Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains acetonitrile having an excellent balance between viscosity and the dielectric constant and a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt, wherein the generation of complex cations comprising a transition metal and acetonitrile is suppressed, excellent load characteristics are exhibited, and increases in internal resistance upon repeated charge/discharge cycles are suppressed; a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous secondary battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains: a nonaqueous solvent comprising acetonitrile; a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt; and a specific nitrogenous cyclic compound typified by benzotriazole.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains acetonitrile having excellent balance between viscosity and the dielectric constant and a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt, wherein the generation of complex cations comprising a transition metal and acetonitrile is suppressed, excellent load characteristics are exhibited, and self-discharge during high-temperature storage is suppressed; a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous secondary battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains: a nonaqueous solvent comprising 30 to 100 vol % of acetonitrile; a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt; and a specific nitrogenous cyclic compound typified by pyridine.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a circuit board laminate including a metal substrate, an insulating layer disposed on at least one surface of the metal substrate, and a metal foil disposed on the insulating later, the method including: forming, on at least one of the metal substrate and the metal foil, a film that includes a composition containing a bisphenol cyanate resin, a novolac cyanate resin and an inorganic filler; obtaining a laminate by joining the metal substrate and the metal foil to face each other with the film interposed therebetween; and heating the laminate at a temperature higher than 200° C. to form a crosslinked copolymer consisting of the bisphenol cyanate resin and the novolac cyanate resin in the film, and to obtain the insulating layer comprising the crosslinked copolymer.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains acetonitrile having an excellent balance between viscosity and the dielectric constant and a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt, wherein the generation of complex cations comprising a transition metal and acetonitrile is suppressed, excellent load characteristics are exhibited, and increases in internal resistance upon repeated charge/discharge cycles are suppressed; a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous secondary battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains: a nonaqueous solvent comprising acetonitrile; a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt; and a specific nitrogenous cyclic compound typified by benzotriazole.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte that contains acetonitrile having excellent balance between viscosity and the dielectric constant and a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt, wherein the generation of complex cations comprising a transition metal and acetonitrile is suppressed, excellent load characteristics are exhibited, and self-discharge during high-temperature storage is suppressed; a further purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous secondary battery. The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains: a nonaqueous solvent comprising 30 to 100 vol % of acetonitrile; a fluorine-containing inorganic lithium salt; and a specific nitrogenous cyclic compound typified by pyridine.

Abstract: A circuit board laminate includes a metal substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate, and a metal foil disposed on the insulation layer. A metal-based circuit board includes a metal substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate, and a circuit pattern disposed on the insulation layer. The insulation layer contains a liquid crystal polyester and 50% by volume or more of an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler is made of boron nitride and at least one of aluminum nitride and aluminum oxide. A proportion of boron nitride in the inorganic filler is within a range of 35 to 80% by volume.

Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit board laminate including a metal substrate, an insulating layer disposed on at least one surface of the metal substrate and a metal foil disposed on the insulating layer. Characteristically, the insulating layer contains a crosslinked copolymer of bisphenol cyanate resin and novolac cyanate resin and an inorganic filler.

Abstract: A bush- and bracket-integrated stabilizer bar includes a stabilizer bar, a rubber bush attached to an outer periphery of the stabilizer bar, and a bracket configured to mount the stabilizer bar to a bottom of a vehicle body with the rubber bush intervened. The stabilizer bar has amine-based curable epoxy paint or amine-containing cationic paint and a surface treatment layer containing a halogen donor-based surface treatment agent on the paint. The rubber bush has a surface treatment layer containing a halogen donor-based surface treatment agent on an inner surface thereof. A thermosetting epoxy adhesive layer containing an amine-based or an organic hydrazide-based curing agent and a bisphenol type epoxy resin is formed between the stabilizer bar and the rubber bush.

Abstract: A bush- and bracket-integrated stabilizer bar includes a stabilizer bar, a rubber bush attached to an outer periphery of the stabilizer bar, and a bracket configured to mount the stabilizer bar to a bottom of a vehicle body with the rubber bush intervened. The stabilizer bar has amine-based curable epoxy paint or amine-containing cationic paint and a surface treatment layer containing a halogen donor-based surface treatment agent on the paint. The rubber bush has a surface treatment layer containing a halogen donor-based surface treatment agent on an inner surface thereof. A thermosetting epoxy adhesive layer containing an amine-based or an organic hydrazide-based curing agent and a bisphenol type epoxy resin is formed between the stabilizer bar and the rubber bush.

Abstract: A circuit board laminate includes a metal substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate, and a metal foil disposed on the insulation layer. A metal-based circuit board includes a metal substrate, an insulation layer disposed on the metal substrate, and a circuit pattern disposed on the insulation layer. The insulation layer contains a liquid crystal polyester and 50% by volume or more of an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler is made of boron nitride and at least one of aluminum nitride and aluminum oxide. A proportion of boron nitride in the inorganic filler is within a range of 35 to 80% by volume.

