Abstract: A hyper-branched polymer dispersant represented by, for example, formula (I) has high adhesion properties to a current collector substrate and therefore enables the formation of an electrically conductive bonding layer having high carbon nanotube concentration. When a composite current collector for an energy storage device electrode which is equipped with the electrically conductive bonding layer is used, it becomes possible to produce an energy storage device from which an electrical current can be extracted without causing the decrease in a voltage particularly in use applications that require a large electrical current instantaneously, such as electrical automotive applications, and which has a long cycle life.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arylsulfonic acid compound characterized by being represented by formula (1). By using this compound as an electron-acceptor material, highly uniform film formability can be achieved. By using a thin film containing the arylsulfonic acid compound in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be obtained excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life. (In the formula, X represents O, S or NH; Ar represents an aryl group; and n represents the number of sulfonic groups, which is an integer of 1-4.).

Abstract: Disclosed is a charge-transporting material comprising a heteropoly acid compound such as phosphomolybdic acid as a charge-transporting substance. Also disclosed is a charge-transporting varnish comprising the charge-transporting material and an organic solvent, wherein the charge-transporting substance is dissolved in the organic solvent. It becomes possible to provide a charge-transporting material which comprises a substance having high solubility in an organic solvent, charge-transporting properties, and an ability to oxidize hole transport materials, and a charge-transporting varnish comprising the charge-transporting material.

Abstract: A carbazole polymer including a repeating unit represented by Formula 1 and having excellent one electron oxidation-state stability, wherein, in Formula 1, R1-R4 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, or similar, Cz represents a divalent group including a carbazole skeleton represented by Formula 2, and Ar represents a divalent aromatic ring or similar; wherein, in Formula 2, R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, or similar, R6-R11 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or similar, and m represents an integer 1-10.

Abstract: A charge-transporting thin film having excellent flatness can be obtained with good repeatability using the charge-transporting varnish of the present invention, which contains: a charge transportation substance comprising a charge-transporting monomer or a charge-transporting oligomer or polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 200-50,000, or a charge transporting material comprising the charge transportation substance and a dopant substance; and a mixed solvent including at least one type of good solvent and at least one type of poor solvent; the absolute value of the boiling point difference ?T° C. of the good solvent and the poor solvent satisfying the relation |?T|<20° C.; the viscosity at 25° C. being 7.5 mPa·s or less; the surface tension at 23° C. being 30.0-40.0 mN/m; and the charge-transporting material being dissolved or uniformly dispersed in the mixed solvent.

Abstract: A motor control apparatus includes a secondary-magnetic-flux-command calculating unit including a minimum-current-secondary-magnetic-flux-command calculating unit that calculates a secondary magnetic flux command for minimizing a current root-mean-square value due to a torque current and an excitation current and a PWM-signal generating unit that generates a torque current command for outputting a desired torque command and an excitation current command for outputting the secondary magnetic flux command, performs vector control such that a q-axis current, which is a detection value of the torque current, and a d-axis current, which is a detection value of the excitation current, respectively coincide with the torque current command and the excitation current command, and generates control signals for turning on and off a switching element in an inverter.

Abstract: A carbazole polymer including a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and having excellent one electron oxidation-state stability. {In formula (1) R1-R4 each independently represents an alkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, a haloalkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, or similar, Cz represents a divalent group including a carbazole skeleton represented by formula (2), and Ar represents a divalent aromatic ring or similar. [In formula (2) R5 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1-60 carbon atoms, or similar, R6-R11 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or similar, and m represents an integer 1-10.

Abstract: An oligoaniline compound represented by the formula (1) can provide a charge transporting thin film which shows a suppressed coloration in the visible range. Use of this thin film makes it possible to ensure a color reproducibility of a device without lowering the color purity of an electroluminescent light or a light having passed through a color filter. wherein R1 to R10 independently represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen, etc.; m and n independently represent each an integer of 1 or more while satisfying the condition m+n?20; and X is a structure represented by any of the following formulae (4) to (10), etc.; wherein R21 to R36 independently represent each a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, etc.; p and q represent each an integer of 1 or more while satisfying the conditions p?20 and q?20; and W1s independently represent each —(CR1R2)p-, —O—, —S—, etc.

Abstract: A charge-transporting varnish comprising a phenylamino-N,N?-diphenylquinonediimine derivative represented by the formula (1) as a charge-transporting substance. It becomes possible to provide a charge-transporting varnish comprising an oxidized oligoaniline, which has a high solubility in various organic solvents and also has a good filtration property because the varnish has no aggregation property. (wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group; and R2 to R19 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a silanol group, a thiol group, a carboxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphate ester group, an ester group, a thioester group, an amide group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, an organooxy group, an organoamino group, an organosilyl group, an organothio group, an acyl group, a sulfone group or a halogen atom.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arylsulfonic acid compound characterized by being represented by formula (1). By using this compound as an electron-acceptor material, highly uniform film formability can be achieved. By using a thin film containing the arylsulfonic acid compound in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be obtained excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life. (In the formula, X represents O, S or NH; Ar represents an aryl group; and n represents the number of sulfonic groups, which is an integer of 1-4.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arylsulfonic acid compound characterized by being represented by formula (1). By using this compound as an electron-acceptor material, highly uniform film formability can be achieved. By using a thin film containing the arylsulfonic acid compound in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be obtained excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life. (In the formula, X represents O, S or NH; Ar represents an aryl group; and n represents the number of sulfonic groups, which is an integer of 1-4.

