Abstract: The invention provides metal powder constituted from metal particles. Each of the metal particles comprises a base particle having a surface and a metal material constituting at least the surface of the base particle. The base particle is subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester. Further, the invention also provides an ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition to be ejected by using an ink jet method. The ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition comprises a polymerizable compound and metal powder constituted from metal particles. The metal particles of the metal powder are subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of achieving a longer-life lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material containing Mn, an anode including an anode active material containing graphite and non-aqueous electrolytic solution including electrolyte, and LiBF4 and LiPF6 are allowed to coexist in the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. Especially preferably LiPF6 is contained more than LiBF4 in the electrolytic solution. Preferably the electrolytic solution further includes iodide salt. As a result, an oxide of phosphor and boron is deposited on the cathode, thus preventing elution of Mn included in the cathode. The amount of these electrolytes is preferably in the decreasing order of phosphor, boron and then iodine.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a substrate; a photoelectric conversion unit that is formed on the substrate and generates signal charge in correspondence with a light amount of incident light; and a transparent electrode that is formed in an upper portion of the substrate and includes a first area formed from a nano carbon material and a second area that is brought into contact with the first area and has light transmittance higher than that of the first area.

Abstract: A laminated structure includes a first substrate, an adhesive, a graphene, and a second substrate. The adhesive is provided on a principal surface of the first substrate, and the adhesive has a storage elastic modulus of 7.2*104 Pa or more and 6.1*105 Pa or less at 23° C. The graphene is bonded to the adhesive, and the graphene has one or a plurality of layers. The second substrate is bonded to the graphene.

Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.

Abstract: A double-headed piston type swash plate compressor includes a housing and a rotary shaft. The housing defines a swash plate chamber and includes a cylinder block, a front housing member coupled to a front end of the cylinder block, and a rear housing member coupled to a rear end of the cylinder block. The rotary shaft is supported by the housing. A protrusion is provided in a suction chamber of the rear housing member and protrudes toward an opening of an axial passage formed in the rotary shaft. A restrictor through which refrigerant passes when flowing from the suction chamber to the axial passage is formed between the protrusion and the rear end of the rotary shaft. The protrusion has a distal end sized such that the distal end can be inserted in the opening of the axial passage.

Abstract: A valuable medium processing apparatus is provided. The valuable medium processing apparatus includes an imaging unit that photographs images of valuable media that are depositing process target media, an input unit that inputs amount information on the valuable media based on image data of the valuable media photographed by the imaging unit, and a memory unit that saves the image data acquired by the imaging unit and the amount information inputted by the input unit in association with each other.

Abstract: The invention provides metal powder constituted from metal particles. Each of the metal particles comprises a base particle having a surface and a metal material constituting at least the surface of the base particle. The base particle is subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester. Further, the invention also provides an ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition to be ejected by using an ink jet method. The ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition comprises a polymerizable compound and metal powder constituted from metal particles. The metal particles of the metal powder are subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester.

Abstract: There is provided a film-forming apparatus including a roll-to-roll mechanism and a heating unit. The roll-to-roll mechanism is configured to transport a film-forming target and includes a tensile force relaxation unit configured to relax a tensile force applied to the transported film-forming target. The heating unit is configured to heat the film-forming target transported by the roll-to-roll mechanism.

Abstract: An ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition of the present invention is characterized by being adapted to be ejected using an ink jet method and containing: a polymerizable compound; metal particles subjected to a surface treatment; and a substance A having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1), where R1 is a hydrogen atom, an oxygen radical, a hydrocarbon group or an alkoxy group, and each of R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A double-headed piston type swash plate compressor is provided with a front housing including a suction chamber, a rear housing, a cylinder block, a rotation shaft, and double-headed pistons. The cylinder block includes cylinder bores, a rotation shaft accommodation bore, a communication conduit that communicates the suction chamber with the rotation shaft accommodation bore, and suction passages communicating the rotation shaft accommodation bore to front compression chambers. The rotation shaft includes a groove passage that communicates with the suction passages. Further, the rotation shaft includes an annular groove that communicates the communication conduit with the groove passage. The annular groove includes a front side surface, which is spaced toward the rear housing from an opening of the rotary shaft accommodation bore that faces the front housing.

Abstract: An ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition of the present invention is characterized by being adapted to be ejected using an ink jet method and containing: a polymerizable compound; metal particles subjected to a surface treatment; and a substance A having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1), where R1 is a hydrogen atom, an oxygen radical, a hydrocarbon group or an alkoxy group, and each of R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plurality of processing chambers, discharge systems each provided in conjunction with one of the processing chambers and a common discharge system connected with the discharge systems of at least two processing chambers among the discharge systems provided in conjunction with the individual processing chambers. The common discharge allows a switch-over between a scrubbing common discharge system that discharges discharge gas from each processing chamber after scrubbing the discharge gas at a scrubbing means and a non-scrubbing common discharge system that directly discharges the discharge gas from the discharge system of the processing chamber without scrubbing at the scrubbing means.

