Abstract: Disclosed is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material that contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg, and Si and can be used favorably as a material for a thermoelectric conversion module, and that has excellent thermoelectric conversion properties. The aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material contains an alloy comprising Al, Mg and Si, and has an electrical conductivity (?) of 1000-3000 S/cm at 300 K. This aluminum-magnesium-silicon composite material is favorable in the production of a thermoelectric exchange element as a result of having excellent thermoelectric conversion properties.

Abstract: The electric conductor connecting member of this invention comprises a metal foil having a roughened surface on at least one main side, and an adhesive layer formed on the roughened surface of the metal foil.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive tape 10 for electrically connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, which adhesive tape has a metal foil 1 and an adhesive layer 2 composed of an adhesive provided on at least one surface of the metal foil 1, and a solar battery module using the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape of the present invention can suppress the decrease in the product yield and can improve the connection workability of solar battery cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive tape 10 for electrically connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, which adhesive tape has a metal foil 1 and an adhesive layer 2 composed of an adhesive provided on at least one surface of the metal foil 1, and a solar battery module using the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape of the present invention can suppress the decrease in the product yield and can improve the connection workability of solar battery cells.

Abstract: A method of connecting solar battery cells, each provided with a front-face and a back-face electrode, comprises: preparing a wiring member including a strip-like conductive substrate and an adhesive layer provided on one face of the substrate, and bonding the adhesive layer on one end portion of the wiring member with the front-face electrode or the back-face electrode of one cell; turning an other end portion of the wiring member having completed the above preparation, around a central axis along a longitudinal direction so an adhesive layer surface of the other end portion is opposite in orientation to an adhesive layer surface of the one end portion; and then bonding the adhesive layer of the other end portion of the wiring member with an electrode of another solar battery cell having an opposite polarity to the electrode of the one cell previously bonded in the aforementioned preparation process.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an exposure device configured to expose image bearing members charged by charging devices to form latent images on the image bearing members, and a control unit configured to, in ether one or both of an image forming unit A and an image forming unit B, adjust an amount of exposure by which the image bearing member is exposed and a charging voltage based on information about the image bearing members of the image forming units A and B. The control unit is configured to make the charging voltage and the amount of exposure in the image forming unit A different from the charging voltage and the amount of exposure in the image forming unit B.

Abstract: A developing roller configured to develop an electrostatic latent image on a photosensitive drum, a supply roller configured to supply developer to the developing roller are provided, and the surface of the developing roller moves in the same direction as the surface of the photosensitive drum and at a speed higher than the photosensitive drum at a nip portion between the photosensitive drum and the developing roller, the surface of the supply roller moves in the same direction as the surface of the developing roller and at a speed higher than the developing roller at a nip portion between the developing roller and the supply roller.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus, including: an image bearing member which bears an electrostatic latent image; a developing device including a developing container which contains a developer, a developer carrying member which carries the developer to develop the electrostatic latent image, and an electrode member provided in the developing container; voltage applying device which applies an alternate-current voltage to the developer carrying member; and a detecting device which detects information on a capacitance between the developer carrying member and the electrode member when the voltage applying device applies the alternate-current voltage to the developer carrying member in forming an image, wherein the voltage applying device has, as the alternate-current voltage, a first alternate-current voltage having a first peak-to-peak voltage and a first frequency, and a second alternate-current voltage having a second peak-to-peak voltage higher than the first peak-to-peak voltage and a second frequency lower than

Abstract: A solar battery cell and related methodology are provided which enable a TAB wire to be accurately connected to an intended position, thus allowing a possible increase in manufacturing costs to be suppressed. A solar battery cell includes a plurality of finger electrodes arranged on a light receiving surface of a photovoltaic substrate, the light receiving surface having a region of predetermined width to receive a conductive adhesive of a same width as the region. The region is provided with an alignment marking indicating a position where the adhesive is to be applied over the surface, the alignment marking having a cross-dimension in a widthwise direction of the region that is less than the predetermined width.

