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US 12,278,060 · App. 17/812,325 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing solid electrolytic capacitor comprising a block layer formed using a conductive polymer heterogeneously doped with a polymer dopant

Inventors: Yasuhisa Sugawara (Shiroishi, JP); Masami Ishijima (Shiroishi, JP); Tadamasa Asami (Shiroishi, JP); Yusuke Hoshina (Shiroishi, JP)
Assignee: TOKIN CORPORATION
H01G9/025H01G9/0036H01G9/15
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Patent No.
US 12,278,060
App. No.
17/812,325
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid electrolytic capacitor according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: an anode body made of a valve metal; a dielectric layer formed on the anode body; and a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes: a first conductive polymer layer formed on the dielectric layer and heterogeneously doped with a monomolecular dopant; a block layer formed on the first conductive polymer layer; and a second conductive polymer layer formed on the block layer and composed of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped. The block layer blocks a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into the first conductive polymer layer and/or a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into pores of the porous anode body.

Claims (40)

1. A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising:

an anode body made of a valve metal;

a dielectric layer formed on the anode body; and

a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer, wherein

the solid electrolyte layer comprises:

a first conductive polymer layer that is formed on the dielectric layer and is heterogeneously doped with a monomolecular dopant;

a block layer formed on the first conductive polymer layer; and

a second conductive polymer layer that is formed on the block layer and is composed of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped,

the block layer blocks a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into the first conductive polymer layer and/or a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into pores of the anode body, and

the block layer is formed using a conductive polymer heterogeneously doped with a polymer dopant.

2. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the block layer includes an antioxidant.

3. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises a plurality of block layers and a plurality of second conductive polymer layers alternately laminated on the first conductive polymer layer.

4. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the first conductive polymer layer is formed using at least one substance selected from a group consisting of polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, and derivatives thereof.

5. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein the second conductive polymer layer is formed using a self-doped-type conductive polymer that is composed of polypyrrole, polythiophene, or polyaniline, and that contains a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped.

6. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a film thickness of a corner part of the second conductive polymer layer to a film thickness of a planar part of the second conductive polymer layer is not less than 0.5 nor more than 1.5.

7. A solid electrolytic capacitor comprising:

an anode body made of a valve metal;

a dielectric layer formed on the anode body; and

a solid electrolyte layer formed on the dielectric layer, wherein

the solid electrolyte layer comprises:

a first conductive polymer layer that is formed on the dielectric layer and is heterogeneously doped with a monomolecular dopant;

a block layer formed on the first conductive polymer layer; and

a second conductive polymer layer that is formed on the block layer and is composed of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped,

the block layer blocks a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into the first conductive polymer layer and/or a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into pores of the anode body, and

the block layer is formed of a material including amine or amine salt, and the material including the amine or the amine salt is at least one of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing amine and a conductive polymer heterogeneously doped with a polymer dopant containing amine.

8. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 7 , wherein the block layer includes an antioxidant.

9. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 7 , wherein the solid electrolyte layer comprises a plurality of block layers and a plurality of second conductive polymer layers alternately laminated on the first conductive polymer layer.

10. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 7 , wherein the first conductive polymer layer is formed using at least one substance selected from a group consisting of polypyrrole, polythiophene, polyaniline, and derivatives thereof.

11. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 7 , wherein the second conductive polymer layer is formed using a self-doped-type conductive polymer that is composed of polypyrrole, polythiophene, or polyaniline, and that contains a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped.

12. The solid electrolytic capacitor according to claim 7 , wherein a ratio of a film thickness of a corner part of the second conductive polymer layer to a film thickness of a planar part of the second conductive polymer layer is not less than 0.5 nor more than 1.5.

13. A method for manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor, the method comprising:

forming a dielectric layer on an anode body made of a valve metal; and

forming a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer, wherein

the forming of the solid electrolyte layer comprises:

forming, on the dielectric layer, a first conductive polymer layer heterogeneously doped with a monomolecular dopant;

forming a block layer on the first conductive polymer layer; and

forming, on the block layer, a second conductive polymer layer composed of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing a plurality of side chains containing a functional group that can be doped,

the block layer is formed of a material capable of blocking a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into the first conductive polymer layer and/or a migration of the self-doped-type conductive polymer from the second conductive polymer layer into pores of the anode body,

the block layer is formed of a material including amine or amine salt, and

the material including the amine or the amine salt is at least one of a self-doped-type conductive polymer containing amine and a conductive polymer heterogeneously doped with a polymer dopant containing amine.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Oct 30, 2024
From: TOKIN CORPORATION
To: TOKIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069568/0025 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: SUGAWARA, YASUHISA; ISHIJIMA, MASAMI; ASAMI, TADAMASA; HOSHINA, YUSUKE
To: TOKIN CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060498/0199 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-116081 · Jul 14, 2021 · national
JP 2022-023393 · Feb 18, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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