Abstract: The solid-state secondary battery of this invention including an electrode laminate and an outer case to house the electrode laminate, wherein the electrode laminate has a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer placed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, the positive electrode layer has a positive current collector and a positive active material layer, and the circumferences of the positive active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer are surrounded by an insulating frame having a volume resistivity at 20° C. of 1×1012 ?·cm or more and a porosity of 40% or less.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all solid-state secondary battery includes a positive electrode layer forming process, a first compression process, an electrolyte layer laminating process, a second compression process, an intermediate layer laminating process, a third compression process, an integrating process, and a fourth compression process. A second pressure in the second compression process is higher than each of a first pressure in the first compression process, a third pressure in the third compression process, and a fourth pressure in the fourth compression process.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a solid-state secondary battery including a multilayer electrode structure including a negative electrode layer, an intermediate layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode layer stacked in order. The method includes a step 1A including pressure-bonding a negative electrode layer and an intermediate layer to form a stack of the negative electrode layer and the intermediate layer; a step 1B including pressure-bonding the intermediate layer of the stack and a solid electrolyte layer to form a stack of the negative electrode layer, the intermediate layer, and the solid electrolyte layer; and a step 1C including pressure-bonding the solid electrolyte layer of the stack and a positive electrode layer to form the multilayer electrode structure.

Abstract: A solid-state secondary battery according to the present invention includes an electrode laminate, and an exterior body accommodating the electrode laminate. The electrode laminate has a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer placed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. The positive electrode layer includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer. The solid electrolyte layer has a positive electrode-facing region that faces the positive electrode active material layer, and a positive electrode-non-facing region that does not face the positive electrode layer. The positive electrode-non-facing region has a porosity of lower than 5%.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an all solid-state secondary battery includes a positive electrode layer forming process, an electrolyte layer laminating process, a first compression process, an intermediate layer laminating process, a second compression process, a negative electrode layer laminating process, and a third compression process. A second pressure in the second compression process is higher than each of a first pressure in the first compression process and a third pressure in the third compression process.

Abstract: A solid-state secondary battery of this invention includes: an electrode multilayer; and an exterior case that houses the electrode multilayer, the electrode multilayer includes a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer and an intermediate layer provided between the negative electrode layer and the solid electrolyte layer, the positive electrode layer includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer and when the area of the positive electrode active material layer in plan view is Sp, the area of the solid electrolyte layer in plan view is Ss, the area of the intermediate layer in plan view is Sm and the area of the negative electrode layer in plan view is Sn, a relationship of Sp<Sn?Sm?Ss is satisfied.

Abstract: A laminate is prepared in which adjacent internal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other at an end surface at which the internal electrodes are exposed, a space between the adjacent internal electrodes, which is measured in the thickness direction of insulating layers, is about 10 ?m or less when a withdrawn distance of the adjacent internal electrodes from the end surface is about 1 ?m or less, and is about 20 ?m or less when a protruding length of the adjacent internal electrodes from the end surface is at least about 0.1 ?m. In an electroplating step, electroplating deposits deposited on the ends of the adjacent internal electrodes are grown so as to be connected to each other.

Abstract: A laminate is prepared in which adjacent internal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other at an end surface at which the internal electrodes are exposed, a space between the adjacent internal electrodes, which is measured in the thickness direction of insulating layers, is about 10 ?m or less, and a withdrawn distance of the adjacent internal electrodes from the end surface is about 1 ?m or less. In an electroplating step, electroplating deposits deposited on the ends of the adjacent internal electrodes are grown so as to be connected to each other.

Abstract: A laminate is prepared in which adjacent internal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other at an end surface at which the internal electrodes are exposed, a space between the adjacent internal electrodes, which is measured in the thickness direction of insulating layers, is about 10 ?m or less, and a withdrawn distance of the adjacent internal electrodes from the end surface is about 1 ?m or less. In an electroplating step, electroplating deposits deposited on the ends of the adjacent internal electrodes are grown so as to be connected to each other.

Abstract: A color scintillator 26 comprises: an optical substrate having bundled optical fibers; an acicular scintillator 50 provided with the optical substrate 30, the acicular scintillator having either of an acicular crystal structure and a columnar crystal structure, the acicular scintillator reacting with at least one of an electromagnetic wave and a radial ray into light emitting; and a coating scintillator 51 coating the acicular scintillator 50, the coating scintillator reacting with at least one of another electromagnetic wave and another radial ray which differ in either of an energy and a type from the electromagnetic wave and the radial ray reacting with the acicular scintillator 50 into light emitting in a different color from an emitting color in the acicular scintillator 50.

Abstract: A laminate is prepared in which adjacent internal electrodes are electrically insulated from each other at an end surface at which the internal electrodes are exposed, a space between the adjacent internal electrodes, which is measured in the thickness direction of insulating layers, is about 10 ?m or less, and a withdrawn distance of the adjacent internal electrodes from the end surface is about 1 ?m or less. In an electroplating step, electroplating deposits deposited on the ends of the adjacent internal electrodes are grown so as to be connected to each other.

