Transparent conductive multi-layer structure and process for producing the same

• US 20020045050A1
• Filed: 05/18/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Original Assignee: TDK Corporation
• Inventors: Iijima, Tadayoshi, Tamai, Kiminori
• Application Number:
  US09/859,512
• Publication Number:
  US 20020045050A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/432
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/06 comprising glass as the main or only constituent of a layer, next to another layer of a specific material
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10018 comprising only one glass sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2367/00 Polyesters, e.g. PET, i.e. polyethylene terephthalate
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/14 next to a particulate layer
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 5/16 characterised by features of a layer formed of particles, e.g. chips, powder or granules layer formed of natural mineral particles B32B19/00; layer being formed of wood fibres, chips or particles B32B21/02
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/007 containing a dispersed phase, e.g. particles, fibres or flakes, in a continuous phase
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 17/3411 with at least two coatings of inorganic materials C03C17/36, C03C17/42 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/231 In2O3/SnO2
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/42 consisting of particles only
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/476 Tin oxide or doped tin oxide
• CPC Class Codes: C03C 2217/948 Layers comprising indium tin oxide [ITO]
• CPC Class Codes: H01B 1/08 oxides
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/25 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and including a second component containing structurally defined particles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/256 Heavy metal or aluminum or compound thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2922 Nonlinear [e.g., crimped, coiled, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/31504 Composite [nonstructural laminate]

Abstract

It is disclosed a transparent conductive multi-layer structure which comprises a substrate overlaid, desirably interposed by a support, with a conductive layer containing fine conductive particles, preferably the fine particles of in-dium-tin oxide (ITO), said multi-layer structure having a surface resistance of 10-10³ Ω/□ and a visible light transmittance of at least 70%. A process for producing this structure is also disclosed. The present invention can produce transparent conductive multi-layer structures by utilizing a coating method which retains the advantages of its easiness of forming large-area conductive films, simplification of apparatus, high productivity and low manufacturing cost, by firstly obtaining a transparent conductive film that has low enough surface resistance to give high conductivity while exhibiting satisfactory transparency, and then applying the transparent conductive film to a glass or resin panel, etc.

Claims

1. A transparent conductive multi-layer structure which comprises a substrate overlaid with a support which in turn is overlaid with a conductive layer containing fine conductive particles, said multi-layer structure having a surface resistance of 10-10³ Ω

/□ and

a visible light transmittance of at least 70%.

2. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 1, wherein the fine conductive particles are the fine particles of indium-tin oxide (ITO).

3. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is a glass panel or a resin panel.

4. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 1, wherein the conductive layer is overlaid with a hard coating layer.

5. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 1, which has a haze value of 1-10%.

6. A process for producing the transparent conductive multi-layer structure of claim 1 which comprises producing a transparent conductive film by applying a dispersion of fine conductive particles onto a support, drying the applied coating to form a layer containing the fine conductive particles, compressing the layer to form a compressed layer of the fine conductive particles, and thereafter applying thusly produced transparent conductive film on a substrate.

7. The process according to claim 6, wherein the dispersion of the fine conductive particles is substantially free of a binder resin.

8. A transparent conductive multi-layer structure which comprises a substrate overlaid with a conductive layer containing fine conductive particles, said multi-layer structure having a surface resistance of 10-10³ Ω

/□ and

a visible light transmittance of at least 70%.

9. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 8, wherein the fine conductive particles are the fine particles of indium-tin oxide (ITO).

10. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 8, wherein the substrate is a glass panel or a resin panel.

11. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 8, wherein the conductive layer is overlaid with an anchor coating layer and a hard coating layer in that order.

12. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 8, which has a haze value of 1% to less than 10%.

13. The transparent conductive multi-layer structure according to claim 8, which has a haze value of 10-50%.

14. A process for producing the transparent conductive multi-layer structure of claim 8 which comprises producing a transparent conductive film by applying a dispersion of fine conductive particles onto a support, drying the applied coating to form a layer containing the fine conductive particles, then compressing said layer to form a compressed fine conductive particles layer, and subsequently adhering to a substrate said compressed fine conductive particle layer of the transparent film, and thereafter stripping away the support from the compressed conductive layer.

15. A process for producing the transparent conductive multi-layer structure of claim 8 which comprises preparing a support overlaid with a hard coating layer and an anchor coating layer in the order, producing a transparent conductive film by applying a dispersion of fine conductive particles onto the anchor coating layer, drying the applied coating to form a layer containing the fine conductive particles, then compressing said layer to form a compressed fine conductive particles layer, and subsequently adhering to a substrate said compressed fine conductive particles layer, and thereafter stripping away the support from the hard coating layer.

16. The process according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the dispersion of the fine conductive particles is substantially free of a binder resin.