Ultraviolet curable silver composition and related method

• US 7,157,507 B2
• Filed: 11/24/2003
• Issued: 01/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Allied PhotoChemical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Allied PhotoChemical, Inc.
• Inventors: Krohn, Roy C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Feely; Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US10/721,577
• Publication Number:
  US 20040106718A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,135 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 523/442
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 2/44 Polymerisation in the presence of compounding ingredients, e.g. plasticisers, dyestuffs, fillers
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 2/48 by ultraviolet or visible light
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 220/1811 C10or C11-(Meth)acrylate, e.g. isodecyl (meth)acrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate or 2-naphthyl (meth)acrylate
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 283/006 on to polymers provided for in C08G18/00 C08F283/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 283/10 on to polymers containing more than one epoxy radical per molecule C08F283/004 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/06 Polymers provided for in subclass C08G
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/064 Polymers containing more than one epoxy group per molecule
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/067 Polyurethanes; Polyureas
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/14 Polymers provided for in subclass C08G
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 3/08 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 5/10 Esters; Ether-esters
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 175/16 having terminal carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 4/00 Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, based on organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond ; Coating compositions, based on monomers of macromolecular compounds of groups C09D183/00 - C09D183/16
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 4/06 Organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond in combination with a macromolecular compound other than an unsaturated polymer of groups C09D159/00 - C09D187/00
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 24/08 by application of heat or pressure and heat C23C24/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/0047 characterised by additives for obtaining a metallic or ceramic pattern, e.g. by firing
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/027 Non-macromolecular photopolymerisable compounds having carbon-to-carbon double bonds, e.g. ethylenic compounds G03F7/075 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/095 for polymer thick films, i.e. having a permanent organic polymeric binder
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/0245 Flakes, flat particles or lamellar particles

Abstract

A photocurable silver composition is provided which comprises an ultraviolet light curable organic mixture, a photoinitiator, a silver powder, and a silver flake composition. The silver flake composition comprises at least 20% of the weight of the silver powder. The disclosed compositions may be used to produce silver-containing coatings on a variety of different substrates. Related methods are provided.

Claims

1. A photocurable silver composition comprising:

an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer;

an acrylated epoxy oligomer;

a photoinitiator;

silver powder; and

silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder.

2. The silver composition of claim 1 further comprising an isobornyl acrylate monomer.

3. The silver composition of claim 1 wherein the aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer is present in an amount of about 3% to 8% of the silver composition.

4. The silver composition of claim 1 wherein the acrylated epoxy oligomer is present in an amount of about 2% to 4% of the silver composition;

the silver powder is present in an amount of about 50% to 60% of the silver composition;

the silver flakes are present in an amount of about 25% to 35% of the silver composition;

the aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer is present in an amount of about 8% of the silver composition; and

the photoinitiator is present in an amount of about 3% to 6% of the silver composition.

5. The silver composition of claim 1 further comprising a component selected from the group consisting of a flow promoting agent, an adhesion promoter, a wetting agent, a conductive carbon black powder, an antimony tin oxide powder, and mixtures thereof.

6. The silver composition of claim 1 further comprising an antimony tin oxide powder and a flow promoting agent.

7. The silver composition of claim 6 further comprising a blend of a polyacrylic oligomer and an acrylate monomer.

8. A photocurable silver composition comprising:

a photocurable organic mixture;

a photoinitiator;

silver powder; and

silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder and wherein the silver powder comprises a plurality of particles with about 70% to 95% of the particles having a particle size less than about 14.9 microns.

9. The silver composition of claim 8, wherein the silver powder comprises a plurality of particles with about 90% of the particles having a particle size less than about 14.9 microns.

10. The silver composition of claim 8 wherein the photocurable mixture comprises an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer.

11. The silver composition of claim 10 wherein the photocurable mixture further comprises an acrylated epoxy oligomer.

12. The silver composition of claim 11 wherein the photocurable mixture further comprises an isobornyl acrylate monomer.

13. The silver composition of claim 12 wherein

the acrylated epoxy oligomer is present in an amount of about 2% to 4% of the silver composition;

the silver powder is present in an amount of about 50% to 60% of the silver compositio;

the silver flakes are present in an amount of about 25% to 35% of the silver composition;

the aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer is present in an amount of about 8% of the silver composition; and

the photo initiator is present in an amount of about 3% to 6% of the silver composition.

14. The silver composition of claim 8 further comprising a component selected from the group consisting of a flow promoting agent, an adhesion promoter, a wetting agent, a conductive carbon black powder, an antimony tin oxide powder, and mixtures thereof.

15. The silver composition of claim 8 further comprising an antimony tin oxide powder and a flow promoting agent.

16. The silver composition of claim 15 further comprising a blend of a polyacrylic oligomer and an acrylate monomer.

17. A photocurable silver composition comprising:

a photocurable organic mixture;

a photoinitiator;

silver powder; and

silver flakes in an amount of at least 20% relative to the weight of the silver powder and wherein the silver powder comprises a plurality of particles with about 90% of the particles having a particle size less than about 14.9 microns.

18. The silver composition of claim 17 wherein the photocurable mixture comprises an aliphatic acrylated urethane oligomer.

19. The silver composition of claim 18 wherein the photocurable mixture further comprises an acrylated epoxy oligomer.

20. The silver composition of claim 19 wherein the photocurable mixture further comprises an isobornyl acrylate monomer.