Abstract: An organic electronic device of the present invention includes a substrate, at least two electrodes formed on the substrate, a conductive organic thin film that is formed on the substrate and electrically connects the electrodes, and a coating film for coating at least a portion of the electrodes. The conductive organic thin film is a polymer of organic molecules containing a conjugated-bondable group, and one end of each of the organic molecules is chemically bonded to the surface of the substrate and the conjugated-bondable groups in the organic molecules are polymerized with other conjugated-bondable groups to form a conjugated bond chain. The coating film electrically connects the electrodes to the conductive organic thin film and achieves a smaller connection resistance than that in the case where the electrodes and the conductive organic thin film are connected directly.

Abstract: A micro lens includes a base material and a lens formed on the base material, wherein the lens is disposed at an opening on the base material, and the opening is formed by covering a surface of the base material with a first monolayer; and the first monolayer has critical surface energy of 22 mN/m or lower and shows non-affinity for a lens material in comparison with a region within the opening, and is fixed to the surface of the base material via a covalent bind.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for forming an organic molecular film structure that can maintain desired functions characteristic to the organic material and that can be realized as a thin film, and the organic molecular film structure. An organic molecular film structure forming method for forming an organic molecular film on a base material comprises the steps of: i) forming a monomolecular film (12) that contains first organic molecules (12a) by chemically bonding a surface of the base material (10) and the first organic molecules (12a); and ii) causing second organic molecules (15) to be present inside the monomolecular film (12) by bringing the second organic molecules (15) into contact with the monomolecular film (12). Accordingly, it is possible to form an organic molecular film that can maintain desired functions characteristic to the organic material and that can be realized as a thin film.

Abstract: The present invention provides an organic ultra-thin film firmly fixed to a substrate with the film thickness ranging from tens of nm to hundreds of nm. The organic ultra-thin film comprises polymers fixed on a substrate by M2—O—A— bond in which A represents an Si, Ge, Ti, Sn or Zr atom in the polymer, and M2 represents an atom in the substrate) or by a coordinate bond, the polymers are combined with each other by —A1—O—A1?— bond in which A1 and A1? are Si, Ge, Ti, Sn, Zr or S or by a coordinate bond.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a structure according to the present invention includes the steps of: forming a groove in a substrate, dropping a solution in which microstructures such as nanowires are dispersed into the groove and the step of evaporating the solution to arrange the microstructures in the groove in a self-organizing manner.

Abstract: A micro lens includes a base material and a lens formed on the base material, wherein the lens is disposed at an opening on the base material, and the opening is formed by covering a surface of the base material with a first monolayer; and the first monolayer has critical surface energy of 22 mN/m or lower and shows non-affinity for a lens material in comparison with a region within the opening, and is fixed to the surface of the base material via a covalent bind.

Abstract: An ink jet head (1), a substrate (13) receiving a liquid drop (2) discharged from the ink jet head (1), a device for irradiating or reflecting light from a nozzle hole or its vicinity of the ink jet head (1) toward the substrate (13), a position moving device (10) for controlling a relative position between the ink jet head (1) and the substrate (13), and a control device (9) for discharging a liquid from the ink jet head (1) are included. A light-receiving element (6) for recognizing a position of the ink jet head (1) is disposed behind the substrate (13), when seen from the ink jet head (1), the substrate (13) has a transparency at least to a degree that the irradiated light or the light reflected from the nozzle hole or its vicinity toward the substrate (13) enters the light-receiving element (6), and the light-receiving element (6) senses the irradiated light or the light reflected from the nozzle hole or its vicinity toward the substrate (13).

Abstract: An organic electronic device of the present invention includes a substrate, at least two electrodes formed on the substrate, a conductive organic thin film that is formed on the substrate and electrically connects the electrodes, and a coating film for coating at least a portion of the electrodes. The conductive organic thin film is a polymer of organic molecules containing a conjugated-bondable group, and one end of each of the organic molecules is chemically bonded to the surface of the substrate and the conjugated-bondable groups in the organic molecules are polymerized with other conjugated-bondable groups to form a conjugated bond chain. The coating film electrically connects the electrodes to the conductive organic thin film and achieves a smaller connection resistance than that in the case where the electrodes and the conductive organic thin film are connected directly.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a conductive organic thin film having organic molecules that include at one end a terminal bonding group that is covalently bonded to a substrate surface, a conjugate bonding group that is located at any portion of the organic molecules and that is polymerized with other molecules, and a polar functional group that does not include active hydrogen and that is located at any portion between the terminal bonding group and the conjugate bonding group, wherein the organic molecules are oriented and their conjugate bonding groups are polymerized, forming a conduction network. The conductivity (?) of the conductive organic thin film at room temperature (25° C.) is at least 5.5×105 S/cm, and preferably at least 1×107 S/cm, without dopants, having significantly higher conductivity than metals such as gold and silver. In particular, a film of polypyrrole or polythienylene conjugate bonds that is polymerized through polymerization through electrolytic oxidation has high conductivity.

