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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Junji Aranami, Kyoto, JP;
Susumu Yoshikawa, Ikeda, JP;
Junji Aranami, Kyoto, JP;
Susumu Yoshikawa, Ikeda, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Susumu Yoshikawa, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A composite of a base and an array of needle-like crystals formed on the surface of the base is provided, in which the base side and the opposite side to the base with respect to the array can be isolated in a satisfactory manner. A compositeincludes a transparent electrodeserving as the base, an arrayof needle-like crystalsformed thereon, and a coating filmcovering the surface of the needle-like crystals. The needle-like crystalsare made of, for example, zinc oxide, and the coating filmcontains, for example, titanium oxide. The arrayincludes a first region Ron the transparent electrodeside and a second region Ron the opposite side to the transparent electrodewith respect to the first region R. A proportion of the cross section of the needle-like crystalsin a plane parallel to the surface of the transparent electrodeis lower in the second region Rthan in the first region R, and the surface of the transparent electrodeis substantially covered with the needle-like crystalsin the first region R