Abstract: Provided is a magnesium-silicon composite material which contains Mg2Si as an intermetallic compound imposing no burden on the environment, is suitable for use as a material for thermoelectric conversion modules, and has excellent thermoelectric conversion performance. The magnesium-silicon composite material has a dimensionless figure-of-merit parameter at 866K of 0.665 or larger. This magnesium-silicon composite material can have high thermoelectric conversion performance when used in, for example, a thermoelectric conversion module.

Abstract: An adhesive composition comprising: an adhesive component, conductive particles and insulating particles, wherein the ratio of the mean particle size of the insulating particles Ri to the mean particle size of the conductive particles Rc (Ri/Rc) is 120 to 300%.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive tape 10 for electrically connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, which adhesive tape has a metal foil 1 and an adhesive layer 2 composed of an adhesive provided on at least one surface of the metal foil 1, and a solar battery module using the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape of the present invention can suppress the decrease in the product yield and can improve the connection workability of solar battery cells.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive tape 10 for electrically connecting a plurality of solar battery cells, which adhesive tape has a metal foil 1 and an adhesive layer 2 composed of an adhesive provided on at least one surface of the metal foil 1, and a solar battery module using the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape of the present invention can suppress the decrease in the product yield and can improve the connection workability of solar battery cells.

Abstract: The member for conductor connection of the invention is a member for conductor connection having an adhesive layer 3 formed on at least one side of a metal foil 1, wherein the metal foil 1 comprises a plurality of projections 2 of substantially equal height integrated with the metal foil 1, on the side on which the adhesive layer 3 is formed, and the adhesive layer 3 is formed to a substantially uniform thickness along the projections 2.

Abstract: The conductor-connecting member of the invention is a conductor-connecting member comprising an adhesive layer 3 formed on at least one surface of a metal foil 1, wherein the metal foil 1 comprises a plurality of projections 2 of substantially equal height integrated with the metal foil 1, on the surface on which the adhesive layer 3 is formed, and the adhesive layer 3 fills in the projections 2 so that the surface formed on the side opposite the metal foil 1 is essentially smooth.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive film for circuit connection which is to be interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and used for electrically connecting the circuit electrodes to each other, which comprises a curing agent to generate free radicals with heating, a radically polymerizable substance, and a film-forming polymer, and in which a temporary fixing power to a flexible substrate having the circuit electrode is 40-180 N/m.

Abstract: The present invention provides an adhesive film for circuit connection which is to be interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and used for electrically connecting the circuit electrodes to each other, which comprises a curing agent to generate free radicals with heating, a radically polymerizable substance, and a film-forming polymer, and in which a temporary fixing power to a flexible substrate having the circuit electrode is 40-180 N/m.

Abstract: A method for electrically connecting a surface electrode of a solar battery cell and a wiring member via a conductive adhesive film, wherein the conductive adhesive film contains an insulating adhesive and conductive particles, and wherein when the ten point height of roughness profile and maximum height of the surface of the surface electrode in contact with the conductive adhesive film are Rz (?m) and Ry (?m) respectively, the average particle diameter r (?m) of the conductive particles is equal to or greater than the ten point height of roughness profile Rz, and the thickness t (?m) of the conductive adhesive film is equal to or greater than the maximum height Ry.

Abstract: The electric conductor connecting member of this invention comprises a metal foil having a roughened surface on at least one main side, and an adhesive layer formed on the roughened surface of the metal foil.

Abstract: The method of connecting solar battery cells of the present invention is a method of connecting solar battery cells which are each provided with a front-face electrode on a front face thereof and a back-face electrode on a back face thereof, and comprises: a first process of preparing a wiring member including a strip-like conductive substrate and an adhesive layer provided on one face of the conductive substrate, and bonding the adhesive layer on one end portion of the wiring member with a front-face electrode or a back-face electrode of one solar battery cell; a second process of turning an other end portion of the wiring member having gone through the first process, around a central axis along a longitudinal direction thereof so that an adhesive layer surface of the other end portion is opposite in orientation to an adhesive layer surface of the one end portion; and a third process of bonding the adhesive layer of the other end portion of the wiring member having gone through the second process with an ele