Konica Minolta, Inc.

Konica-minolta Holdings, Inc.

Merck Patent Gmbh

Konica Minolta Photo Imaging, Inc.

Takeshi Hakii

Kazuhiro Yoshida

Toshiyuki Kinoshita

Hiroshi Ishidai

Takatoshi Tsujimura

Shigeru Kojima

Shun Furukawa

Minako Ono

Osamu Ishige

Takumi Ishiwata

Nobuaki Takahashi

Kenji Arai

Yasushi Okubo

Noriyuki Kokeguchi

Tomoo Izumi

Akihito Hisamitsu

Kaori Ono

Hiroaki Itoh

Takamune Hattori

Ayako Wachi

Yasunobu Kobayashi

Hidekane Ozeki

Tomoaki Ijima

Ippei Enokida

A tag indicating an attribute of the tag by an electromagnetic wave reflection characteristic, the tag including a substrate (), and a conductor pattern layer () formed on the substrate () and having first and second slots () and () disposed adjacent to each other, in which the first slot () constitutes a first resonance element (Qa) having a resonance frequency at a first frequency, the second slot () constitutes a second resonance element (Qb) having a resonance frequency at a second frequency higher than the first frequency, and when irradiation with the electromagnetic waves is performed, a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency is higher than a Q value of a resonance peak appearing at the first frequency when the first slot () alone constitutes a resonance structure of the tag.

This learning device is provided with: a simulation execution unit that, by using electromagnetic field analysis simulation, determines a reflected wave spectrum obtained when electromagnetic waves are emitted from a reader to an identification target; and a machine learning unit that, by using training data in which the reflected wave spectrum calculated by the simulation execution unit and an attribute thereof are defined as a set, performs a training process on a learning model by machine learning. The simulation execution unit generates a plurality of the reflected wave spectra belonging to the same attribute by variously changing various parameters related to the identification target from reference parameters. The machine learning unit performs a training process on the learning model by machine learning by using, as training data, the plurality of reflected wave spectra obtained for each attribute.

Learning device, reader, and learning program

Provided are an electronic device and an organic electroluminescence element both of which are excellent in optical properties as well as long-term storage stability and scratch resistance. Herein, the electronic device includes at least one functional layer on a resin substrate, and the electronic device is configured so that the functional layer contains a component with a structure of X&#x2014;Y&#x2014;X' as a resin component; X and X&#x2032; independently include at least any one of the formulae (1)&#x2dc;(7) respectively; and Y is a bivalent group including at least one S atom and one aromatic ring.

Electronic device having functional layer including particles and binder material

An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent electrode including a substrate having thereon a conductive layer containing silver as a main component, wherein the transparent electrode has an organic functional layer between the substrate and the conductive layer; and the organic functional layer contains a first organic compound represented by Formula (1) and a second organic compound having a different structure from a structure of the first organic compound, 

Transparent electrode and electronic device

Provided is a transparent electrode having both sufficient conductivity and light transmittance, as well as an electronic device whose performance is improved by using the transparent electrode. A transparent electrode () includes: a nitrogen-containing layer () formed by using a compound containing nitrogen atom; and an electrode layer () formed adjacent to the nitrogen-containing layer () by using silver or an alloy having silver as a main component.

A transparent electrode includes: a substrate; and a conductive metal layer on the substrate. The conductive metal layer has a thin metal wire and a plating layer. The plating layer covers the thin metal wire. The transparent electrode further includes a transparent conductive layer on a surface of the substrate on a side on which the thin metal wire is formed. The transparent conductive layer covers the substrate and the conductive metal layer. The thin metal wire is formed using a metal nanoparticle ink or a metal complex ink.

Transparent electrode, method for manufacturing same, and organic electroluminescent element

A transparent electrode comprising a nitrogen-containing layer, and an electrode layer provided adjacent to the nitrogen-containing layer and having silver as a main component. The nitrogen-containing layer is configured using a compound containing nitrogen atoms, wherein the effective unshared electron pair content [n/M] is 2.0&#xd7;10&#x2264;[n/M], n being the number of unshared electron pairs that are not involved in aromaticity and that are not coordinated with the metal from among the unshared electron pairs of the nitrogen atoms, and M being the molecular weight.

