ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
20240244745 ยท 2024-07-18
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an electronic device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic device includes a substrate and a conductive structure disposed on the substrate, the conductive structure includes a conductive pattern made of a conductive paste and positive ions, the conductive pattern includes conductive particles and a resin, the positive ions are attached to the resin among the conductive particles. The technical solutions of the present disclosure are able to make the resistance of the conductive structure independent of drying and curing process without changing the existing conductive paste material system.
Claims
1. An electronic device, comprising: a substrate, and a conductive structure provided on the substrate, wherein the conductive structure has a conductive pattern and positive ions, wherein the conductive pattern is made of a conductive paste, the conductive pattern comprises conductive particles and a resin, the positive ions are attached to the resin among the conductive particles.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the positive ions are metal cations and/or hydrogen ions.
3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the metal cations are one or more of sodium ion, lithium ion, or potassium ion.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a number of positive ions in each area of the conductive structure is consistent.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the conductive structure is divided into a plurality of areas in a first direction, and a number of positive ions in one area of the plurality of areas is different from a number of positive ions in another area of the plurality of areas that is adjacent to the one area along the first direction.
6. A method for manufacturing an electronic device according to claim 1, comprising: providing a substrate; forming a conductive pattern on the substrate by using a conductive paste, wherein the conductive paste comprises conductive particles and a resin; drying the conductive pattern at room temperature; contacting the conductive pattern after the drying with positive ions, such that the positive ions are attached to the resin among the conductive particles to obtain the conductive structure.
7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the conductive structure is obtained by contacting the conductive pattern after the drying with a liquid containing positive ions, then rinsing the conductive pattern clean, and after the rinsing, the positive ions being attached to the resin among the conductive particles.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the liquid containing positive ions is an acid solution, a base solution, or a salt solution.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the contacting comprises one or more of immersing, spraying, dripping, or coating.
10. A method for manufacturing an electronic device according to claim 1, comprising: providing a substrate; forming a conductive pattern on the substrate with a conductive paste, wherein the conductive paste comprises conductive particles and a resin; drying the conductive pattern by heating; contacting the conductive pattern after drying with positive ions, such that the positive ions are attached to the resin among the conductive particles to obtain the conductive structure.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0029] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in embodiments of the present disclosure or the related art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the related art will be briefly introduced below. It is apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and other drawings can be obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art from the provided drawings without creative efforts.
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DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0038] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Apparently, the described embodiments are merely some of rather than all of the embodiments of the present disclosure. All other embodiments acquired by those skilled in the art without creative efforts based on the embodiments of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
[0039] It is to be noted that technical features in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.
[0040] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, in particular, as shown in
[0042] The manners in which the positive ions 22 are attached to the resin 21b among the conductive particles 21a may be varied, for example, as shown in
[0043] The principle of increasing the electrical performance of the conductive structure 2 by the presence of the positive ions 22 is as follows: the addition of the positive ions 22 increases the number of holes throughout the conductive structure 2 and reduces the difficulty of electrons passing through the resin 21b among the conductive particles 21a, as shown in
[0044] It should be noted that the sizes and the positions of the conductive particles 21a and the positive ions 22 shown in
[0045] Parts of the above electronic device will be described in detail in Embodiments of the present disclosure.
[0046] Optionally, the substrate 1 may be a flexible substrate, such as one of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polyimide (PI), polyamide (PA), low density polyethylene (LDPE), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer (TPU), or the like, or a rigid substrate, such as FR-4, epoxy glass, glass resin, or the like. The advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure are more apparent in non-temperature resistant substrates, such as low density polyethylene (LDPE), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber (TPU), etc.
[0047] Optionally, the positive ions in the embodiments of the present disclosure are strong positive ions, such as metal cations and/or hydrogen ions, which enhance the electrical performance. For example, the metal cations are one or more of sodium ions, lithium ions, or potassium ions.
[0048] Optionally, the conductive structures 2 in the embodiments may be conductive wiring, conductive layers, conductive connectors, resistors, etc., which is not limited in the present embodiment. In addition, the resistance among different areas of the conductive structure 2 may be consistent or different, and in particular may be designed according to actual needs, and control of the resistance is achieved by controlling the number of positive ions at different locations of the conductive structure 2 in the present embodiment.
