Organic-inorganic composite particles and manufacturing method therefor, and thermally conductive filler and thermally conductive resin composition and manufacturing method therefor

1. Organic-inorganic composite particles comprising: a vinyl polymer that is a polymer of a polymerizable vinyl monomer; and inorganic particles including at least one of inorganic oxide and inorganic nitride, wherein

a thermal conductivity of the inorganic particles is 10 W/(m·K) or more,

the inorganic particles are subjected to a surface treatment by acidic phosphoric acid ester having no polymerizable functional group, and by at least one polymerizable compound selected from the group consisting of: carboxylic acid having a polymerizable functional group; acidic phosphoric acid ester having a polymerizable functional group; and lactone having a polymerizable functional group,

the at least one polymerizable compound is bonded to the vinyl polymer, and

the inorganic particles are unevenly located on surface layers of the organic-inorganic composite particles so that the inorganic particles form one or more layers.

2. The organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 , wherein the acidic phosphoric acid ester having no polymerizable functional group is expressed by a general formula (1):

wherein one of a1 and b1 represents 1 while the other of a1 and b1 represents 2, and X represents a substituent expressed by a general formula (1-1) below, or a substituent made by bonding, to the substituent expressed by the general formula (1-1), at least one linking group selected from linking groups expressed by the general formulae (1-2) below, the linking groups expressed by the general formulae (1-2) being bonded to a phosphorus atom in the above general formula (1) on an oxygen atom side directly or via another linking group:

wherein R 1 represents a C1-C50 linear or branched saturated hydrocarbon group or a C6-C100 aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon group, and t1 represents 0 or 1; and

wherein R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 each represent either a C1-C18 divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group or a C6-C30 divalent aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group, and l1, m1 and n1 each represent an integer molar ratio to 1 mole of the substituent expressed by the above general formula (1-1), wherein, l1, m1 and n1 meet the following expressions: l1+m1+n1≤200; 1≤l1≤200; 1≤m1≤200; and 1≤n1≤200, and

the at least one polymerizable compound is selected from the group consisting of: acidic phosphoric acid ester expressed by a general formula (2) below; carboxylic acid expressed by a general formula (3) below; and lactone expressed by a general formula (4) below:

wherein one of a2 and b2 represents 1 while the other of a1 and b1 represents 2, and Y represents a substituent expressed by a general formula (2-1) below, or a substituent made by bonding, to the substituent expressed by the general formula (2-1), at least one linking group selected from linking groups expressed by general formulae (2-2) to (2-5) below, the linking groups expressed by the general formulae (2-2) to (2-5) being bonded to a phosphorus atom in the above general formula (2) on a side indicated by reference sign “*” directly or via another linking group:

wherein R 5 represents a C1-C18 linear or branched alkeny group, and q2 and t2 independently represent 0 or 1, and

wherein R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , and R 18 each represent either a C1-C18 divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group or a C6-C30 divalent aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group, and 12, m2, n2 and p2 each represent an integer molar ratio to 1 mole of the substituent expressed by the above general formula (2-1), wherein, 12, m2, n2 and p2 meet the following expressions: l2+m2+n2+p2≤200; 1≤l2≤200; 1≤m2≤200; 1≤n2≤200, and 1≤p2≤200,

wherein Z represents a C1-C18 linear or branched alkenyl group, or a substituent made by bonding, to the C1-C18 linear or branched alkenyl group, at least one linking group expressed by general formulae (3-1) to (3-4) below, the linking groups expressed by the general formulae (3-1) to (3-4) being bonded to a carbon atom in the above general formula (3) on a side indicated by reference sign “*” directly or via another linking group:

wherein R 9 , R 10 , R 11 and R 12 each represent either a C1-C18 divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group or a C6-C30 divalent aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group, and 13, m3, n3 and p3 each represent an integer molar ratio to 1 mole of the above C1-C18 linear or branched alkenyl group, wherein, 13, m3, n3 and p3 meet the following expressions: l3+m3+n3+p3≤200; 1≤l3≤200; 1≤m3≤200, 1≤n3≤200, and 1≤p3≤200, and

wherein R 13 represents a C1-C7 trivalent hydrocarbon group, and W represents a substituent expressed by a general formula (4-1) below, or a substituent made by bonding, to the substituent expressed by a general formula (4-1), at least one linking group expressed by general formulae (4-2) below, the linking groups expressed by the general formulae (4-2) being bonded to R 13 expressed in the general formula (4) on an oxygen atom side directly or via another linking group;

wherein R 14 represents a C1-C18 linear or branched alkenyl group, and q4 and t4 independently represent 0 or 1, and

wherein R 15 , R 16 and R 17 each represent either a C1-C18 divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group or a C6-C30 divalent aromatic ring-containing hydrocarbon group that may be substituted with an ether bond-containing group, and 14, m4 and n4 each represent an integer molar ratio to 1 mole of the substituent expressed by the above general formula (4-1), wherein, 14, m4 and n4 meet the following expressions: l4+m4+n4≤200; 1≤l4≤200; 1≤m4≤200; and 1≤n4≤200.

3. The organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 , wherein

the inorganic particles are aluminum oxide particles, boron nitride particles or aluminum nitride particles respectively having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 10 μm.

4. The organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 , wherein

the inorganic particles are contained in an amount of 10 to 80 wt % in the organic-inorganic composite particles.

5. The organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 , wherein

the polymerizable vinyl monomer includes: a monofunctional vinyl monomer having an ethylenic unsaturated group; and a polyfunctional vinyl monomer having two or more ethylenic unsaturated groups.

6. A method for manufacturing organic-inorganic composite particles, the organic-inorganic composite particles comprising: a vinyl polymer that is a polymer of a polymerizable vinyl monomer; and inorganic particles that include at least one of inorganic oxide and inorganic nitride and that have a thermal conductivity of 10 W/(m·K) or more, the method comprising the steps of:

preparing hydrophobized inorganic particles by reacting, in a hydrophilic solvent: the inorganic particles; acidic phosphoric acid ester having no polymerizable functional group; and at least one porimerizable compound selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid having a polymerizable functional group, acidic phosphoric acid ester having a polymerizable functional group, and lactone having a polymerizable functional group;

preparing a polymerizable mixture by mixing the hydrophobized inorganic particles, the polymerizable vinyl monomer, and a polymerization initiator; and

obtaining the organic-inorganic composite particles by suspension polymerization in which the polymerizable mixture is polymerized in an aqueous medium in a presence of a dispersant.

7. The method for manufacturing organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 6 , wherein

a used amount of the hydrophobized inorganic particles is 10 to 80 wt % with respect to a total used amount of the polymerizable vinyl monomer and the inorganic particles.

8. A thermally conductive filler for a heat dissipation sheet or a thermal grease, the thermally conductive filler including the organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 .

9. A thermally conductive resin composition comprising the organic-inorganic composite particles according to claim 1 and a matrix resin.

10. A method for manufacturing a conductive resin composition comprising the steps of:

manufacturing organic-inorganic composite particles by the method according to claim 6 ; and

mixing the organic-inorganic composite particle with a matrix resin.