Abstract: A solid-state battery including a solid-state battery laminate in which a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer are laminated with the solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, and positive and negative external terminals are on side surfaces of the solid-state battery laminate. The positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer each include an active material portion containing an active material , and a current collector portion having a relatively small active material density with respect to the active material portion and arranged on an edge surface of the active material portion so as to form an edge surface current collecting structure in which a current can be collected using the current collector portion on the edge surface of the active material portion.

Abstract: A solid battery that includes a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal spaced apart from the positive electrode terminal, a positive electrode layer electrically connected to the positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode layer electrically connected to the negative electrode terminal, a first solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and containing a first solid electrolyte, and a second solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal or between the negative electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal, and containing a second solid electrolyte having a glass transition temperature lower than a crystallization temperature of the first solid electrolyte and having a crystallization temperature equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the first solid electrolyte, and the second solid electrolyte layer having an ion conductivity lower than that of the first soli

Abstract: A solid-state battery including a solid-state battery laminated body including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; a positive electrode terminal on a first side surface of the solid-state battery laminated body; and a negative electrode terminal on a second side surface of the solid-state battery laminated body, the second side surface facing the first side surface. In such a solid-state battery, in at least one electrode layer of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, a terminal contact end portion containing an electrode active material is in direct contact with the respective positive or negative electrode terminal, and a thickness of a non-terminal contact end portion in the electrode layer is smaller than a thickness of a central portion of the electrode layer.

Abstract: A solid-state battery including a solid-state battery laminate having a battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer along a stacking direction; a positive electrode terminal on a first side surface of the solid-state battery laminate; and a negative electrode terminal on a second side surface of the solid-state battery laminate. The positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer include a terminal contact portion in direct contact with the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal, respectively, and a non-terminal contact portion other than the terminal contact portion, and at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer has relatively small active material amount with respect to the non-terminal contact portion.

Abstract: A solid state battery that includes at least one battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed therebetween; a positive electrode external terminal on a first side surface of the solid state battery laminate; and a negative electrode external terminal on a second side surface of the solid state battery laminate. The positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer each include a terminal contact portion in direct contact with the positive electrode external terminal and the negative electrode external terminal, respectively, and a non-terminal contact portion that is not in direct contact with the positive electrode external terminal and the negative electrode external terminal, respectively, and in at least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, a sectional area of the terminal contact portion is smaller than a sectional area of the non-terminal contact portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lightweight optical member that can be produced at a relatively low cost, wherein distortion due to temperature rise is suppressed, and the appearance color is sufficiently blackened or darkened, and a method for efficiently producing the optical member. The optical member of the present invention comprises: a base member made of titanium or a titanium alloy, and a carbon-doped titanium oxide layer formed on the surface of the base member. The carbon content in the carbon-doped titanium oxide layer is preferably 0.1 to 15 at %.

Abstract: A solid battery that includes at least one battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer along a laminating direction thereof. At least one of the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer includes a plurality of sub-active material layers, and at least two of the plurality of sub-active material layers have active material particles with different average particle sizes from each other.

Abstract: The present invention provides an FPD pellicle frame body in which external color is controlled so as to make it easy to prevent scattering of exposure light, to perform the foreign object non-adhesion inspection before use, and the like, and a method for manufacturing the frame body efficiently. The FPD pellicle frame body of the present invention comprises: a stainless-steel member having a transparent oxide coating, and a film thickness of the transparent oxide coating being 420 nm to 700 nm. It is preferable that a brightness index L* due to the interference color of the reflected lights from the surface of the transparent oxide coating and the surface of the stainless-steel member is 33 or less.

Abstract: To provide a pellicle frame for FPD (flat Panel display), which can maintain the rigidity required for a pellicle for a large FPD (flat Panel display) even if the cross-sectional area of the frame is reduced and can enlarge the inner dimensions of the frame by reducing the cross-sectional area, and has high dimensional accuracy and flatness, and an efficient manufacturing method thereof. The present invention provides a pellicle frame for FPD (flat panel display) composed of an extruded material of an aluminum alloy powder sintered body containing Si: 20 to 40% by mass, Mg: 0.2 to 1.2% by mass, Cu: 2% by mass or less, Fe: 2% by mass or less, Cr: 0.4% by mass or less, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities to provide.

Abstract: A solid battery that includes a positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode terminal spaced apart from the positive electrode terminal, a positive electrode layer electrically connected to the positive electrode terminal, a negative electrode layer electrically connected to the negative electrode terminal, a first solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and containing a first solid electrolyte, and a second solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal or between the negative electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal, and containing a second solid electrolyte having a glass transition temperature lower than a crystallization temperature of the first solid electrolyte and having a crystallization temperature equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the first solid electrolyte, and the second solid electrolyte layer having an ion conductivity lower than that of the first soli

Abstract: A battery that includes a battery element, an exterior material covering a surface of the battery element, and an intermediate layer between the battery element and the exterior material and including a solid electrolyte, in which a thickness of the intermediate layer is substantially uniform.

Abstract: An article conveyance system includes a controller and a conveyance device. The controller includes: a storage section storing information concerning a position of a housing section stored in a shelf; a housing-section retrieving section retrieving, based on the information concerning the position of the housing section, housing positions of a plurality of the housing sections, which are picking targets, in the shelf; a route generating section generating a route that makes rounds of positions of the housing sections retrieved by the housing-section retrieving section; and a transmitting section transmitting information concerning the generated route and the housing positions of the housing sections to the conveyance device.

Abstract: An arm robot is configured to take an object out of a storage shelf and a transfer robot is configured to transfer the storage shelf together with the object to an operation range of the arm robot. A robot teaching database stores raw teaching data for the arm robot based on a storage shelf coordinates model value that is a three-dimensional coordinates model value of the storage shelf and a robot hand coordinates model value that is a three-dimensional coordinates model value of the robot hand. A robot data generation unit is configured to correct the raw teaching data based on a detection result of a sensor detecting a relative position relationship between the storage shelf and the robot hand, and generate robot teaching data to be supplied to the arm robot.

Abstract: A support frame for a pellicle includes a frame body made of an aluminum alloy. The frame body has: a top surface onto which a pellicle film is bonded; and an underside surface onto which a transparent substrate is bonded. A material of which the frame body is made has a Young's modulus larger than that of which the transparent substrate is made. The structure described above makes it possible to reduce deformation of the transparent substrate.

Abstract: An article conveyance system includes a controller and a conveyance device. The controller includes: a storage section storing information concerning a position of a housing section stored in a shelf; a housing-section retrieving section retrieving, based on the information concerning the position of the housing section, housing positions of a plurality of the housing sections, which are picking targets, in the shelf; a route generating section generating a route that makes rounds of positions of the housing sections retrieved by the housing-section retrieving section; and a transmitting section transmitting information concerning the generated route and the housing positions of the housing sections to the conveyance device.

Abstract: A support frame for a pellicle includes a frame body made of an aluminum alloy. The frame body has: a top surface onto which a pellicle film is bonded; and an underside surface onto which a transparent substrate is bonded. A material of which the frame body is made has a Young's modulus larger than that of which the transparent substrate is made. The structure described above makes it possible to reduce deformation of the transparent substrate.