Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium-based solid electrolyte excellent in ion conductivity, an inorganic solid electrolyte, a production method for a lithium-based solid electrolyte, a modified positive electrode active material, a modified negative electrode active material, an all-solid state secondary battery, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state secondary battery, a solid electrolyte sheet, and an electrode for an all-solid state secondary battery. The lithium-based solid electrolyte according to the present invention contains lithium tetraborate in a noncrystalline state, water, and a lithium salt.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an oxide solid electrolyte that is more excellent in ionic conductivity. In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a binder, a solid electrolyte layer, an active material, an electrode, and an all-solid state secondary battery. The oxide solid electrolyte according to the present invention is an oxide solid electrolyte represented by General Formula (I). in General Formula (I), A represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Li and Na, X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, S, N, H, Se, Te, C, P, Si, Al, Ga, In, Ge, As, Sb, and Sn, a represents the number of moles of each element represented by A and satisfies 1.75 < a < 2.45, b satisfies 3.75 < b <4.25, c satisfies 6.50 < c < 10.00, and d represents a total number of moles of elements represented by X and satisfies 0 < d < 0.50.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there are provided a composite body that enables the formation of a lithium ion conductor that exhibits good lithium ion conductivity by a pressurization treatment without sintering at a high temperature (about 1,000° C.) while using a lithium-containing oxide having excellent safety and stability, as well as a lithium ion conductor, an all-solid state lithium ion secondary battery, an electrode sheet for an all-solid state lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium tetraborate. The composite body according to the embodiment of the present invention contains a lithium compound having a lithium ion conductivity of 1.0×10?6 S/cm or more at 25° C. and lithium tetraborate that satisfies the following requirement 1. The requirement 1: In a reduced two-body distribution function G(r) obtained from an X-ray total scattering measurement of the lithium tetraborate, a first peak in which a peak top is located in a range where r is 1.43±0.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes, in sequence, a substrate, a lower electrode layer, a growth control layer, a piezoelectric layer including a perovskite-type oxide containing lead as a main component of an A site, and an upper electrode layer. The growth control layer includes a metal oxide represented by MdN1?dOe, where M is one or more metal elements capable of substituting for the A site of the perovskite-type oxide. When the electronegativity of M is X, 1.41X?1.05?d?A1·exp(?X/t1)+y0, where A1=1.68×1012, t1=0.0306, and y0=0.59958. The perovskite-type oxide is represented by (Pba1?a2)(Zrb1Tib2?b3)Oc, where 0.5<a1/(b1+b2+b3)<1.07.

Abstract: A piezoelectric element includes, in sequence, a substrate, a lower electrode layer, a growth control layer, a piezoelectric layer including, as a main component, a perovskite-type oxide containing lead and an upper electrode layer. The growth control layer includes a metal oxide represented by MdN1-dOe, where M is composed of one or more metal elements capable of substituting in the perovskite-type oxide, 0<d<1, and when the electronegativity is X, 1.41X?1.05?d?A1·exp(?X/t1)+y0, where A1=1.68×1012, t1=0.0306, and y0=0.59958.

Abstract: A composition of a ferroelectric oxide represented by General Formula (a) is adjusted such that the most stable crystal structures X and Y of ACO3 and BDO3, respectively, have different symmetry characteristics and different directions of polarization, and such that Formula (1) is satisfied: (Ax,B1-x)(Cy,D1-y)O3??(a) |E(X)?E(Y)|?E·PV??(1) wherein each of A to D represents at least one kind of a metal element, E(X) and E(Y) represent the energy at the time of the crystal structures X and Y, respectively, P represents the spontaneous polarization density vector, E represents the actuating electric field vector, and V represents the volume of the fundamental lattice.

Abstract: An azoxy compound represented by the following general formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a lower alkoxy group, a lower alkoxy-lower alkoxy group or a group of the formula X.sub.1 --C.tbd.C--CH.sub.2 O-- wherein X.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;R.sub.2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;R.sub.3 denotes a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;R.sub.4 denotes a hydrogen atom or a group of the formula X.sub.2 --C.tbd.C--CH.sub.2 -- wherein X.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom;R.sub.5 denotes a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group;andn is 0 or 1.This compound has an excellent antifungal activity against fungi infectious to warm-blooded animals and fungi infectious to agrohorticultural crops or fruit trees, and is useful as a medicine, a veterinary drug and an agrohorticultural antifungal agent.

Abstract: An indole derivative represented by formula (1), ##STR1## wherein A is a group ##STR2## wherein R.sup.10 is hydrogen or lower alkyl, dotted lines may optionally be present, and R.sup.1 -R.sup.9 represents various substitutional groups. The compound (1) exhibits a positive inotropic action on cardiac muscle, an anti-arrhythmic action, and a vasodilation action without increasing the heart rate. A heart affection therapeutic agent comprising this compound as an effective component is extremely effective for treating heart failures and arrhythmia.

Abstract: A compound expressed by the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.11, R.sub.21 and R.sub.31 are identical with or different from each other and each denotes a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl or an aralkyl group which aromatic ring is optionally substituted appropriately by one to three substituents or a heterocyclic group optionally substituted appropriately by one to three substituents, or R.sub.11 and R.sub.21 may together form an alkylene group, Y denotes O or NOH, with a proviso that where R.sub.21 (or R.sub.11) and R.sub.31 denote a hydrogen atom at the same time, R.sub.11 (or R.sub.21) cannot represent an n-butyl group. This compound is useful as an antifungal agent.