Abstract: The present invention aims to provide: a novel silicon-containing polymer that is alkali soluble or is soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution by using heat, etc.; a film-forming composition including the silicon-containing polymer; a method for forming a silicon-containing polymer coating using the film-forming composition; a method for forming a silica coating using the film-forming composition; and a production method for the silicon-containing polymer. The silicon-containing polymer including at least either a polysiloxane chain or oligosiloxane chain or a polysilane chain or oligosilane chain in the molecular chain thereof has a group that has e.g., a carboxy or carboxylic acid ester group and a sulfide group, introduced to the molecular chain as a result of an ene-thiol reaction.

Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition that yields a cured product with excellent thermal resistance and crack resistance, a cured product of the composition, and a method of forming a cured product. The energy-sensitive composition includes a polysilane and a thermal base generator, in which the thermal base generator includes an ionic compound and a nonionic compound. An anion moiety in the ionic compound preferably includes at least one of an anion having an oxaxanthone skeleton, an anion having a ketoprofen skeleton, and an anion having a fluorenone skeleton.

Abstract: A metal oxide film-forming composition that yields a metal oxide film that exhibits a suppression of volume shrinkage in heating up to 400° C.; a method for producing metal oxide films that uses the metal oxide film-forming composition; and a method for reducing the volume shrinkage ratio of metal oxide films. The metal oxide film-forming composition includes metal oxide nanoclusters, a capping agent, a base material, and solvent. The size of the metal oxide nanoclusters is not more than 5 nm, and the capping agent includes at least one of alkoxysilanes, phenols, alcohols, carboxylic acids, and carboxylic acid halides. In the solid fraction of the metal oxide film-forming composition, the proportion of the mass of the inorganic fraction, with reference to the sum of the mass of the inorganic fraction and the mass of the organic fraction, is at least 25 mass %.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for metal oxide film formation, a method for producing the composition for metal oxide film formation, and a method for producing a metal oxide film using the composition for metal oxide film formation, which allow for a decrease in amount of residual metals after washing.

Abstract: A novel compound suitable as an epoxy curing catalyst; an epoxy curing catalyst using the compound; and a method for producing the compound. A compound represented by formula (1) in which Xm+ represents an m valent counter cation, R1 represents an aromatic group which may have a substituent; R2 represents an alkylene group which may have a substituent; R3 represents a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a sulfide group, a silyl group, a silanol group, a nitro group, a nitroso group, a sulfonic acid ester group, a phosphino group, a phosphinyl group, a phosphonic acid ester group or an organic group; m represents an integer of 1 or more; n represents an integer of 0-3; and R2 may bond with R1 to form a cyclic structure.

Abstract: A resin composition including a silicon-containing resin component and a solvent, the silicon-containing resin component includes (I) mentioned below, the solvent including at least one of a terpene compound having at least one of a hydroxy group and an acetoxy group, and a cyclic skeleton-containing acetate compound (excluding the terpene compound): (I) a polysilane-polysiloxane resin having a polysilane structure and a polysiloxane structure.

Abstract: A curable composition capable of forming a cured product having a high transparency, a resistance to loss of transparency when heated, and an excellent organic solvent resistance, a cured product of the curable composition, and a method for producing a cured film using the curable composition. A polymerizable fluorene compound having a radical polymerizable group-containing group or a cationic polymerizable group-containing group and a fluorene skeleton as a polymerizable compound, and thermal initiator as an initiator are used in a curable composition including a polymerizable compound, metal oxide microparticles (B) including titanium oxide microparticles, an initiator, and a solvent.

Abstract: A metal oxide film-forming composition including a tertiary alkyloxycarbonyloxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon ring-modified fluorene compound represented by Formula (1) below; metal oxide nanoparticles surface-treated with a capping agent; and a solvent.

Abstract: A photosensitive composition capable of forming a cured product with high transparency, a cured product of the photosensitive composition, and a method for producing the cured product using the photosensitive composition. In a photosensitive composition including a base component having photopolymerizability and a photopolymerization initiator, a phosphine oxide compound and an oxime ester compound as a photopolymerization initiator are used in combination such that the ratio of the mass W2 of the oxime ester compound is 35% by mass or more relative to sum of a mass W1 of the phosphine oxide compound and the mass W2 of the oxime ester compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a liquid composition which can be suitably used for production of an optical film having a favorable fluorescence efficiency and includes quantum dots (A), a quantum dot-containing film obtained by drying and/or curing the liquid composition, an optical film for a light-emitting display element made of the quantum dot-containing film, a light-emitting display element panel including the optical film, and a light-emitting display equipped with the light-emitting display element panel. An ionic liquid (B), and a solvent (S) are incorporated into a liquid composition including quantum dots (A), in which the solvent (S) includes a solvent (S1), the solvent (S1) being a compound having a cyclic skeleton and including a heteroatom other than a hydrogen atom and a carbon atom.