Abstract: An organic electronic device of the present invention includes a substrate, at least two electrodes formed on the substrate, a conductive organic thin film that is formed on the substrate and electrically connects the electrodes, and a coating film for coating at least a portion of the electrodes. The conductive organic thin film is a polymer of organic molecules containing a conjugated-bondable group, and one end of each of the organic molecules is chemically bonded to the surface of the substrate and the conjugated-bondable groups in the organic molecules are polymerized with other conjugated-bondable groups to form a conjugated bond chain. The coating film electrically connects the electrodes to the conductive organic thin film and achieves a smaller connection resistance than that in the case where the electrodes and the conductive organic thin film are connected directly.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a conductive organic thin film having organic molecules that include at one end a terminal bonding group that is covalently bonded to a substrate surface, a conjugate bonding group that is located at any portion of the organic molecules and that is polymerized with other molecules, and a polar functional group that does not include active hydrogen and that is located at any portion between the terminal bonding group and the conjugate bonding group, wherein the organic molecules are oriented and their conjugate bonding groups are polymerized, forming a conduction network. The conductivity (?) of the conductive organic thin film at room temperature (25° C.) is at least 5.5×105 S/cm, and preferably at least 1×107 S/cm, without dopants, having significantly higher conductivity than metals such as gold and silver. In particular, a film of polypyrrole or polythienylene conjugate bonds that is polymerized through polymerization through electrolytic oxidation has high conductivity.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a conductive organic thin film having organic molecules that include at one end a terminal bonding group that is covalently bonded to a substrate surface, a conjugate bonding group that is located at any portion of the organic molecules and that is polymerized with other molecules, and a polar functional group that does not include active hydrogen and that is located at any portion between the terminal bonding group and the conjugate bonding group, wherein the organic molecules are oriented and their conjugate bonding groups are polymerized, forming a conduction network. The conductivity (?) of the conductive organic thin film at room temperature (25° C.) is at least 5.5×105 S/cm, and preferably at least 1×107 S/cm, without dopants, having significantly higher conductivity than metals such as gold and silver. In particular, a film of polypyrrole or polythienylene conjugate bonds that is polymerized through polymerization through electrolytic oxidation has high conductivity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solid oxide fuel cell with superior power generation characteristics even at lower temperatures (for example, in a range of 200° C. to 600° C. and preferably in a range of 400° C. to 600° C.) and a method for manufacturing the same. The solid oxide fuel cell is such that the solid oxide fuel cell includes an anode, a cathode, and a first solid oxide held between the anode and the cathode, the anode includes metal particles (2), an anode catalyst (1), and ion conducting bodies (3), the anode catalyst (1) is attached to the surface of the metal particles (2), and the first solid oxide and the ion conducting bodies (3) have either one of an ionic conductivity that is selected from oxide ionic conductivity and hydrogen ionic conductivity.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory includes at least a first electrode (71) and a second electrode (72) provided on a substrate, the first and second electrodes being separated from each other, and a conductive organic thin film (73) for electrically connecting the first and second electrodes. The conductive organic thin film (73) has a first electric state in which it exhibits a first resistance, and a second electric state in which it exhibits a second resistance. A first threshold voltage for a transition from the first electric state to the second electric state, and a second threshold voltage for a transition from the second electric state to the first electric state are different from each other, and either the first electric state or the second electric state is maintained a voltage in a range between the first threshold voltage and the second threshold voltage.

Abstract: The electrolyte membrane of the present invention is an electrolyte membrane (1) having ionic conductivity that includes a base material (2) and organic molecules having ion exchange groups, wherein the organic molecules are chemically bonded to the surface of the base material (2) to form an organic layer (3), and ions are conducted via the ion exchange groups in the organic layer (3). By providing this type of electrolyte membrane, it is possible to obtain an electrolyte membrane having ionic conductivity whose configuration is different to that of a conventional electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: Sample-analyzing device 100 has a substrate 1 having a sample-loading face F1 having two or more dents 3 each formed for independently storing two or more droplets containing an analyte. The sample-loading face F1 is divided at least into a first area F11 coated with a hydrophobic organic molecular film 2 and two or more second areas F12 of which the inside is not coated with the organic molecular film 2 and the entire peripheral area is surrounded by the first area. Each of the bottom face of the dents 3 constitutes the second area F12 and each of the peripheral area of the dents 3 including its internal side surface is formed with the organic molecular film 2 coating the first area. The organic molecular film 2 is formed by using an organic molecule and bound to the face F1 via covalent bonds.

Abstract: A substrate for use in crystallization has a base member, and an organic molecular film on a surface of the base member. The organic molecular film has non-affinity to a liquid, and the surface of the base member and the organic molecular film are covalently bound to each other.

Abstract: An organic electronic device of the present invention includes a substrate, at least two electrodes formed on the substrate, a conductive organic thin film that is formed on the substrate and electrically connects the electrodes, and a coating film for coating at least a portion of the electrodes. The conductive organic thin film is a polymer of organic molecules containing a conjugated-bondable group, and one end of each of the organic molecules is chemically bonded to the surface of the substrate and the conjugated-bondable groups in the organic molecules are polymerized with other conjugated-bondable groups to form a conjugated bond chain. The coating film electrically connects the electrodes to the conductive organic thin film and achieves a smaller connection resistance than that in the case where the electrodes and the conductive organic thin film are connected directly.

Abstract: A novel structure comprising two substrates disposed closely each other, in which an organic molecular layer is formed on the surface of at least one substrate wherein the gap between the surface of the organic molecular layer on one substrate and the surface of the other substrate or the surface of the organic molecular layer on the other substrate is maintained to be usually less than 100 ?m, preferably less than 1 ?m is provided. A motor, actuator, and vibration-absorbing table comprising such structure are also provided.

Abstract: A microchip comprising a substrate and a plurality of areas capable of storing a liquid containing at least one of sample, reagent and solvent thereon, wherein: regions surrounding said areas capable of storing a liquid on the surface of said substrate are coated with a monolayer; said monolayer is more less-compatible with a liquid than the areas capable of storing a liquid; and said monolayer is connected to said substrate via a covalent bond, enabling analysis superior in sensitivity and accuracy and miniaturization of analytical instruments.