Abstract: Disclosed is a barrier laminate comprising at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer, wherein the organic layer is obtained by curing a polymerizable composition comprising 1 to 50% by weight of a polymerizable compound which has a bisphenol skeleton and having an aliphatic group.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer containing a unit represented by the following Formula (1), and a unit represented by following Formula (2). In Formula (1) and Formula (2), R1 to R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; R6 represents an unsubstituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or an aryl group; V and Z each independently represent a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic group, an ester group, an amide group or an ether group, and L1 and L2 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted divalent organic group.

Abstract: Disclosed is a barrier laminate comprising at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer, wherein the organic layer is obtained by curing a polymerizable composition comprising 1 to 50% by weight of a polymerizable compound which has a bisphenol skeleton and having an aliphatic group.

Abstract: A web-like electrode material comprising a web-like substrate, an electrode layer and a functional layer provided in that order, wherein a plurality of electrode layers are disposed in series with blanks kept remaining in both side edges in the cross direction of the substrate and in the longitudinal direction thereof each with a predetermined regularity, and the functional layer is disposed by continuous coating in the longitudinal direction of the substrate, and a part of each electrode layer is laid bare.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is produced by a method using a transfer material comprising a pressing member having a projection and an organic layer formed on the projection, which comprises the steps of superposing the transfer material on a first substrate having an electrode formed at least partially thereon such that the organic layer faces the electrode; applying pressure thereto to form a laminate; and peeling the pressing member from the laminate so that the organic layer is transferred onto the first substrate via the electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a barrier laminate having much better barrier property. The barrier laminate has at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer, wherein the organic layer is formed by curing a composition containing a polymerizing compound and a photopolymerization initiator having at least two sites capable of initiating polymerization in one molecule, through irradiation with light.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image-receiving material, such as an image-receiving sheet, for electrophotography, which is excellent in smoothness (gloss), touch and sheet passing property and usable for the photography and which is free from adhesion or blocking to each other during the storage. The present electrophotographic image-receiving material comprises a support, and a toner image-receiving layer containing a thermoplastic resin formed on the support. Organic particles having a glass transition temperature or melting point not higher than a fixing temperature at which an image is fixed on said toner image-receiving layer are incorporated into the toner image-receiving layer or a second layer forming the electrophotographic image-receiving sheet other than the toner image-receiving layer on the toner image-receiving layer side of said support. In addition, the center line average height on the surface of the support is 0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a transfer material for an electronic device that includes a transfer support and, provided on the support in this order, an insulating layer or a partition wall material layer, and a layer containing an organic low-molecular-weight compound having charge transportability; a method of forming an insulating layer and a partition wall of an electronic device using the transfer material; and a light-emitting element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light source including: a substrate, at least two or more linear organic electroluminescent devices arranged in parallel on the substrate; and a sealing member covering over the organic electroluminescent devices to seal them on the substrate; wherein the organic electroluminescent devices have an aspect ratio of 200 or more, and the sealing member has a length of 200 mm or more along the longitudinal direction of the organic electroluminescent devices and a thickness of 4 mm or more.

Abstract: A transfer material having at least one organic, thin-film layer on a temporary substrate support, wherein (a) at least one component constituting the organic, thin-film layer has a flow-starting temperature of 40° C. or higher and a transfer temperature or lower or a glass transition temperature Tg of 40° C. to 250° C., or wherein (b) at least one component constituting the organic, thin-film layer has a temperature of 40° C. to 240° C., at which its viscosity becomes 1×104 Pa·s.

Abstract: A transfer material having at least one organic, thin-film layer on a temporary substrate support, wherein (a) at least one component constituting the organic, thin-film layer has a flow-starting temperature of 40° C. or higher and a transfer temperature or lower or a glass transition temperature Tg of 40° C. to 250° C., or wherein (b) at least one component constituting the organic, thin-film layer has a temperature of 40° C. to 240° C., at which its viscosity becomes 1×104 Pa·s.

Abstract: A method for producing an organic thin-film device comprising the steps of (a) heating and/or pressing a transfer material having an organic thin-film layer formed on a temporary support and a first laminate comprising a substrate and at least a transparent conductive layer or a rear-surface electrode formed on the substrate, which are overlapped each other such that the organic thin-film layer of the transfer material faces a receiving surface of the first laminate, thereby forming a laminate structure; (b) peeling the temporary support from the laminate structure to transfer the organic thin-film layer to the receiving surface of the first laminate; and (c) bonding a second laminate comprising a substrate and at least a rear-surface electrode or a transparent conductive layer formed on the substrate to the organic thin-film layer transfer onto the first laminate.

