Abstract: A phosphor including a crystal phase of an aluminate compound containing a metal element M constituting a luminescent center ion and aluminum, in which the crystal phase contains crystallites, and an average size of the crystallites is 2 to 100 ?m.

Abstract: A method for producing a phosphor having a core-shell structure that includes: a core part formed of a crystal phase of an inorganic compound containing a metal element M constituting a luminescent center ion and aluminum; and a shell part containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron and silicon and formed on at least a portion of a surface of the core part, the method including: mixing a raw material of the crystal phase and a raw material of the shell part; and heating the obtained mixture at a temperature at which the raw material of the shell part is liquefied, but a host crystal of a phosphor to be obtained is maintained, in which the raw material of the crystal phase contains a raw material compound having D50 in a particle diameter distribution of 0.2 to 90 ?m and containing aluminum.

Abstract: This lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide includes secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles into or from which lithium ions are dopable or dedopable, and satisfies the following conditions: (1) the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide is represented by Formula (I), Li[Lix(Ni(1?y?z?w)CoyMnzMw)1?x]O2 ??(I) (2) from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, a specific ? is calculated for each of the surface of the secondary particle and the inside of the secondary particle, and when the ? value of the surface of the secondary particle is referred to as ?1 and the ? value of the inside of the secondary particle is referred to as ?2, ?1 and ?2 satisfy the condition of Formula (II). 0.3??1/?2?1.

Abstract: This lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide includes secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles into or from which lithium ions are dopable or dedopable, and satisfies the following conditions: (1) the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide is represented by Formula (I), Li[Lix(Ni(1-y-z-w)CoyMnzMw)1-x]O2??(I) (2) from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, a specific ? is calculated for each of the surface of the secondary particle and the inside of the secondary particle, and when the ? value of the surface of the secondary particle is referred to as ?1 and the ? value of the inside of the secondary particle is referred to as ?2, ?1 and ?2 satisfy the condition of Formula (II). 0.3??1/?2?1.

Abstract: Heat resistance is improved. A photoelectric conversion element 10 includes an anode 12, a cathode 16, and an active layer 14 provided between the anode and the cathode, in which the active layer contains at least one p-type semiconductor material and at least two n-type semiconductor materials, and a dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(P) of the at least one p-type semiconductor material and a first dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(Ni) and a second dispersive energy Hansen solubility parameter ?D(Nii) of the at least two n-type semiconductor materials satisfy the following requirements (i) and (ii): 2.1 MPa0.5<|?D(P)??D(Ni)|+|?D(Ni)??D(Nii)|<4.0 MPa0.5??Requirement (i): 0.8 MPa0.5<|?D(P)??D(Ni)| and 0.2 MPa0.

Abstract: A coated particle having excellent thermal expansion control and electrical insulation properties includes a core of a first inorganic compound containing a metal or semimetal element P; and a shell of a second inorganic compound containing a metal or semimetal element Q. The first inorganic compound satisfies 1, and the coated particles satisfy 2 and 3. 1: |dA(T)/dT| is ?10 ppm/°C at T1 of -200° C. to 1,200° C. A is (an a-axis lattice constant of a crystal in the first inorganic compound)/(a c-axis lattice constant of a crystal in the first inorganic compound). 2: in XPS of a surface of each of the coated particles, a ratio of a number of atoms of Q contained in the shell to a number of atoms of P contained in the core t is 45 to 300. 3: an average particle diameter of each coated particle is 0.1 to 100 µm.

Abstract: This particle contains at least one titanium compound crystal grain, and satisfies requirements 1 and 2. Requirement 1: |dA(T)/dT| of the titanium compound crystal grain satisfies 10 ppm/° C. or more at at least one temperature T1 in a range of ?200° C. to 1200° C. A is (a-axis (shorter axis) lattice constant of the titanium compound crystal grain)/(c-axis (longer axis) lattice constant of the titanium compound crystal grain), and each of the lattice constants is obtained by X-ray diffractometry of the titanium compound crystal grain. Requirement 2: the particle contains a pore, and in a cross section of the particle, the pore has an average equivalent circle diameter of 0.8 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less, and the titanium compound crystal grain has an average equivalent circle diameter of 1 ?m or more and 70 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition including a light-emitting perovskite compound (1) which includes constituent components A, B, and X, and a silazane or modified product thereof (2).

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries which is able to doped/undoped with lithium ions and contains at least Ni, in which a ratio P/Q (atom %/mass %) of a concentration P (atom %) of sulfur atoms being present in a surface of the positive electrode active material to a concentration Q (mass %) of sulfuric acid radicals being present in the whole positive electrode active material is more than 0.8 and less than 5.0, and the Q (mass %) is 0.01 or more and 2.0 or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium composite metal oxide in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, wherein the secondary particles have voids in interior thereof and a number of the voids with cross section thereof present per 1 ?m2 of cross section of the secondary particles is 0.3 or more and 15 or less.

Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier including a linker of formula (1) and having mode diameter of 0.04 ?m to 1 ?m in a pore distribution and the density of voids having an opening area of 0.0025 ?m2 or more of 12 to 30 voids/?m2 [a bond * represents a linkage to the oxygen atom in a silanol group of an inorganic porous substance; n is an integer; R represents an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may optionally have a substituent such as an alkoxy group; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms containing —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group]; and a method for preparing a nucleic acid using the same.

Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier that can be used to increase the purity of nucleic acid in a production thereof, and that comprises a linker of formula (1), wherein a Survival Bone Rate (SBR) value is 5.0% or more. In the formula (1), a bond * represents a linkage of an inorganic porous substance to the oxygen atom of a silanol group; n is an integer of 1 etc.; R represents independently of each other an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may have a substituent such as an alkoxy group etc.; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms which contains —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein any group Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group.

Abstract: An inorganic porous carrier including a linker of formula (1), wherein a mode diameter in a pore distribution is 0.04 ?m to 1 ?m, and a predetermined cumulative pore volume ratio is 30% or less [a bond * represents a linkage to the oxygen atom of a silanol group in an inorganic porous substance; n is an integer; R represents independently of each other an alkyl group containing 3 to 10 carbon atoms which may optionally have a substituent such as an alkoxy group; and L represents a single bond; an alkylene group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms; or an alkylene group containing 2 to 20 carbon atoms which contains —CH2-Q-CH2— group wherein any group Q selected from a group consisting of —O— etc. is inserted into at least one of —CH2—CH2— group constituting the alkylene group]; and a method for preparing a nucleic acid using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a laminated body including at least a base material layer containing at least a flexible base material and an inorganic thin film layer, in which a distribution curve of IO2/ISi has at least one maximum value (IO2/ISi)maxBD in a region BD between a depth B and a depth D, where ionic strengths of Si?, C?, and O2? are each denoted as ISi, IC, and IO2 in a depth profile measured from a surface of the laminated body on an inorganic thin film layer side in a thickness direction using a time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS), an average ionic strength in a region A1 in which an absolute value of a coefficient of variation of an ionic strength value on a base material layer side is within 5% is denoted as ICA1, a depth that is closest to the region A1 on a surface side of the inorganic thin film layer with respect to the region A1 and exhibits an ionic strength to be 0.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, includes: a lithium composite metal compound containing secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles; and a lithium-containing tungsten oxide, in which the lithium-containing tungsten oxide is present at least in interparticle spaces of the primary particles, and in a pore distribution of the positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries measured by a mercury intrusion method, a surface area of pores having a pore diameter in a range of 10 nm or more to 200 nm or less is 0.4 m2/g or more and 3.0 m2/g or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries, includes: a lithium composite metal compound containing secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles; and a lithium-containing tungsten oxide, in which the lithium-containing tungsten oxide is present at least in interparticle spaces of the primary particles, and in a pore distribution of the positive electrode active material for lithium secondary batteries measured by a mercury intrusion method, a surface area of pores having a pore diameter in a range of 10 nm or more to 200 nm or less is 0.4 m2/g or more and 3.0 m2/g or less.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a lithium composite metal oxide in a form of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, wherein the secondary particles have voids in interior thereof and a number of the voids with cross section thereof present per 1 ?m2 of cross section of the secondary particles is 0.3 or more and 15 or less.

Abstract: This lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide includes secondary particles that are aggregates of primary particles into or from which lithium ions are dopable or dedopable, and satisfies the following conditions: (1) the lithium-containing transition metal composite oxide is represented by Formula (I), Li[Lix(Ni(1-y-z-w)CoyMnzMw)1-x]O2??(I) (2) from X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, a specific ? is calculated for each of the surface of the secondary particle and the inside of the secondary particle, and when the ? value of the surface of the secondary particle is referred to as ?1 and the ? value of the inside of the secondary particle is referred to as ?2, ?1 and ?2 satisfy the condition of Formula (II). 0.3??1/?2?1.

Abstract: A laminated film including: a substrate; and a thin film layer stacked on at least one surface of the substrate, the thin film layer containing silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms, the thin film layer having at least three extrema, a difference between a maximum value of local maxima and a minimum value of the local maxima of 14 at % or less, and a maximum value of 23 at % to 33 at % in a carbon distribution curve that represents a relationship between a thickness-wise distance in the thin film layer from a surface of the thin film layer and a proportion of the number of carbon atoms (atomic proportion of carbon) to a total number of silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms contained in the thin film layer at a point positioned away from the surface by the distance, and the thin film layer including at least one discontinuous region that satisfies a relationship of formulae (1) to (3), 3 at %?a?b??(1) 3 at %?b?c??(2) 0.5<(a?c)/dx??(3).

Abstract: A laminated film including: a substrate; and a thin film layer stacked on at least one surface of the substrate, the thin film layer containing silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms, the thin film layer having at least three extrema, and a difference between a maximum value of local maxima and a minimum value of the local maxima of 14 at % or less in a carbon distribution curve that represents a relationship between a thickness-wise distance in the thin film layer from a surface of the thin film layer and a proportion of the number of carbon atoms (atomic proportion of carbon) to a total number of silicon atoms, oxygen atoms, and carbon atoms contained in the thin film layer at a point positioned away from the surface by the distance, and the thin film layer including at least one discontinuous region that satisfies a relationship of formulae (1) to (3), 3 at %?a?b ??(1) 3 at %?b?c ??(2) 0.5<(a?c)/dx ??(3).