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Optical quality transparent conductors
Assignee: DuPont Displays Inc
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Filing: 1995-06-07
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Granted: 1997-05-06
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Expires: 2015-06-07
Abstract
Abstract Optical quality transparent conductors such as bodies, films and coatings formed from substituted and unsubstituted polyanilines in nonconductive substrates such as polymers or polymer plus solvents with protonic acid are disclosed as are methods of forming such conductors from fluid forms of the polyaniline/substrate/acid mixtures.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul Smith
- 👤 Alan J. Heeger
- 👤 Yong Cao
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 04:23
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/02; C08G73/026; C08G73/0266; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; H01B1/124; H01B1/128; H10; H10K; H10K50/00; H10K50/10; H10K50/11; H10K50/80; H10K50/805; H10K50/81
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A processible, essentially solvent-free liquid conductive polymeric composition for forming transparent conductors comprising a liquid substrate selected from the group consisting of molten matter solvent, molten or liquid bulk polymer and mixtures thereof each having a dielectric constant smaller than about 22 having intimately admixed therewith polyaniline of film-forming molecular weight in admixture with an effective protonating amount of a protonic acid, the counterion of said protonic acid being functionalized so as to be compatible with the substrate and forming a complex with the polyaniline and imparting conductivity to the composition said composition being solidifiable into a transparent conductor having a conductivity greater than about 10 -8 S-cm -1 , a surface resistance of less than 10 6 ohms/square and an integrated transmittance of more than 60% over the spectral range of 485 to 675 nm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A processible, essentially solvent-free liquid conductive polymeric composition for forming transparent conductors comprising a liquid substrate selected from the group consisting of molten matter solvent, molten or liquid bulk polymer and mixtures thereof each having a dielectric constant smaller than about 22 having intimately admixed therewith polyaniline of film-forming molecular weight in admixture with an effective protonating amount of a protonic acid, the counterion of said protonic acid being functionalized so as to be compatible with the substrate and forming a complex with the polyaniline and imparting conductivity to the composition said composition being solidifiable into a transparent conductor having a conductivity greater than about 10 -8 S-cm -1 , a surface resistance of less than 10 6 ohms/square and an integrated transmittance of more than 60% over the spectral range of 485 to 675 nm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises liquid bulk polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the substrate comprises molten or liquid bulk polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composition of claim 1 composed of from 0.1 to 99% by weight of polyaniline plus counterion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein the liquid substrates dielectric constant is smaller than about 15.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition according to claim 3 wherein the molten polymer forms a transparent material.
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