Abstract: A photochemical electrode includes: an electrically conductive layer; and a photoexcitation material layer provided over the electrically conductive layer and including a photoexcitation material, wherein the photoexcitation material layer is one of a first photoexcitation material layer in which a potential of the conduction band minimum decreases from a second surface opposite to a first surface on the side of the electrically conductive layer toward the first surface and a second photoexcitation material layer in which a potential of the valence band maximum decreases from the second surface toward the first surface.

Abstract: An intraoral fixing composition, containing: titanium apatite, which is obtained by substituting part of calcium in calcium hydroxyapatite with titanium, wherein the intraoral fixing composition is fixed at an intraoral site in an unreleasable state.

Abstract: A photocatalyst, represented by the following general formula (1): X(VO4)6(OH)2??General Formula (1) wherein X represents Za1Tib1 or Za2Tib2Agc2 (where Z is Ca or Sr; a1 is 7.0 to 9.5; b1 is 0.5 to 3.0; a2 is 7.0 to 9.5; b2 is 0.4 to 1.5; c2 is 0.1 to 2.0; a1+b1 is 9.0 to 10.0; and a2+b2+c2 is 9.0 to 10.0) in the general formula (1).

Abstract: A photocatalyst, which includes X.titanium hydroxyapatite doped with silver, where the X is an alkaline earth metal having an atomic number equal to or higher than that of calcium. A photocatalyst, which includes calcium.titanium hydroxyapatite, in which at least part of the calcium is substituted with an alkaline earth metal having an atomic number equal to or higher than that of strontium.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for evaluating a piezoelectric film, which contains: a detection unit containing a pair of probes, each probe containing a cantilever and a probe tip; and an evaluation unit, wherein the detection unit is configured to respectively place the probe tips on both surfaces of a sample comprising a piezoelectric film so as to detect a displacement magnitude of the pair of probes, and the evaluation unit is configured to evaluate either or both a deformation and a displacement of the piezoelectric film based upon the detected displacement magnitude of the pair of probes, and a method for evaluating a piezoelectric film by using the apparatus for evaluating a piezoelectric film.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for evaluating a piezoelectric film, which contains: a detection unit containing a pair of probes, each probe containing a cantilever and a probe tip; and an evaluation unit, wherein the detection unit is configured to respectively place the probe tips on both surfaces of a sample comprising a piezoelectric film so as to detect a displacement magnitude of the pair of probes, and the evaluation unit is configured to evaluate either or both a deformation and a displacement of the piezoelectric film based upon the detected displacement magnitude of the pair of probes, and a method for evaluating a piezoelectric film by using the apparatus for evaluating a piezoelectric film.