Abstract: A compressor includes a housing, a cylinder block, a valve plate, a discharge valve forming plate and a retainer gasket. The discharge valve forming plate includes a discharge valve, a connecting portion and a discharge valve engaging portion. The discharge valve opens and closes the discharge port. A plurality of discharge valve support portions extends from the connecting portion to support the discharge valve. The discharge valve engaging portion extends from the connecting portion. The retainer gasket includes a retainer, a gasket and a retainer gasket engaging portion. The retainer restricts an opening and closing operation of the discharge valve. The gasket ensures airtightness between the housing and the cylinder block. The retainer gasket engaging portion is formed by bending a part of the retainer gasket. The discharge valve forming plate and the retainer gasket are positioned by connecting the discharge valve engaging portion and the retainer gasket engaging portion.

Abstract: A piston type swash plate compressor includes a housing, a cylinder block, a cylinder head, a rotary shaft, a plurality of cylinder bores, a plurality of pistons, a swash plate, a plurality of compression chambers, a plurality of head-side discharge chambers, a plurality of block-side discharge chambers, an outlet and a discharge path. The head-side discharge chambers are provided in the cylinder head. The block-side discharge chambers are provided in the cylinder block. The outlet is formed through the housing. The discharge path is formed in the housing and refrigerant gas is flowed through the discharge path from the compression chamber to the outlet through the head-side discharge chamber to the block-side discharge chamber. After refrigerant gas flowed from the compression chamber is flowed through one head-side discharge chamber which communicates with the compression chamber and one block-side discharge chamber, the refrigerant gas is flowed to another head-side discharge chamber.

Abstract: A swash plate type compressor includes a drive shaft, a swash plate, a piston, a cylinder block, a housing, a cylinder bore, a compression chamber, suction and discharge chambers and first and second thrust bearings. The cylinder bore is formed in the cylinder block and receiving therein the piston engaged with the swash plate mounted on the drive shaft. The compression chamber is defined in the cylinder bore by the piston so as to be communicable with the suction and the discharge chambers formed in the housing. The first and the second thrust bearings are disposed on opposite sides of the swash plate. The drive shaft extends through the cylinder block and supported in a thrust direction by the first and the second thrust bearings, and either one of the first and the second thrust bearings is disposed outside the cylinder block and between the housing and the drive shaft.

Abstract: A laminated structure includes a first substrate, an adhesive, a graphene, and a second substrate. The adhesive is provided on a principal surface of the first substrate, and the adhesive has a storage elastic modulus of 7.2*104 Pa or more and 6.1*105 Pa or less at 23° C. The graphene is bonded to the adhesive, and the graphene has one or a plurality of layers. The second substrate is bonded to the graphene.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte and a lithium-ion secondary battery using the same, wherein a mixture of a cyclic carbonate, a chain carbonate, a first phosphoric acid ester wherein bonding between carbons is a single bond, and a second phosphoric acid ester wherein bonding between carbons contains a double bond is used as the nonaqueous electrolyte. It is desirable that the first phosphoric acid ester is a trimethyl phosphate. In addition, it is desirable that the second phosphoric acid ester is a dimethylisopropenyl phosphate.

Abstract: A compressor is provided with a cylinder block including a cylinder bore, a housing coupled to the end of the cylinder block, and a discharge valve held between the cylinder block and the housing. An end of the cylinder block includes a partition that closes one end of the cylinder bore. The partition includes a bottom portion forming a bottom surface of the cylinder bore. The housing includes an outer wall and an inner wall. The outer wall includes two partition supports that are in contact with parts of the bottom portion. The two partition supports are arranged on opposite sides of the discharge valve and extend toward the inner wall.

Abstract: There are provided a transparent conductive film, as well as a heater, a touch panel, a solar battery, an organic EL device, a liquid crystal device, and an electronic paper that are provided with the transparent conductive film, the transparent conductive film being capable of easing a decline in optical transmittance when graphene is laminated, and of achieving optical transmittance higher than an upper limit of optical transmittance of a single layer of graphene. The transparent conductive film includes a single-layered conductive graphene sheet. The single-layered conductive graphene sheet includes a first region and a second region, the first region being configured of graphene, and the second region being surrounded by the first region and having optical transmittance that is higher than optical transmittance of the first region.