Dai-Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd.

Dks Co. Ltd.

Panasonic Corporation

Yasuteru Saito

Ayano Sofue

Tetsuya Higashizaki

Yoshiki Ito

Yuji Hoshihara

Masaaki Matsumoto

Naoki Ike

Yosuke Goi

Toshiya Watanabe

Koichi Hirano

Shingo Komatsu

Masashi Nakayama

Provided are an electrode binder composition that provides an electrode that exhibits high durability even when an active material that shows a large volume change is used, an electrode coating liquid composition containing the electrode binder composition, a power storage device electrode including an electrode mixture layer containing a solid of the electrode coating liquid composition, and a power storage device including the power storage device electrode. An electrode binder composition includes (A) a polyurethane, (B) a fibrous nanocarbon material having an average fiber length of 0.5 μm or more, and (C) water. The polyurethane is obtained by reacting together (a) a polyisocyanate, (b) a polyol, (c) a compound having one or more active hydrogen groups and a hydrophilic group, and (d) a chain extender. (b) contains an olefinic polyol having 1.5 or more active hydrogen groups and/or a carbonate diol having less than 6 carbon atoms between carbonate bond chains.

Electrode binder composition, electrode coating composition, power storage device electrode, and power storage device

Provided are an electrode binder composition that provides an electrode that exhibits high durability even when an active material that shows a large volume change is used, a power storage device electrode produced using the electrode binder composition, and a power storage device including the power storage device electrode. An electrode binder composition contains (A) one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of fluoropolymers, butadiene polymers, and thermoplastic elastomers, (B) a fibrous nanocarbon material having an average fiber diameter of 0.5 nm or more and 20 nm or less and a fiber length of 0.5 μm or more and 1 mm or less, (C) a cellulose material, (D) a nanocellulose fiber, and (E) water. The mass ratio between (A) and (B) is (A)/(B)=60/40 to 98/2.

A composition that includes a dispersion stabilizer for an electrode coating liquid for a power storage device is provided. The composition has superior ability to stably disperse an electrode active material and a conductive material, and makes it possible to manufacture a uniform electrode, even when a dispersion device that has weak shear force is used. A dispersant for an electrode coating liquid for a power storage device, the dispersant being characterized by containing cellulose fibers that satisfy (a)-(c). (a) The number average width of the short widths is 2-200 nm. (b) The aspect ratio is 7.5-250. (c) Cellulose I crystals are included and the crystallinity thereof is 70%-95%.

Dispersant for electrode coating liquid, electrode coating liquid composition including the dispersant for electrode coating liquid, electrode for power storage device manufactured using the electrode coating liquid composition, and power storage device having the electrode

An electrode coating liquid composition that contains an electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary, a dispersant, and a binding agent. The dispersant contains cellulose fibers that satisfy (a)-(c). A total amount of the dispersant and the binding agent is 0.5 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less with respect to 100 mass % of the solid content of the electrode coating liquid composition. (a) the number average width of the shortest widths is 2 nm or more and 200 nm or less. (b) the aspect ratio is 7.5 or more and 75 or less. (c) cellulose I crystals are included and the crystallinity thereof is 70% or more and 95% or less.

Electrode coating liquid composition, electrode for power storage device manufactured using the electrode coating liquid composition, and power storage device having the electrode

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing a substrate having a metal complex film on the surface thereof. According to the present invention, a metal salt-containing composition containing a metal salt, a polyvalent carboxylic acid having a cis-form structure, and a solvent, in which: the molar ratio of the polyvalent carboxylic acid to the metal salt is not less than 0.5 and not more than 4.0; the moisture content of the composition is not less than 0.05% by weight is used in an application method to apply on a substrate. Thereafter, a two-step heat treatment is carried out.

Metal salt-containing composition, substrate, manufacturing method of substrate

Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion element which includes a semiconductor electrode, an opposite electrode, and an electrolyte layer held between the semiconductor electrode and the opposite electrode, and which is a photoelectric conversion element of high practical use using a redox couple which has high transparency and ease of enclosure and exhibits high performance compared to an iodine redox couple. An electrolyte layer includes a redox couple formed of compounds represented by General Formula (1) and Formula (2), and ionic liquid having bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide anion represented by Formula (3). 

Photoelectric conversion element

The present invention achieves a formation of a metal oxide film of a thin film transistor with a simplified process. The present invention is concerned with a method for manufacturing a field-effect transistor comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a channel layer and a gate insulating layer wherein the channel layer is formed by using a metal salt-containing composition comprising a metal salt, a polyvalent carboxylic acid having a cis-form structure of &#x2014;C(COOH)&#x2550;C(COOH)&#x2014;, an organic solvent and a water wherein a molar ratio of the polyvalent carboxylic acid to the metal salt is in the range of 0.5 to 4.0.

Field-effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same

A method for producing an electroconductive polymer electrode that is excellent in electroconductivity and catalyst capability, is easily patterned, is high in use efficiency of a coating solution, and can produce conveniently with good reproducibility and productivity, and a dye-sensitized solar cell with an excellent conversion efficiency obtained by using the same are provided. Specifically, such a method is employed that a solution containing a monomer of an electroconductive polymer, a pyrrolidone compound represented by the following general formula (1) as a polymerization controlling agent and an oxidizing agent is coated on an electrode substrate, and then the monomer is polymerized by oxidation polymerization to form an electroconductive polymer electrode. wherein in the formula (1), Rrepresents an alkyl group or an aryl group.

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Kyoto, Japan

Yasuteru Saito