Abstract: An ink containing an organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative of the following formula: X and Y are groups capable of bonding together upon application of an external stimulus to form a compound X—Y that is capable of eliminating from the dithienobenzodithiophene derivative; R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochromic display element, including a display substrate, an opposed substrate that is opposed to the display substrate, an opposed electrode being formed at a display-substrate-opposed side of the opposed substrate, a first display electrode and a first electrochromic layer being laminated at an opposed-substrate-opposed side of the display substrate, a single porous film being formed between the display substrate and the opposed substrate, a second display electrode and a second electrochromic layer being laminated at a display-substrate-opposed side of the porous film, a third display electrode and a third electrochromic layer being laminated at an opposed-substrate-opposed side of the porous film, and an electrolyte being present between the display substrate and the opposed substrate.

Abstract: A decomposable polymer represented by General Formula (1): where X1 denotes a certain group; X2 denotes a certain group; R1 and R2 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aromatic group, or an electron-withdrawing group; R3 and R4 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aromatic group, provide that R3, R4, or both are a hydrogen atom; R5 and R6 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aromatic group, provide that R5, R6, or both are a hydrogen atom; R7 and R8 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a halogen atom, or an aromatic group, provided that R7 and R8 may bond together to form a ring structure; R9 and R10 each independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aromatic group; n denotes a positive integer; and m denotes 0 or 1.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound including a partial structure represented by the following General Formula (I): where a pair of X1 and X2 or a pair of Y1 and Y2 each represent a hydrogen atom; the other pair each represent a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group having one or more carbon atoms; a pair of the acyloxy groups represented by the pair of X1 and X2 or the pair of Y1 and Y2 may be identical or different, or may be bonded together to form a ring; R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Q1 and Q2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: A carbazole polymer containing a repeating unit represented by a chemical structure 1: where R represents an aliphatic or alicyclic bifunctional group, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring bifunctional group, and Ar1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring monofunctional group.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound including a partial structure represented by the following General Formula (I): where a pair of X1 and X2 or a pair of Y1 and Y2 each represent a hydrogen atom; the other pair each represent a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group having one or more carbon atoms; a pair of the acyloxy groups represented by the pair of X1 and X2 or the pair of Y1 and Y2 may be identical or different, or may be bonded together to form a ring; R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Q1 and Q2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound including a partial structure represented by the following General Formula (I): where a pair of X1 and X2 or a pair of Y1 and Y2 each represent a hydrogen atom; the other pair each represent a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group having one or more carbon atoms; a pair of the acyloxy groups represented by the pair of X1 and X2 or the pair of Y1 and Y2 may be identical or different, or may be bonded together to form a ring; R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Q1 and Q2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: An ink containing an organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative of the following formula: X and Y are groups capable of bonding together upon application of an external stimulus to form a compound X-Y that is capable of eliminating from the dithienobenzodithiophene derivative; R1 and R2 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: An organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative expressed by General Formula I: in General Formula I, X and Y represent groups bonded together, upon application of external stimulus, to form X—Y which is eliminated from the compound expressed by General Formula I; R1 and R2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrochromic display device including a display substrate, a display electrode provided on the display substrate, a first electrochromic layer provided on the display electrode, an intermediate display electrode provided above the first electrochromic layer separately from the first electrochromic layer, a second electrochromic layer provided on and contacting the intermediate display electrode, an opposed substrate, an opposed electrode provided on the opposed substrate, and an electrolyte solution provided between a surface of the display substrate on which the display electrode is formed and a surface of the opposed substrate on which the opposed electrode is formed, wherein the intermediate display electrode contains a rod-shaped, whisker-shaped, or long-fiber-shaped electrically conductive fine particle, and at least a portion of a space in the electrically conductive fine particle is filled with a material forming the second electrochromic layer.

