Electromagnetic wave shielding laminate and display device employing it

• US 7,771,850 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2008
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited (AGC, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morimoto, Tamotsu, Yanagisawa, Tohru
• Primary Examiner(s): McNeil; Jennifer C.
• Assistant Examiner(s): COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON
• Application Number:
  US12/202,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20090004492A1
• Time in Patent Office: 707 Days
• Field of Search: 428/472, 428/701, 428/702
• US Class Current: 428/701
• CPC Class Codes: H01J 2211/446 Electromagnetic shielding means; Antistatic means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0096 for television displays, e.g. plasma display panel

Abstract

An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate comprising a transparent substrate and an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed thereon, characterized in that the electromagnetic wave shielding film has, sequentially from the substrate side, a first high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0, a first oxide layer containing zinc oxide as the main component, an electroconductive layer containing silver as the main component, and a second high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0.

Claims

1. An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed thereon, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding film includes, sequentially from the substrate side,

a first high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0,

a first oxide layer containing zinc oxide,

an electroconductive layer containing silver as the main component, and

a second high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0, and each of the first high refractive index layer and the second high refractive index layer is a layer containing niobium oxide as the main component.

2. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding film has a second oxide layer between the electroconductive layer and the second high refractive index layer.

3. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 1, wherein the content of silver in the electroconductive layer is at least 99.8 atomic %.

4. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 2, wherein the second oxide layer is an oxide layer containing zinc oxide as the main component.

5. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 1, wherein at least three of said electromagnetic wave shielding films are laminated from the substrate side.

6. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 1, wherein the first oxide layer contains at least 1 atomic % of aluminum oxide.

7. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 1, wherein the electroconductive layer does not include palladium.

8. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 1, wherein the first oxide layer does not include titanium oxide.

9. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 1, wherein the electroconductive layer is in direct contact with the first oxide layer.

10. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 1, wherein the first and second high refractive index layers each have a geometrical thickness of from 20 nm to 50 nm.

11. A display device comprising:

a display screen configured to display images; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding laminate as defined in claim 1, provided on a viewer'"'"'s side of the display screen.

12. An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

at least two electromagnetic wave shielding films laminated thereon, wherein each electromagnetic wave shielding film includes, sequentially from the substrate side,

a first high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0,

a first oxide layer containing zinc oxide as the main component,

an electroconductive layer containing silver as the main component, and

a second high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0, and each of the first high refractive index layer and the second high refractive index layer is a layer containing niobium oxide as the main component,

wherein a first high refractive index layer and a second high refractive index layer are in direct contact with each other between the electromagnetic wave shielding films, forming a combined single layer.

13. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 12, wherein each of the electromagnetic wave shielding films has a second oxide layer between the electroconductive layer and the second high refractive index layer.

14. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 12, wherein the content of silver in the electroconductive layer is at least 99.8 atomic %.

15. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 13, wherein the second oxide layer includes zinc oxide as the main component.

16. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 12, wherein at least three of said electromagnetic wave shielding films are laminated from the substrate side.

17. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 12, wherein the first oxide layer contains at least 1 atomic % of aluminum oxide.

18. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 12, wherein the electroconductive layer does not include palladium.

19. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 12, wherein the first oxide layer does not include titanium oxide.

20. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 12, wherein the electroconductive layer is in direct contact with the first oxide layer.

21. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 12 wherein the first and second high refractive index layers each have a geometrical thickness of from 20 nm to 50 nm.

22. A display device comprising:

a display screen to display images; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding laminate as defined in claim 12, provided on a viewer side of the display screen.

23. An electromagnetic wave shielding laminate comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding film formed thereon, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding film includes, sequentially from the substrate side,

a first high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0,

a first oxide layer containing mainly zinc oxide as the main component,

an electroconductive layer containing silver as the main component, and

a second high refractive index layer made of a material having a refractive index of at least 2.0, and each of the first high refractive index layer and the second high refractive index layer is a layer containing niobium oxide as the main component.

24. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 23, wherein the electromagnetic wave shielding film has a second oxide layer between the electroconductive layer and the second high refractive index layer.

25. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 23, wherein the content of silver in the electroconductive layer is at least 99.8 atomic %.

26. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 24, wherein the second oxide layer includes zinc oxide as the main component.

27. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate according to claim 23, wherein at least three of said electromagnetic wave shielding films are laminated from the substrate side.

28. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 23, wherein the electroconductive layer does not include palladium.

29. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 23, wherein the first oxide layer does not include titanium oxide.

30. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 23, wherein the electroconductive layer is in direct contact with the first oxide layer.

31. The electromagnetic wave shielding laminate of claim 23, wherein the first and second high refractive index layers each have a geometrical thickness of from 20 nm to 50 nm.

32. A display device comprising:

a display screen to display images; and

an electromagnetic wave shielding laminate as defined in claim 23, provided on a viewer side of the display screen.