摘要:
A fuel cell which can directly extract electric power from a polysaccharide, such as starch, is provided. A fuel electrode is formed by immobilizing with an immobilizer, on an electrode comprised of, e.g., carbon, an enzyme responsible for decomposing a polysaccharide into monosaccharides, an enzyme responsible for decomposing the monosaccharide formed, a coenzyme (e.g., NAD+ or NADP+) which forms a reductant due to the oxidation reaction in the monosaccharide decomposition process, a coenzyme oxidase (e.g., diaphorase) for oxidizing the reductant of the coenzyme (e.g., NADH or NADPH), and an electron mediator (e.g., ACNQ or vitamin K3) for receiving electrons generated due to the oxidation of the coenzyme from the coenzyme oxidase and delivering the electrons to the electrode. The fuel cell comprises the fuel electrode and the air electrode that sandwich an electrolyte layer.
摘要:
A fuel cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an enzyme including an oxidase that oxidizes a monosaccharide, the enzyme being immobilized on the negative electrode, an electron mediator including a compound having a naphthoquinone skeleton, the electron mediator being immobilized on the negative electrode, a coenzyme that is formed by oxidation of the monosaccharide, and a coenzyme oxidase that oxidizes the coenzyme, in which the ratio of the electron mediator to the coenzyme is in the range of 1.0 (mol):0.33 (mol) to 1.0 (mol):1.0 (mol).
摘要:
A dye-sensitized solar cell with high conversion efficiency is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention has, between an electrode (2) formed on a surface of a transparent substrate (1) and a counter electrode (6), a light-absorbing layer (3) containing light-absorbing particles carrying dye and an electrolyte layer (5), characterized in that the light-absorbing layer (3) containing light-scattering particles (4) different in size from the light-absorbing particles. In such a dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the energy of light, which passes through a light-absorbing layer in a conventional cell structure, can be strongly absorbed by the dye in the light-absorbing layer of the present invention. This will increase the conversion efficiency and output current of the dye-sensitized solar cell.
摘要:
A dye-sensitized solar cell with high conversion efficiency is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention has, between an electrode (2) formed on a surface of a transparent substrate (1) and a counter electrode (6), a light-absorbing layer (3) containing light-absorbing particles carrying dye and an electrolyte layer (5), characterized in that the light-absorbing layer (3) containing light-scattering particles (4) different in size from the light-absorbing particles. In such a dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention, the energy of light, which passes through a light-absorbing layer in a conventional cell structure, can be strongly absorbed by the dye in the light-absorbing layer of the present invention. This will increase the conversion efficiency and output current of the dye-sensitized solar cell.
摘要:
The dispersant of the present invention comprises at least one component unit derived from kraft lignin and/or its salt and at least one component unit derived from at least one water-soluble monomer. The novel lignin derivative of the present invention comprises at least one component unit derived from kraft lignin and/or its salt, at least one polyoxyalkylene chain, and at least one anionic functional group.
摘要:
Oscillation of a spindle motor caused by a shock is to be suppressed. In one embodiment, an HDD according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a base, a spindle motor for rotating a magnetic disk, the spindle motor being fixed to an inner surface of a base bottom, and a circuit board disposed on an outer surface of the base bottom. Plural outer screws fix the circuit board to the base bottom at outer end portions of the circuit board. Further, three or more inner screws fix the circuit board to the base bottom at inner positions of the circuit board with respect to the outer screws. The center of gravity of the spindle motor is positioned within a polygon defined by the three or more inner screws.
摘要:
An oscillator circuit includes a pair of external terminals to which an external resonator is connected, an inverter connected between the external terminals, and an internal feedback path paralleling the inverter between the external terminals. An internal switching element enables the internal feedback path to be opened so that leakage current at the external terminal connected to the input end of the inverter can be measured accurately. Further internal switching elements are preferably provided so that the resistance of the internal feedback path can be switched. The internal feedback path may include one or more resistors, or the internal switching elements themselves may have sufficient on-resistance to function as resistors.
摘要:
An oscillator circuit includes a pair of external terminals to which an external resonator is connected, an inverter connected between the external terminals, and an internal feedback path paralleling the inverter between the external terminals. An internal switching element enables the internal feedback path to be opened so that leakage current at the external terminal connected to the input end of the inverter can be measured accurately. Further internal switching elements are preferably provided so that the resistance of the internal feedback path can be switched. The internal feedback path may include one or more resistors, or the internal switching elements themselves may have sufficient on-resistance to function as resistors.
摘要:
This invention provides a hydroxyl group-containing betaine compound and a long-chain alkyl group-containing betaine compound, both of which are highly biodegradable and useful as surfactants, bactericides, antistatic agents, softening agents, rust inhibitors, resin modifiers, synthetic intermediates, etc. The invention further provides processes for producing such betaine compounds. The hydroxyl group-containing betaine compound mentioned above can be represented by the following general formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 maybe the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-8 hydrocarbon group or a C1-8 hydrocarbon group having a hydroxyl group, exclusive of the case in which both of R1 and R2 respectively represent a hydrogen atom; in case neither R1 nor R2 represents a hydrogen atom, R1 and R2 may be joined to each other through a single bond or through at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of O, S and N; R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a hydroxymethyl group; A represents a hydrocarbon group of 2˜25 carbon atoms.
摘要:
A method for producing a thin semiconductor film according to the present invention includes the steps of: placing a group-IV compound or a derivative thereof in a plasma state; decomposing the group-IV compound or the derivative thereof into active species; and depositing the active species on a substrate, wherein energy for generating plasma is intermittently supplied at a supply time interval which is equal to or less than a reciprocal of {(secondary reaction rate constant of a source gas reacting with active species other than long-life active species within the plasma).times.(number of source gas molecules)}.