Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes: a load configured to heat an aerosol generation article by using power that is supplied from a power source, the aerosol generation article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate configured to hold or carry at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source; and a control unit configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load. When starting the supply of power to the load in a non-operation state, or when the load is in a preparation state in which the load is not capable of generating a predetermined amount or more of aerosols from the aerosol generation article, the control unit is configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load by feed-forward control.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: A smoking system that smoothly switches between a charge mode and a direct heating mode is provided with: a secondary device with a load for atomizing an aerosol source or heating a flavor source and a power source capable of supplying power to the load; a primary device which, when connected to the secondary device, is capable of supplying power to the load and the power source; and a control unit capable of executing a first mode in which the power is supplied from the primary device to the load and a second mode in which the power is supplied from the primary device to the power source. During a first transition, which is from the first mode to the second mode, and/or a second transition, which is from the second mode to the first mode, the control unit executes, in a time between the modes, a transition mode involving a transition time for changing a preset variable relating to power supply.

Abstract: Provided is a rare earth oxide thermal spraying material which has a granular form having a volume-based average particle diameter D50 of 10 ?m to 18 ?m inclusive as measured by a laser diffraction scattering method, a compression degree of 13 or less and a BET specific surface area of 0.1 m2/g to 2 m2/g inclusive. The rare earth oxide thermal spraying material according to the present invention can form a dense thermally sprayed film having a small porosity even by atmospheric plasma spraying in which a thermal spraying material is supplied in a solid (particle) form. When a thermally sprayed film is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying using the rare earth oxide thermal spraying material according to the present invention, it becomes possible to form the thermally sprayed film in a curved shape easily and to form the thermally sprayed film in a large thickness.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: A sprayed coating having a multilayer structure including a lower layer made a sprayed coating containing a rare earth oxide, and a surface layer made of another sprayed coating containing a rare earth fluoride and/or a rare earth oxyfluoride, the multilayered sprayed coating having a volume resistivity at 23° C. and a volume resistivity at 200° C., the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 1×109 to 1×1012 ?·cm, and a temperature index of the volume resistivities defined by the ratio of the volume resistivity at 200° C. to the volume resistivity at 23° C. being 0.1 to 10.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member in which the following are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin: a LuYAG fluorescent material that is represented by (Y1-?-?Lu?Ce?)3Al5O12 (in which ? is a positive number between 0.3-0.8 inclusive and ? is a positive number between 0.01-0.05 inclusive), that emits yellow-green light as a result of excitation by blue light, and that has a diffraction peak within a range in which the diffraction angle 2? in X-ray diffraction by the K?1 line of Cu is 52.9° to 53.2° inclusive; and a KSF fluorescent material that is represented by K2(Si1-xMnx)F6 (in which x is a positive number between 0.001 and 0.3 inclusive) and that emits red light as a result of excitation by blue light. The content of the KSF fluorescent material in the wavelength conversion member is 1 to 5 times the content of the LuYAG fluorescent material by mass ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor, the method including: mixing a red phosphor as a Mn-activated complex fluoride represented by the following formula (1): K2MF6:Mn??(1) wherein M is one or two or more of tetravalent elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn and necessarily includes Si, with K2MnF6 in solid state and optionally with a hydrogenfluoride represented by the following formula (2): AF.nHF??(2) wherein A is one or two or more of alkali metals and/or ammonium selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and NH4 and necessarily includes K, and n is a number of 0.7 to 4, in solid state; and heating the resulting mixture at a temperature of 100 to 500° C. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor which can be used with smaller amount as compared to those according to the related art.

