Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Nipro Corporation

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Toshiaki Baba

Yasufumi Tsunomura

Hiroshi Yoshida

Kenichi Ito

Daisuke Ide

Eiji Maruyama

Akira Terakawa

Toshio Asaumi

Hitoshi Sakata

Masato Shigematsu

Takahiro Mishima

Masanao Watanabe

Yukihiro Yabe

Yuji Hishida

Mitsuaki Morigami

Hiroyuki Mori

Ryo Goto

Akiyoshi Ogane

Nobutaka Kusaba

Makoto Ishii

Koutarou Tanimura

Takayoshi Sone

Dosaku Tokudome

Kanako Miura

Takayuki Hosoi

Yasuyoshi Ouchi

Masataka Shiraki

Hiroryuki Mori

Provided is a specimen collection tip having a novel structure, with which it is possible to collect a trace amount of a specimen with good quantitative precision. Also provided is a specimen preparation container having a novel structure, with which it is possible to dilute and prepare the specimen collected with the specimen collection tip with good quantitative precision. A specimen collection tip, wherein a specimen holding regionhaving a predetermined volume is provided inside the specimen collection tip, and in a distal end portion extending from a support part, there is formed a specimen collection holeand an air vent holeplacing the specimen holding regionin communication with a surface. Also, a specimen preparation containerwith a cap, wherein the specimen collection tipis attached to the capat the support part

Specimen collection tip, specimen preparation container and specimen preparation kit

An aspect of the invention provides a solar cell that comprises a semiconductor substrate having a light-receiving surface and a rear surface; a first semiconductor layer having a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor layer having a second conductivity type, the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer being formed on the rear surface, and a trench formed in the rear surface, wherein the first semiconductor layer is formed on the rear surface in which the trench is not formed, and the second semiconductor layer is formed on a side surface of the trench in an arrangement direction in which the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer are alternately arranged and on a bottom surface of the trench.

Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same

An embodiment of a solar cell is provided comprising a silicon substrate, on a first surface of which a texture structure including mountain portions and valley portions is formed, and an amorphous silicon layer provided on the first surface of the silicon substrate. The texture structure, in a cross section passing through the mountain portions and the valley portions, includes pairs of slant portions, each pair slanting to extend from a pair of neighboring ones of the mountain portions toward the valley portion therebetween while coming closer to each other. The valley portion located between the slant portions is in a round shape with a radius of curvature of 150 nm or smaller. The amorphous silicon layer includes an epitaxial growth area grown from the valley portion, the epitaxial growth area on the valley portion is thicker than that on a region other than the valley portion.

Solar cell

This photovoltaic device is provided with a crystalline semiconductor substrate, and a first amorphous layer formed on the main surface of the substrate. At the interface between the substrate and the first amorphous layer, electrical conductivity can be improved while suppressing an increase in recombination centers, and power generation efficiency can be improved by having a p-type dopant density profile that decreases stepwise in the film thickness direction from the vicinity of the interface with the substrate.

Photovoltaic device

A biosensor according to the present invention includes a first base material having an insulating surface; an adhesive layer located on the insulating surface of the first base material; and an electrode system and wiring sections fixed to the first base material via the adhesive layer. The electrode system includes top electrode layers and bottom electrode layers, and the bottom electrode layers are formed of a material having a higher conductivity than that of the top electrode layers; the electrode system includes a working electrode and a counter electrode, and also includes an enzyme reaction section located on the working electrode, the enzyme reaction section containing an enzyme and an electron acceptor; and the bottom electrode layers and the wiring sections are integral with each other.

Biosensor and method for producing the same

Disclosed is a solar cell module including: a plurality of solar cell units each including a supporting substrateand an even number of solar cellsdisposed on the supporting substrate; and a conductorconfigured to electrically connecting surfaces of adjacent solar cellsthat have opposite surface polarities and are formed in respective solar cell units adjacent to each other. The solar cellshaving the opposite surface polarities are alternately arranged in each of the solar cell units so that the surface polarities of the adjacent solar cellsare opposite to each other, and the solar cell unit has one or more sets of two solar cells electrically connected to each other on the supporting substrate

Solar cell module

Provided is a method for evaluating a solar cell incorporated into a solar module. A PL evaluation step is performed. The PL evaluation step is a step for evaluating the solar cell to be evaluated among a plurality of solar cells () by illuminating the solar cell () with light from a light source () and detecting the intensity of photoluminescent light (L) emitted by the solar cell (). The light is irradiated while a light-blocking member () is provided between the solar module () and the light source () so that light from the light source () is not incident on portions of the solar module other than the solar cell () to be evaluated.

Evaluation method for solar module and manufacturing method for solar module

Solar cells and methods of their manufacture are described that exhibit decreased or eliminated leak current, improved open voltage and improved fill factor characteristics. In an embodiment, a separate processed surface is interposed between a first and a second main surface of a crystal substrate, as prepared by laser irradiation and cut processing. The laser irradiation is applied to an amorphous semiconductor layer of the same conductive type as an underlying single crystal substrate, but does not penetrate an underlying amorphous opposite type layer. Details of lamination and laser characteristics for processing the layers are provided.

Photovoltaic device and manufacturing method of photovoltaic device

An ITO film as a transparent conductive film is formed on a semiconductor layer comprising an amorphous semiconductor or a microcrystalline semiconductor, a comb-like collecting electrode is formed on the ITO film, and a cover glass containing alkaline ions is placed on the ITO film and collecting electrode with a resin film made of EVA between them. The (222) plane orientation degree of the ITO film (transparent conductive film) is not less than 1.0, preferably not less than 1.2 and not more than 2.6, and more preferably not less than 1.4 and not more than 2.5. Alternatively, the transparent conductive film has an orientation of (321) planes on the boundary side with respect to the semiconductor layer and mainly an orientation of (222) planes in the remaining portion. When the total thickness of the ITO film is 100 nm, the (321)/(222) diffraction strength ratio in a 10 nm-thick portion on the semiconductor layer side is not less than 0.5 and not more than 2.5.

Photovoltaic element and photovoltaic device

A method for anticipating sensitivity to a medicine for osteoporosis is provided which is characterized by analyzing respective genetic polymorphisms of a vitamin D receptor gene, an estrogen receptor gene, and an apolipoprotein E gene from a genome DNA contained in a sample obtained from a human, and anticipating, based on the analyzed combination of the genetic polymorphisms, that the sample is derived from an individual who shows a specific priority to sensitivities to a plurality of remedies for osteoporosis. A reagent for simultaneously detecting genetic polymorphisms is also provided which contains amplification primers and/or detection probes specific to respective genes of the vitamin D receptor gene, apolipoprotein E gene, and estrogen receptor gene. Further, a method for simultaneously detecting these genes, and a method for selecting remedies for bone disease based on the genetic polymorphisms are provided. According to the method of the present invention, a diagnosis as to which remedy, or medicine, for osteoporosis a subject patient has higher sensitivity can be made before the administration of the medicine so that selection of an appropriate medicine is possible and the QOL (quality of life) of the patient can be improved.

Method for anticipating sensitivity to medicine for osteoporosis

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Kobe, Japan

Toshiaki Baba