Abstract: According to one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a container, an electrode structure provided in the container and an electrolyte provided in the container. The electrode structure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes an organic fiber layer accumulated on at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The organic fiber layer has contacts in which the organic fiber intersects with itself. The form of the intersections is changed by a tensile stress.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a container, an electrode structure provided in the container and an electrolyte provided in the container. The electrode structure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes an organic fiber layer accumulated on at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The organic fiber layer has contacts in which the organic fiber intersects with itself. The form of the intersections is changed by a tensile stress.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a container, an electrode structure provided in the container and an electrolyte provided in the container. The electrode structure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes an organic fiber layer accumulated on at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The organic fiber layer has contacts in which the organic fiber intersects with itself. The form of the intersections is changed by a tensile stress.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode material for a battery includes a tungsten oxide powder or a tungsten oxide composite powder provided with a coating unit containing at least one selected from a metal oxide, silicon oxide, a metal nitride, and silicon nitride.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing system includes a measuring unit, a data processing unit, and a processing unit. The measuring unit is configured to measure information relating to a thickness dimension of a substrate. The substrate includes a light emitting unit and a wavelength conversion unit. The wavelength conversion unit includes a phosphor. The data processing unit is configured to determine processing information relating to a thickness direction of the wavelength conversion unit based on the measured information relating to the thickness dimension of the substrate and based on information relating to a characteristic of light emitted from the light emitting unit. The processing unit is configured to perform processing of the wavelength conversion unit based on the determined processing information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a laser heating treatment method includes forming a film having a higher melting point than a structural body provided on a substrate so as to cover the structural body, and heating the structural body by irradiating the film and the structural body with laser.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting section and a wavelength conversion section. The light emitting section is configured to emit light. The wavelength conversion section is provided on one major surface side of the light emitting section. The wavelength conversion section contains a phosphor. The wavelength conversion section has a distribution of amount of the phosphor based on a distribution of wavelength of the light emitted from the light emitting section.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a container, an electrode structure provided in the container and an electrolyte provided in the container. The electrode structure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator includes an organic fiber layer accumulated on at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The organic fiber layer has contacts in which the organic fiber intersects with itself. The form of the intersections is changed by a tensile stress.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a secondary battery electrode includes a current collector, and a layer. The layer is provided on the current collector. The layer includes a plurality of active material bodies and a fiber provided between adjacent active material bodies out of the active material bodies, and connects the adjacent active material bodies to each other.

Abstract: One aspect of the present invention is directed to a method of forming a pattern. A first layer which comprises a polymerization initiator is selectively formed on a second layer of a substrate. A polymer layer is selectively formed on the first layer by subjecting an organic monomer to living radical polymerization using the polymerization initiator. The second layer is selectively etched using the polymer layer as a mask.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a treatment apparatus includes a treatment liquid storage unit and a supply unit. The treatment liquid storage unit is configured to store a treatment liquid containing an acid and an oxidizing substance. The supply unit is configured to supply the treatment liquid stored in the treatment liquid storage unit to a fluid extracted via a production well.

Abstract: According one embodiment, a film forming apparatus includes a stage, a coating section, a vapor supply section, a blower section, and a controller. On the stage, an coating target is placed. The coating section applies a material to a predetermined region on the coating target placed on the stage to form a coating film. The vapor supply section generates solvent vapor capable of dissolving the coating film. The blower section blows the solvent vapor generated by the vapor supply section onto the coating film on the coating target placed on the stage. The controller controls an amount of the solvent vapor to be blown by the blower section so that: the coating film is dissolved; viscosity in a part of the coating film on a surface layer side is lower than that in a part thereof on the coating target side; and the viscosity in the part on the surface layer side and the viscosity of the coating target side take such values that prevent the coating film on the coating target from spreading.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode material for a battery includes a tungsten oxide powder or a tungsten oxide composite powder provided with a coating unit containing at least one selected from a metal oxide, silicon oxide, a metal nitride, and silicon nitride.

Abstract: A method of producing a low-molecular luminous material dispersant having: inserting a coat agent in gas phase and an inner gas into a vacuum atmosphere, wherein the coat agent has a strong affinity for a solvent when the coat agent is in liquid phase; heating and vaporizing a low-molecular luminous material in the vacuum atmosphere so as to obtain a mix gas comprising the low-molecular luminous material and inner gas; cooling the mix gas so as to obtain a coat agent in liquid phase; and recovering the coat agent in liquid phase and adding the coat agent in liquid phase into the solvent so as to obtain the low-molecular luminous material dispersant.

Abstract: A coater (1) includes: a droplet jet part (4) which ejects droplets of a first solution toward an object to be coated (2) to apply the droplets to the object to be coated (2); and a remoisturizing-drying part (6) which gives a residue of the first solution applied on the object to be coated (2) a solvent capable of dissolving the residue to form an applied body with a second solution containing the residue as a solute, and which dries the formed applied body with the second solution.

Abstract: By using an ink-jet application method, a solid content having a desired thickness contained in an application solution is formed in a desired region of a substrate by repeating an applying process and a drying process more than once. In the applying process, the application solution is sprayed and applied on the substrate. In the drying process, the application solution is dried to generate the solid content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a substrate processing system includes a measuring unit, a data processing unit, and a processing unit. The measuring unit is configured to measure information relating to a thickness dimension of a substrate. The substrate includes a light emitting unit and a wavelength conversion unit. The wavelength conversion unit includes a phosphor. The data processing unit is configured to determine processing information relating to a thickness direction of the wavelength conversion unit based on the measured information relating to the thickness dimension of the substrate and based on information relating to a characteristic of light emitted from the light emitting unit. The processing unit is configured to perform processing of the wavelength conversion unit based on the determined processing information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting section and a wavelength conversion section. The light emitting section is configured to emit light. The wavelength conversion section is provided on one major surface side of the light emitting section. The wavelength conversion section contains a phosphor. The wavelength conversion section has a distribution of amount of the phosphor based on a distribution of wavelength of the light emitted from the light emitting section.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solar cell includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode, a second electrode, a support unit, a sealing unit, a permeation suppression unit, and an electrolyte fluid. The first electrode is provided on a major surface of the first substrate. The second electrode is provided on a major surface of the second substrate. The support unit is provided on the second electrode. The support unit is configured to support a sensitizing dye. The sealing unit is configured to seal a circumferential edge portion of the first substrate and a circumferential edge portion of the second substrate. The permeation suppression unit is provided around the support unit on an inner side of the sealing unit. The electrolyte fluid is provided on an inner side of the permeation suppression unit.

Abstract: A method of applying an ink-repellent film includes flowing an inert gas to the interior of each of the nozzles in a nozzle plate from the rear surface to the front surface of the nozzle plate; applying a film of an ink-repellent material on the surface of the nozzle plate so as to form a film; and drying the film of the ink-repellent material.