Abstract: Provided is a wavelength conversion member in which the following are dispersed in a thermoplastic resin: a LuYAG fluorescent material that is represented by (Y1-?-?Lu?Ce?)3Al5O12 (in which ? is a positive number between 0.3-0.8 inclusive and ? is a positive number between 0.01-0.05 inclusive), that emits yellow-green light as a result of excitation by blue light, and that has a diffraction peak within a range in which the diffraction angle 2? in X-ray diffraction by the K?1 line of Cu is 52.9° to 53.2° inclusive; and a KSF fluorescent material that is represented by K2(Si1-xMnx)F6 (in which x is a positive number between 0.001 and 0.3 inclusive) and that emits red light as a result of excitation by blue light. The content of the KSF fluorescent material in the wavelength conversion member is 1 to 5 times the content of the LuYAG fluorescent material by mass ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor, the method including: mixing a red phosphor as a Mn-activated complex fluoride represented by the following formula (1): K2MF6:Mn??(1) wherein M is one or two or more of tetravalent elements selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, Hf, Ge and Sn and necessarily includes Si, with K2MnF6 in solid state and optionally with a hydrogenfluoride represented by the following formula (2): AF.nHF??(2) wherein A is one or two or more of alkali metals and/or ammonium selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Rb and NH4 and necessarily includes K, and n is a number of 0.7 to 4, in solid state; and heating the resulting mixture at a temperature of 100 to 500° C. According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a Mn-activated complex fluoride phosphor which can be used with smaller amount as compared to those according to the related art.

Abstract: A phosphor-containing resin molded body and a wavelength conversion member, in each of which one or more kinds of spherical phosphors represented by (AxByCz)3C5O12 (wherein A represents one or more rare earth elements selected from among Y, Gd and Lu; B represents one or more rare earth elements selected from among Ce, Nd and Tb; C represents Al and/or Ga; and x, y and z respectively represent positive numbers satisfying 0.002?y?0.2, 0<z?2/3 and x+y+z=1) and having an average circularity of 0.3 or less are dispersed in an amount of 0.1-20% by mass; a light emitting device which is provided with the wavelength conversion member; and a resin pellet for phosphor-containing resin molded bodies.

Abstract: A phosphor-containing resin molded body and a wavelength conversion member, in each of which one or more kinds of spherical phosphors represented by (AxByCz)3C5O12 (wherein A represents one or more rare earth elements selected from among Y, Gd and Lu; B represents one or more rare earth elements selected from among Ce, Nd and Tb; C represents Al and/or Ga; and x, y and z respectively represent positive numbers satisfying 0.002?y?0.2, 0<z?2/3 and x+y+z=1) and having an average circularity of 0.3 or less are dispersed in an amount of 0.1-20% by mass; a light emitting device which is provided with the wavelength conversion member; and a resin pellet for phosphor-containing resin molded bodies.

Abstract: A resin composition includes: (A) a polymer having a structural unit shown by the formula (I), and an acidic functional group or a group derived therefrom at both of the terminals; wherein X1 is a di- to octa-valent organic group, Y1 is a di- to octa-valent organic group, R1 is a hydrogen atom or an organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, when plural R1s or R2s exist, the plural R1s or R2s may be the same or different, p and q are independently an integer of 0 to 4, l and m are independently an integer of 0 to 2, and n is an integer of 2 or more indicating the number of structural units; (B) a solvent; and (C) a compound shown by formula (II) wherein R3 is a monovalent organic group.

Abstract: A wafer has a rare earth oxide layer disposed, typically sprayed, on a substrate. It is useful as a dummy wafer in a plasma etching or deposition system.

Abstract: A photosensitive polymer composition, having (a) a polymer selected from polyimide precursors and polyimides having an acid group protected by a protecting group and having no amino group (—NH2) at the end; and (b) a compound that generates an acid when exposed to light and capable of deprotecting the protecting group from the acid group, is employed to form layers of a semiconductor device.

Abstract: A wafer has a rare earth oxide layer disposed, typically sprayed, on a substrate. It is useful as a dummy wafer in a plasma etching or deposition system.

Abstract: A wafer has a rare earth oxide layer disposed, typically sprayed, on a substrate. It is useful as a dummy wafer in a plasma etching or deposition system.

Abstract: A positive-type photosensitive resin composition for electronic materials having good film adhesiveness and sensitivity without causing a corrosion reaction to copper and copper alloys in metal wirings, a method for producing patterns and electronic parts are provided. The positive-type photosensitive resin composition includes (A) a polybenzoxazole precursor having a structure represented by the following general formula (I): wherein X represents a bivalent organic group, Y represents a tetravalent organic group, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and m represents an integer of 2 to 500 which represents a repeating unit number of the polymer, (B) a solvent, (C) a tetrazole derivative and (D) a compound which generates an acid by light.