An ink including at least one colloidal dispersion of particles and at least one metal halide binder, wherein the binder is a dissociated salt of metal and halogen. Also, a method for preparing a light-sensitive material, a light-sensitive material obtainable by the method, and a device including at least one light-sensitive material obtainable by the method.

An ink including at least one colloidal dispersion of particles and at least one metal halide binder, wherein the binder is a dissociated salt of metal and halogen. Also, a method for preparing a light-sensitive material, a light-sensitive material obtainable by the method, and a device including at least one light-sensitive material obtainable by the method.

The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

The present invention relates to [1] a dispersion of metal fine particles containing hydroxyacetone and propylene glycol, in which a cumulant average particle size of the metal fine particles is not less than 0.01 μm and not more than 0.1 μm, and [2] an ink containing the dispersion of metal fine particles as described in the above [1].

The present invention relates to a metal fine particle-containing ink containing metal fine particles (a) dispersed therein with a polymer B, in which the ink contains an ink solvent S; a difference ΔSP (|SP(S)−SP(B)|) between solubility parameters of the solvent S and the polymer B is not more than 1.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 wherein SP(S) and SP(B) are a solubility parameter of the ink solvent S and a solubility parameter of the polymer B, respectively, as measured by a Fedors method; and the SP(B) is not less than 9.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 and not more than 10.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5, as well as a method for producing a printed material, which includes the step of applying the metal fine particle-containing ink to a printing substrate to form a metal coating film of the ink on the printing substrate under ordinary-temperature environments, thereby obtaining the printed material.

The present invention relates to a metal fine particle-containing ink containing metal fine particles (a) dispersed therein with a polymer B, in which the ink contains an ink solvent S; a difference ΔSP (|SP(S)−SP(B)|) between solubility parameters of the solvent S and the polymer B is not more than 1.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 wherein SP(S) and SP(B) are a solubility parameter of the ink solvent S and a solubility parameter of the polymer B, respectively, as measured by a Fedors method; and the SP(B) is not less than 9.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5 and not more than 10.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.0.5, as well as a method for producing a printed material, which includes the step of applying the metal fine particle-containing ink to a printing substrate to form a metal coating film of the ink on the printing substrate under ordinary-temperature environments, thereby obtaining the printed material.

Methods, ink compositions, and 3D conformal printed flexible films. The method may include aerosol jet printing a thermoelectric ink composition, followed by photonic or other sintering of the ink to remove surfactant included therein, and to convert the thermoelectric nanoparticles of the ink composition into a dense structure capable of charge carrier transport. The ink compositions may be solution-processed semimetal-chalcogenides (e.g., Te containing materials) in a suitable carrier (e.g., polyol(s), alcohol(s), etc.). A surfactant (e.g., PVP) may be present in the ink. Within seconds of photonic sintering, the electrical conductivity of the printed film is dramatically increased from non-conductive to a value on the order of at least 1×10.sup.4 S/m. The films may demonstrate a room-temperature power factor of at least 500 μWm.sup.−1K.sup.−2. The realized values of 730-2200 μWm.sup.−1K.sup.−2 achieved are among the highest values reported for flexible thermoelectric films. The film is durable (e.g., 500 bending cycles with no significant performance drop).

Methods, ink compositions, and 3D conformal printed flexible films. The method may include aerosol jet printing a thermoelectric ink composition, followed by photonic or other sintering of the ink to remove surfactant included therein, and to convert the thermoelectric nanoparticles of the ink composition into a dense structure capable of charge carrier transport. The ink compositions may be solution-processed semimetal-chalcogenides (e.g., Te containing materials) in a suitable carrier (e.g., polyol(s), alcohol(s), etc.). A surfactant (e.g., PVP) may be present in the ink. Within seconds of photonic sintering, the electrical conductivity of the printed film is dramatically increased from non-conductive to a value on the order of at least 1×10.sup.4 S/m. The films may demonstrate a room-temperature power factor of at least 500 μWm.sup.−1K.sup.−2. The realized values of 730-2200 μWm.sup.−1K.sup.−2 achieved are among the highest values reported for flexible thermoelectric films. The film is durable (e.g., 500 bending cycles with no significant performance drop).

An ink jet ink composition containing a metal pigment, and a liquid medium component, in which the metal pigment is made of a metal particle, the metal particle is surface-modified with a surface treatment agent, the surface treatment agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (1) below and a compound represented by formula (2) below, and the ink jet ink composition is a water-based ink or a solvent-based ink:

(R—O).sub.aP(O)(OH).sub.3-a   (1)

(R)P(O)(OH).sub.2   (2) where R is independently a hydrocarbon group having a carbon skeleton having 13 or more carbon atoms, and a is 1 or 2.

An ink jet ink composition containing a metal pigment, and a liquid medium component, in which the metal pigment is made of a metal particle, the metal particle is surface-modified with a surface treatment agent, the surface treatment agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (1) below and a compound represented by formula (2) below, and the ink jet ink composition is a water-based ink or a solvent-based ink:

(R—O).sub.aP(O)(OH).sub.3-a   (1)

(R)P(O)(OH).sub.2   (2) where R is independently a hydrocarbon group having a carbon skeleton having 13 or more carbon atoms, and a is 1 or 2.