Abstract: A metal oxide film-forming composition containing an organooxy group-containing aromatic hydrocarbon ring-modified fluorene compound represented by formula (1), a metal compound represented by formula L(R6)n1(O)n2, and a solvent.

Abstract: A metal oxide film-forming containing a tertiary alkyloxycarbonyl group-modified bisnaphthol fluorene compound represented by formula (1), a metal compound represented by formula L(R6)n1(O)n2, and a solvent.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing surface-modified metal oxide fine particles, which can produce surface-modified metal oxide fine particles having excellent dispersion stability in dispersion liquids having various compositions; a method for producing improved metal oxide fine particles, suitable as a method for producing metal oxide fine particles to be surface-modified in production of the surface-modified metal oxide fine particles; surface-modified metal oxide fine particles which can be produced by the method for producing surface-modified metal oxide fine particles; and a metal oxide fine particle dispersion liquid including the surface-modified metal oxide fine particles. Surface-modified metal oxide fine particles are produced by a method including coating at least a part of surfaces of metal oxide fine particles with a carboxylic acid compound having a certain structure substituted with an amino group which may be cyclic, and/or carboxylate thereof.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide: a novel silicon-containing polymer that is alkali soluble or is soluble in an alkaline aqueous solution by using heat, etc.; a film-forming composition including the silicon-containing polymer; a method for forming a silicon-containing polymer coating using the film-forming composition; a method for forming a silica coating using the film-forming composition; and a production method for the silicon-containing polymer. The silicon-containing polymer including at least either a polysiloxane chain or oligosiloxane chain or a polysilane chain or oligosilane chain in the molecular chain thereof has a group that has e.g., a carboxy or carboxylic acid ester group and a sulfide group, introduced to the molecular chain as a result of an ene-thiol reaction.

Abstract: Provided are: a novel silicon-containing polymer capable of supporting a metal compound including a metal element; a film-forming composition including the silicon-containing polymer; a method for forming a coating film on the surface of an object to be treated using the film forming composition, and supporting a metal compound on the surface of the object to be treated by bringing the metal compound into contact with the coating film; an article including a coating film which contains said silicon-containing polymer and supports a metal compound; and a method for producing said silicon-containing polymer. This silicon-containing polymer contains, in a molecular chain, at least one among a polysiloxane chain or an oligosiloxane chain, and a polysilane chain or an oligosilane chain, wherein a cyano group-containing hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms is introduced onto a silicon atom.

Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition that yields a cured product with excellent thermal resistance and crack resistance, a cured product of the composition, and a method of forming a cured product. The energy-sensitive composition includes a polysilane and a thermal base generator, in which the thermal base generator includes an ionic compound and a nonionic compound. An anion moiety in the ionic compound preferably includes at least one of an anion having an oxaxanthone skeleton, an anion having a ketoprofen skeleton, and an anion having a fluorenone skeleton.

Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition that yields a cured product with excellent crack resistance, a cured product of the composition, and a method of forming a cured product. The energy-sensitive composition includes a polysilane and a thermal base generator, in which the thermal base generator includes a compound represented by the following formula (b1): in which Rb1 and Rb2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkoxy group, Rb3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; n1 and n2 each independently represent an integer of 0 or more and 4 or less; Zq+ represents a q-valent organic cation composed of a base having a pKa of greater than 15; and q represents an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition including a polysilane, a base generator, and a solvent, the base generator including a compound represented by formula (b1) and a photo base generator: in which Rb1 to Rb3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, mercapto group, sulfide group, silyl group, silanol group, nitro group, nitroso group, sulfonato group, phosphino group, phosphinyl group, phosphonato group or organic group; Rb4 and Rb5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, hydroxyl group, mercapto group, sulfide group, silyl group, silanol group, nitro group, nitroso group, sulfino group, sulfo group, sulfonato group, phosphino group, phosphinyl group, phosphono group, phosphonato group or aliphatic group; and Rb6 represents a hydrogen atom, alkyl group or alkoxy group.

Abstract: An energy-sensitive composition that yields a cured product with excellent crack resistance, a cured product of the composition, and a method of forming a cured product. The composition includes a polysilane and a thermal base generator, the thermal base generator including a compound represented by the following formula (b1), in which Rb1 and Rb2 each independently represents a halogen atom, a nitro group, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkoxy group, n1 represents an integer of 0 or more and 4 or less, n2 represents an integer of 0 or more and 3 or less, Zq+ represents a counter cation composed of an organic cation or a metal cation, and q represents an integer of 1 or more.

Abstract: To provide a curable composition which can easily form an optical film with good fluorescence efficiency and includes quantum dots (B), a film made of a cured product of the curable composition, an optical film for a light-emitting display element made of the film, a light-emitting display element panel including the optical film, and a light-emitting display equipped with the light-emitting display element panel. A film is formed by curing a curable composition which includes an epoxy compound (A) having two or more epoxy groups and including a cyclic structure other than an oxirane ring, quantum dots (B), and an acid generator (C).