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EP0260152A2
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Organic conductive medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1987-09-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2007-09-11
Abstract
Abstract There is provided an organic conductive or photoconductive medium, comprising an organic conductive or photoconductive layer (10) formed on the surface of a substrate (2) having fine uneven shape. The invention also provides an organic conductive medium having an organic conductive layer into which impurities are injected or diffused to lower or extinguish conductivity or to increase conductivity, eg. as an electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunihiro Sakai
- 👤 Toshihiko Miyazaki
- 👤 Ken Eguchi
- 👤 Haruki Kawada
- 👤 Yoshinori Tomida
- 👤 Toshiaki Kimura
- 👤 Hiroshi Matsuda
- 👤 Kiyoshi Takimoto
- 👤 Kenji Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 04:42
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F77/00; H10F77/20; H10K; H10K71/00; H10K71/20; H10K71/30; H10K85/00; H10K85/60; H10K85/611; H10K85/649; H10K85/652; H10K85/701; H10K10/00; H10K30/00; H10K71/10; H10K71/191; H10K85/30; H10K85/654; H10K85/655; H10K85/657
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
20 words
An organic conductive medium, comprising an organic conductive layer formed on the surface of a substrate having fine uneven shape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
20 words
An organic conductive medium, comprising an organic conductive layer formed on the surface of a substrate having fine uneven shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 1, wherein the organic conductive layer is a monomolecular film of an organic charge transfer complex having a hydrophobic site, a hydrophilic site and a conductive site in one molecule or a built-up film thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 2, wherein the organic charge transfer complex is a complex of a quaternary ammonium compound and tetracyanoquinodimethane.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 1, wherein an impurity for lowering or extinguishing conductivity is injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic conductive layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 4, wherein said impurity is argon, neon, oxygen or fluorine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 4, wherein said impurity is injected or diffused by an ion injecting means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 1, wherein a conductive impurity is injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic conductive layer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 7, having a means for forming electrodes by injecting or diffusing a conductive impurity into a desired site in said organic conductive layer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 7, wherein said conductive impurity is a metal.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 7, wherein said conductive impurity is injected or diffused by vacuum vapor deposition into the organic conductive layer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
An organic conductive medium according to Claim 7, wherein said conductive impurity is injected or diffused by ion injection into the organic
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
21 words
An organic photoconductive medium, comprising a photoconductive organic layer formed on the surface of a substrate having a fine uneven shape.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
An organic photoconductive medium, comprising a photoconductive organic layer formed on the surface of a substrate having a fine uneven shape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
38 words
An organic photoconductive medium according to claim 12, wherein the photoconductive organic layer is a monomolecular film of a photoconductive organic compound having a hydrophobic site and a hydrophilic site in one molecule or a built-up film thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
An organic photoconductive medium according to claim 13, wherein the photoconductive organic compound is a photoconductive organic dye.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
An organic photoconductive medium according to claim 14, wherein said photoconductive organic dye is a cyanine dye, a merocyanine dye, a phthalocyanine dye, a triphenylmethane dye or an azulene dye.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
16 words
A method according to any preceding claim, wherein said fine uneven shape has any desired directionality.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
19 words
A medium according to any preceding claim, wherein said substrate comprises any material of metal, glass, ceramics and plastic.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
31 words
A medium according to any preceding claim, wherein said substrate having uneven shape is obtained by transfer with the use of a mold having the surface with a fine uneven shape.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
20 words
A medium according to any of claims 1 to 17, wherein said substrate having uneven shape is formed by photoetching.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
27 words
A medium according to any of claims 1 to 17, wherein said substrate having uneven shape is formed by exposure through a mask pattern and then developing.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
21 words
A medium according to any preceding claim, wherein the interval of unevenness, namely the pitch width is 0.1 to 100 µm.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
21 words
A medium according to any preceding claim, wherein the depth at the recess of said substrate is 0.1 to 100 µm.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
28 words
A organic conductive medium having an organic conductive layer, comprising an impurity for lowering or extinguishing conductivity injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic layer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
28 words
A organic conductive medium having an organic conductive layer, comprising an impurity for lowering or extinguishing conductivity injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic layer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
42 words
An organic conductive medium according to claim 23, wherein the organic conductive layer is a monomolecular film of an organic charge transfer complex having a hydrophobic site, a hydrophilic site and a conductive site in one molecule or a built-up film thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
An organic conductive medium according to claim 24, wherein the organic charge transfer complex is a complex of a quaternary ammonium compound and tetracyanoquinodimethane.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
21 words
An organic conductive medium according to any of claims 23 to 25, wherein the impurity is argon, neon, oxygen or fluorine.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
An organic conductive medium according to any of claims 23 to 26, wherein the impurity is injected or diffused by ion injection.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive medium having an organic conductive layer, comprising a conductive impurity injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic conductive layer.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive medium having an organic conductive layer, comprising a conductive impurity injected or diffused into a desired site in said organic conductive layer.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive medium according to claim 28, wherein the site where said conductive impurity is injected or diffused has the function of an electrode.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
42 words
An organic conductive medium according to claim 28, wherein the organic conductive layer is a monomolecular film of an organic charge transfer complex having a hydrophobic site, a hydrophilic site and a conductive site in one molecule or a built-up film thereof.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
24 words
An organic conductive medium according to claim 30, wherein the organic charge transfer complex is a complex of a quaternary ammonium compound and tetracyanoquinodimethane.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
19 words
An organic conductive medium according to any of claims 28 to 31, wherein the conductive impurity is a metal.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive or photoconductive medium, comprising a substrate having a finely discontinuous surface and an organic conductive or photoconductive layer formed on said surface.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
25 words
An organic conductive or photoconductive medium, comprising a substrate having a finely discontinuous surface and an organic conductive or photoconductive layer formed on said surface.
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