Abstract: Provided is a hydroxide ion-conductive separator including a porous substrate and a layered double hydroxide (LDH)-like compound filling pores of the porous substrate, wherein the LDH-like compound is a hydroxide and/or an oxide with a layered crystal structure, containing: Mg; and one or more elements, which include at least Ti, selected from the group consisting of Ti, Y, and Al.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide (LDH). The functional layer includes a first layer with a thickness of 0.10 ?m or more, the first layer being composed of fine LDH particles having a diameter of less than 0.05 ?m, and a second layer composed of large LDH particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more, the second layer being an outermost layer provided on the first layer.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The functional layer further contains titania.

Abstract: Provided are a computer system and a program migration method capable of properly migrating programs between different computers. A first computer calculates a migration priority of each of the plurality of programs based on information which indicates weighting relative to usage of hardware resources, and operation information of hardware resources in the first computer when each of the plurality of programs is executed, and, based on hardware resource expansion schedule information which defines hardware resources of the second computer in each of a plurality of migration phases, determines migration feasibility of a program in hardware resources used in each migration phase and decides the migration phase for migrating each of the plurality of programs in order from a first migration phase of the plurality of migration phases and in order of the calculated migration priority.

Abstract: A battery including, as a separator, a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide that contains Ni, Al, Ti and Zn, and has an atomic ratio Zn/(Ni+Ti+AI+Zn) of 0.04 or more determined by an energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS).

Abstract: Provided is a battery including a layered double hydroxide. The battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution being an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution, and a layered double hydroxide having a fundamental composition represented by the formula: M2+1?xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n·mH2O where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n is an integer of 1 or more, x is 0.1 to 0.4, and m is any real number, the layered double hydroxide being in contact with the electrolytic solution, wherein a metal compound containing a metal corresponding to M2+ and/or M3+ is dissolved in the electrolytic solution such that erosion of the layered double hydroxide by the electrolytic solution is suppressed. The present invention provides a highly reliable battery such that the degradation of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) contained in the battery can be significantly reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a layered double hydroxide membrane containing a layered double hydroxide represented by the formula: M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n.mH2O (where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n is an integer of 1 or more, and x is 0.1 to 0.4), the layered double hydroxide membrane having water impermeability. The layered double hydroxide membrane includes a dense layer having water impermeability, and a non-flat surface structure that is rich in voids and/or protrusions and disposed on at least one side of the dense layer. The present invention provides an LDH membrane suitable for use as a solid electrolyte separator for a battery, the LDH membrane including a dense layer having water impermeability, and a specific structure disposed on at least one side of the dense layer and suitable for reducing the interfacial resistance between the LDH membrane and an electrolytic solution.

Abstract: Provided are a computer system and a program migration method capable of properly migrating programs between different computers. A first computer calculates a migration priority of each of the plurality of programs based on information which indicates weighting relative to usage of hardware resources, and operation information of hardware resources in the first computer when each of the plurality of programs is executed, and, based on hardware resource expansion schedule information which defines hardware resources of the second computer in each of a plurality of migration phases, determines migration feasibility of a program in hardware resources used in each migration phase and decides the migration phase for migrating each of the plurality of programs in order from a first migration phase of the plurality of migration phases and in order of the calculated migration priority.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The layered double hydroxide does not undergo a change in the surface microstructure and the crystalline structure when immersed in 5 mol/L of an aqueous potassium hydroxide solution containing zinc oxide in a concentration of 0.4 mol/L at 70° C. for three weeks.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide (LDH). The functional layer includes a first layer with a thickness of 0.10 ?m or more, the first layer being composed of fine LDH particles having a diameter of less than 0.05 ?m, and a second layer composed of large LDH particles having a mean particle diameter of 0.05 ?m or more, the second layer being an outermost layer provided on the first layer.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide. The functional layer further contains titania.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide, which is composed of: a plurality of basic hydroxide layers including Ni, Al, Ti, and OH groups; and intermediate layers composed of anions and H2O, each intermediate layer being interposed between two adjacent basic hydroxide layers.

