Abstract: The invention relates to novel materials of the formula: AuM1vM2wM3x02±? wherein A is one or more alkali metals; M1 comprises one or more redox active metals with an oxidation state in the range +2 to +4; M2 comprises tin, optionally in combination with one or more transition metals; M3 comprises one or more transition metals either alone or in combination with one or more non-transition elements selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, other metals, metalloids and non-metals, with an oxidation state in the range +1 to +5; wherein the oxidation state of M1, M2, and M3 are chosen to maintain charge neutrality and further wherein ? is in the range 0???0.4; U is in the range 0.3<U<2; V is in the range 0.1?V<0.75; W is in the range 0<W<0.75; X is in the range 0?X<0.5; and (U+V+W+X)<4.0. Such materials are useful, for example as electrode materials, in rechargeable battery applications.

Abstract: In a secondary battery including a large-sized electrode group including stacked positive and negative electrode plates, an electrode plate in which failures such as the separation and cracking of an active material layer and the abrasion and cracking of a current collector are unlikely to occur is provided. An electrode plate 21 includes a coated region CR where active material layers 21a are formed and an uncoated region NC where no active material layer is formed and has a configuration in which a boundary section between the coated region and the uncoated region is provided with a first buffer region C2 having a non-linear irregular shape in plan view.

Abstract: A positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries includes a collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on at least one surface of the collector. The positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium-containing metal oxide having a unit cell represented by the following formula and a conductive material and has voids with a volume of 0.82×10?3 cm3/cm2 to 7.87×10?3 cm3/cm2 per unit area of the collector: LiFe1-xZrxP1-ySiyO4??(1) where 0<x<1 and 0<y<1. The unit cell has lattice constants satisfying 10.326?a?10.335, 6.006?b?6.012, and 4.685?c?4.714. The sum of the volume of the lithium-containing metal oxide and the volume of the conductive material is 1.61×10?3 cm3/cm2 to 6.46×10?3 cm3/cm2 per unit area of the collector.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel materials of the formula: AuM1vM2wM3x02±? wherein A is one or more alkali metals; M1 comprises one or more redox active metals with an oxidation state in the range +2 to +4; M2 comprises tin, optionally in combination with one or more transition metals; M3 comprises one or more transition metals either alone or in combination with one or more non-transition elements selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, other metals, metalloids and non-metals, with an oxidation state in the range +1 to +5; wherein the oxidation state of M1, M2, and M3 are chosen to maintain charge neutrality and further wherein ? is in the range 0???0.4; U is in the range 0.3<U<2; V is in the range 0.1?V<0.75; W is in the range 0<W<0.75; X is in the range 0?X<0.5; and (U+V+W+X)<4.0. Such materials are useful, for example as electrode materials, in rechargeable battery applications.

Abstract: A positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries includes a collector and a positive electrode active material layer formed on at least one surface of the collector. The positive electrode active material layer contains a lithium-containing metal oxide having a unit cell represented by the following formula and a conductive material and has voids with a volume of 0.82×10?3 cm3/cm2 to 7.87×10?3 cm3/cm2 per unit area of the collector: LiFe1-xZrxP1-ySiyO4??(1) where 0<x<1 and 0<y<1. The unit cell has lattice constants satisfying 10.326?a?10.335, 6.006?b?6.012, and 4.685?c?4.714. The sum of the volume of the lithium-containing metal oxide and the volume of the conductive material is 1.61×10?3 cm3/cm2 to 6.46×10?3 cm3/cm2 per unit area of the collector.

Abstract: In a secondary battery including a large-sized electrode group including stacked positive and negative electrode plates, an electrode plate in which failures such as the separation and cracking of an active material layer and the abrasion and cracking of a current collector are unlikely to occur is provided. An electrode plate 21 includes a coated region CR where active material layers 21a are formed and an uncoated region NC where no active material layer is formed and has a configuration in which a boundary section between the coated region and the uncoated region is provided with a first buffer region C2 having a non-linear irregular shape in plan view.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel using polymer network liquid crystal in which a monomer unreacted region is reduced and a thin-film transistor can be prevented from being irradiated with light energy. In the display panel, a black matrix (22a) is provided as an element having a light-shielding property in a first substrate (2a), a pixel electrode (37) and a thin-film transistor (32) serving as a switching element for driving the pixel electrode (37) are provided in a second substrate (3a), polymer network liquid crystal (11) is filled between the first substrate (2a) and the second substrate (3a), a cover portion (221) that is part of the black matrix (22a) provided in the first substrate (2a) faces the thin-film transistor (32) provided in the second substrate (3a), and the outer periphery of the cover portion (221) is located outside the outer periphery of a channel region by a specified dimension or more.

Abstract: An electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries includes a current collector having principal surfaces facing each other and an active material layer which contains an active material, a binder, and a conductive material and which is placed on at least one of the principal surfaces of the current collector. The sum of the volume of the active material per unit area of the current collector and the volume of the conductive material per unit area of the current collector is 9.70×10?2 cm3/cm2 to 24.6×10?2 cm3/cm2, the volume of the active material being calculated from the average particle size D50 of the active material, the volume of the conductive material being calculated from the average particle size D50 of the conductive material. The pore volume of the active material layer per unit area of the current collector is 6.00×10?3 cm3/cm2 to 20.0×10?3 cm3/cm2.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel using polymer network liquid crystal in which a monomer unreacted region is reduced and a thin-film transistor can be prevented from being irradiated with light energy. In the display panel, a black matrix (22a) is provided as an element having a light-shielding property in a first substrate (2a), a pixel electrode (37) and a thin-film transistor (32) serving as a switching element for driving the pixel electrode (37) are provided in a second substrate (3a), polymer network liquid crystal (11) is filled between the first substrate (2a) and the second substrate (3a), a cover portion (221) that is part of the black matrix (22a) provided in the first substrate (2a) faces the thin-film transistor (32) provided in the second substrate (3a), and the outer periphery of the cover portion (221) is located outside the outer periphery of a channel region by a specified dimension or more.

Abstract: A plurality of source lines extending parallel to each other while alternately turning between a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in a delta arrangement, each have a plurality of first linear portions each extending along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode, a plurality of second linear portions each linked to the corresponding first linear portion and extending along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode to a middle portion of the side, and a plurality of protruding portions each extending from one end of the corresponding second linear portion along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display panel that employs polymer network liquid crystals and that can prevent a separation between a substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display panel includes a color filter 1 and a TFT array substrate 2 that face each other in a substantially parallel manner with a prescribed gap therebetween, a layer of polymer network liquid crystals 33 formed between the color filter 1 and the TFT array substrate 2, and a layer of a sealing material 34 that encloses and seals the polymer network liquid crystals 33. In a region enclosed by the sealing material 34 in the color filter 1, first spacers 12a that define the gap between the color filter 1 and the TFT array substrate 2 are formed. A total cross-sectional area of the first spacers 12a and an area of the region enclosed by the sealing material 34 satisfy the following condition: (the total cross-sectional area of the first spacers 12a)/(the area of the region enclosed by the sealing material 34)=0.001 to 0.017.

Abstract: A plurality of source lines extending parallel to each other while alternately turning between a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in a delta arrangement, each have a plurality of first linear portions each extending along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode, a plurality of second linear portions each linked to the corresponding first linear portion and extending along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode to a middle portion of the side, and a plurality of protruding portions each extending from one end of the corresponding second linear portion along a side of the corresponding pixel electrode.