Abstract:
An electrochemical cell 400 comprises a first conductive layer 402, a metal oxide layer 403, a functional dye layer 404, an electrolyte layer 405, and a second conductive layer 406 where the metal oxide layer 403 comprises a plurality of adjacent metal oxide cells and at least one of the first and second conductive layers 402, 406 is transparent. The functional dye layer 404 is formed from an organic solvent ink. In another embodiment the functional dye layer is formed from a binary solvent ink. Methods of fabricating the electrochemical cell 400 are also disclosed. The electrochemical cell 400 can be used as a dye-sensitised solar cell or an electrochromic display.
Abstract:
A PDMS stamp coated with a hydrophobic material is applied to a hydrophilic substrate to form a template for inkjet deposition of a titanium dioxide colloid suspension pattern. Alternatively, a lyophillic/lyophobic pattern can be formed on a continuous metal oxide layer to provide a template for inkjet deposition of a patterned dye layer. The method is used to fabricate dye sensitized solar cells or electrochromic displays.
Abstract:
The invention seeks to ensure that a liquid is placed in a predetermined region (without being placed in an adjacent region) with a uniform thickness in the region, when a light emitting layer constituting an organic EL element is placed by, for example, ink jet process. Thin SiO2 film pattern 3 having opening 3a is formed on ITO electrode 2. Next, ultrathin organic film pattern 41 having opening 4b is formed on thin SiO2 film pattern 3. The surface of ultrathin organic film pattern 41 becomes repellent to liquid. Hole transporting layer 61 is formed in opening 4b, and then liquid 7 containing a material for the formation of light emitting layer is discharged thereon by ink jet process. Fluid 7 does not remain on the surface of ultrathin organic film pattern 41 but enters opening 4b.
Abstract:
A self-assembled monolayer (SAM) is fabricated using either a semi-fluorinated sulphur containing compound, or a sem-fluorinated silane derivative and compressed carbon dioxide (CO2) as the solvent medium. The temperature and/or pressure of the compressed CO2 may be varied during the fabrication process to improve the molecular packing density of the monolayer. By using compressed CO2 as the solvent medium, monolayers with good molecular packing density can be fabricated relatively quickly without the use of environmentally unfriendly solvents.
Abstract:
Information is recorded correctly even if the magnetic field of the magnetic field modulation recording is weak. A recording film which is composed of a recording layer (13) and an antiferromagnetic layer (14) is a part of a magneto-optical recording medium. The thickness of the antiferromagnetic layer (14) is less than 150 ANGSTROM . Letting the Curie point of the recording layer (13) be Tc1 and the Née1 point of the antiferromagnetic layer (14) be Tc2, the relation Tc2 > Tc1 is satisfied.
Abstract:
A magnetic recording and reproducing method by which magnetic recording and reproduction can be performed at a recording density higher than the conventional example by combining a micro-area heating means, a coil (22) for energizing magnetic field, a magneto-resistance element, and a recording film having an auxiliary recording layer (14) with each other. In this magnetic recording and reproducing method in which information recording is performed by thermomagnetic recording and information reproduction is detected from the variation of magnetic fluxes from a recording magnetic domain, the magneto-resistance element is used as the detecting means of the variation of magnetic fluxes and a solid emulsion lens, evanescent light, or a current flowing between a probe and a recording medium is used as the heating means for thermomagnetic recording. The recording medium is composed of a substrate and the recording film, and the recording film is composed of a recording layer and the auxiliary recording layer (14). The substrate can be made of silicon or silicon oxide.
Abstract:
A manufacturing method for a three-dimensional structure includes forming unit layers using at least one of a first flowable composition including first powder and a second flowable composition including second powder and solidifying at least one of the first flowable composition including the first powder and the second flowable composition including the second powder in the unit layers. In the forming the unit layers, both of the first flowable composition and the second flowable composition are caused to be present in plane directions crossing a thickness direction of the unit layers.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a three-dimensionally formed object includes: forming a layer using a flowable composition including constituent material particles of a three-dimensionally formed object and a flowable composition including support portion-forming particles for forming a support portion which supports the three-dimensionally formed object during the formation of the three-dimensionally formed object; and imparting energy to the constituent material particles and the support portion-forming particles, in which in the imparting of the energy, the energy is imparted such that a temperature of the constituent material particles and a temperature of the support portion-forming particles are equal to or higher than a melting point of the constituent material particles and are lower than a melting point of the support portion-forming particles.
Abstract:
A magnetooptical recording medium suitable for magnetic field modulation recording in a weak electric field. The recording medium includes a laminate of a recording layer (13) and an auxiliary recording layer (14) having a film thickness of not greater than 100 ANGSTROM . The recording layer (13) comprises a vertical magnetization film of at least 150 emu/cc at room temperature, and a magnetization artificial lattice film using a heavy rare earth-transition metal alloy or a precious metal, an oxide such as garnet or spinel ferrite or other magnetic alloys are used, for example. The auxiliary recording layer (14) typically comprises a heavy rare earth-transition metal alloy, and has a lower Curie point (preferably by at least 30 K lower) than that of the recording layer (13). A stabilization layer having a lower Curie point than the recording layer (13) but having greater coercive force at room temperature may be further laminated on the recording layer (13). When HREx(Fel-yCoy)1-x (where HRE: heavy rare earth metal) is used for the recording layer, the relations 0.08