Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device includes one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, at least one of the electrodes being transparent or semi-transparent, wherein there is provided a layer containing a charge transport polyester comprising a repeating unit containing at least one type selected from structures represented by the following formulae (I-1) and (I-2), as a substructure, so as to be in contact with at least one electrode of the pair of electrodes; and a difference between the ionization potential of the charge transport polyester contained in the layer in contact with the one electrode, and the work function of the surface of the one electrode is within a range of from 0 eV to 0.7 eV.

Abstract: Provided are a thiophene-containing compound represented by the following formula (X-1), and an organic electroluminescent device that includes a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer disposed therebetween. The organic compound layer includes a charge-transporting polyester having a repeating structure containing at least one structure selected from the structures represented by the following formulae (I-1) and (I-2) as its partial structure. In formula (X-1), Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group; and R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; and n? is an integer of 1 to 5.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic electroluminescence device having a pair of electrodes at least one of which is transparent or translucent and plural organic compound layers positioned between the pair of electrodes, at least one of the plural organic compound layers being a hole transport layer in which an electron transport material is mixed with at least one hole transport polymer, and at least one of the plural organic compound layers containing a luminescent material.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic electroluminescent element comprising at least one pair of electrodes comprising an anode and a cathode, at least one of which having light permeability, and one or a plurality of organic compound layers held between the electrodes, wherein at least one organic compound layer contains at least one kind of charge-transferable polyether comprising a repetition unit containing at least one partial structure selected from the group consisting of the following general formulae (I-1) and (I-2)

Abstract: The invention provides a diamine compound polymer having a 1,3-phenylene group selected from structural formulae represented by formulae (I-1) and (I-2): where, in the formulae (I-1) and (I-2), A represents a structure represented by the following formula (II); R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted aryl group, or a substituted or non-substituted aralkyl group; Y represents a divalent alcoholic residue; Z represents a divalent carboxylic acid residue; B and B? independently represent —O—(Y—O)n—R or —O—(Y—O)n—CO—Z—CO—O—R? (where R, Y and Z have the same meanings as described above, and R? represents an alkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted aryl group, or a substituted or non-substituted aralkyl group); n represents an integer of 1 to 5; and p represents an integer of 5 to 5000; where, in the formula (II), Ar represents a substituted or non-substituted aromatic group; X represents a substituted or non-substituted divalent 1,3-phenylene group; T represents

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor transistor element that includes at least a source electrode, a drain electrode, an organic semiconductor formed to be electrically conductive to the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode which is both insulated from the organic semiconductor and capable of applying an electric field. The organic semiconductor includes a polymer compound containing an aromatic tertiary amine.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thiophene-containing compound represented by Formula (I) and a thiophene-containing compound polymer using the thiophene-containing compound. In Formula (I), Ar1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic group; X represents a divalent straight-chain hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a divalent branched-chain hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent aromatic group; R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cyano group, a halogen group, a substituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; 1 represents an integer from 1 to 5; and m and k each independently represent 0 or 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are useful for organo-electronic devices such as electrophotographic photoreceptors (photosensitive elements), organic electroluminescent elements and organic transistors. More specifically, the invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are excellent in terms of both charge-transporting properties and luminous properties.

Abstract: A method for producing a polymer organic electronic material comprising: synthesizing a polymer organic electronic material by condensing a precursor monomer for the polymer organic electronic material in the presence of a metal catalyst, preparing a polymer organic electronic material solution by dissolving the polymer organic electronic material in an organic solvent, and removing metal ions, which originate from the metal catalyst, from the polymer organic electronic material solution by using an ion exchange resin; a polymer organic electronic material which can be obtained by the method; and an organic electroluminescent device which uses the polymer organic electronic material.

Abstract: After a ferroelectric capacitor is formed, an Al wiring (conductive pad) connected to the ferroelectric capacitor is formed. Then, a silicon oxide film and a silicon nitride film are formed around the Al wiring. Thereafter, as a penetration inhibiting film which inhibits penetration of moisture into the silicon oxide film, an Al2O3 film is formed.

Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus (200) receives, from a tuning server (400), radio station information making up genres of music distributed from respective radio servers (300) and URLs of the respective radio servers (300). When a genre and a keyword representing characteristics of music are input to the music reproduction apparatus (200), the music reproduction apparatus (200) requests the radio server (300) distributing the music of the input genre to transmit the music information on the basis of the radio station information. The requested radio server (300) transmits one or more keywords to the music reproduction apparatus (200) as music information indicative of the characteristic of the music being broadcasted now. When the input keyword and the keyword included in the music information match with each other, the music reproduction apparatus (200) receives broadcast of the radio server (300) that has transmitted the music information.

