摘要:
A photocatalytic substance whose photocatalytic efficiency is greatly strengthened by making an improvement over titanium dioxide on which micron-size fine metal particles are supported, a base material which holds this photocatalytic substance, and manufacturing methods therefor. By reducing the mean particle diameter of metal particles from the size of fine metal particles on the micron scale to the size of ultra-fine metal particles on the nano-scale, it was succeeded that the photocatalytic efficiency of photocatalytic substances such as titanium dioxide, etc. was greatly strengthened. In particular, the feature is that the particle diameter of the ultra-fine metal particles used is set in a range which allows the conspicuous manifestation of a quantum size effect, and the mean particle diameter is in the range of 1 to 10 nm. Furthermore, by causing such a photocatalyst supporting ultra-fine metal particles to be held on the surface of a base material, a highly functional base material which can strongly decompose environmental contaminants is provided. In particular, in cases where fibers of an adsorbing material, e. g., active carbon fibers, are used as a base material, an extremely strong adsorbing and decomposing effect can be realized as a result of the synergism of the adsorbing power of the active carbon fibers and the decomposing power of the photocatalyst supporting ultra-fine metal particles. This synergistic action shows a regular repetitive effect of quick adsorption and decomposition, and a highly functional base material which is extremely useful from an industrial standpoint can be provided.
摘要:
A highly functional material characterized in that a photocatalyst comprising fine particles of rutile type titanium dioxide strongly supporting ultra-fine metal particles selected from the group consisting of Pt, Au, Pd, Rh, Pu and Ag with a particle diameter of 1 nm to 5 nm by firing treatment so as to exhibit a quantum tumbling effect of electron between the metal particles and the rutile type titanium dioxide and the photocatalyst is scattered on a surface of the base material so as to be irradiated by a light with wavelength smaller than about 407 nm.
摘要:
A highly functional base material and a method of manufacturing the same. The highly functional base material is made from a photocatalyst comprising fine particles of rutile type titanium dioxide supporting ultra-fine metal particles selected from the group consisting of Pt, Au, Pd, Rh, Ag and Ru with a particle diameter which manifest a quantum size effect is held on a base material. The method includes applying a layer of fine particles or rutile type titanium dioxide which support ultra-fine metal particles thereon to the surface of the base material.
摘要:
A scanning microscope probe in which a palladium covering film is formed on the surface of the protruding portion of a cantilever, and the base end portion of a nanotube is disposed in contact with the palladium covering film with the tip end portion of the nanotube protruding to the outside, thus allowing the tip end to be used as a probe needle end for detecting signals. A coating film is formed to cover all or part of the surface of this base end portion, and the nanotube is thus firmly fastened to the cantilever. Since the base end portion adheres tightly to the palladium covering film, both of them are electrically continuous. This palladium covering film allows, as an electrode film, the application of a voltage to the nanotube or the passage of an electric current through the nanotube, showing also good adhesion to the nanotube and cantilever.
摘要:
A heat plate for fixation includes: a metallic base plate; and a heating resistor arranged on a reverse face of the metallic base plate, the heating resistor being formed by laminating, at least, an electric insulating layer and heating resistor layer in this order on the metallic base plate, wherein the heat plate is capable of raising the temperature of the metallic base plate to a fixing temperature when the heating resistor layer is energized and heated. A semicircular heating member for fixation includes the heat plate which is curved so that the metallic base plate has a convex surface, a belt type fixing device is provided with the semicircular heating member, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided with the belt type fixing device having the semicircular heating member.
摘要:
A scanning microscope probe in which a palladium covering film is formed on the surface of the protruding portion of a cantilever, and the base end portion of a nanotube is disposed in contact with the palladium covering film with the tip end portion of the nanotube protruding to the outside, thus allowing the tip end to be used as a probe needle end for detecting signals. A coating film is formed to cover all or part of the surface of this base end portion, and the nanotube is thus firmly fastened to the cantilever. Since the base end portion adheres tightly to the palladium covering film, both of them are electrically continuous. This palladium covering film allows, as an electrode film, the application of a voltage to the nanotube or the passage of an electric current through the nanotube, showing also good adhesion to the nanotube and cantilever.
摘要:
The coated nanotube surface signal probe constructed from a nanotube, a holder which holds the nanotube, a coating film fastening a base end portion of the nanotube to a surface of the holder by way of adhering the base end portion on the surface of holder in a range of a base end portion length with an electric contact state and covering a specified region including the base end portion with the coating film maintaining the electric contact state between the nanotube and the holder, a tip end portion of the nanotube being caused to protrude from the holder; and the tip end portion is used as a probe needle so as to scan surface signals. The coated nanotube surface signal probe can be used as a probe in AFM (Atomic Force Microscope), STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) other SPM (Scanning Probe Microscope).
摘要:
A heat plate for fixation comprising: a metallic base plate; and a heating resistor arranged on a reverse face of the metallic base plate, the heating resistor being formed by laminating, at least, an electric insulating layer and heating resistor layer in this order on the metallic base plate, wherein the heat plate is capable of raising the temperature of the metallic base plate to a fixing temperature when the heating resistor layer is energized and heated. A semicircular heating member for fixation comprises the heat plate which is curved so that the metallic base plate has a convex surface, a belt type fixing device is provided with the semicircular heating member, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided with the belt type fixing device comprising the semicircular heating member.
摘要:
A nano-magnetic head for inputting and outputting magnetic signals with nano-region precision on a magnetic recording medium such as magnetic tapes, magnetic cards, magnetic disks, magnetic drums, etc. The nano-magnetic head uses a nanotube with its base end portion fastened to a holder that is at an end of an AFM cantilever. The tip end portion of the nanotube protrudes from the holder, and a nanocoil is wound around the outer circumference of the tip end portion of the nanotube so that signals are inputted and outputted at both ends of the nanocoil. By way of lining up ferromagnetic metal atoms in the hollow portion of the nanotube, it is possible to strengthen the magnetic signal. The nano-magnetic head is combinable with a signal controller, thus forming a nano-magnetic head device.
摘要:
A cantilever for a vertical scanning type microscope that obtains substance information of a surface of a specimen by a tip end of a nanotube probe needle fastened to the cantilever, in which the cantilever has a fixing region to which a base end portion of a nanotube serving as a probe needle is fastened, and a height direction of the fixing region is set to be substantially perpendicular to a mean surface of the specimen when the cantilever is disposed in a measuring state with respect to the mean surface of the specimen; and the base end portion of the nanotube is bonded in the height direction of the fixing region.