Abstract: A tetrathiafulvalene derivative expressed by General Formula (I): General Formula (I) in General Formula (I), X represents an atom selected from a carbon atom, a sulfur atom, and a nitrogen atom, and Xs may be the same or different; provided that when X is the carbon atom or the nitrogen atom, R1 to R8 each represent one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, and a substituted or unsubstituted thioalkoxy group, and may be the same or different; and Y1 and Y2 each represent one of structures expressed by General Formulas (II) and (III), and may be the same or different: General Formula (II) General Formula (III).

Abstract: A [1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene compound expressed by General Formula (I): General Formula (I) where X and Y are each independently a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; or a functional group having a straight or branched aliphatic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having an alicyclic alkyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having a straight or branched aliphatic alkenyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having an alicyclic alkenyl group optionally having a halogen atom, a functional group having a carboxyl group, or a functional group having a thiol group, as a partial structure; and X and Y are the same or each independently different, provided that at least one of X and Y has a straight or branched aliphatic alkenyl group, an alicyclic alkenyl group, a carboxyl group or a thiol group, as a partial structure.

Abstract: An organic semiconductive material precursor containing a dithienobenzodithiophene derivative expressed by General Formula I: in General Formula I, X and Y represent groups bonded together, upon application of external stimulus, to form X—Y which is eliminated from the compound expressed by General Formula I; R1 and R2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group; and R3 to R10 each represent a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound represented by General Formula (I), wherein the leaving substituent-containing compound can be converted to a compound represented by General Formula (Ia) and a compound represented by General Formula (II), by applying energy to the leaving substituent-containing compound, in General Formulas (I), (Ia) and (II), X and Y each represent a hydrogen atom or a leaving substituent, where one of X and Y is the leaving substituent and the other is the hydrogen atom; Q2 to Q5 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group; Q1 and Q6 each represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group other than the leaving substituent; and among the monovalent organic groups represented by Q1 to Q6, adjacent monovalent organic groups may be linked together to form a ring.

Abstract: A leaving substituent-containing compound including a partial structure represented by the following General Formula (I): where a pair of X1 and X2 or a pair of Y1 and Y2 each represent a hydrogen atom; the other pair each represent a group selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom and a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group having one or more carbon atoms; a pair of the acyloxy groups represented by the pair of X1 and X2 or the pair of Y1 and Y2 may be identical or different, or may be bonded together to form a ring; R1 to R4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; and Q1 and Q2 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a monovalent organic group, and may be bonded together to form a ring.

Abstract: A benzobisthiazole compound having a specific formula, and a benzobisthiazole polymer having a specific benzothiazole structure. An organic film including the benzobisthiazole polymer, the benzobisthiazole compound and/or a polymer obtained from the benzobisthiazole compound. An organic thin-film transistor including an organic semiconductor layer including the organic film; a pair of electrodes configured to flow an electric current through the organic semiconductor layer; and a third electrode configured to apply a voltage to the organic semiconductor layer.

Abstract: To provide an organic semiconductive material, expressed by the following general formula I: General Formula I where R1 to R10 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, or a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, and may be bonded to each other to form a ring; and X is a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom.

Abstract: A carbazole polymer containing a repeating unit represented by a chemical structure 1: where R represents an aliphatic or alicyclic bifunctional group, Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring bifunctional group, and Ar1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic ring monofunctional group.

Abstract: A tetrathiafulvalene derivative expressed by General Formula (I): General Formula (I) in General Formula (I), X represents an atom selected from a carbon atom, a sulfur atom, and a nitrogen atom, and Xs may be the same or different; provided that when X is the carbon atom or the nitrogen atom, R1 to R8 each represent one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, and a substituted or unsubstituted thioalkoxy group, and may be the same or different; and Y1 and Y2 each represent one of structures expressed by General Formulas (II) and (III), and may be the same or different: General Formula (II) General Formula (III).

Abstract: To provide an organic semiconductor element, containing: a source electrode containing a first organic compound layer and a second organic compound layer, at least one of the layers having an organic semiconductor active region; and a drain electrode containing the first organic compound layer and the second organic compound layer, as well as providing an organic electrode, containing: a laminated film, in which a layer of a tetrathiafulvalene derivative expressed by the following general formula I and a layer of an electron accepting compound are laminated: