Pioneer Corporation

Nec Corporation

Leland Stanford Junior University

Riken Corporation

Kentaro Ueda

Ken Ito

Toshiaki Hirano

Takeshi Kokura

Yoshinori Tokura

Robert B Laughlin

Toshiyuki Akiyama

Zhixun Shen

Yue Ma

Yongtao Cui

Yasutaka Tsutsui

Jun Fujioka

Control of electrical conductivity is provided via electrically conductive magnetic domain walls between magnetic domains. The magnetic domains are identical except for their magnetic configuration. Altering a configuration of the magnetic domains (e.g., by thermal treatment, application of a magnetic field, etc.) can alter the electrical resistance of a device. Such devices can be used as non-volatile information storage devices or as sensors.

Metallic-magnetic-domain-wall-based nonvolatile tunable resistor for memory and sensor applications

A protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge contains a metallic oxide. A volume resistivity of the protective film is 3.5&#xd7;10&#x3a9;&#xb7;cm or more.

Protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge, method of forming the same, plasma display panel and method of manufacturing the same

A plasma display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced away from the first substrate, scanning and sustaining electrodes formed on the first substrate and extending in a first direction, a dielectric layer formed on the first substrate, covering the scanning and sustaining electrodes therewith, and a data electrode formed on the second substrate and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each of the scanning and sustaining electrodes being comprised of a transparent electrode, the dielectric layer being comprised of a transparent dielectric layer, the dielectric layer having a high-capacity portion having a capacity higher than that of the rest of the dielectric layer, the high-capacity portion being spaced away from a discharge gap and extending in the first direction, each of the scanning and sustaining electrodes being formed with an opening between the discharge gap and the high-capacity portion.

Plasma display panel

A protective film for protecting a dielectric layer of a plasma display panel from discharge contains a metallic oxide. A volume resistivity of the protective film is 3.5&times;10 &OHgr;&middot;cm or more.

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