Abstract: An organic solar cell module includes at least one photovoltaic element arranged therein, the photovoltaic element including at least a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode in this order, wherein the organic layer has an organic layer extension part located inside an outer edge of the first electrode and outside an outer edge of the second electrode, and in plan view from a second electrode side, a portion of the organic layer extension part facing an outer edge of the organic solar cell module has a width of 20 ?m or less.

Abstract: An agricultural or horticultural composition is provided. A composition containing a culture broth of a Bacillus bacterium having prephenate dehydratase (PD) resistant to feedback inhibition by phenylalanine.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element has excellent durability owing to an electron extraction layer in which an inorganic compound and an electron-donating group are more firmly bonded to each other, and includes at least a cathode, an electron extraction layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and an anode in this order, the electron extraction layer containing an inorganic compound (A), and an organic compound (B) having an electron-donating group and a bonding group, the electron extraction layer having an inorganic/organic hybrid structure in which the inorganic compound (A) and at least a part of the organic compound (B) are bonded to each other via the bonding group.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element has high photoelectric conversion efficiency as well as excellent processing properties/low environmental load. The organic semiconductor composition includes as an additive a compound in which one or two aromatic rings are substituted with a predetermined number of alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, alkanoyl groups, or thioalkyl groups. There is also a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic element which uses the composition.

Abstract: A vehicle operation management system includes: multiple vehicle management devices that are respectively mounted on vehicles; and a center management device that is disposed at an operation management center and is communicable with the vehicle management devices. The vehicle management device includes: a vehicle information acquisition section; an image acquisition section; a driver's condition determination section; and an information transmitter. The center management device includes: an information receiver; an information display section; and a speech section.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element includes at least a cathode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a hole extraction layer, and an anode in this order, the hole extraction layer containing a hole transporting material and a compound represented by formula (1) or (2): wherein, in formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group having 8 to 14 carbon atoms or an alkanoyl group having 8 to 14 carbon atoms, and n represents a natural number of 1 to 9; and in formula (2), R2 represents an alkenyl group, and m represents a natural number.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element has high photoelectric conversion efficiency as well as excellent processing properties/low environmental load. The organic semiconductor composition includes as an additive a compound in which one or two aromatic rings are substituted with a predetermined number of alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, alkanoyl groups, or thioalkyl groups. There is also a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic element which uses the composition.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element has excellent durability owing to an electron extraction layer in which an inorganic compound and an electron-donating group are more firmly bonded to each other, and includes at least a cathode, an electron extraction layer, a photoelectric conversion layer and an anode in this order, the electron extraction layer containing an inorganic compound (A), and an organic compound (B) having an electron-donating group and a bonding group, the electron extraction layer having an inorganic/organic hybrid structure in which the inorganic compound (A) and at least a part of the organic compound (B) are bonded to each other via the bonding group.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a photovoltaic device which has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material which comprises a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b?]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: There is provided a measuring apparatus including: an imaging optical system configured to form an image of an object to be measured; and an imaging section including a transmissive member which is arranged in the vicinity of an image plane of the imaging optical system to be inclined with respect an optical axis of the imaging optical system. The imaging optical system includes a first optical member which is non-coaxial with respect to the optical axis.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and an electron-donating organic material including a conjugate polymer having a structure of a thieno[3,4-b]thiophene skeleton with an alkoxycarbonyl group in which a specific alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group or an alkanoyl group in which the alkyl group part is a straight chain alkyl group and a benzo[1,2-b:4, 5-b?]dithiophene skeleton with a heteroaryl group.

Abstract: A photovoltaic element includes at least an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, an electron extraction layer and a cathode in this order, wherein the electron extraction layer contains a compound represented by formula (1): R—X?M+??(1) wherein R is selected from among hydrogen, and alkyl group which may have a substituent, X? is selected from among —COO?, —SO3?, —PO4H?, —PO42?, —O—SO3?, and M is selected from among alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, and ammonium ion.

Abstract: An electron donating organic material includes a benzothiadiazole compound including (a) a benzothiadiazole skeleton and (b) an oligothiophene skeleton, and having a band gap (Eg) of 1.8 eV or less, and a level of highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of ?4.8 eV or less, wherein said benzothiadiazole compound is formed by covalently combining the benzothiadiazole skeleton and the oligothiophene skeleton alternately, a proportion between the benzothiadiazole skeleton and the oligothiophene skeleton is within a range of 1:1 to 1:2 (however, excluding 1:1), and the number of thiophene rings contained in an oligothiophene skeleton is 3 or more and 12 or less.

Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite in which a conjugated polymer containing repeating units containing a fused heteroaryl unit having a nitrogen-containing double bond in the ring, and a thiophene unit is attached to at least a part of the surface of a carbon nanotube. The present invention reduces the hysteresis of a field-effect transistor having a semiconductor layer containing a carbon nanotube.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device has a high photoelectric conversion efficiency with a material for a photovoltaic device including an electron donating organic material having a structure represented by Formula (1):

Abstract: A photovoltaic device with high photoelectric conversion efficiency includes an electron donating organic material for photovoltaic devices containing a conjugated polymer represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R10 may be the same or different from each other and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group and an aryl group; R11 and R12 may be the same or different from each other and are each selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group and halogen; W, X, Y and Z may be the same or different from each other and are each selected from the group consisting of a single bond, an arylene group, a heteroarylene group, an ethenylene group, and an ethynylene group; m is 0 or 1; n is within a range of 1 to 1000.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a light emitting device material characterized by containing an anthracene compound represented by the following general formula. where R19 to R37 are a hydrogen atom, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, heterocyclic group or the like; n is 1 or 2; and A is a heteroarylene group or arylene group. Any one of the R19 to R27 and any one of the R28 to R37 are used for linking with A. The present teachings allow a light emitting device having high luminous efficiency and excellent durability.

Abstract: A method of producing a plant biostimulant includes hydrolyzing bacterial cells to obtain a hydrolysate and formulating the hydrolysate as a plant biostimulant for foliar application or application as a soil adjuvant.

Abstract: The invention provides a light emitting device having a low driving voltage and excellent durability by a material for a light emitting device expressed by the general formula (1): wherein each of R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 may be the same or different and is selected from hydrogen, an alkyl group, and an aryl group, A represents an n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group, B represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, X represents carbon or nitrogen, n represents a natural number from 2 to 6, and n substituents having a phenanthroline skeleton or a benzoquinoline skeleton may be the same or different.

Abstract: A base station comprises a packet classification unit configured to classify packets received/transmitted from/to a plurality of mobile stations into a quantitative guarantee type packet having a request value for communication quality or a relative guarantee type packet not having the request value, and a transmission order controller configured to control a transmission order of the packets for every classified quantitative guarantee type packet and every classified relative guarantee type packet.