Abstract: Disclosed is an oligoaniline compound represented by the formula (1), (2), (3) or (4) below, which exhibits high solubility in a low-polarity solvent. This oligoaniline compound is suitable as a charge-transporting material which enables to realize excellent device characteristics such as low driving voltage when applied to an OLED device. (In the formulae, R1-R20 independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a silanol group, a thiol group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a phosphate group, a phosphoric acid ester group, an ester group, a thioester group, an amide group, a nitro group, a monovalent hydrocarbon group, an organoxy group, an organoamino group, an organosilyl group, an organothio group, an acyl group or a sulfonic group; m, n, l and k independently represent an integer respectively satisfying 1?m?20, 1?n?20, 1?l?20 and 1?k?20; and X represents a fluorinated aryl group).

Abstract: Any of the oligoaniline compounds with a triphenylamine structure represented by the formula (1) exhibits satisfactory light emitting efficiency and brightness performance when used in either an OLED device or a PLED device and is further satisfactory in the solubility in organic solvents so as to be applicable to various coating methods. (each of R1 and R2 independently is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, t-butoxycarbonyl, etc.; each of R3 to R34 independently is a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, silanol, thiol, carboxyl, a phosphoric group, a phosphoric ester group, ester, thioester, amido, nitro, an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; and each of m and n is an integer of 1 or greater provided that they satisfy the relationship m+n ?20).

Abstract: Disclosed is a charge-transporting material comprising a heteropoly acid compound such as phosphomolybdic acid as a charge-transporting substance. Also disclosed is a charge-transporting varnish comprising the charge-transporting material and an organic solvent, wherein the charge-transporting substance is dissolved in the organic solvent. It becomes possible to provide a charge-transporting material which comprises a substance having high solubility in an organic solvent, charge-transporting properties, and an ability to oxidize hole transport materials, and a charge-transporting varnish comprising the charge-transporting material.

Abstract: An excellent EL device having low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life can be obtained by using a charge-transporting thin film composed of a charge-transporting varnish which contains an arylsulfonic acid compound represented by the formula (1) or (2) below as an electron-acceptor material especially in an OLED device or a PLED device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an arylsulfonic acid compound characterized by being represented by formula (1). By using this compound as an electron-acceptor material, highly uniform film formability can be achieved. By using a thin film containing the arylsulfonic acid compound in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be obtained excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life. (In the formula, X represents O, S or NH; Ar represents an aryl group; and n represents the number of sulfonic groups, which is an integer of 1-4.

Abstract: Any of the oligoaniline compounds with a triphenylamine structure represented by the formula (1) exhibits satisfactory light emitting efficiency and brightness performance when used in either an OLED device or a PLED device and is further satisfactory in the solubility in organic solvents so as to be applicable to various coating methods. (each of R1 and R2 independently is a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, t-butoxycarbonyl, etc.; each of R3 to R34 independently is a hydrogen atom, hydroxyl, silanol, thiol, carboxyl, a phosphoric group, a phosphoric ester group, ester, thioester, amido, nitro, an optionally substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, etc.; and each of m and n is an integer of 1 or greater provided that they satisfy the relationship m+n?20).

Abstract: A charge-transporting organic material containing a compound with a 1,4-dithiin ring, which is represented by the following formula (1), is described. When using a thin film made of such an organic material in a low-molecular-weight organic EL (OLED) element and a polymer organic EL (PLED) element, EL element characteristics such as low drive voltage and high luminous efficiency can be improved. In addition, a charge-transporting varnish containing the compound with a 1,4-dithiin ring represented by the above formula (1) has good processing properties, and a thin film obtained therefrom has high charge-transporting characteristics and thus is effective for application to protective films for capacitor electrodes, antistatic films, solar cells or fuel cells.

Abstract: By using a charge-transporting thin film which is made of charge-transporting varnish containing, as an electron-acceptor material, a 1,4-benzodioxane sulfonic acid compound represented by the formula (1) below especially in an OLED device or a PLED device, there can be realized excellent EL device characteristics such as low driving voltage, high luminous efficiency and long life.

Abstract: An oligoaniline compound represented by the formula (1) can provide a charge transporting thin film which shows a suppressed coloration in the visible range. Use of this thin film makes it possible to ensure a color reproducibility of a device without lowering the color purity of an electroluminescent light or a light having passed through a color filter. wherein R1 to R10 independently represent each a hydrogen atom, a halogen, etc.; m and n independently represent each an integer of 1 or more while satisfying the condition m+n?20; and X is a structure represented by any of the following formulae (4) to (10), etc.; wherein R21 to R36 independently represent each a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, etc.; p and q represent each an integer of 1 or more while satisfying the conditions p?20 and q?20; and W1s independently represent each —(CR1R2)p-, —O—, —S—, etc.