IP Library Granted Patent US 12,458,961
Granted Patent B2
US 12,458,961 · App. 18/873,950 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Tin oxide multilayer film with catalyst layer and method for forming same

Inventors: Masahito Hayamizu (Aichi, JP); Kazuya Shimada (Aichi, JP); Asuka Hirooka (Osaka, JP); Toshihiko Sakata (Nara, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
B01J37/0244B01J23/14B01J23/626B01J37/0228C23C18/1651C23C18/1882C23C18/42
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Patent No.
US 12,458,961
App. No.
18/873,950
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer, the method including preparing a concentrated liquid in which a tin compound is dissolved in a polar solvent; diluting the concentrated liquid with the polar solvent and a fluoride solution to prepare a reaction liquid that is a stable divalent tin solution; immersing a substance to be treated in the reaction liquid to form a tin oxide layer on a surface of the substance to be treated; and immersing the substance to be treated having the tin oxide layer formed on the surface in a catalyst solution containing catalyst metal ions to form a catalyst layer on the tin oxide layer.

Claims (21)

1 . A method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer, the method comprising:

dissolving a fluoride in water to form a first liquid having a concentration of 0.3 M or more;

preparing a concentrated liquid by mixing the first liquid with a tin compound, the concentrated liquid being prepared such that a fluorine ion concentration derived from the fluoride is 0.8 times or more, and 3 times or less, than a divalent tin ion concentration derived from the tin compound;

diluting the concentrated liquid with water to prepare a reaction liquid that is a stable divalent tin solution having the fluorine ion concentration of 0.01M to 2.5M;

immersing a substance to be treated in the reaction liquid to form a tin oxide layer having a thickness of 2 nm or more and 60 nm or less on a surface of the substance to be treated; and

immersing the substance to be treated having the tin oxide layer formed on the surface in a catalyst solution containing catalyst metal ions to form a catalyst layer including the catalyst metal on the tin oxide layer; wherein

the catalyst metal is a noble metal.

2 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoride is one or more of hydrofluoric acid, ammonium hydrogen fluoride, and ammonium fluoride.

3 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 1 , wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, gold, and silver.

4 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 1 , wherein the substance to be treated is an insulator.

5 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 4 , wherein the insulator is a material selected from the group consisting of resin, ceramics, glass, and silicon.

6 . A method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer, the method comprising:

dissolving a tin compound in a polar solvent other than water to prepare a concentrated liquid;

diluting the concentrated liquid with a fluoride solution to prepare a reaction liquid that is a stable divalent tin solution having the fluorine ion concentration derived from the fluoride being 0.01M to 2.5M;

immersing a substance to be treated in the reaction liquid to form a tin oxide layer having a thickness of 2 nm or more and 60 nm or less on a surface of the substance to be treated; and

immersing the substance to be treated having the tin oxide layer formed on the surface in a catalyst solution containing catalyst metal ions to form a catalyst layer including the catalyst metal on the tin oxide layer; wherein

the catalyst metal is a noble metal.

7 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 6 , wherein the fluoride is one or more of hydrofluoric acid, ammonium hydrogen fluoride, and ammonium fluoride.

8 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 6 , wherein the noble metal is selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, gold, and silver.

9 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 6 , wherein the substance to be treated is an insulator.

10 . The method for forming a tin oxide multilayer film with a catalyst layer according to claim 9 , wherein the insulator is a material selected from the group consisting of resin, ceramics, glass, and silicon.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2025
From: HAYAMIZU, MASAHITO; SHIMADA, KAZUYA; HIROOKA, ASUKA; SAKATA, TOSHIHIKO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 071119/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-212501 · Dec 28, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250161928A1 · May 22, 2025
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