Performed are an accommodation step of accommodating a pair of conductive members in a die, a sealing step of injecting a resin to seal the conductive members, and an extraction step of extracting a conductive member module. In the sealing step, the conductive members are sealed while a force is applied by the resin injected into the die to the individual conductive members in directions away from each other, and the individual conductive members are supported by support members disposed outside.

A conductive composition including a conductive polymer (A), a water-soluble polymer (B) other than the conductive polymer (A), and a solvent (C), wherein a peak area ratio is 0.44 or less, which is determined based on results of analysis performed using a high performance liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer with respect to a test solution obtained by extracting the water-soluble polymer (B) from the conductive composition with n-butanol, and calculated by formula (I):

Area ratio=Y/(X+Y)

wherein X is a total peak area of an extracted ion chromatogram prepared with respect to ions derived from compounds having a molecular weight (M) of 600 or more from a total ion current chromatogram, Y is a total peak area of an extracted ion chromatogram prepared with respect to ions derived from compounds having a molecular weight (M) of less than 600 from the total ion current chromatogram.

A conductive composite material that includes: particles of a layered material including one or plural layers, wherein the one or plural layers include a layer body represented by: M.sub.mX.sub.n, where M is at least one metal of Group 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7, X is a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or a combination thereof, n is not less than 1 and not more than 4, m is more than n but not more than 5, and a modifier or terminal T exists on a surface of the layer body, where T is at least one of a hydroxyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, an oxygen atom, or a hydrogen atom; and a polymer material that includes a hydrogen acceptor and a hydrogen donor, a ratio of the particles of the layered material is more than 19% by volume but not more than 95% by volume.

Provided is a solid electrolyte-containing layer capable of preventing a short circuit caused by the formation of a dendrite. A solid electrolyte-containing layers (30) in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes (i) an inorganic solid electrolyte (31), (ii) a heat-resistant resin (32), and (iii) at least one selected from the group consisting of an ionic liquid, a mixture of an ionic liquid and a lithium salt, and a polymer electrolyte.

The present disclosure provides a conductive paste for a solar cell electrode, comprising a metal powder, a glass frit, a metal oxide, an organic binder and a solvent, wherein the metal oxide comprises at least one metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tungsten (W), antimony (Sb), nickel (Ni), copper (Cu), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), ruthenium (Ru), molybdenum (Mo), and bismuth (Bi).

A conductive composition comprising a conductive polymer (A), a water-soluble polymer (B), and a solvent (C1), wherein: the water-soluble polymer (B) comprises a water-soluble polymer (B11) represented by formula (11), and an amount of a water-soluble polymer (B2) represented by formula (2) as the water-soluble polymer (B) is 0.15% by mass or less, based on a total mass of the conductive composition:

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wherein R.sup.1 denotes a linear or branched alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, each of R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 independently denotes a methyl or ethyl group, R.sup.6 denotes a hydrophilic group, R.sup.7 denotes a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Y.sup.1 denotes a single bond, —S—, —S(═O)—, —C(═O)—O— or —O—, Z denotes a cyano group or a hydroxy group, each of p1 and q denotes an average number of repetitions, and is a number of from 1 to 50, and m denotes a number of from 1 to 5.

A conductive two-dimensional particle of a layered material comprising one layer or one layer and plural layers, wherein the layer includes a layer body represented by: M.sub.mX.sub.n, and a modifier or terminal T exists on a surface of the layer body, wherein T is at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, an oxygen atom, or a hydrogen atom, M of the layer is bonded to at least one selected from the group consisting of PO.sub.4.sup.3−, I, or SO.sub.4.sup.2−, the total content of chlorine and bromine is 1,500 ppm by mass or less, and an average value of major diameters of two-dimensional surfaces of the conductive two-dimensional particles is 1.0 μm or more.

Described herein is a cable that includes a conductor surrounded by at least one semiconductive layer, wherein the layer comprises a polymer composition comprising a polypropylene homopolymer or a polypropylene copolymer with one or more comonomers, a polyolefin functionalized with an anhydride of a mono- or polycarboxylic acid, wherein said anhydride of a mono- or polycarboxylic acid can be linear or cyclic, wherein the functionalized polyolefin is different from the polypropylene homopolymer or polypropylene copolymer or the second polymer, and wherein the amount of the functionalized polyolefin is up to 10 wt % based on the total amount of the polymer composition, a solid conductive filler and a LDPE homopolymer or a LDPE copolymer of ethylene with one or more comonomers having a melting temperature (Tm) less than the Tm of the polypropylene homopolymer or polypropylene copolymer. Also described herein is a process for producing the polymer composition.

Described herein is a cable that includes a conductor surrounded by at least one semiconductive layer, wherein the layer comprises a polymer composition comprising a polypropylene homopolymer or a polypropylene copolymer with one or more comonomers, a polyolefin functionalized with an anhydride of a mono- or polycarboxylic acid, wherein said anhydride of a mono- or polycarboxylic acid can be linear or cyclic, wherein the functionalized polyolefin is different from the polypropylene homopolymer or polypropylene copolymer or the second polymer, and wherein the amount of the functionalized polyolefin is up to 10 wt % based on the total amount of the polymer composition, a solid conductive filler and a LDPE homopolymer or a LDPE copolymer of ethylene with one or more comonomers having a melting temperature (Tm) less than the Tm of the polypropylene homopolymer or polypropylene copolymer. Also described herein is a process for producing the polymer composition.

A composition for solar cell electrodes including a conductive powder, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle. The glass frit contains tellurium (Te), sodium (Na), zinc (Zn), and at least one of lead (Pb) and bismuth (Bi). A molar ratio of the sum of lead and bismuth to zinc ranges from about 1 to about 20. A molar ratio of tellurium to sodium ranges from about 1 to about 15.