Abstract: A metal composition that includes a first metal; and a second metal containing a first transition metal element added to a first alloy having a melting point higher than a melting point of the first metal, and the second metal is an alloy capable of producing an intermetallic compound with the first metal.

Abstract: A bonding material having a first layer containing Sn as a main component thereof and a second layer containing a metal having a higher melting point than that of Sn as a main component thereof, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated on each other, and an amount of Sn in the first layer is larger than a stoichiometric amount of Sn that forms an intermetallic compound between the Sn and the metal.

Abstract: A slide-contact portion of a motor has a slide-contact face that contacts a rotating rotor. The slide-contact portion is composed of a material containing an intermetallic compound phase produced by chemical reaction between a first metal which is Sn or an alloy including Sn and a second metal which is a CuNi alloy, a CuMn alloy, an AgPd alloy, a CuAl alloy, or a CuCr alloy.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a joined body which includes arranging a joining material containing a first metal powder and a second metal powder having a higher melting point than the first metal powder between a first member and a second member; and heating the joining material arranged between the first member and the second member. The first metal powder is formed of Sn or an alloy containing Sn, and the second metal powder is formed of a Cu—Ni alloy, a Cu—Mn alloy, a Cu—Al alloy, or a Cu—Cr alloy; a 50% volume grain size D50 of the second metal powder is 20 ?m or more; and when D90 is a 90% volume grain size and D10 is a 10% volume grain size, (D90?D10)/D50 of the second metal powder is 1.6 or less.

Abstract: A metal composition that includes a first metal; and a second metal containing a first transition metal element added to a first alloy having a melting point higher than a melting point of the first metal, and the second metal is an alloy capable of producing an intermetallic compound with the first metal.

Abstract: A bonding material having a first layer containing Sn as a main component thereof and a second layer containing a metal having a higher melting point than that of Sn as a main component thereof, wherein the first layer and the second layer are laminated on each other, and an amount of Sn in the first layer is larger than a stoichiometric amount of Sn that forms an intermetallic compound between the Sn and the metal.

Abstract: A rotary device having a brush that includes a slide-contact portion, a fixing section, and a conductive bonding material. The conductive bonding material bonds together the slide-contact portion and the fixing section. The conductive bonding material is composed of an intermetallic compound phase that is an alloy containing one of (1) at least two selected from a first group consisting of Sn, Cu and Ni, and (2) at least two selected from a second group consisting of Sn, Cu, and Mn.

Abstract: A rotary device having a brush that includes a slide-contact portion, a fixing section, and a conductive bonding material. The conductive bonding material bonds together the slide-contact portion and the fixing section. The conductive bonding material is composed of an intermetallic compound phase that is an alloy containing one of (1) at least two selected from a first group consisting of Sn, Cu and Ni, and (2) at least two selected from a second group consisting of Su, Cu, and Mn.

Abstract: A slide-contact portion of a motor has a slide-contact face that contacts a rotating rotor. The slide-contact portion is composed of a material containing an intermetallic compound phase produced by chemical reaction between a first metal which is Sn or an alloy including Sn and a second metal which is a CuNi alloy, a CuMn alloy, an AgPd alloy, a CuAl alloy, or a CuCr alloy.

Abstract: A decorated resin molded article that can secure a high durability and can represent a sufficiently realistic metal texture in appearance is provided as follows. A metal thin film is directly formed on a design surface of a substrate by either a physical vapor deposition method or a chemical vapor deposition method to provide a metallic decoration. Additionally, a topcoat layer is formed with a thickness of 10 to 40 ?m on the metal thin film. The topcoat layer comprises a transparent coating film having an adhesive property to both of the substrate and the metal thin film.

Abstract: A technique for forming an organic polymer thin film on a surface of a substrate with high film formation efficiency and excellent reproducibility and stability is provided. When a vacuum deposition polymerization for forming an organic polymer thin film is performed on a surface of a substrate repeatedly, in which a plurality of kinds of monomers evaporated in a plurality of evaporation source containers in vacuum state are introduced into a deposition chamber in a vacuum state and polymerized on a surface of the substrate arranged in the deposition chamber, each of the monomers in a liquid form is present in the evaporation source containers in a constant amount every time, at the beginning of the evaporation operation of monomers.

Abstract: A small-sized lithium-ion secondary battery which can be produced at a low cost with a high degree of productivity and which has high degrees of output density and cell performance. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a plurality of laminar sheets 16 laminated on each other. Each laminar sheet 16 includes a positive electrode sheet 12 consisting of a positive electrode active substance layer 20 and a first solid electrolyte layer 24 laminated integrally on each of the opposite surfaces of a positive electrode collector foil 18, and a negative electrode sheet 14 consisting of a negative electrode active substance layer 28 and a second solid electrolyte layer 32 laminated integrally on each of the opposite surfaces of a negative electrode collector foil 26.

