The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode laminate and to a flexible and stretchable electrode laminate manufactured using the same. The method includes (a) printing a conductive print ink including a metal precursor, an organic solvent, and a polymer on a flexible substrate to thus form a conductive print ink pattern impregnated into the flexible substrate, and (b) reducing the conductive print ink pattern to thus manufacture the electrode laminate. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a flexible and stretchable electrode laminate which is simpler and which consumes less time than a conventional manufacturing method.

A solvent-free method for fabricating conductors is disclosed. A thick patterned layer up to 13 microns containing metal precursor and reducing agent precursor are initially deposited onto a substrate using laser printing technology. The deposited patterned precursor materials are then irradiated with a newly developed high energy intense pulsed light (IPL) system in order to transform the deposited materials to thick conductive metal patterns. The easy metallization of printed patterns makes this invention an especially effective method for massive production of flexible printed circuits.

A conductive nanowire film having a high aspect-ratio metal is described. The nanowire film is produced by inducing metal reduction in a concentrated surfactant solution containing metal precursor ions, a surfactant and a reducing agent. The metal nanostructures demonstrate utility in a great variety of applications.

A catalyst for a catalytic ink includes a support particle and a metallic material supported on the support particle. The metallic material is diamminesilver hydroxide, a silver salt, a palladium salt, a gold salt, chloroauric acid, or combinations thereof. A catalytic ink obtained from the catalyst and use of the same to fabricate a conductive circuit are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a solder paste free of reducing agents and activators, and a method for producing a soldered product in which the solder paste is used to achieve solder bonding. The solder paste for reducing gas of the present invention is a solder paste for reducing gas used together a reducing gas. The solder paste contains a solder powder; a thixotropic agent that is solid at normal temperature; and a solvent, and is free of reducing agents for removal of oxide films and free of activators for improvement of reducibility.

A catalyst for a catalytic ink includes a support particle and a metallic material supported on the support particle. The metallic material is diamminesilver hydroxide, a silver salt, a palladium salt, a gold salt, chloroauric acid, or combinations thereof. A catalytic ink obtained from the catalyst and use of the same to fabricate a conductive circuit are also disclosed.

A method of manufacturing an electrical component includes providing an electrically insulating substrate having an outer surface, applying a coated structure on the outer surface and irradiating the coated structure with an electron beam to form an electrical conductor on the substrate. The irradiating may include heating the coating layer to melt the coating layer to form the electrical conductor. The coating layer may have a low binder concentration and a high metal concentration. The irradiating may include vaporizing substantially all the binder leaving a substantially pure metallic layer to form the electrical conductor. The coating layer may be irradiated until non-metallic material of the coating layer is completely removed.

Reduction/oxidation reagents have been found to be effective to chemically cure a sparse metal nanowire film into a fused metal nanostructured network through evidently a ripening type process. The resulting fused network can provide desirable low sheet resistances while maintaining good optical transparency. The transparent conductive films can be effectively applied as a single conductive ink or through sequential forming of a metal nanowire film with the subsequent addition of a fusing agent. The fused metal nanowire films can be effectively patterned, and the patterned films can be useful in devices, such as touch sensors.

There is provided a roughened copper foil which can significantly improve adhesion to an insulating resin and reliability (e.g., hygroscopic heat resistance). The roughened copper foil of the present invention has at least one roughened surface having fine irregularities composed of acicular crystals, wherein the entire surface of the acicular crystals is composed of a mixed phase of Cu metal and Cu.sub.2O.

A process of producing a conducting material suitable for being filled in TSVs for LSI chip 3D package, etc. includes that a solution containing a monomer that provides a conducting polymer, anions, and metal ions such as Ag.sup.+ or Cu.sup.2+ is irradiated with ultraviolet radiation or light having the energy necessary for exciting electrons up to an energy level capable of reducing the metal ions to precipitate a conducting polymer/metal composite. This enables an electrical conductor of high electrical conductivity to be precipitated faster than could be achieved by conventional processes.