Abstract: Provided are a solar cell and a light emitting device with low leakage current and low cost, using ZnO fine particles. A p-type ZnO layer (p-type layer) (14) made primarily of p-type ZnO fine particles (931) is formed. P-side electrodes (16) are formed at a plurality of regions on the p-type layer (14). A thin insulating layer (18) is formed between an n-type layer (13) and the p-type layer (14). In the insulating layer (18), openings are formed at regions A each not overlapping the p-side electrodes (16) and being apart from them in a plan view. In the configuration, by thus making the p-side electrodes (16) apart from the regions A, the length of a current path in the p-type layer (14) can be made substantially larger than the layer thickness. Accordingly, even when n-type ZnO fine particles (932) are incorporated in the p-type layer (14), it is possible to interpose some of the p-type ZnO fine particles (931) along a leakage current path caused by the incorporation, and thereby cut off the current path.

Abstract: A scintillator includes a support substrate, an emission layer formed on the substrate, made of ZnO with impurities added to have an electron concentration of 2×1019 cm?3 or more and 2×1020 cm?3 or less, and for generating scintillation light in response to incidence of radiation, a protective layer formed on the emission layer and made of a material having a hand gap wider than that of ZnO, and a metal layer formed on the protective layer. The support substrate is made of a material transmitting the scintillation light generated in the emission layer. Further, the metal layer functions as a reflection layer for reflecting the scintillation light from the emission layer.

Abstract: A scintillator includes a support substrate, an emission layer formed on the substrate, made of ZnO with impurities added to have an electron concentration of 2×1019 cm?3 or more and 2×1020 cm?3 or less, and for generating scintillation light in response to incidence of radiation, a protective layer formed on the emission layer and made of a material having a band gap wider than that of ZnO, and a metal layer formed on the protective layer. The support substrate is made of a material transmitting the scintillation light generated in the emission layer. Further, the metal layer functions as a reflection layer for reflecting the scintillation light from the emission layer.

Abstract: A convenient technique allows detecting fluorescence emitted in the channel with a uniformly high detection sensitivity and a good reproducibility. On the front face side of a plate-like body 11, a groove-shaped introduction channel 12 and separation channel 14 are formed. In this micro-channel chip 10, on the inner faces of a groove constituting the separation channel 14 formed in a surface of the plate-like body 11, there is formed a fine particle layer 20 provided by sintering fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm mainly composed of zinc oxide (ZnO) or titanium oxide (TiO2).

Abstract: A convenient technique allows detecting fluorescence emitted in the channel with a uniformly high detection sensitivity and a good reproducibility. On the front face side of a plate-like body 11, a groove-shaped introduction channel 12 and separation channel 14 are formed. In this micro-channel chip 10, on the inner faces of a groove constituting the separation channel 14 formed in a surface of the plate-like body 11, there is formed a fine particle layer 20 provided by sintering fine particles having an average particle diameter of 10 to 500 nm mainly composed of zinc oxide (ZnO) or titanium oxide (TiO2).

Abstract: Disclosed is use of zinc oxide nanoparticles as an exciton emission source in vivo or in vitro. Also disclosed is a fluorescent labeling agent comprising a zinc oxide nanoparticle and a substance capable of selectively binding to a target in vivo or in vitro, wherein the substance is bound to the zinc oxide nanoparticle via at least one binder. Further disclosed is a fluorescent labeling agent comprising a zinc oxide nanoparticle of which the surface is coated with a coating film selected from ZnS, MgxZn1-xO (where 0<x?1) and SiO2, and a substance capable of selectively binding to a target in vivo or in vitro, wherein the substance is bound to the zinc oxide nanoparticle via at least one binder.

Abstract: The easy-to-tear stretched aliphatic polyester film of the present invention is characterized in that the edge tear strength in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction is not more than 22 N. The easy-to-tear stretched aliphatic polyester film of the present invention is produced by a method of irradiation of actinic rays on an aliphatic polyester film or a method of film-forming a film obtained by laminating aliphatic polyesters having different melting points in three layers of A/B/A under particular film-forming conditions.

Abstract: The easy-to-tear stretched aliphatic polyester film of the present invention is characterized in that the edge tear strength in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction is not more than 22 N. The easy-to-tear stretched aliphatic polyester film of the present invention is produced by a method of irradiation of actinic rays on an aliphatic polyester film or a method of film-forming a film obtained by laminating aliphatic polyesters having different melting points in three layers of A/B/A under particular film-forming conditions.

Abstract: A detector (29) detects that a refrigerant gas has leaked from a refrigeration cycle, or detects in advance that a refrigerant is to leak. The alarming device (27) gives users an alarming signal warning against the refrigerant leak. The alarming device (27) is caused to stop giving an alarming signal after users open doors of storage compartments including a refrigerator compartment (4), a vegetable storage compartment (5) and a freezer compartment (6). For example, after all the doors of the storage compartments are opened, giving the alarming signal is stopped. Otherwise, giving the alarming signal is stopped after the door of a storage compartment into which cold air flows by causing a damper (12) to open is opened.