active material (31) held on one side of the negative electrode current collector, and a second negative electrode active material (32) held on the other side. The first positive electrode active material (21) faces the first negative electrode active material (31), and the positive electrode active material (22) faces the second negative electrode active material (32).

Abstract: An image processing device includes: a memory; and a processor comprising hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: receive agent observation image information including information of a plurality of pixels obtained by capturing an image based on fluorescence from a subject administered with an agent that emits fluorescence upon being irradiated with excitation light in a predetermined wavelength band; amplify pixel values of the plurality of pixels by executing first gain processing on the agent observation image information; and reduce pixel values of pixels lower than a predetermined threshold by executing reduction processing on the agent observation image information after the first gain processing.