Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an organic thin-film solar cell that has a high photoelectric conversion efficiency and excellent durability. The present invention is an organic thin-film solar cell including a photoelectric conversion layer, wherein the photoelectric conversion layer includes a portion containing a sulfide of a Group 15 element in the periodic table and an organic semiconductor portion contacting with each other, and the organic semiconductor portion comprises an organic semiconductor, the organic semiconductor comprising a polythiophene derivative, a phthalocyanine derivative, a naphthalocyanine derivative, or a benzoporphyrin derivative.

Abstract: Provided are a surface treated phosphor having high dispersibility and remarkably improved moisture resistance without degradation in fluorescence properties, and a method of producing the surface treated phosphor.

Abstract: A conductive fine particle, which is used for conductive connection between fine electrodes and tends not to give rise to a crack in the solder layer or disconnection caused by breakage in the connection interface between an electrode and the conductive fine particle even with a drop impact and the like, and tends not to have fatigue even after repetitive heating and cooling; an anisotropic conductive material obtained by using the conductive fine particle; and a conductive connection structure.

Abstract: Provided are a surface treated phosphor having high dispersibility and remarkably improved moisture resistance without degradation in fluorescence properties, and a method of producing the surface treated phosphor.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a surface-treated phosphor having high dispersibility and capable of significantly enhancing moisture resistance without deteriorating the fluorescence properties, and a method for producing the surface-treated phosphor. The surface-treated phosphor includes: a phosphor body; and a surface treatment layer containing at least one specific element selected from elements of the third to sixth groups of the periodic table, and fluorine, the phosphor body having the surface treatment layer on the surface thereof, wherein, when a cross section of the surface treatment layer is subjected to a thickness-wise elemental distribution analysis by a combination of an electron microscopic analysis and an energy-dispersive X-ray element analysis, a peak indicating the maximum content of the specific element appears nearer to the surface than a peak indicating the maximum fluorine content.

Abstract: Disclosed are a nickel hydroxide powder and a method for producing the same. The nickel hydroxide powder comprises a particle in the form of sphere, an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, and the amount of the particles having a diameter of 0.7 times or more and 1.3 times or less the average particle diameter of 80% by weight or more based on the total amount of particles. The method for producing a nickel hydroxide powder comprises the steps of (1) to (4): (1) injecting a solution containing a nickel salt through a pore into a liquid mutually insoluble with the solution to obtain an emulsion including solution as a dispersed phase and the liquid as a continuous phase; (2) gelating the emulsion; (3) separating the dispersed phase from the obtained gel to obtain a cake; and (4) drying the cake.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive particle which has low initial connection resistance and which is hard to increase in connection resistance even when stored for a long period. The present invention is a conductive particle comprising a copper layer formed on a surface of a resin particle, wherein in the copper layer, an area ratio of an area corresponding to voids in a cross-section in a thickness direction is 5% or less, and copper composing the copper layer has an average crystallite diameter of 40 nm or more.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide: a conductive fine particle, which is used for conductive connection between fine electrodes and tends not to give rise to a crack in the solder layer or disconnection caused by breakage in the connection interface between an electrode and the conductive fine particle even with a drop impact and the like, and tends not to have fatigue even after repetitive heating and cooling; an anisotropic conductive material obtained by using the conductive fine particle; and a conductive connection structure. The present invention relates to a conductive fine particle, which comprises a solder layer containing tin and being formed on a surface of a resin fine particle, with nickel adhered to a surface of the solder layer, and contains 0.0001 to 5.0% by weight of the nickel with respect to a total of a metal contained in the solder layer and the nickel adhered to the surface of the solder layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition for GHz-band electronic components, the composition comprising nanoscale carbon tubes and at least one member selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins, curable resins, and composite resins of thermoplastic resins and curable resins; wherein the nanoscale carbon tubes are present in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.4 wt. % based on the resin; and an electronic component obtainable from the resin composition, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed are a nickel hydroxide powder and a method for producing the same. The nickel hydroxide powder comprises a particle in the form of sphere, an average particle diameter of 0.1 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, and the amount of the particles having a diameter of 0.7 times or more and 1.3 times or less the average particle diameter of 80% by weight or more based on the total amount of particles. The method for producing a nickel hydroxide powder comprises the steps of (1) to (4): (1) injecting a solution containing a nickel salt through a pore into a liquid mutually insoluble with the solution to obtain an emulsion including solution as a dispersed phase and the liquid as a continuous phase; (2) gelating the emulsion; (3) separating the dispersed phase from the obtained gel to obtain a cake; and (4) drying the cake.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a resin composition for GHz-band electronic components, the composition comprising nanoscale carbon tubes and at least one member selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins, curable resins, and composite resins of thermoplastic resins and curable resins; wherein the nanoscale carbon tubes are present in an amount of 0.0001 to 0.4 wt. % based on the resin; and an electronic component obtainable from the resin composition, or the like.