IP Library Granted Patent US 8,673,049
Granted Patent B2
US 8,673,049 · App. 13/321,675 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Low-temperature sintered silver nanoparticle composition and electronic articles formed using the same

Inventors: Gregory A. Jablonski (Yardley, PA); Michael A. Mastropietro (Bridgewater, NJ); Kimitaka Sato (Okayama, JP); Hiromasa Miyoshi (Okayama, JP); Hidefumi Fujita (Okayama, JP)
Assignees: DOWA Electronics Materials Co., Ltd.; PChem Associates, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,673,049
App. No.
13/321,675
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A silver nanoparticle composition is provided which is possible to be sintered through sintering at a low temperature in a short time and to form silver electro conductive film and wiring which is favorable for adhesion to a substrate and low in resistance, and articles using the same are provided. The silver nanoparticle composition is provided, wherein a main component of a solvent is water, a pH of the composition is within a range of 5.3 to 8.0, a silver nanoparticle included in the composition is protected by an organic acid or a derivative thereof, and the content of the organic acid or the derivative thereof with respect to silver is 2 to 20% by mass.

Claims (16)

1. A silver nanoparticle composition, wherein a main component of a solvent is water, a pH of the composition is within a range of 5.3 to 8.0, a silver nanoparticle included in the composition is protected by an organic acid or a derivative thereof, and a content of the organic acid or the derivative thereof is within a range of 2 to 20% by mass with respect to silver, and the composition further comprising a polymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer having a vinyl group, wherein the polymer is selected from the group consisting of a vinyl chloride homopolymer, a vinyl chloride copolymer, a vinyl acetate homopolymer, and a vinyl acetate copolymer.

2. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the silver nanoparticle with respect to the entire content of the composition is within a range of 15 to 75% by mass.

3. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of an ammonia component present in the composition with respect to the entire content of the composition is more than 0.1% by mass.

4. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein a content of a nitric acid component present in the composition with respect to the entire content of the composition is more than 0.1% by mass.

5. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein a primary particle average diameter of the silver nanoparticle to be measured by a transmission electron microscope is equal to or smaller than 100 nm.

6. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein the organic acid or the derivative thereof is a carboxylic acid having 5 to 8 carbon atoms or a derivative thereof.

7. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein the organic acid or the derivative thereof is heptanoic acid or a derivative thereof.

8. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , comprising a polymer having a glass transition temperature (T g ) of 0° C. or higher and 100° C. or lower.

9. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , comprising a water-dispersible polymer having at least one or more of an OH group, a polyoxyethylene glycol group, and a polyethylene glycol group.

10. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 9 , comprising a polymer having a urethane bond.

11. The silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 , wherein a surface resistivity of a silver thin film obtained by applying the silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 to a base material and subjecting it to heat treatment in air at 60° C. for 15 seconds is equal to or less than 100 Ω/square.

12. silver thin film or a silver wiring formed using the silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 .

13. An RF-ID antenna, wherein an antenna part of an RF-ID is formed from a silver wiring formed by applying the silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 to a base material and firing the wiring to be converted into silver.

14. An RF-ID inlet using the antenna according to claim 13 .

15. An EMI shield, wherein a grid part of the EMI shield is formed from a wiring which is a silver wiring formed by firing a wiring formed from the silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 to be converted into silver.

16. An electronic circuit, wherein a wiring formed by a printing method from the silver nanoparticle composition according to claim 1 is fired to be converted into silver and form a silver wiring.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2014
From: PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.
To: NCC NANO, LLC
Reel/Frame 033517/0847 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 10, 2014
From: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
To: PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Reel/Frame 032191/0352 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 10/10/2011 Recorded Feb 7, 2012
From: PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.
To: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027663/0082 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF 10/10/2011 Recorded Feb 7, 2012
From: PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.
To: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027663/0146 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2011
From: JABLONSKI, GREGORY A.; MASTROPIETRO, MICHAEL A.; SATO, KIMITAKA; MIYOSHI, HIROMASA; FUJITA, HIDEFUMI
To: DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.; PCHEM ASSOCIATES, INC.
Reel/Frame 027263/0654 →
Continuity (1)
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