Transparent electrode, electronic device, and organic electroluminescent element

Provided is a transparent electrode having sufficient electrical conductivity and light transmissibility, as well as an electronic device and an organic electroluminescence element whose performance is improved by using such a transparent electrode. A transparent electrode () has an electrode layer () composed of silver, wherein the film-thickness of the electrode layer () is 12 nm or less at which sheet resistance is measurable, and wherein the circumferential length of apertures (a) obtained by processing a scanning electron microscope image of a surface region (S) with an area of 500 nm&#xd7;500 nm of the electrode layer () is, in sum total, 3000 nm or less.

Provided are: a transparent electrode which exhibits excellent resistance to high temperature and high humidity, while having surface smoothness; a method for producing this transparent electrode; and an electronic device which has improved reliability by using this transparent electrode. A transparent electrode is configured to comprise a metal thin wire pattern that is formed on one main surface of a transparent substrate using metal nanoparticles and a metal oxide layer that has a surface roughness of 5 nm or less and is formed on the main surface of the transparent substrate so as to cover the surface of the metal thin wire pattern.

Transparent electrode, method for producing transparent electrode and electronic device

A transparent electrode includes a nitrogen-containing layer constituted by using a compound containing a nitrogen atom (N), an electrode layer containing silver (Ag) as a main component, which is disposed adjacent to the nitrogen-containing layer, and two high-refractive index layers each having a higher refractive index than that of the nitrogen-containing layer, which are disposed so that the electrode layer and the nitrogen-containing layer are sandwiched between the high-refractive index layers.

A transparent conductor which includes: a conductive layer that is formed of a metal material having a thickness of 15 nm or less and a platinum group element-containing layer including at least one of Pt and Pd, wherein, when an optical admittance at an interface on a side of the admittance-adjusting layer of the conductive layer at a wavelength of 570 nm is expressed as Y=x+iyand an optical admittance at an interface on a side opposite to the admittance-adjusting layer of the conductive layer at a wavelength of 570 nm is expressed as Y=x+iy, at least one of xand xis 1.6 or more.

Transparent conductor and electronic device

Provided is a solar cell including a pair of electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer of chalcopyrite structure sandwiched between the pair of electrodes. At least one of the pair of electrodes, adapted to serve as a transparent electrode, has a nitrogen-containing layer composed with the use of an organic compound containing a nitrogen atom, and an electrode layer containing a metal of the Group 11 of the periodic table, which is provided to be laminated on the nitrogen-containing layer, thereby improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency.

Solar cell and transparent electrode

Provided is a transparent electrode having both sufficient conductivity and light transmittance, and also provided is an electronic device which improves performance by using said transparent electrode. Further provided is method of manufacturing said transparent electrode. This transparent electrode is provided with a nitrogen-containing layer and an electrode layer. The nitrogen-containing layer is formed at a deposition speed of 0.3 nm/s or greater, and is configured using a compound containing nitrogen atoms. Further, the electrode layer is provided adjacent to the nitrogen-containing layer, has a 12 nm or lower film thickness and a measurable sheet resistance, and is configured using silver or an alloy having silver as the main component.

Transparent electrode, electronic device, and transparent electrode manufacturing method

An object is providing an organic electroluminescence element and an illumination device in which a driving voltage does not increase even when a high-productivity sputtering method is used to form a transparent conductive layer of the organic electroluminescence element of a top or top-and-bottom emission type, and hence which has an improved driving voltage. The organic electroluminescence element includes at least a light emitting layer and a transparent conductive layer. Between the light emitting layer and the transparent conductive layer, a transparent protective layer is disposed. The light emitting layer contains a phosphorescence emitting compound. The transparent protective layer contains a metal oxide. The metal oxide is a molybdenum (VI) oxide, a rhenium (VI) oxide or a nickel (II) oxide in an oxygen deficient state.

Organic electroluminescence element and illumination device

A transparent electrode is configured which is provided with: a nitrogen-containing layer; a conductive layer which is provided abutting the nitrogen-containing layer, and which has silver as a main component thereof; a high refractive index layer having a refractive index higher than that of the nitrogen-containing layer; and a low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than that of the high refractive index layer. In the nitrogen-containing layer, a compound is used which includes nitrogen atoms, and which has, in cases when n represents the number of unshared electron pairs which are not involved in aromaticity and which are not coordinated to metal, from among the unshared electron pairs of the nitrogen atoms, and M represents molecular weight, an effective unshared-electron-pair content [n/M] that satisfies 2.0&#xd7;10&#x2266;[n/M].

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