A method for depassivation of an energy storage device having an anode, a cathode and a core with an electrolyte, the method including: detecting that a first predetermined event related to a buildup of passivation has occurred with regard to the energy storage device; switching between a positive input voltage and a negative input voltage provided to the anode at a frequency sufficient to depassivate the anode; discontinuing the switching when a second predetermined event related to passivation has occurred.

The present invention provides a novel method for producing a laminate to be used as a light-transmissive electrode layer and an N-type semiconductor layer of a wet or solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a light-transmissive electrode layer, an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and a facing electrode in this order. In said method, a member to be used as the light-transmissive electrode layer is cathode-polarized in a treatment solution containing a Ti component so as to form a titanium oxide layer to be used as the N-type semiconductor layer on said member.

A capacitor, an assembly comprising a capacitor and a busbar and a method for manufacturing a capacitor are disclosed. In an embodiment a capacitor includes a winding element and a terminal having a first part of a first material and a second part of a second material, the second material being different than the first material, wherein the first part is electrically contacted to the winding element, and wherein the second part is an external contact of the capacitor.

An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode body and an electrolyte layer. The anode body has a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body. The electrolyte layer is disposed to be adjacent to the dielectric layer. The electrolyte layer contains a first conductive polymer and a non-aqueous solvent. The first conductive polymer is a self-doped conductive polymer.

An electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode body including a dielectric layer on a surface of the anode body, and a conductive polymer covering a part of the dielectric layer. The conductive polymer contains a first monomer unit corresponding to a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene compound and a second monomer unit corresponding to a 3,4-dialkoxythiophene compound.

Example embodiments generally relate to a detector for electromagnetic radiation such as a detector comprising a first, pixelated electrode layer comprising a plurality of electrode pixels, a first layer comprising a plurality of tiles comprising a material configured to absorb and convert the electromagnetic radiation, and a second electrode layer, as well as a method of producing a detector for electromagnetic radiation, comprising providing a first, pixelated electrode layer comprising a plurality of electrode pixels, applying a plurality of tiles comprising a material configured to absorb and convert the electromagnetic radiation on the first, pixelated electrode layer, and applying a second electrode layer on the first layer.

A method for producing an electrolytic capacitor includes: preparing an anode foil, a cathode foil, and a fibrous structure, the anode foil having a porous portion including a dielectric layer; preparing a conductive polymer-containing liquid, the conductive polymer-containing liquid containing a conductive polymer component and a first solvent;

forming a separator by removing at least a part of the first solvent after applying the conductive polymer-containing liquid to the fibrous structure; forming a capacitor element from the anode foil, the separator, and the cathode foil; and impregnating the capacitor element with an electrolytic solution. An electrical conductivity of the electrolytic solution at 30° C. is 3.0 mS/cm or more.

A method is provided for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor for an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The method includes forming an ester material by adding at least one acid to a glycol, and quenching the ester material for a determined period. The method also includes adding an ammonium based material to the ester material after the ester material is quenched, and adding an additional acid after adding the ammonium based material to form an electrolytic material for the electrolytic capacitor.

A photoelectric conversion device includes: a substrate; a first photoelectric conversion element including a first substrate electrode, a first active layer and a first counter electrode; a second photoelectric conversion element including a second substrate electrode, a second active layer, and a second counter electrode; and a connection connecting the first counter electrode and the second substrate electrode. The second active layer is represented by a composition formula: A.sub.αBX.sub.χ, where A denotes at least one cation selected from monovalent cations, B denotes at least one cation selected from bivalent cations, and X denotes at least one ion selected from monovalent halogen ions; and the second active layer has a first and a second compound layer, the first compound layer containing a first compound satisfying 0.95≤α, and 2.95≤χ, and the second compound layer containing a second compound satisfying α<0.95, and χ<2.95.

A composite electrode foil roll for manufacturing an electrolytic capacitor, including: bands of electrode foils; strips of an isolating material positioned along a width of the composite electrode foil roll at a plurality of locations. The plurality of locations are at equal distances and correspond to a length of an inner cavity of a case of the electrolytic capacitor. The bands of electrode foils and strips of an isolating material are alternating. A method of manufacturing the composite electrode foil roll including alternating bands of electrode foils and strips of an isolating material. The strips are positioned along a width of the composite electrode foil roll at repeated locations. The repeated locations are at equal distances corresponding to a length of an inner cavity of a case of the electrolytic capacitor.