Abstract: In a tape recording medium, a sliding layer has an electric resistance of 1×108 ?/sq or less, and contains carbon particles and solid particles. The carbon particles have a primary particle size of 30 nm or less and a BET specific surface area of 100 m2/g or more. The solid particles have a primary particle size of 100 nm or less, a Mohs' hardness in a range from 2.5 to 8, inclusive, a density of 3 g/cm3 or more, and a BET specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more.

Abstract: A composition of an optical film contains silica-based hollow microparticles, a matrix precursor, a nonvolatile liquid, and a volatile solvent. The nonvolatile liquid has a vapor pressure of 500 Pa or less, a boiling point of 250° C. or higher, and a refractive index in a range from 1.4 to 1.5, inclusive. The volatile solvent is more volatile than the nonvolatile liquid. The content of the nonvolatile liquid is in the range from 5 to 30 parts by mass, inclusive, per 100 parts by mass of the sum of the silica-based hollow microparticles and the matrix precursor.

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic recording/reproduction device which can appropriately supply lubricant to a metal-thin-film magnetic tape (1) containing no binder in a recording/reproduction surface even when the magnetic recording/reproduction device needs to be continuously performing recording/reproduction by using the magnetic tape (1) for a long time. The magnetic recording/reproduction device includes a lubricant supplier (10) which can supply lubricant to the magnetic tape (1) while the magnetic head (2) performing recording/reproduction on the magnetic tape (1). With this configuration, the lubricant supplier (10) can appropriately supply lubricant during recording/reproduction even to the magnetic tape (1) used in a magnetic recording/reproduction device that needs to keep continuously operating for a long time.

Abstract: A fuel cell body has an anode having an anode-side separator with projections and depressions formed on its surface, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the fuel cell body is disposed in a container for storing liquid fuel so that at least the anode side is immersed therein. Fuel passageways through which the liquid fuel flows are formed by regions surrounded by the projections and depressions on the surface of the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. By this, the downsized, simplified and lower power consuming structure of auxiliary equipment such as a fuel feed system is achieved.

Abstract: A phosphor element (10) includes an electron hole injection electrode (2) and an electron injection electrode (8) disposed opposite to each other, an electron hole transport layer (3), a phosphor layer (4), and an electron transport layer (7) stacked in this order from the side of the electron hole injection electrode toward the side of the electron injection electrode. The stacked layers are sandwiched between the electron hole injection electrode and the electron injection electrode, and. The phosphor layer is formed of an inorganic phosphor material (4) in which at least one part of the surface is covered with an organic material (5).

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic recording/reproduction device which can appropriately supply lubricant to a metal-thin-film magnetic tape (1) containing no binder in a recording/reproduction surface even when the magnetic recording/reproduction device needs to be continuously performing recording/reproduction by using the magnetic tape (1) for a long time. The magnetic recording/reproduction device includes a lubricant supplier (10) which can supply lubricant to the magnetic tape (1) while the magnetic head (2) performing recording/reproduction on the magnetic tape (1). With this configuration, the lubricant supplier (10) can appropriately supply lubricant during recording/reproduction even to the magnetic tape (1) used in a magnetic recording/reproduction device that needs to keep continuously operating for a long time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light-emitting device comprising a transparent or semi-transparent first substrate, a second substrate provided opposite to the first substrate, a transparent or semi-transparent first electrode provided on the first substrate, a second electrode provided on the second substrate so as to be opposite to the first electrode, and a light-emitting layer which contains a metal oxide semiconductor porous body, by the surface of which an organic light-emitting material is supported, and is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A phosphor element (10) of the present invention includes a pair of electrodes (2, 6) facing each other, and a phosphor layer (4) interposed between the pair of electrodes and including a semi-conductive phosphor fine particle (7) in which at least a part of the surface is covered with a conductive organic material (8). The conductive organic material is preferably chemically adsorbed on the surface of the semi-conductive phosphor fine article. Further, it is preferable that electron transport layers (3, 5) be further provided between the phosphor layer and at least one of the electrodes.

Abstract: A fuel cell body has an anode having an anode-side separator with projections and depressions formed on its surface, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the fuel cell body is disposed in a container for storing liquid fuel so that at least the anode side is immersed therein. Fuel passageways through which the liquid fuel flows are formed by regions surrounded by the projections and depressions on the surface of the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. By this, the downsized, simplified and lower power consuming structure of auxiliary equipment such as a fuel feed system is achieved.

