Method for making conductive circuits using powdered metals
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1. A method for making an electrically conductive pattern, comprising:
- (a) depositing on a substrate a metal powder composition consisting essentially of at least one metal powder, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of (i) paper and (ii) materials that are at least about 10% compressible; and
(b) densifying the composition to form a conductive pattern on the substrate,wherein percent compressible, represented by X %, means that a substrate dimension measured in a direction parallel to an applied pressure of 30 MPa is [(100−
X)/100]times its dimension in the same direction at an applied pressure of 0.07 MPa and a total volume of the substrate measured at an applied pressure of 30 MPa is [(100−
X)/100]times its volume at an applied pressure of 0.07 MPa.
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Abstract
Conductive circuits and methods of making conductive circuits are disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for making an electrically conductive pattern, comprising:
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(a) depositing on a substrate a metal powder composition consisting essentially of at least one metal powder, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of (i) paper and (ii) materials that are at least about 10% compressible; and (b) densifying the composition to form a conductive pattern on the substrate, wherein percent compressible, represented by X %, means that a substrate dimension measured in a direction parallel to an applied pressure of 30 MPa is [(100−
X)/100]times its dimension in the same direction at an applied pressure of 0.07 MPa and a total volume of the substrate measured at an applied pressure of 30 MPa is [(100−
X)/100]times its volume at an applied pressure of 0.07 MPa.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for making an electrically conductive pattern, comprising:
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(a) depositing on a substrate a metal powder composition comprising at least one metal powder, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of (i) paper and (ii) materials that are at least about 10% compressible; (b) applying a first pressure in a pattern to capture at least a portion of the composition on at least a portion of the substrate; and (c) densifying the composition to form a conductive pattern on the substrate, wherein the conductive pattern contains less than 5% by weight of any additives that may have been used during said depositing step. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for making an electrically conductive pattern, comprising:
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(a) depositing on a substrate a metal powder composition comprising at least one metal powder, wherein the substrate is selected from the group consisting of (i) paper and (ii) materials that are at least about 10% compressible; (b) applying a first pressure in a pattern to capture at least a portion of the composition on at least a portion of the substrate; (c) removing any uncaptured metal powder from the substrate; and (d) densifying the composition to form a conductive pattern on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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