Abstract: A carbon dioxide sensor includes: a solid electrolyte layer that is anion conductive; a reference electrode disposed on one surface of the solid electrolyte layer; and a detection electrode disposed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer. The detection electrode is made of a mixture containing: (a) one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Os, and Ir; (b) a cation conductive carbonate; and (c) an oxide containing Li and at least one of Ce and Sm. The solid electrolyte layer is preferably oxide ion conductive, and the cation conductive carbonate is preferably lithium ion conductive.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte assembly is obtained by joining a solid electrolyte layer having oxide ion conductivity and containing lanthanum and a first electrode layer made of an oxide that is represented by ABO3?? and has a cubic perovskite structure to each other, where A represents an alkaline-earth metal element, B represents a transition metal element, and ? represents a fraction that occurs depending on the valences and amounts of A, B, and O. The oxide contains lanthanum at a part of the A site, and an atom ratio of lanthanum to all the elements occupying the A site is 0.01 or greater and 0.80 or less.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte assembly has an anode, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer located therebetween. An intermediate layer is provided between the anode or the cathode and the solid electrolyte layer. The intermediate layer is made of a cerium oxide containing lanthanum and a rare-earth element excluding lanthanum and cerium. The solid electrolyte layer contains an oxide of lanthanum. Preferably, the solid electrolyte layer contains a composite oxide of lanthanum and silicon. Also, preferably, the intermediate layer is made of a cerium oxide containing lanthanum and any one of samarium, gadolinium, yttrium, erbium, ytterbium, and dysprosium.

Abstract: A carbon oxide sensor having high sensitivity capable of reduction of influence of humidity is provided. A detection electrode and a counter electrode are provided on one side of an electrolyte, respectively. The detection electrode contains a metal oxide and a metal carbonate including plural components. The metal carbonate preferably contains a first component of alkali metal carbonate and a second component of at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali earth metal carbonate, transition metal carbonate, zinc carbonate, cadmium carbonate, indium carbonate, lead carbonate and bismuth carbonate. Specifically, it is preferable to contain the first component including Li2CO3 and the second component including at least one element selected from the group consisting of BaCO3, CaCO3 and SrCO3.

Abstract: A carbon oxide sensor having high sensitivity capable of reduction of influence of humidity is provided. A detection electrode and a counter electrode are provided on one side of an electrolyte, respectively. The detection electrode contains a metal oxide and a metal carbonate including plural components. The metal carbonate preferably contains a first component of alkali metal carbonate and a second component of at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali earth metal carbonate, transition metal carbonate, zinc carbonate, cadmium carbonate, indium carbonate, lead carbonate and bismuth carbonate. Specifically, it is preferable to contain the first component including Li2CO3 and the second component including at least one element selected from the group consisting of BaCO3, CaCO3 and SrCO3.

Abstract: A high density magneto-optical recording medium utilizing a polycrystalline garnet two-layer film. The film thickness of an under layer of the garnet polycrystal on a glass substrate is made 100 nm or less, and a crystal grain diameter of a recording layer formed thereon is made 0.1 .mu.m or less. Furthermore, the under layer is demagnetized at room temperature. With this, a bit having a regular shape can be written, thus reducing medium noise by a large margin.

Abstract: A cleaning solution for achieving highly accurate cleaning of silicon semiconductors and silicon oxides. The solution which enables a great reduction in the metal contaminants and the number of fine particles adhered on the surfaces and retention of the hydrophilic property of the surfaces to prevent the surfaces from being unstable, comprising an aqueous acidic solution containing 0.005% by weight or more to less than 0.05% by weight hydrogen fluoride and 0.3% by weight or more to 20.0% by weight or less hydrogen peroxide and having a pH in the range from 1 or more to less than 5.

Abstract: A method of producing a polydiacetylene thin film comprises spreading on a water surface a diacetylene compound having one or more conjugated diacetylene groups, subjecting the diacetylene compound to incomplete polymerization by irradiation with ultraviolet rays to an extent incapable of causing complete polymerization, transferring the spread film to a substrate to form a monolayer or built-up film thereon, and irradiating the transferred film with ultraviolet rays or an electron beam to complete the polymerization thereof.