Abstract: A fuel cell body has an anode having an anode-side separator with projections and depressions formed on its surface, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the fuel cell body is disposed in a container for storing liquid fuel so that at least the anode side is immersed therein. Fuel passageways through which the liquid fuel flows are formed by regions surrounded by the projections and depressions on the surface of the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. By this, the downsized, simplified and lower power consuming structure of auxiliary equipment such as a fuel feed system is achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a light-emitting device comprising a transparent or semi-transparent first substrate, a second substrate provided opposite to the first substrate, a transparent or semi-transparent first electrode provided on the first substrate, a second electrode provided on the second substrate so as to be opposite to the first electrode, and a light-emitting layer which contains a metal oxide semiconductor porous body, by the surface of which an organic light-emitting material is supported, and is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: An electroluminescent element includes a pair of positive electrode and negative electrode facing each other, and at least one phosphor layers formed between the pair of positive electrode and negative electrode. At least one of the phosphor layers is composed of a phosphor layer and a wide band-gap semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer or the phosphor layer constituting the phosphor layer may be a partially discontinuous layer.

Abstract: A phosphor element (10) of the present invention includes a pair of electrodes (2, 6) facing each other, and a phosphor layer (4) interposed between the pair of electrodes and including a semi-conductive phosphor fine particle (7) in which at least a part of the surface is covered with a conductive organic material (8). The conductive organic material is preferably chemically adsorbed on the surface of the semi-conductive phosphor fine article. Further, it is preferable that electron transport layers (3, 5) be further provided between the phosphor layer and at least one of the electrodes.

Abstract: A phosphor element (10) includes an electron hole injection electrode (2) and an electron injection electrode (8) disposed opposite to each other, an electron hole transport layer (3), a phosphor layer (4), and an electron transport layer (7) stacked in this order from the side of the electron hole injection electrode toward the side of the electron injection electrode. The stacked layers are sandwiched between the electron hole injection electrode and the electron injection electrode, and. The phosphor layer is formed of an inorganic phosphor material (4) in which at least one part of the surface is covered with an organic material (5).

Abstract: A luminescent device includes a phosphor layer containing a luminescent inorganic material, first and second dielectric layers rendering the phosphor layer therebetween from the direction perpendicular to the surface, the dielectric layers having residual dielectric polarization in part of at least 3 ?C/cm2 and a coercive electric field of at least 20 kV/cm, and first and second electrodes rendering the first and second dielectric layers therebetween from the direction perpendicular to the surface.

Abstract: A phosphor element includes a pair of electrodes opposed to each other and a phosphor layer sandwiched between the pair of electrodes and having silicon fine particles whose average particle diameter is not more than 100 nm, and at least a part of a surface of the silicon fine particle is covered with a conductive material. In addition, the conductive material may include an oxide or a composite oxide containing at least one element selected from a group of indium, tin, zinc, and gallium.

Abstract: A fuel cell system has a controller in communication with a fuel detector for activating power supply if a detection result received from the fuel detector indicates that a level of the liquid fuel has not reached the top of an anode, and for preventing power generation in a fuel cell until the detection result indicates that the level of the liquid fuel has reached the top of the anode.

Abstract: There is included a partition plate (1350, 1450, 1550, 1650, 1750, 1850, 1950) which divides interior of one container (1151, 1241, 1340, 1440, 1540, 1640, 1648, 1649, 1740, 1840, 1940) into two spaces of a fuel accommodating space for filling (1342, 1442, 1542, 1642, 1742, 1842, 1942) for accommodating therein liquid fuel and an effluent collecting space (1341, 1441, 1541, 1641, 1741, 1841, 1941) for accommodating therein effluents derived from a fuel cell body, and which is movable along an axial direction of the container. The partition plate is moved so as to narrow the fuel accommodating space for filling due to a pressure difference between pressures of the fuel accommodating space for filling and the effluent collecting space, whereby the liquid fuel (100) is fed from the fuel accommodating space for filling to the anode side of the fuel cell body and whereby the effluent derived from the cathode side is collected into the effluent collecting space.

Abstract: A fuel cell body has an anode having an anode-side separator with projections and depressions formed on its surface, a cathode, and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode, and the fuel cell body is disposed in a container for storing liquid fuel so that at least the anode side is immersed therein. Fuel passageways through which the liquid fuel flows are formed by regions surrounded by the projections and depressions on the surface of the separator and the membrane electrode assembly. By this, the downsized, simplified and lower power consuming structure of auxiliary equipment such as fuel feed system is achieved.

Abstract: Present invention provides a fuel tank for a fuel-cell, as well as a fuel cell system, which allow stable fuel supply to be performed whichever orientation they are set up along, and further which perform the disposal of emission as well. The fuel tank and fuel cell system have a partition plate which moves inside a casing and pressurizes fuel supplied to the fuel cell main unit by the emission discharged from the fuel cell main unit. Thus, the fuel can be supplied to the fuel cell main unit stably, whichever orientation the fuel tank and the fuel cell system are set up along. Further, since the emission is used to press the partition plate, the disposal of the emission can also be performed.