Abstract:
The present invention provides a shock recording device consisting of: an electric power source; a vibration energy harvester comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the vibration energy harvester converting an energy of a shock applied thereto into a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first transistor comprising a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, the first transistor further comprising a stacked structure of a ferroelectric layer and a semiconductor layer; and a second transistor comprising a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode. The second gate electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode. The second drain electrode is electrically connected to the electric power source. The second source electrode is electrically connected to the first gate electrode. The first source electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode.
Abstract:
Provided are a power generation element, an encoder, and a method of manufacturing a magnetic member capable of increasing generated power. Power generation element includes magnetic member that produces a large Barkhausen effect, coil wound around magnetic member, and ferrite member provided at an end of magnetic member to be aligned with coil along a winding axis direction of coil. Ferrite member includes main body located inside columnar space and protrusion connected to main body and located outside columnar space. Columnar space is surrounded by a virtual plane when it is assumed that an outer edge of coil when viewed from the winding axis direction of coil is extended to both sides of the coil in the winding axis direction of coil, and is sandwiched between two virtual planes that are in contact with both ends of magnetic member in the winding axis direction of coil and are orthogonal to the winding axis direction.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a shock recording device, comprising: a vibration energy harvester comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, the vibration energy harvester converting an energy of a shock applied thereto into a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a ferroelectric transistor comprising a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, the ferroelectric transistor further comprising a stacked structure of a ferroelectric layer and a semiconductor layer. The gate electrode is electrically connected to the first electrode. The source electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode. This shock recording device does not need a power source used to record a shock.
Abstract:
A solid electrolyte has a composition represented by the formula: MgxMySiOz, where M represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, Ca, Sr, and Ba; x satisfies 0
Abstract:
A solid electrolyte includes an oxynitride that contains an alkaline-earth metal, phosphorus, oxygen, and nitrogen. A P2p spectrum obtained by an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurement of the oxynitride contains a peak component originating from a P—N bond.
Abstract:
A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electron transport layer disposed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. At least one electrode selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode has a light-transmitting property. The photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound composed of a monovalent cation, a divalent cation, and a halogen anion. The electron transport layer contains a metal oxynitride having electron conductivity. The metal oxynitride has an electrical conductivity of greater than or equal to 1×10−7 S/cm.
Abstract:
A solar cell according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a first electron transport layer located between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, in which at least one selected from the group consisting of the first electrode and the second electrode is translucent, the photoelectric conversion layer contains a perovskite compound composed of a monovalent cation, a Sn cation, and a halogen anion, and the first electron transport layer contains a niobium oxide halide.
Abstract:
A neural network circuit includes an error calculating circuit that generates an error voltage signal having a magnitude in accordance with a time difference between an output signal and a teaching signal corresponding to the output signal. A weight change pulse voltage signal is input to a synapse circuit of a neural network circuit element including a neuron circuit that output the weight change pulse voltage signal, and a switching pulse voltage signal is input to a synapse circuit of a neural network circuit element other than the neural network circuit element including the neuron circuit that output the switching pulse voltage signal. The neural network circuit element changes the amplitude of the weight change pulse voltage signal on the basis of the error voltage signal generated by the error calculating circuit.
Abstract:
A random number generating device of the present disclosure includes: an arithmetic random number generator that generates an arithmetic random number sequence; an arithmetic random number converter that sequentially reads at least one arithmetic random number from the arithmetic random number sequence and converts a value of the read arithmetic random number into a voltage or current value of at least two predetermined levels of gray scale having an identical polarity; a hysteresis unit that outputs values depending on a presently-input voltage or current value and a previously-input voltage or current value with respect to the sequentially-input voltage or current value; and a threshold processor that binarizes the output of the hysteresis unit.
Abstract:
Provided is a power generation element or the like in which a power generation amount is less likely to vary. Power generation element (100) includes magnetic member (110) that produces a large Barkhausen effect because of a change in an external magnetic field, coil (130) wound around magnetic member (110), and ferrite member (150) disposed side by side with coil (130) along a winding axis direction of coil (130) and including opening (151) into which a part of magnetic member (110) is inserted. In the winding axis direction, ferrite member (150) includes end surface (152) positioned farther than end surface (111) of magnetic member (110).