The present invention provides: a photocurable composition that, although including metal oxide microparticles at high concentration, is such that the metal oxide microparticles are satisfactorily dispersed and leakability to a to-be-coated substrate is satisfactory; a cured product of said photocurable composition; and a cured film formation method that uses the photocurable composition. A photocurable resin composition contains a photopolymerizable compound (A), metal oxide microparticles (B), an initiator (C), and a solvent (S). A compound having a radical-polymerizable-group-containing group or a cationically-polymerizable-group-containing group is used as the photopolymerizable compound (A). As the solvent (S), a plurality of solvents (S1) are used that have a specific structure that includes an oxyalkylene group, and are such that the Hildebrand solubility parameter value thereof is 21.0 MPa.sup.0.5 (alternatively, the solvent (S1) and another solvent (S2) are used at a prescribed mass ratio).

The present invention provides: a photocurable composition that, although including metal oxide microparticles at high concentration, is such that the metal oxide microparticles are satisfactorily dispersed and leakability to a to-be-coated substrate is satisfactory; a cured product of said photocurable composition; and a cured film formation method that uses the photocurable composition. A photocurable resin composition contains a photopolymerizable compound (A), metal oxide microparticles (B), an initiator (C), and a solvent (S). A compound having a radical-polymerizable-group-containing group or a cationically-polymerizable-group-containing group is used as the photopolymerizable compound (A). As the solvent (S), a plurality of solvents (S1) are used that have a specific structure that includes an oxyalkylene group, and are such that the Hildebrand solubility parameter value thereof is 21.0 MPa.sup.0.5 (alternatively, the solvent (S1) and another solvent (S2) are used at a prescribed mass ratio).

The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing a specific polymerizable compound and a fluorosurfactant having a specific polyoxyalkylene skeleton and having specific molecular weight. The invention also provides an optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an antireflective film, and a liquid crystal display device that are produced using the polymerizable composition of the present invention. The present invention is useful because, when an optically anisotropic body is produced by photo-polymerization of the polymerizable composition, three features including the leveling properties of the surface of the optically anisotropic body, offset onto the substrate, and liquid crystal alignment can be improved simultaneously.

The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing a specific polymerizable compound and a fluorosurfactant having a specific polyoxyalkylene skeleton and having specific molecular weight. The invention also provides an optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an antireflective film, and a liquid crystal display device that are produced using the polymerizable composition of the present invention. The present invention is useful because, when an optically anisotropic body is produced by photo-polymerization of the polymerizable composition, three features including the leveling properties of the surface of the optically anisotropic body, offset onto the substrate, and liquid crystal alignment can be improved simultaneously.

The present invention provides a polymer compound for a conductive polymer comprising one or more repeating units a shown by the formula (1), and having a weight-average molecular weight in the range of 1,000 to 500,000. There can be provided a polymer compound for a conductive polymer having a specific superacidic sulfo group which is soluble in an organic solvent, and suitably used for a fuel cell or a dopant for a conductive material. ##STR00001##
wherein R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sup.2 represents any of a single bond, an ester group, and a linear, branched, or cyclic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon group optionally containing an ether group, an ester group, or both; Z represents any of a single bond, a phenylene group, a naphthylene group, an ether group, and an ester group; and a is a number satisfying 0<a1.0.

A liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound and a non-liquid crystal compound, in which both of the liquid crystal compound and the non-liquid crystal compound are compounds having any of aromatic rings selected from the group consisting of groups represented by predetermined formulae, and a ratio of a molecular weight of the non-liquid crystal compound to a molecular weight of the liquid crystal compound is 1 or less.

Compositions including a combination of (meth)acryloyl-terminated monomers and oligomers prepared by co-reacting reactants having active hydrogen groups with an acrylating agent are disclosed. Polymerizates formed using the combinations of (meth)acryloyl-terminated monomers and oligomers exhibit a high hardness, excellent thermomechanical properties, and a high refractive index. The compositions can be used to fabricate optical components.

Provided are a polymerizable composition in which precipitation or the like of crystals does not occur and which has high storage stability; and a polymerizable composition in which unevenness is unlikely to occur when a film-like polymerized material obtained by polymerizing the composition is prepared. Further, provided are an optically anisotropic body, a retardation film, an optical compensation film, an anti-reflective film, a lens, and a lens sheet which are formed of the polymerizable composition, a liquid crystal display element, an organic light-emitting display element, a lighting element, an optical component, a colorant, a security marking, a member for emitting a laser, a polarizing film, a coloring material, and a printed matter for which the polymerizable composition is used.

The present disclosure provides a conductive polymer material. The conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer having structural units derived from the following monomers: (a) a monomer of formula (I): ##STR00001## and (b) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group which has the following formula: ##STR00002##
wherein A, X, R1, R2, R6 to R9, q and w are described in the specification. The conductive polymer material of the present disclosure has high withstand voltage and high capacitance and can be used for the preparation of solid capacitors or hybrid capacitors. In addition, the conductive polymer material according to the present disclosure has high electrical conductivity and good water washing resistance and is thus useful for an antistatic coating or smart fabrics.

The present disclosure provides a conductive polymer material. The conductive polymer material includes a conductive polymer having structural units derived from the following monomers: (a) a monomer of formula (I): ##STR00001## and (b) a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group which has the following formula: ##STR00002##
wherein A, X, R1, R2, R6 to R9, q and w are described in the specification. The conductive polymer material of the present disclosure has high withstand voltage and high capacitance and can be used for the preparation of solid capacitors or hybrid capacitors. In addition, the conductive polymer material according to the present disclosure has high electrical conductivity and good water washing resistance and is thus useful for an antistatic coating or smart fabrics.