Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a polymer material that has a high refractive index and can be suitably used for applications such as optical applications. The present invention relates to the sulfur-containing polymer containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit (B) represented by the following formula (2), and a structural unit (C) represented by the following formula (3); and a reactive functional group, wherein X1, X2, and X3 are the same as or different from each other and are each an optionally substituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A sulfonium salt represented by the following general formula (1). In formula, R1, R2, and R3 represent a fluorine atom, a hydroxy group, a trifluoromethyl group, a trifluoromethoxy group, a cyano group, a carbamoyl group, an amide group, or a linear, branched, or cyclic monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms and optionally having a heteroatom; “r” represents integer of 0 to 4, “p” represents integer of 0 to 5, “q” represents an integer of 0 to 5, “x” represents an integer of 0 to 4, “y” represents an integer of 0 to 5, “z” represents an integer of 0 to 5, and “r”, “p”, “q”, “x”, “y”, and “z” satisfy x+y+z?1, 4?r+x?0, 5?p+y?0, and 5?q+z?0. This can provide an acid diffusion inhibitor used for a chemically-amplified resist material that does not cause impairing sensitivity in photolithography and is excellent in lithography performances such as CDU and LWR.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide zirconium oxide nanoparticles having large particle diameters. The present invention is zirconium oxide nanoparticles wherein a ratio CD90/D50) of a cumulative 90% particle diameter D90 by volume to a cumulative 50% particle diameter D50 by volume in particle diameter measurement by a dynamic light scattering method is not larger than 3.0, and a half width for a (101) plane in XHD measurement in which CuK? rays are used as a light source is not larger than 1.20°. The zirconium oxide nanoparticles preferably have a diffusion coefficient in particle diameter measurement by a dynamic light scattering method of not larger than 7.0×10?7 cm2/sec.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an alkali-soluble resin and an alkali-soluble resin composition capable of providing a cured product having excellent heat discoloration resistance and a high refractive index, and to provide a production method capable of efficiently producing these. The present invention relates to an alkali-soluble resin having a structure represented by the following formula (1), the alkali-soluble resin containing an ammonium salt compound in an amount of 0.

Abstract: An onium salt consisting of a triaryl sulfonium cation containing iodine and fluorine and an aromatic carboxylic acid anion containing at least one iodine atom on the aromatic ring is provided. When processed by photolithography using high-energy radiation, a chemically amplified resist composition comprising the onium salt has advantages including high sensitivity, high resolution, improved lithography properties, and collapse resistance.

Abstract: An onium salt monomer consists of a fluorosulfonic acid anion containing an aromatic ring structure substituted with a polymerizable group and iodine and a triarylsulfonium cation containing iodine and fluorine. A resist composition comprising a polymer comprising repeat units derived from the monomer exhibits a high solvent solubility, high sensitivity and high contrast and forms a small-size pattern with satisfactory exposure latitude, edge roughness, dimension uniformity and depth of focus when processed by photolithography using high-energy radiation, as well as collapse resistance and etch resistance.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a polymer material that has a high refractive index and can be suitably used for applications such as optical applications. The present invention relates to the sulfur-containing polymer containing at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of a structural unit (A) represented by the following formula (1), a structural unit (B) represented by the following formula (2), and a structural unit (C) represented by the following formula (3); and a reactive functional group, wherein X1, X2, and X3 are the same as or different from each other and are each an optionally substituted divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide zirconium oxide nanoparticles having large particle diameters. The present invention is zirconium oxide nanoparticles wherein a ratio CD90/D50) of a cumulative 90% particle diameter D90 by volume to a cumulative 50% particle diameter D50 by volume in particle diameter measurement by a dynamic light scattering method is not larger than 3.0, and a half width for a (101) plane in XHD measurement in which CuK? rays are used as a light source is not larger than 1.20°. The zirconium oxide nanoparticles preferably have a diffusion coefficient in particle diameter measurement by a dynamic light scattering method of not larger than 7.0×10?7 cm2/sec.

Abstract: A contact device of the present disclosure includes a fixed terminal, a movable member, a regulating member, and a heat transmission structure. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact. The movable member includes a movable contact and is configured to move between a closed position where the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position where the movable contact is apart from the fixed contact. The regulating member is configured to be in contact with the movable contact when the movable member is in the open position. The heat transmission structure is configured to transmit, to the fixed terminal, heat from the movable contact when the movable member is in the open position, through a thermal path including at least the regulating member.

Abstract: A contact device of the present disclosure includes a fixed terminal, a movable member, a regulating member, and a heat transmission structure. The fixed terminal includes a fixed contact. The movable member includes a movable contact and is configured to move between a closed position where the movable contact is in contact with the fixed contact and an open position where the movable contact is apart from the fixed contact. The regulating member is configured to be in contact with the movable contact when the movable member is in the open position. The heat transmission structure is configured to transmit, to the fixed terminal, heat from the movable contact when the movable member is in the open position, through a thermal path including at least the regulating member.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to easily obtain zirconium oxide particles that contain a metallic element such as a rare earth oxide (preferably stabilized with a metallic element) and exhibit good dispersibility in organic media, without using an aqueous sulfate solution such as an aqueous solution of MgSO4, or using a reduced amount of the aqueous sulfate solution. The present invention is a zirconium oxide nanoparticle coated with a first carboxylic acid that is at least one of primary carboxylic acids and secondary carboxylic acids and has 3 or more carbon atoms, wherein the zirconium oxide nanoparticle comprises at least one selected from the group M consisting of rare earth elements, Al, Fe, Co, Sn, Zn, In, Bi, Mn, Ni, and Cu.

Abstract: The present invention provides a material that has a good compatibility with monomers and can be used as dispersing agent even after a period of not shorter than one week since the preparation of the dispersion. The dispersion of the present invention comprising metal oxide particles with an average primary particle diameter of not more than 50 nm; an organic acid; a dispersion medium; and an organophosphorus compound represented by formula (1) or an organosulfur compound represented by formula (2).

Abstract: The present invention provides a material that has a good compatibility with monomers and can be used as dispersing agent even after a period of not shorter than one week since the preparation of the dispersion. The dispersion of the present invention comprising metal oxide particles with an average primary particle diameter of not more than 50 nm; an organic acid; a dispersion medium; and an organophosphorus compound represented by formula (1) or an organosulfur compound represented by formula (2).