The present invention provides a photosensitive composition with which a cured film having excellent patterning properties and excellent electrode anticorrosion properties can be produced. In addition, it also provides a cured film formed of the photosensitive composition, a color filter, a light shielding film, an optical element, a solid-state imaging element, an infrared sensor, and a headlight unit.

The photosensitive composition of the present invention contains a zirconium nitride-based particle containing one or more selected from the group consisting of zirconium nitride and zirconium oxynitride a resin, a polymerizable compound, and a photopolymerization initiator, in which the zirconium nitride-based particle contains 0.001% to 0.400% by mass of a Fe atom with respect to a total mass of the zirconium nitride-based particle.

Methods of fabricating three-dimensional objects featuring properties of a soft bodily tissue and three-dimensional objects featuring properties of a soft bodily tissue or of an organ comprising same are provided.

Provided are patterned films comprising nanostructures and one or more UV-cured monomers. Also provide are methods of making the patterned films, and electroluminescent devices comprising the patterned films.

A photoresist composition includes a photoactive compound and a polymer. The polymer has a polymer backbone including one or more groups selected from: ##STR00001##
The polymer backbone includes at least one group selected from B, C-1, or C-2, wherein ALG is an acid labile group, and X is linking group.

The present invention relates to a thermal conductive layer that includes at least one filler, has a thermal diffusivity of 5.0×10.sup.−7 m.sup.2s.sup.−1 or more, and has a volume resistivity of 1.0×10.sup.11 Ω.Math.cm or more. Further, the present invention relates to a photosensitive layer to which the thermal conductive layer is applied, a photosensitive composition, a manufacturing method for a thermal conductive layer, and a laminate and a semiconductor device.

A black light-shielding photosensitive resin composition, a black matrix, a black light-shielding film, a frame, and a filling material for a splicing area are provided. The black light-shielding photosensitive resin composition includes a resin (A), a pigment (B), a monomer (C), an initiator (D), and a solvent (E). The resin (A) includes an epoxy resin (A-1) and a resin (A-2) having an ethylenic unsaturated functional group. The pigment (B) includes black particles (B-1) and hollow particles (B-2).

A method for processing a substrate is described. The method includes forming a metal containing resist layer onto a substrate, patterning the metal containing resist layer, and performing a post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer. The post exposure bake on the metal containing resist layer is a field guided post exposure bake operation and includes the use of an electric field to guide the ions or charged species within the metal containing resist layer. The field guided post exposure bake operation may be paired with a post development field guided bake operation.

The present disclosure provides mixtures, systems, and methods for printing a three-dimensional (3D) object. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a mixture for printing a 3D object, comprising a plurality of granulated particles. In some aspects, the present disclosure provides a mixture for printing a 3D object, comprising a plurality of precursor compounds configured to react to form a plurality of particles.

The present invention is directed to a method for preparing a device, the method comprising: forming a first layer on top of a first electrode, the layer comprising a metal oxide that is formed by the deposition of a metal oxide precursor composition that can be directly patterned by means of exposure to electromagnetic radiation to form a patterned metal oxide layer, optionally forming a second electrode over the first device layer, wherein the method further includes optionally forming a layer comprising quantum dots on top of the first layer or after formation of the first layer, and to a device comprising a first layer comprising a metal oxide prepared by the method of the invention.

In a conductive film, a cured film formed of a photosensitive resin composition including at least one of monomers represented by Formulae (1) and (2), a clay mineral, and a photopolymerization initiator is provided as a protective layer of a lead-out wiring part of the conductive film that functions as a touch sensor.