Abstract: Provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery which can exhibit a stable cell performance, which has a high degree of freedom of choice of its shape, an improved output density, an improved flexural strength and a reduced size, which can be produced by an apparatus simplified as far as possible, with a reduced cycle time and at a reduced cost. The lithium-ion secondary battery has a laminar body wherein a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer are laminated on respective opposite surfaces of a solid electrolyte layer. The positive electrode layer is constituted by a first vapor-deposited polymer film containing a positive electrode active substance, and the negative electrode layer is constituted by a second vapor-deposited polymer film containing a negative electrode active substance, while the solid electrolyte layer is constituted by a third vapor-deposited polymer film having lithium-ion conductivity.

Abstract: Provided is a technique for effectively producing a lithium-ion secondary battery which exhibits a stable cell performance, and has a high degree of freedom of choice of its shape, an improved output density and a reduced size, at a reduced cost. A lithium-ion secondary battery having a laminar body wherein a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer are laminated on respective opposite surfaces of a solid electrolyte layer is produced by: forming a first vapor-deposited polymer film while introducing a positive electrode active substance into the first vapor-deposited polymer film, to form the positive electrode layer; forming a second vapor-deposited polymer film while introducing a negative electrode active substance into the second vapor-deposited polymer film, to form the negative electrode layer; and forming a third vapor-deposited polymer film while introducing a lithium-ion conductivity rendering substance into the third vapor-deposited polymer film, to form the solid electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A lithium-ion secondary battery 10 consisting of a laminar member 40 including a positive electrode collector layer 12, a positive electrode layer 16 consisting of a vapor-deposited polymer film 26 containing a positive electrode active substance 24, and positive-electrode-side vapor-deposited polymer films 36, 37, which are integrally laminated on each other, and a laminar member 42 including a negative electrode collector layer 14, a negative electrode layer 18 consisting of a vapor-deposited polymer film 30 containing a negative electrode active substance 28, and negative-electrode-side vapor-deposited polymer films 38, 39, which are integrally laminated on each other. The laminar members 40, 42 are superposed on each other such that the vapor-deposited polymer films 36, 37 are in contact with the vapor-deposited polymer films 38, 39. The vapor-deposited polymer films 36, 37, 38, 39 constitute a solid electrolyte layer 20.

Abstract: An electroconductive paste that contains an Ag powder, glass frit and an organic vehicle. The glass frit is of non-lead type and contains at least B, Bi and Si and the molar ratio of B to Si is 0.4 or less, and the molar content of Bi in the glass frit is 20 to 30 mol %, and a D90 diameter of the glass frits is 5 ?m or less. A light-receiving surface electrode is formed using this electroconductive paste on a surface of a semiconductor substrate to form a solar cell.

Abstract: An organic glass for automobile is provided which has excellent weatherability, wear-resistance and abrasion-resistance, and which can be mass-produced by a simple and inexpensive process. The organic glass comprises a transparent resin base plate 12 and a hard coat layer 14 formed on at least one surface of the resin base plate. The hard coat layer includes an organic thin film 16 formed by vacuum deposition polymerization.

Abstract: A stacked film capacitor including a resin protective film having excellent durability is provided which can stably secure desired properties. The stacked film capacitor includes a capacitor element including a plurality of dielectric layers, and a plurality of vapor-deposited metal film layers. Each dielectric layer and each vapor-deposited metal film layer are stacked with each other so as to be arranged alternately. The stacked film capacitor further includes a pair of external electrodes provided on opposing side surfaces of the capacitor element, and at least one resin protective film formed on at least one side surfaces other than the side surfaces on which the external electrodes are formed, in which the at least one resin protective film is provided by deposition polymerization.

Abstract: A film capacitor is provided which has a smaller size and improved capacity while securing a sufficient withstand voltage. The film capacitor comprising a basic element 10 containing a plurality of dielectric layers and at least one vapor-deposited metal film layer 14a, 14b, where the plurality of dielectric layers consisting of a resin film layer 12 and at least one vapor-deposited polymer film layer 16a, and the at least one vapor-deposited polymer film layer 16a is formed on at least one of the resin film layer 12 and the at least one vapor-deposited metal film layer 14a, 14b.

Abstract: A stacked film capacitor including a resin protective film having excellent durability is provided which can stably secure desired properties. The stacked film capacitor includes a capacitor element 12 including a plurality of dielectric layers 14, 18a and a plurality of vapor-deposited metal film layers 16a. Each dielectric layer and each vapor-deposited metal film layer are stacked with each other so as to be arranged alternately. The stacked film capacitor further includes a pair of external electrodes 26a, 26b provided on opposing side surfaces of the capacitor element, and at least one resin protective film 28a, 28b formed on at least one side surfaces other than the side surfaces on which the external electrodes are formed, in which the at least one resin protective film is provided by deposition polymerization.