Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba

Mitsuhiro Oki

Hirohisa Miyamoto

Ko Yamada

Hiroko Nakamura

Norikazu Osada

Miyuki Takenaka

Reiko Yoshimura

Yasushi Shinjo

Akiko Suzuki

Takashi Kuboki

Tomokazu Morita

Yasuhiro Goto

Takayuki Fukasawa

Masaki Atsuta

Kenji Essaki

Toshihide Takahashi

Tatsuoki Kono

Yasuko Noritomi

Miho Muramatsu

Sayaka Morimoto

Tetsuya Tachibe

A molecular detection apparatus of an embodiment includes: a first detector which includes a first sensor containing a MOF having a fluorescence emitting property, a light source which irradiates the MOF with light, and a light receiver which receives fluorescence from the MOF; a second detector which includes a sensor layer electrodes electrically connected with the sensor layer; and a type discrimination and concentration calculation part which discriminates a type of the molecules to be detected based on a measurement result measured by the first detector, and calculates a concentration of the molecules a measurement result measured by the second detector based on a discrimination result of a type of the molecules.

Molecular detection apparatus and molecular detection method

A molecular detection apparatus according to a embodiment includes: a collection unit which collects detection target gases each containing molecule to be detected; a concentration adjusting unit which dilutes and/or concentrates the molecule, and generates a plurality of detection target gases having different concentrations of the molecule; a detection unit to which the plurality of detection target gases are sequentially introduced, and which includes a plurality of detection cells each outputting detection signals based on the concentrations of the molecule in the plurality of detection target gases; and a discrimination unit which discriminates the molecule by change tendencies of the detection signals based on the concentrations of the molecule.

A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a distributor which ionizes a target containing substances to be detected, applies voltage to ionized substances, and extracts the substances to be detected according to a time-of-flight based on the speed; a detector which detects the substance to be detected dropped from the distributor; and a discriminator which discriminates the substance to be detected. The detector includes: a plurality of detection units including field effect transistors using graphene layers; and a plurality of organic probes which are provided on the graphene layers, and at least some of which have different bond strengths with the substances to be detected. The substance to be detected is discriminated depending on a signal pattern based on intensity differences of the detection signals generated by differences in the bond strengths between the organic probes and the substances to be detected.

A molecular detection apparatus according to an arrangement includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a molecule to be detected; a detector including a detection cell that has an organic probe provided in a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the collected molecule, and a discriminator discriminating the molecule by a detection signal generated by the molecule being captured by the organic probe of the detection cell. The detection cell has the organic probe including a dicyanovinyl structure or a coumarin structure.

A molecular detection apparatusaccording to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting detection target gas containing molecules to be detected; a detector including a detection cell having an organic probe provided at a sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the collected molecule to be detected; and a discriminator discriminating the molecule to be detected by a detection signal generated by the molecule being captured by the organic probe. The detection cell has the organic probe containing a phosphonic acid structure or phosphoric acid structure.

Molecular detection apparatus, molecular detection method, and molecular detector

A molecular detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes a detector and a discriminator. The detector includes a plurality of detection cells, where the plurality of detection cells include at least an organic probe containing a cyano group or a nitro group as a neighboring group of a reactive group. The discriminator discriminates a substance to be detected by signal patterns of the plurality of detection cells.

Molecular detection apparatus, molecular detection method, and organic probe

An electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes a silicon nanoparticle, and a coating layer coating the silicon nanoparticle. The coating layer includes an amorphous silicon oxide and a silicon carbide phase. At least a part of the silicon carbide phase exists on a surface of the silicon nanoparticle.

Electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery

A gas detection apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a collection unit collecting a detection target gas containing a gas molecule to be detected; a detector including a plurality of detection cells each including a sensor unit and an organic probe disposed at the sensor unit, the organic probe capturing the gas molecule collected by the collection unit; a discriminator discriminating the gas molecule by a signal pattern based on an intensity difference of detection signals generated with the gas molecule being captured by the organic probes of the plurality of detection cells; and a reactivation unit applying heat to the organic probe which has the captured gas molecule to be desorbed the gas molecule from the organic probe.

Gas detection apparatus

This invention relates to a method of quantitative analysis of hexavalent chromium in a chromate coating on a substrate. In this method a substrate on which the chromate coating is formed is immersed into an aqueous solution containing lithium hydroxide to extract hexavalent chromium within an extraction solution. Quantitative analysis of extracted hexavalent chromium in the extraction solution is then performed.

Method of quantitative analysis of hexavalent chromium in chromate coating and method for controlling hazardous element in encapsulating resin of resin encapsulation semiconductor device

The present invention relates to a joint () that includes a first member () to be jointed, a second member () to be jointed and a jointing layer () located between the first member () and the second member (). The jointing layer () is made of Sn metal and a metallic material with a melting point higher than the melting point of the Sn metal. The present invention relates also to a method of joining this first member () to the second member ().

Joint with first and second members with a joining layer located therebetween containing Sn metal and another metallic material; methods for forming the same joint

One embodiment of method for extracting hexavalent chromium includes preparing a liquid sample by adding a fatty acid to a polymer material, adding water or an aqueous alkali solution to this sample, and extracting hexavalent chromium contained in the sample in the water or the aqueous alkali solution.

Method for extracting hexavalent chromium in a polymer material

A method for controlling a hazardous element in an encapsulating resin of a resin encapsulation semiconductor device includes subjecting the device to qualitative analysis with a fluorescent X-ray analyzer to judge whether the hazardous element is contained in the encapsulating resin, aligning a plurality of devices with each of upper and lower surfaces of the devices brought into a plane, setting the surfaces of the devices to cover a full X-ray irradiation plane and subjecting the devices to quantitative analysis with the fluorescent X-ray analyzer to obtain an analytical value of the hazardous element in the encapsulating resin for upper and lower surfaces of the devices, and judging whether the analytical value of the hazardous element which is less influenced by a coexistent element of the analytical values for the upper and lower surfaces of the devices exceeds a threshold value.

According to one embodiment, there is provided a method of analyzing antimony contained in glass according to its valency. This method includes milling glass containing antimony into a glass powder, weighing the glass powder and dissolving the glass powder by using hydrofluoric acid and hydrochloric acid to obtain a glass solution, masking hydrofluoric acid by adding aluminum ions to the glass solution, adding sodium borohydride and hydrochloric acid to the glass solution in which hydrofluoric acid is masked to generate a hydride of antimony (III), determining a concentration of antimony (III) contained in the glass solution based on the hydride, determining a total concentration of antimony contained in the glass solution and calculating a difference between the concentration of antimony (III) and the total concentration of antimony to obtain a concentration of antimony (V) from the difference.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Mitsuhiro Oki