IP Library Granted Patent US 8,597,606
Granted Patent B2
US 8,597,606 · App. 13/707,047 · Granted Dec 3, 2013

Filmy graphite and process for producing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,597,606
App. No.
13/707,047
Granted
Dec 3, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A process for producing a filmy graphite includes the steps of forming a polyimide film having a birefringence of 0.12 or more and heat-treating the polyimide film at 2,400° C. or higher.

Claims (31)

1. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a ratio of electrical resistance at 77 K to that at room temperature of 0.8 or less.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

3. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 10.6 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and has a ratio of electrical resistance at 77 K to that at room temperature of 0.8 or less.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

5. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a ratio of electrical resistance at 4 K to that at room temperature of 0.4 or less.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

7. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 10.6 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and has a ratio of electrical resistance at 4 K to that at room temperature of 0.4 or less.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

9. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a ratio of electrical resistance at 77 K to that at room temperature of 0.9 or less.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,000 S/cm or more.

11. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 10.3 μm or more and 21 μm or less, and has a ratio of electrical resistance at 77 K to that at room temperature of 0.9 or less.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,000 S/cm or more.

13. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a ratio of electrical resistance at 4 K to that at room temperature of 0.75 or less.

14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,000 S/cm or more.

15. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 10.3 μm or more and 21 μm or less, and has a ratio of electrical resistance at 4 K to that at room temperature of 0.75 or less.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,000 S/cm or more.

17. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 12.5 μm or more and 25 μm or less at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thermal conductivity of 1,767 W/m·K or more.

18. The method according to claim 17 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

19. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 4.9 μm or more and 10.6 μm or less, and has a thermal conductivity of 1,767 W/m·K or more.

20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

21. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 12.5 μm or more and 25 μm or less at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thermal conductivity of 1,481 W/m·K or more.

22. The method according to claim 21 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,500 S/cm or more.

23. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 5.0 μm or more and 10.3 μm or less, and has a thermal conductivity of 1,481 W/m·K or more.

24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,500 S/cm or more.

25. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thermal conductivity of 1,760 W/m·K or more.

26. The method according to claim 25 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

27. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 3,000° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 0.6 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and has a thermal conductivity of 1,760 W/m·K or more.

28. The method according to claim 27 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 20,000 S/cm or more.

29. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film having a thickness of 25 μm or more and 50 μm or less at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thermal conductivity of 1,398 W/m·K or more, and an electrical conductivity of 13,0000 S/cm or more.

30. A method for producing a filmy graphite comprising the step of heat-treating a polyimide film at 2,800° C. or lower, wherein the filmy graphite has a thickness of 10.3 μm or more and 21 μm or less, and has a thermal conductivity of 1,398 W/m·K or more.

31. The method according to claim 30 , wherein the filmy graphite has an electrical conductivity of 13,000 S/cm or more.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Sep 12, 2013
From: KANEKA CORPORATION
To: KANEKA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031207/0283 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2013
From: NISHIKAWA, YASUSHI; MURAKAMI, MUTSUAKI; AKAHORI, KIYOKAZU
To: KANEKA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 030449/0323 →