Abstract: In a through anchor, it enables a piece to be moved to an attachment position of the piece in a metal core by moving the piece toward a vehicle front lower side in a state in which a lower end portion of a guide portion of a guide groove of the piece is abutted with a guide projection formed at a metal core lower portion of the metal core.

Abstract: An iron-based sprayed coating for coating a bore inner surface of a cylinder block for an internal combustion engine. A coating surface contains pits, its pit amount is within a range of 0.01% to 2.1%, and an average roughness Ra of this coating surface is within a range of 0.01 ?m to 0.15 ?m. The cylinder block for an internal combustion engine includes a bore having this iron-based sprayed coating on its inner surface, and a cylinder block body having the bore. A sliding mechanism for an internal combustion engine includes this cylinder block for an internal combustion engine and a piston slidable with the bore of this cylinder block. The piston has a piston ring, and the piston ring has a chromium coating, a chromium nitride coating, or a diamond-like carbon coating at a sliding part with the bore.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a substrate, a dichroic mirror layer, an SiO2 layer, a ZnO layer, and a phosphor layer, which are sequentially stacked from the substrate. The dichroic mirror layer reflects at least part of light incident from the above. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphors and ZnO between the phosphors.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a phosphor layer including phosphor particles configured to be excited by light from a light source and a matrix located among the phosphor particles; and a column-shaped structural body including at least two kinds of column-shaped bodies periodically arranged and in contact with the phosphor layer. The column-shaped bodies have different heights and/or different thicknesses. The column-shaped structural body is a photonic crystal.

Abstract: In a through anchor, a side face on a piece side of a groove portion is configured by a piece side inclined face, with the piece side inclined face being inclined in a direction such that an angle formed between the piece side inclined face and a slide face of the piece is an obtuse angle. During molding of a molded portion, an apex portion of a rib of a mold is disposed on or abuts the piece side inclined face of the piece. Movement of the piece in a length direction thereof is accordingly suppressed by the rib of the mold. The molded portion can accordingly be molded with the piece in a well-positioned state by injecting a resin material for the molded portion into the mold in this state.

Abstract: When an attempt is made to insert a fitting-shaft section into a fitting-hole section where phases of the fitting-shaft section of a spring-screw and the fitting-hole section of an adapter about a central-axis line of a spool-body are not matched, shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at shaft-section-side protrusions abut to hole-section-side inclined-surfaces formed at hole-section-side protrusions, so the shaft-section-side inclined-surfaces press the hole-section-side inclined-surfaces in such a direction inclined in a pull-out direction to a projecting-direction of a shaft-section body from a flange section.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes a heat conductor, a light guide path and a wavelength converter. The heat conductor has a recessed portion and an opening extending through the heat conductor. The light guide path includes a transparent material with which the opening is filled. The light guide path includes a light exit port disposed on a side of the recessed portion and a light incident port disposed on a side opposite to the recessed portion. The wavelength converter converts first light having a first peak wavelength incident through the light guide path into second light having a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength. The wavelength converter is disposed in contact with the heat conductor, at least a part of the wavelength converter being embedded in the recessed portion.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes a phosphor layer including phosphor particles configured to be excited by light from a light source and a matrix located among the phosphor particles; and a column-shaped structural body including at least two kinds of column-shaped bodies periodically arranged and in contact with the phosphor layer. The column-shaped bodies have different heights and/or different thicknesses. The column-shaped structural body is a photonic crystal.