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including a layered double hydroxide that contains Ni, Al, Ti and Zn, and has an atomic ratio Zn/(Ni+Ti+Al+Zn) of 0.04 or more determined by an energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDS).

Abstract: There is provided a functional layer including layered double hydroxide. The functional has an average porosity of 1 to 40% and an average pore diameter of 100 nm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a layered-double-hydroxide-(LDH) containing composite material including a porous substrate and a high density LDH-containing functional layer on and/or in the porous substrate. The LDH-containing composite material of the present invention includes the porous substrate and the functional layer formed on and/or in the porous substrate. The functional layer contains a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula M2+1?xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n.mH2O (where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n represents an integer not less than 1, x represents a value of 0.1 to 0.4, and m represents a value not less than 0) and has water impermeability.

Abstract: Provided is a layered-double-hydroxide-(LDH) containing composite material including a porous substrate and a high density LDH-containing functional layer on and/or in the porous substrate. The LDH-containing composite material of the present invention includes the porous substrate and the functional layer formed on and/or in the porous substrate. The functional layer contains a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2An-x/n.mH2O (where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An- represents an n-valent anion, n represents an integer not less than 1, x represents a value of 0.1 to 0.4, and m represents a value not less than 0) and has water impermeability.

Abstract: Provided is a layered double hydroxide membrane containing a layered double hydroxide represented by the formula: M2+1?xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n.mH2O (where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n is an integer of 1 or more, and x is 0.1 to 0.4), the layered double hydroxide membrane having water impermeability. The layered double hydroxide membrane includes a dense layer having water impermeability, and a non-flat surface structure that is rich in voids and/or protrusions and disposed on at least one side of the dense layer. The present invention provides an LDH membrane suitable for use as a solid electrolyte separator for a battery, the LDH membrane including a dense layer having water impermeability, and a specific structure disposed on at least one side of the dense layer and suitable for reducing the interfacial resistance between the LDH membrane and an electrolytic solution.

Abstract: Provided is a method of forming a layered double hydroxide (LDH) dense membrane on the surface of a porous substrate. The LDH dense membrane is composed of an LDH represented by the formula: M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n·mH2O where M2+ represents a divalent cation. M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n is an integer of 1 or more, and x is 0.1 to 0.4. This method includes (a) providing a porous substrate, (b) evenly depositing, on the porous substrate, a nucleation material capable of providing a nucleus from which the crystal growth of the LDH starts; and (c) hydrothermally treating the porous substrate in an aqueous stock solution containing a constituent element of the LDH to form the LDH dense membrane on the surface of the porous substrate. The method of the present invention can form a highly-densified LDH membrane evenly on the surface of a porous substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a battery including a layered double hydroxide. The battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution being an aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solution, and a layered double hydroxide having a fundamental composition represented by the formula: M2+1?xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n·mH2O where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n is an integer of 1 or more, x is 0.1 to 0.4, and m is any real number, the layered double hydroxide being in contact with the electrolytic solution, wherein a metal compound containing a metal corresponding to M2+ and/or M3+ is dissolved in the electrolytic solution such that erosion of the layered double hydroxide by the electrolytic solution is suppressed. The present invention provides a highly reliable battery such that the degradation of a layered double hydroxide (LDH) contained in the battery can be significantly reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a layered-double-hydroxide-(LDH) containing composite material including a porous substrate and a high density LDH-containing functional layer on and/or in the porous substrate. The LDH-containing composite material of the present invention includes the porous substrate and the functional layer formed on and/or in the porous substrate. The functional layer contains a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2An?x/n.mH2O (where M2+ represents a divalent cation, M3+ represents a trivalent cation, An? represents an n-valent anion, n represents an integer not less than 1, x represents a value of 0.1 to 0.4, and m represents a value not less than 0) and has water impermeability.