IP Library Granted Patent US 9,452,594
Granted Patent B2
US 9,452,594 · App. 13/708,512 · Granted Sep 27, 2016

Electroconductive polymer composition, electroconductive polymer material, electroconductive substrate, electrode and solid electrolytic capacitor

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Patent No.
US 9,452,594
App. No.
13/708,512
Granted
Sep 27, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an electroconductive polymer composition with a good film forming property and a high electroconductivity. Also, provided is an electroconductive polymer material and an electroconductive substrate with a high electroconductivity and transparency. Further, provided is a solid electrolytic capacitor with a high capacity and a low ESR. Disclosed is an electroconductive polymer composition, containing an electroconductive polymer obtained by an oxidation polymerization by using an oxidant in a reaction solution which contains at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, thiophene and derivatives thereof, a polyacid or a salt thereof as a dopant, and a solvent containing water and an aprotic solvent.

Claims (20)

1. A method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition, comprising obtaining an electroconductive polymer by an oxidation polymerization by using an oxidant in a reaction solution which comprises at least one monomer selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, thiophene and derivatives thereof, a polyacid or a salt thereof as a dopant, and a solvent comprising water and an aprotic solvent, wherein the aprotic solvent is at least one selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-diethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and dimethylsulfoxide, and wherein the aprotic solvent is used for polymerizing the monomer.

2. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the aprotic solvent comprised in the solvent is 1 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of water comprised in the solvent.

3. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 2 , wherein the amount of the aprotic solvent comprised in the solvent is 1 to 15 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of water comprised in the solvent.

4. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the polyacid comprised in the reaction solution is 40 to 200 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the monomer comprised in the reaction solution.

5. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the monomer is a 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene derivative represented by the following formula (1):

wherein R represents a substituted or non-substituted C1-C18 alkyl group which is linear or branched, a substituted or non-substituted C5-C12 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted C6-C14 aryl group, or a substituted or non-substituted C7-C18 aralkyl group.

6. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 1 , wherein the polyacid is at least one selected from the group consisting of polystyrene sulfonic acids, polyester sulfonic acids and polyvinyl sulfonic acids.

7. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to claim 1 , further comprising adding a binder to the electroconductive polymer composition.

8. A method for producing an electroconductive polymer material, comprising:

producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to the method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition of claim 1 , and removing the solvent from the electroconductive polymer composition.

9. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer material according to claim 8 , further comprising forming a layer comprising the electroconductive polymer material on a substrate to form an electroconductive substrate.

10. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer material according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate is a resin substrate comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of polyester resins, polyamide resins, polyimide resins, polyurethane resins, polystyrene resins, polyolefin resins, acrylic resins and vinyl ester resins.

11. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer material according to claim 9 , wherein the electroconductive substrate further comprises a layer comprising an ITO between the substrate and the layer comprising the electroconductive polymer material.

12. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer material according to claim 9 , wherein the electroconductive substrate has a total light transmittance of 70% or more.

13. The method for producing an electroconductive polymer material according to claim 9 , wherein the electroconductive substrate is an electrode.

14. A method for producing an electronic device comprising installing the electroconductive substrate produced according to claim 13 in the electronic device.

15. A method for producing a solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a solid electrolyte, comprising:

producing an electroconductive polymer composition according to the method for producing an electroconductive polymer composition of claim 1 ,

applying the electroconductive polymer composition to a dielectric layer, and

removing the solvent from the electroconductive polymer composition.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 19, 2017
From: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
To: TOKIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042879/0135 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2013
From: NOBUTA, TOMOKI; SUZUKI, SATOSHI; SUGAWARA, YASUHISA; TOMIOKA, YASUHIRO
To: NEC TOKIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031506/0704 →