Abstract: The solar cell sealant sheet of the present invention includes a coating film of a water-soluble thermosetting resin-dispersed paint obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture containing an ?,?-ethylenically unsaturated monomer having an alkoxysilyl group in a presence of a resin serving as a dispersant, the resin having a quaternized ammonium group that has been obtained by addition of a tertiary amine compound and an organic acid to having an epoxy group, wherein a hardness (B) in terms of a pencil hardness of the coating film after being thermally cured is 4B or higher, and a hardness ratio (B/A) of the hardness (B) after being thermally cured relative to a hardness (A) before being heated is 1.1 or higher. The sealant-integrated substrate of the present invention includes, as a sealant, the coating film of the water-soluble thermosetting resin-dispersed paint that is integrally layered on a surface on a solar cell element side of a substrate of a solar cell module.

Abstract: The solar cell back surface protection sheet of the present invention includes a substrate film composed of at least one layer, and a coating layer composed of at least one layer and formed on one surface or both surfaces of the substrate film, wherein the coating layer is a ternary copolymer layer formed by curing a coating film of a liquid containing a resin component composed of a metal alkoxide having a reactive functional group (Y), an acrylic monomer having a reactive functional group (X) that is reactive with the reactive functional group (Y), and an acrylic monomer having no reactive functional group (X). The manufacturing method of the present invention can provide a solar cell back surface protection sheet that can satisfy a gas barrier property, an anti-weathering property, and flexibility all together.

Abstract: An organic semiconductor thin film exhibiting high mobility and a method for preparing the same, and a material for preparing the organic semiconductor thin film by a wet process and a method for preparing the same are provided. Further, an organic semiconductor device excellent in electronic characteristics is provided. A mixture of high purity pentacene and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene was heated to prepare a homogeneous solution, and a silicon substrate having a pattern of a gold electrode as a source/drain electrode formed thereon was heated to 100° C. and the resultant pentacene solution was spread on the surface of the substrate. When 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene was evaporated, a pentacene thin film was formed. A transistor was formed with the use of the thin film.

Abstract: An optical branching unit according to the invention, has on a substrate, a light input part which inputs light, an optical branch which branches the light input to the light input part at a predetermined ratio, a light output part which guides the light branched by the optical branch to a predetermined position, and a dummy pattern which is provided on a substrate independently of an area provided with the light input part, optical branch and light output part, made of the same material as the light input part, optical branch and light output part, and defined to have an area, so that an occupation rate, or a ratio of the dummy pattern to the area of a substrate except the light input part, optical branch and light output part, is 70% or higher.

Abstract: An organic semiconductor thin film exhibiting high mobility and a method for preparing the same, and a material for preparing the organic semiconductor thin film by a wet process and a method for preparing the same are provided. Further, an organic semiconductor device excellent in electronic characteristics is provided. A mixture of high purity pentacene and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene was heated to prepare a homogeneous solution, and a silicon substrate having a pattern of a gold electrode as a source/drain electrode formed thereon was heated to 100° C. and the resultant pentacene solution was spread on the surface of the substrate. When 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene was evaporated, a pentacene thin film was formed. A transistor was formed with the use of the thin film.

Abstract: An array waveguide diffraction grating optical multiplexer/demultiplexer having an input waveguide, an input side slab waveguide, an output side slab waveguide, an output waveguide, an array waveguide provided between the input side slab waveguide and output side slab waveguide having a length different sequentially between the adjacent waveguides, wherein the output waveguide is arranged so that the angle formed between each output waveguide and the normal line of the Rowland circle of the output waveguide is sequentially increased from the central output waveguide to the output waveguide at both ends of the central output waveguide, and asymmetry of the passband of the output waveguide based on the form of field distribution at a light collecting point of the output side slab waveguide is decreased.

Abstract: An optical waveguide circuit component according to the present invention is characterized by that a clad layer composed of quartz is provided on the surfaces of a substrate and core formed by quartz doped selectively on a quartz plate structure, and a lid or a cover member is fixed onto the clad layer by heat pressing. With this structure, it is possible to reduce the magnitude of a polarization-dependent loss (PDL) generated when the lid and clad layer are combined.

Abstract: An optical branching unit according to the invention, has on a substrate, a light input part which inputs light, an optical branch which branches the light input to the light input part at a predetermined ratio, a light output part which guides the light branched by the optical branch to a predetermined position, and a dummy pattern which is provided on a substrate independently of an area provided with the light input part, optical branch and light output part, made of the same material as the light input part, optical branch and light output part, and defined to have an area, so that an occupation rate, or a ratio of the dummy pattern to the area of a substrate except the light input part, optical branch and light output part, is 70% or higher.

Abstract: An array waveguide diffraction grating optical multiplexer/demultiplexer having an input waveguide, an input side slab waveguide, an output side slab waveguide, an output waveguide, an array waveguide provided between the input side slab waveguide and output side slab waveguide having a length different sequentially between the adjacent waveguides, wherein the output waveguide is arranged so that the angle formed between each output waveguide and the normal line of the Rowland circle of the output waveguide is sequentially increased from the central output waveguide to the output waveguide at both ends of the central output waveguide, and asymmetry of the passband of the output waveguide based on the form of field distribution at a light collecting point of the output side slab waveguide is decreased.

Abstract: An optical waveguide circuit component according to the present invention is characterized by that a clad layer composed of quartz is provided on the surfaces of a substrate and core formed by quartz doped selectively on a quartz plate structure, and a lid or a cover member is fixed onto the clad layer by heat pressing. With this structure, it is possible to reduce the magnitude of a polarization-dependent loss (PDL) generated when the lid and clad layer are combined.