Abstract: A content capturing device applies to a music reproducing device. The music reproducing device has a function as an Internet radio receiver of receiving via the Internet a program provided from a radio server at a broadcast station. When a predetermined operation is performed while an arbitrary piece of music is being received by means of this function, the radio server sends music information related to the music being received and according to the operating environment of the music reproducing device, to the music reproducing device. When an operation of making a request for downloading is performed by the music reproducing device, data for storage according to the music information is downloaded from the music distribution server to the music reproducing device. Therefore, it is possible to download the data for storage on a desired piece of music to the music reproducing device in an easy manner and in a form according to the operating environment of the music reproducing device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diamine compound polymer and a method for producing the diamine compound polymer. The diamine compound polymer of the present invention has a condensed aromatic group represented by the following formulae (1-1) and (1-2). A represents a structure represented by the following formula (II-1). Y and Z represent divalent hydrocarbon groups. B and B? each independently represents a group represented by —O—(Y—O)m-H or —O—(Y—O)m-CO-Z-CO—OR?, wherein R? is a hydrogen atom, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. m represents an integer from 1 to 5; and p represents an integer from 5 to 5000. Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group. X represents a divalent condensed aromatic group. T represents a divalent linear hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a divalent branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. k and n each represents an integer of 0 or 1.

Abstract: A contents reproducing apparatus includes a main CPU, and in a radio mode, the main CPU causes a DSP to decode broadcast data included in a radio packet signal input via a LAN controller, and decoded PCM data is input to a D/A conversion circuit. Consequently, a sound of Internet radio broadcasting is output from a speaker. Then, when there is a telephone call, the main CPU switches to a telephone mode. That is, receiving speech data included in a telephone packet signal input via the LAN controller is decoded by the DSP, and decoded PCM data is input to a PCM codec. Consequently, a receiving speech sound is output from a speaker of a receiver. It is noted that in a case that a radio program during reception is a pay program, the main CPU does not switch to the telephone mode.

Abstract: The invention provides an organic electroluminescence device including an organic compound layer, wherein the organic compound layer is constituted of two or more layers at least including a light emitting layer and a buffer layer, at least one layer of the organic compound layers contains a charge-transporting polyester, which includes a repeating unit containing, as a partial structure, at least one selected from structures represented by following general formulas (I-1) and (I-2); and the buffer layer is provided adjacent to the anode and contains at least a charge injecting material: [chem 1] wherein, in the general formulas (I-1) and (I-2), Ar represents a substituted or non-substituted monovalent aromatic group; X represents a substituted or non-substituted divalent aromatic group; k, m and l each represents 0 or 1; and T represents a linear divalent hydrocarbon with 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a branched hydrocarbon with 2 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A charge-transporting polymer is represented by the following general formula (I-1) or (I-2): wherein A represents a group represented by the following general formula (II-1):

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic semiconductor transistor element that includes at least a source electrode, a drain electrode, an organic semiconductor formed to be electrically conductive to the source electrode and the drain electrode, and a gate electrode which is both insulated from the organic semiconductor and capable of applying an electric field. The organic semiconductor includes a polymer compound containing an aromatic tertiary amine.

Abstract: An organic electro-luminescent device comprising one or more organic compound layers sandwiched between a pair of electrodes, at least one of which electrodes is transparent or semi-transparent, wherein at least one of the one or more organic compound layers comprises at least one polyurethane compound having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (I). At least one of A and B in general formula (I) represents a divalent group represented by one of the following general formulae (II) to (VI).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are useful for organo-electronic devices such as electrophotographic photoreceptors (photosensitive elements), organic electroluminescent elements and organic transistors. More specifically, the invention relates to a thiophene-containing compound and a thiophene-containing compound polymer which are excellent in terms of both charge-transporting properties and luminous properties.

Abstract: The present invention provides a diamine compound polymer and a method for producing the diamine compound polymer. The diamine compound polymer of the present invention has a condensed aromatic group represented by the following formulae (1-1) and (1-2). A represents a structure represented by the following formula (II-1). Y and Z represent divalent hydrocarbon groups. B and B? each independently represents a group represented by —O—(Y—O)m—H or —O—(Y—O)m—CO-Z-CO—OR?, wherein R? is a hydrogen atom, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group. m represents an integer from 1 to 5; and p represents an integer from 5 to 5000. Ar represents a monovalent aromatic group. X represents a divalent condensed aromatic group. T represents a divalent linear hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a divalent branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms. k and n each represents an integer of 0 or 1.