Abstract: The monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a first external electrode 5, a second external electrode 6, and a ceramic sintered compact 4 including internal electrodes 2 and 3, the first and second external electrodes 5 and 6 being disposed on both end faces 4a and 4b of the ceramic sintered compact 4. The first and second external electrodes 5 and 6 have a multilayer structure in which sintered electrode layers 5a and 6a, intermediate electroplated layers 5b and 6b, and plated layers 5c and 6c are arranged in that order. Exposed surface regions 7a of insulating oxides 7 are exposed from the outer faces of the sintered electrode layers 5a and 6a, the oxides 7 being derived from a glass frit contained in the sintered electrode layers. Metals 8 are deposited on the exposed surface regions 7a and the intermediate electroplated layers 5b and 6b are then formed by electroplating.

Abstract: The monolithic ceramic electronic component includes a first external electrode 5, a second external electrode 6, and a ceramic sintered compact 4 including internal electrodes 2 and 3, the first and second external electrodes 5 and 6 being disposed on both end faces 4a and 4b of the ceramic sintered compact 4. The first and second external electrodes 5 and 6 have a multilayer structure in which sintered electrode layers 5a and 6a, intermediate electroplated layers 5b and 6b, and plated layers 5c and 6c are arranged in that order. Exposed surface regions 7a of insulating oxides 7 are exposed from the outer faces of the sintered electrode layers 5a and 6a, the oxides 7 being derived from a glass frit contained in the sintered electrode layers. Metals 8 are deposited on the exposed surface regions 7a and the intermediate electroplated layers 5b and 6b are then formed by electroplating.

Abstract: A color scintillator 26 comprises: an optical substrate 30 having bundled optical fibers; an acicular scintillator 50 provided with the optical substrate 30, the acicular scintillator having either of an acicular crystal structure and a columnar crystal structure, the acicular scintillator reacting with at least one of an electromagnetic wave and a radial ray into light emitting; and a coating scintillator 51 coating the acicular scintillator 50, the coating scintillator reacting with at least one of another electromagnetic wave and another radial ray which differ in either of an energy and a type from the electromagnetic wave and the radial ray reacting with the acicular scintillator 50 into light emitting in a different color from an emitting color in the acicular scintillator 50.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an X-ray image tube which enables acquisition of an image of a proper density by increasing contrast without increasing an irradiation dose of X-rays. The X-rays absorbed or scattered through a subject emit light on an input surface formed in an input window, and the light is further converted into electrons on a photoelectric surface which converts the light into the electrons, accelerated and focused by a focusing electrode, and then guided to an anode side. The electrons guided to the anode side are made visible by a fluorescent substance, and an image of a color is projected on a glass plate with a luminance and a color based on a distribution of the incident X-rays in accordance with the dose of the X-rays.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an X-ray image tube which enables acquisition of an image of a proper density by increasing contrast without increasing an irradiation dose of X-rays. The X-rays absorbed or scattered through a subject emit light on an input surface formed in an input window, and the light is further converted into electrons on a photoelectric surface which converts the light into the electrons, accelerated and focused by a focusing electrode, and then guided to an anode side. The electrons guided to the anode side are made visible by a fluorescent substance, and an image of a color is projected on a glass plate with a luminance and a color based on a distribution of the incident X-rays in accordance with the dose of the X-rays.

Abstract: The present invention provides an X-ray image detector (1) which can reduce the size of a whole apparatus associated with an X-ray imaging tube, reduce noise components of an output X-ray image even if an incident X-ray is very weak, and provide a distortion-free visible image or electric image.

Abstract: An X-ray image tube according to the present invention has a whole evacuated envelope comprising an metallic input window through which X-rays pass, a metallic frame to which the metallic input window is welded, a hollow cylinder portion, an output window, etc., and the metallic input window and the metallic frame are hermetically welded to each other by ultrasonic welding. By means of such a construction, an X-ray image tube which can suppress occurrence of distortion of an electronic lens formed in the evacuated envelope, and a manufacturing method thereof is realized.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a radioactive-ray image tube having less deformations, such as the twist of an input substrate, less aberration over the entire regions of an output image, excellent resolution and good brightness uniformity and contrast characteristics. This radioactive-ray image tube 1a comprises an input window 10 formed on one side surface of a vacuum vessel 2a and allowing radioactive-rays to enter the vacuum vessel 2a, an input screen 5 for converting the radioactive-rays incident on the input window 10 into a fluorescent image or a photoelectric image, and an input substrate 4a holding the input screen 5, is characterized in that the input substrate 4a comprises of a clad material 13 having an aluminum alloy material 11 on the radioactive-ray incidence side and a pure aluminum material 12 on the input screen 5 side provided integrally with each other.

Abstract: The present invention assures a satisfactory adhesiveness of an input screen 13 of an X-ray image intensifier, high resolution of an output image and brightness uniformity as required, by configuring an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate 21 so to have a concave surface with minute irregularities of the substrate material removed by burnishing, excepting gentle irregularities 21c without directivity which are caused by pressing. The gentle irregularities 21c of the substrate 21 preferably have an average length L in a range of 50 &mgr;m to 300 &mgr;m between the neighboring bottoms and an average height H in a range of 0.3 &mgr;m to 4.0 &mgr;m from peaks to bottoms. The invention improves resolution with light on the substrate surface suppressed from being scattered, and decreases image noises which are caused by the minute irregularities.