Abstract: In a through anchor, a side face on a piece side of a groove portion is configured by a piece side inclined face, with the piece side inclined face being inclined in a direction such that an angle formed between the piece side inclined face and a slide face of the piece is an obtuse angle. During molding of a molded portion, an apex portion of a rib of a mold is disposed on or abuts the piece side inclined face of the piece. Movement of the piece in a length direction thereof is accordingly suppressed by the rib of the mold. The molded portion can accordingly be molded with the piece in a well-positioned state by injecting a resin material for the molded portion into the mold in this state.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element disclosed in the present application includes a phosphor layer including a plurality of phosphor particles and a matrix that is located among the plurality of phosphor particles and is formed of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide is columnar crystals or a single crystal in a c-axis orientation.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes: a plurality of phosphor particles; a first matrix located among a part of the plurality of phosphor particles and formed of zinc oxide in a c-axis orientation; and a second matrix located among a remaining part of the plurality of phosphor particles and formed of a material having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the zinc oxide.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a graphite substrate, an amorphous carbon layer having a thickness of not less than 20 nm and not more than 60 nm formed on the graphite substrate, an AlN layer formed on the amorphous carbon layer, a n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the AlN layer; a light-absorption layer including a nitride semiconductor layer formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the light-absorption layer; a p-side electrode electrically connected to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; and an n-side electrode electrically connected to the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The amorphous carbon layer is obtained by oxidizing the surface of the graphite substrate.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element includes: a plurality of phosphor particles; a first matrix located among a part of the plurality of phosphor particles and formed of zinc oxide in a c-axis orientation; and a second matrix located among a remaining part of the plurality of phosphor particles and formed of a material having a refractive index that is lower than a refractive index of the zinc oxide.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion element disclosed in the present application includes a phosphor layer including a plurality of phosphor particles and a matrix that is located among the plurality of phosphor particles and is formed of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide is columnar crystals or a single crystal in a c-axis orientation.

Abstract: A single crystal of zinc oxide which is c-axis oriented with use of electrolytic deposition method is formed on an amorphous carbon layer, after the amorphous carbon layer is provided on an inexpensive graphite substrate. The amorphous carbon layer is provided by oxidizing the surface of the graphite substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a sliding member including a base body and a hard carbon coating formed on the base body to define a sliding surface for sliding contact with an opposing member under lubrication according to one embodiment of the present invention. The hard carbon coating has an outermost surface portion lower in hydrogen content than a remaining portion thereof, or an outermost coating layer lower in hydrogen content than at least one other coating layer.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a solar cell includes steps of: forming an amorphous carbon layer, an AlN layer and a first n-type nitride semiconductor layer on the surface of the graphite substrate, forming a mask layer with a plurality of openings on the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer; forming a plurality of second n-type nitride semiconductor layers on the portions of the first n-type nitride semiconductor layer which are exposed by the plurality of openings; forming a plurality of light absorption layers on the plurality of second n-type nitride semiconductor layers; forming a plurality of p-side nitride semiconductor layers on the plurality of the light absorption layers; forming a p-side electrode; and forming an n-side electrode.

Abstract: A single crystal of zinc oxide which is c-axis oriented with use of electrolytic deposition method is formed on an amorphous carbon layer, after the amorphous carbon layer is provided on an inexpensive graphite substrate. The amorphous carbon layer is provided by oxidizing the surface of the graphite substrate.

Abstract: A light-emitting diode includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a multiple quantum well, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, a window electrode layer, a p-side electrode, and an n-side electrode, which are stacked in this order. The window electrode layer comprises an n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film and an n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The p-type nitride semiconductor layer is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film, the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film is in contact with the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film, and the p-side electrode is in connected with the n-type single-crystalline ZnO transparent film. The n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film contains Ga, a molar ratio of Ga/(In+Ga) being not less than 0.08 and not more than 0.5. Thickness of the n-type single-crystalline ITO transparent film is not less than 1.1 nm and not more than 55 nm.

Abstract: A solar cell includes a graphite substrate, an amorphous carbon layer having a thickness of not less than 20 nm and not more than 60 nm formed on the graphite substrate, an AlN layer formed on the amorphous carbon layer, a n-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the AlN layer; a light-absorption layer including a nitride semiconductor layer formed on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-type nitride semiconductor layer formed on the light-absorption layer; a p-side electrode electrically connected to the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; and an n-side electrode electrically connected to the n-type nitride semiconductor layer. The amorphous carbon layer is obtained by oxidizing the surface of the graphite substrate.