Abstract: A transfer material comprises a temporary support and an electroluminescent element layer, and positioned between said temporary support and said electroluminescent element layer. Using the above transfer material, an organic electroluminescent device is produced by a method comprising the steps of superposing the transfer material on an electrode layer side of a substrate has partially or wholly transparent or opaque electrode layer, contacting the transfer material and the substrate, and transferring at least one electroluminescent element to the electrode layer side of a substrate with at least one heating means and pressing means.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is produced by a method using a transfer material comprising a pressing member having a projection and an organic layer formed on the projection, which comprises the steps of superposing the transfer material on a first substrate having an electrode formed at least partially thereon such that the organic layer faces the electrode; applying pressure thereto to form a laminate; and peeling the pressing member from the laminate so that the organic layer is transferred onto the first substrate via the electrode.

Abstract: An image receiving material for electrophotography having, on a support, one or more structural layers including a toner image receiving layer, wherein at least one layer of said structural layers comprises plasticizer, and wherein a flow starting temperature of said toner image receiving layer is at 30° C. or higher that is, as well, lower than a temperature of a flow starting temperature of toner resin+10° C., is disclosed. Using the image receiving material can provide formation of toner reflected images similar to photographs with respect to smoothness (glossiness) and also provide no image degradation by image roughness or removal.

Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is produced by a method using a transfer material having an organic layer formed on a support, which comprises the steps of superposing the transfer material on a first substrate having an electrode formed at least partially thereon such that the organic layer of the transfer material faces the electrode on the first substrate; applying heat and/or pressure thereto to form a laminate; and peeling the support from the laminate so that the organic layer is transferred onto the first substrate via the electrode, the first substrate having a maximum surface roughness Rmax of 0 to 50 according to JIS B 0601-1982, assuming that the organic layer has a thickness of 100.

Abstract: A transfer material comprises a temporary support and an electroluminescent element layer, and positioned between said temporary support and said electroluminescent element layer. Using the above transfer material, an organic electroluminescent device is produced by a method comprising the steps of superposing the transfer material on an electrode layer side of a substrate has partially or wholly transparent or opaque electrode layer, contacting the transfer material and the substrate, and transferring at least one electroluminescent element to the electrode layer side of a substrate with at least one heating means and pressing means.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an image-receiving material, such as an image-receiving sheet, for electrophotography, which is excellent in smoothness (gloss), touch and sheet passing property and usable for the photography and which is free from adhesion or blocking to each other during the storage. The present electrophotographic image-receiving material comprises a support, and a toner image-receiving layer containing a thermoplastic resin formed on the support. Organic particles having a glass transition temperature or melting point not higher than a fixing temperature at which an image is fixed on said toner image-receiving layer are incorporated into the toner image-receiving layer or a second layer forming the electrophotographic image-receiving sheet other than the toner image-receiving layer on the toner image-receiving layer side of said support. In addition, the center line average height on the surface of the support is 0.

Abstract: A thermal transfer recording material capable of giving a color image having an excellent color reproducibility as well as good light fastness and free from fading, bleeding and contamination of an article contacted is provided. The thermal transfer recording material comprises a thermal transfer dye donating material containing the specified thermally migratable, dissociative heteryl azo dye of phenol or naphthol type and an image receiving material for thermal transfer printing, containing at least one of basic materials and mordants as a dye receiving compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is an imidazole azo dye of formula (I), which is useful for image formation and as a filter dye, which has a sharp absorption wave and which is fast to light, heat, air, moisture and chemicals. Also disclosed is a thermal transfer dye-donating material containing imidazole azo dye(s) of formula (I) preferably along with aminopyrazole azo dye(s) of formula (II). The material gives a high-density image with good color reproduction, and the image formed has improved storage stability. ##STR1## In (I), B and C independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent capable of being substituted in the imidazole ring; A represents an aryl or heterocyclic group; provided that when B is a hydrogen atom, C is not a hydrogen atom nor an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; provided that when C is a hydrogen atom, B is not a substituted nor unsubstituted alkyl group; provided that C is not a mercapto group or an alkylthio group; and provided that B is not a carboxyl group.