US4781980A
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Copper powder for use in conductive paste
Assignee: Fukuda Metal Foil and Powder Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-03-23
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Granted: 1988-11-01
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Expires: 2007-03-23
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a copper powder for use in a conductive paste which allows the paste to possess excellent initial electrical conductivity, thermal resistance, and humidity resistance, and which enables the paste to maintain stable electrical conductivity for a long period of time. The copper powder of the present invention comprises a raw material copper powder; an anti-oxidization film comprising an organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine which is formed on the surface of the copper powder; and a surface film which comprises 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersing agent of a boron-nitrogen composite type and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one coupling agent of the group consisting of isopropyl-triisostearoyl-titanate and aceoalkoxy-aluminum-diisopropylate, relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder, and which is formed on the anti-oxidization film.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayoshi Yoshitake
- 👤 Shigeru Kito
- 👤 Jiro Yamamoto
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 19:29
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/02; H01B1/026; B; B22; B22F; B22F1/00; B22F1/10; B22F1/102; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2991
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
A copper powder for use in a conductive paste, which comprises a raw material copper powder; an anti-oxidization film formed on the surface of the copper powder, comprising an organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine in an amount of 0.005 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder, the organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine being a salt of an aliphatic mono- or di-amine having aliphatic hydrocarbon having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a mono- or di-carboxylic acid having either aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 23 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 7 to 8 carbon atoms; and a surface film which comprises 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of a combination of a boron-containing surfactant and a nitrogen-containing surfactant wherein the boron-containing surfactant has in the molecule thereof a boronic acid ester bond with polyhydric alcohol and has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and the nitrogen-containing surfactant has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and has non-covalent electron pairs; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one coupling agent of the group consisting of isopropyl-triisostearoyl-titanate and acetoalkoxy-aluminum-diisopropylate, relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder, and which is formed on the anti-oxidization film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
A copper powder for use in a conductive paste, which comprises a raw material copper powder; an anti-oxidization film formed on the surface of the copper powder, comprising an organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine in an amount of 0.005 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder, the organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine being a salt of an aliphatic mono- or di-amine having aliphatic hydrocarbon having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a mono- or di-carboxylic acid having either aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 23 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 7 to 8 carbon atoms; and a surface film which comprises 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of a combination of a boron-containing surfactant and a nitrogen-containing surfactant wherein the boron-containing surfactant has in the molecule thereof a boronic acid ester bond with polyhydric alcohol and has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and the nitrogen-containing surfactant has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and has non-covalent electron pairs; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one coupling agent of the group consisting of isopropyl-triisostearoyl-titanate and acetoalkoxy-aluminum-diisopropylate, relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder, and which is formed on the anti-oxidization film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A copper powder as set forth in claim 1 wherein the mean particle size of the copper powder is not more than 50 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A copper powder as set forth in claim 1 wherein the ratio of the dispersing agent to the coupling agent is not less than 1:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
231 words
A process for preparing a copper powder for use in a conductive paste, which comprises the steps of forming an anti-oxidization film comprising an organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine on a surface of a raw material copper powder in an amount of 0.005 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of copper powder, the organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine being a salt of an aliphatic mono- or di-amine having aliphatic hydrocarbon having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a mono- or di-carboxylic acid having either aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 23 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 7 to 8 carbon atoms; and then forming thereon a surface film comprising 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of a combination of boron-containing surfactant and a nitrogen-containing surfactant wherein the boron-containing surfactant has in the molecule thereof a boronic acid ester bond with polyhydric alcohol and has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and the nitrogen-containing surfactant has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and has non-covalent electron pairs; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one coupling agent selected from the group consisting of isopropyl-triisostearoyl-titanate and acetoalkoxy-aluminum-diisopropylate, relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
231 words
A process for preparing a copper powder for use in a conductive paste, which comprises the steps of forming an anti-oxidization film comprising an organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine on a surface of a raw material copper powder in an amount of 0.005 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of copper powder, the organic acid salt of a higher aliphatic amine being a salt of an aliphatic mono- or di-amine having aliphatic hydrocarbon having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and a mono- or di-carboxylic acid having either aliphatic hydrocarbon having 2 to 23 carbon atoms or aromatic hydrocarbon groups having 7 to 8 carbon atoms; and then forming thereon a surface film comprising 0.2 to 10 parts by weight of a dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of a combination of boron-containing surfactant and a nitrogen-containing surfactant wherein the boron-containing surfactant has in the molecule thereof a boronic acid ester bond with polyhydric alcohol and has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and the nitrogen-containing surfactant has one or more groups of hydrocarbons having 7 to 25 carbon atoms, and has non-covalent electron pairs; and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of at least one coupling agent selected from the group consisting of isopropyl-triisostearoyl-titanate and acetoalkoxy-aluminum-diisopropylate, relative to 100 parts by weight of the copper powder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A copper powder as set forth in claim 1 wherein the dispersing agent is selected from the group consisting of a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.8-heptadecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxy-ethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a polyoxyethylene-bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.8-heptadecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxyethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.1-isoheptylisodecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxyethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.octadecane-1,2-dicarboxylate.N-poloxy-ethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; and a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.octadecane-1,2-dicarboxylate.2,2',2"-nitrilotriethanol compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A process as set forth in claim 4 wherein the dispersing agent is selected from the group consisting of a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.8-heptadecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxy-ethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a polyoxyethylene-bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.8-heptadecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxyethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.1-isoheptylisodecane-1-carboxylate.N-polyoxyethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.octadecane-1,2-dicarboxylate.N-polyoxyethylene-1-aminohexadecane compound; and a bis-1,2,3-trihydroxypropaneborite.octadecane-1,2-dicarboxylate.2,2',2"-nitrilotriethanol compound.
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