Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes independent from each other, a second electrode disposed to be opposed to the first electrode, an n-type photoelectric conversion layer including a semiconductor nanoparticle, and a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor material. The semiconductor layer is provided between the first electrode and the n-type photoelectric conversion layer. The n-type photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. A carrier density of the n-type photoelectric conversion layer is higher than a carrier density of the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging element according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a first photoelectric conversion unit (31) having a light incident surface on which light is incident; a first gate electrode (36) provided in the first photoelectric conversion unit (31) via an insulating film (35); a second photoelectric conversion unit (32) provided on a side of the light incident surface with respect to the first photoelectric conversion unit (31); and a voltage application unit that applies a voltage corresponding to the number of charges accumulated by the second photoelectric conversion unit (32) to the first gate electrode (36).

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes; a second electrode opposed to the first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic material provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including an n-type semiconductor material; and a second semiconductor layer provided between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including at least one of a carbon-containing compound having an electron affinity larger than a work function of the first electrode or an inorganic compound having a work function larger than the work function of the first electrode.

Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes; a second electrode opposed to the first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic material provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including an n-type semiconductor material; and a second semiconductor layer provided between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including at least one of a carbon-containing compound having an electron affinity larger than a work function of the first electrode or an inorganic compound having a work function larger than the work function of the first electrode.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging device including an upper electrode; a lower electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; and a first organic semiconductor material including an indolocarbazole derivative and disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode. Further, there is provided an electronic apparatus including an imaging device that includes an upper electrode; a lower electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode; and a first organic semiconductor material including an indolocarbazole derivative and disposed between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and- an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.

Abstract: To provide a photoelectric conversion element that can improve image quality. Provided is a photoelectric conversion element (100) including at least a first electrode (101), a work function control layer (108), a photoelectric conversion layer (102), an oxide semiconductor layer (104), and a second electrode (107) in this order, and further including a third electrode (105), in which the third electrode (105) is provided apart from the second electrode (107) and is provided facing the photoelectric conversion layer (102) via an insulating layer (106), and the work function control layer (108) contains a larger amount of oxygen than an amount of oxygen satisfying a stoichiometric composition.

Abstract: There is provided an imaging device and an electronic apparatus including an imaging device, where the imaging device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material, a second organic semiconductor material, and a third organic semiconductor material, where the second organic semiconductor material comprises a subphthalocyanine material, and where the second organic semiconductor material has a highest occupied molecular orbital level ranging from ?6 eV to ?6.7 eV.

Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.

Abstract: A vehicle for activating launch control in response to establishment of a predetermined activation condition includes an electric power conversion device configured to control electric power supplied to an electric motor, the electric motor configured to drive a driven wheel according to electric power supplied via the electric power conversion device, a temperature control circuit in which a temperature control medium circulates to control a temperature of the electric power conversion device, and a control device. The temperature control circuit includes a pump configured to pump the temperature control medium. The control device is configured to control the pump, and when the activation condition is established, the control device is configured to control the pump such that a flow rate of the pump is high as compared with a case where the activation condition is not established.

Abstract: An imaging element is disclosed that includes: a semiconductor substrate; a multilayer wiring layer; a plurality of structures; and a light reflecting layer. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface as a light incidence surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A light receiving section of the semiconductor substrate generates electric charge through photoelectric conversion. The multilayer wiring layer has a plurality of wiring layers and is on the second surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The plurality of structures is in the multilayer wiring layer. The light reflecting layer is in the multilayer wiring layer, and forms a reflective region or a non-reflective region in a region with the interlayer insulating layer interposed in between. The region has none of the structures formed therein. The reflective region and the non-reflective region are substantially symmetrical with respect to the optical center of the pixel.

Abstract: A vehicle temperature control system includes: a first temperature control circuit; a second temperature control circuit; a heat exchanger in which heat exchange between a first temperature control medium and a second temperature control medium is performed; and a control device. The control device is capable of controlling a carrier frequency and a flow rate control valve of the second temperature control circuit based on the temperature of the first temperature control medium detected. In a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is lower than a predetermined value, the control device is configured to set the carrier frequency to be lower and controls the flow rate control valve such that the flow rate to a second branch flow path is smaller, as compared with a case where the temperature of the first temperature control medium is equal to or higher than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes independent from each other; a second electrode disposed to be opposed to the first electrode; an n-type photoelectric conversion layer including a semiconductor nanoparticle, the n-type photoelectric conversion layer being provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor material, the semiconductor layer being provided between the first electrode and the n-type photoelectric conversion layer.

Abstract: An image pickup element is constituted by laminating at least a first electrode, an organic photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode in order, and the organic photoelectric conversion layer includes a first organic semiconductor material having the following structural formula (1).

Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion unit formed by laminating a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and a second electrode 22. Between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A, a first semiconductor material layer 23B1 and a second semiconductor material layer 23B2 are formed from the first electrode side, and the second semiconductor material layer 23B2 is in contact with the photoelectric conversion layer 23A. The photoelectric conversion unit further includes an insulating layer 82 and a charge accumulation electrode 24 disposed apart from the first electrode 21 so as to face the first semiconductor material layer 23B1 via the insulating layer 82. When the carrier mobility of the first semiconductor material layer 23B1 is represented by ?1, and the carrier mobility of the second semiconductor material layer 23B2 is represented by ?2, ?2<?1 is satisfied.

Abstract: An image pickup element is constituted by laminating at least a first electrode, an organic photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode in order, and the organic photoelectric conversion layer includes a first organic semiconductor material having the following structural formula (1).

Abstract: A first and second electric members respectively having electrical connection portions are electrically connected in a state that mutual positions are regulated by guide pins, and fastening screws which are inserted through fastening screw insertion holes of the second electric member are screwed into screw holes for fastening of the first electric member, and thereby the first and second electric members are fastened. At least one of the screw holes for fastening has large-diameter portions into which the guide pin is detachably inserted, and small-diameter portions equipped with female screw portions. The female screw portions are not arranged in the large-diameter portions, and inner diameters of the large-diameter portions are larger than root diameters of the female screw portions, and outer circumferential surfaces of the fastening screws which are screwed with the female screw portions and inner circumferential surfaces of the large-diameter portions are not in contact with each other.

Abstract: An imaging device including: an imaging unit in which a plurality of shared sections each including two pixel regions adjacent at least in a first direction is provided and the shared sections provided at closest positions in a second direction are disposed to shift in the first direction by the one pixel region; a photoelectric converter provided for each of the pixel regions; an electric charge holding unit that holds signal charge generated by the photoelectric converter; an electric charge voltage converter to which the signal charge is transferred from the electric charge holding unit; and a pixel transistor that is electrically coupled to the electric charge voltage converter. The second direction intersects the first direction. The pixel transistor is provided for each of the shared sections.

Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.

Abstract: A first solid-state imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a bottom-electrode; a top-electrode opposed to the bottom-electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the bottom-electrode and the top-electrode and including a first organic semiconductor material; and—an upper inter-layer provided between the top-electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including a second organic semiconductor material having a halogen atom in a molecule at a concentration in a range from 0 volume % or more to less than 0.05 volume %.