[0049] In one example, as shown in
[0050] In another example, as shown in
[0051] Optionally, the conductive paste used to make the conductive pattern in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following components in weight percentage: 30% to 95% of conductive fillers, 5% to 70% of organic resin carriers, and 0% to 5% of aids. The weight percentage of the conductive filler may be 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or 95%; the weight percentage of the organic resin carrier may be 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%, 60%, 65%, or 70%; and the weight percentage of the aids may be 0, 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, 3%, 3.5%, 4%, 4.5%, or 5%.
[0052] For example, the conductive filler, the organic resin carrier, and the aids in the conductive paste in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be selected with reference to the following.
Conductive Fillers
[0053] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the conductive filler is one of gold, silver, copper, iron, nickel, aluminum, graphene, carbon black, graphite, silver coating copper powder, and the like or a combination thereof. The conductive filler is one of flake shape, sphere shape, wire shape, rod shape, needle shape, dendritic shape, and the like. Preferably, the conductive filler is silver powder, and in particular may be spherical silver powder, flake silver powder, or a mixture thereof.
Organic Resin Carrier
[0054] The organic resin carrier in an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a resin (either a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin), and optionally comprises a solvent, a curing agent, and the like.
[0055] The resin in embodiments herein may be one or a mixture of two of the following: a polyester resin, a polyurethane resin, an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a phenolic resin, an alkyd resin, a silicone resin, a chlorovinegar resin, a polyimide resin.
[0056] In embodiments of the present disclosure, the solvent is one of ethanol, isopropanol, n-propanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, n-butanol, ethylene glycol propyl ether, ethylene glycol butyl ether, diethylene glycol ethyl ether, diethylene glycol propyl ether, diethylene glycol butyl ether, propylene glycol propyl ether, propylene glycol butyl ether, dipropylene glycol ethyl ether, dipropylene glycol propyl ether, and dipropylene glycol propyl ether. Propylene glycol butyl ether, ethylene glycol propyl ether acetate, ethylene glycol butyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol propyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol butyl ether acetate, propylene glycol propyl ether acetate, propylene glycol butyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol propyl ether acetate, dipropylene glycol butyl ether acetate, isophorone and terpineol, or a combination thereof.
[0057] The curing agents in embodiments of the present disclosure may be one or more of an isocyanate curing agent, a phenolic curing agent, or an amine curing agent.
Aids
[0058] In embodiments herein, the aids may be one or more of a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, an adhesion promoter, a coupling agent, a leveling agent, a thixotropic agent, an antioxidant, a defoaming agent, an acid-base balancing agent, and the like.
[0059] The electronic devices in the embodiments of the disclosure may be manufactured through multiple methods, and the embodiments of the disclosure are described in terms of two specific manufacturing methods.
[0060] For example, as shown in
[0063] In embodiments of the present disclosure, a conductive paste may be used to make a conductive pattern on a substrate through screen printing, steel mesh printing, flexographic printing, pad printing, transfer printing, extrusion dispensing, coating, and other molding processes. [0064] S3: drying the conductive pattern at room temperature.
[0065] The degree of drying can be achieved as long as the surface layer of the conductive pattern is solvent-free, that is because, if a solvent is present, the presence of the solvent prevents the attachment of positive ions in the next step due to the fact that the substance capable of ionizing positive ions is readily soluble in water, and is insoluble in the solvent. The degree of drying of the conductive pattern can be either surface drying or overall drying, which is not limited herein.
[0066] Taking a standard conductive pattern with a length of 180 mm, a width of 0.8 mm, and a thickness of 20 ?m as an example, after step S3, the resistance is mainly among several ohms to infinity (non-conductive), which is related to the type of conductive paste and the time for drying.
[0067] In S4, the dried conductive pattern is contacted with positive ions attached to the resin among the conductive particles to obtain a conductive structure.
[0068] Optionally, in embodiments of the present disclosure, the conductive structure is obtained by contacting the dried conductive pattern with a liquid containing positive ions, then rinsing the conductive pattern clean, after the rinsing, the positive ions being attached to the resin among the conductive particles.
[0069] Optionally, the liquid containing the positive ion is an acid solution, a base solution, or a salt solution.
Optionally, the contacting includes one or more of immersing, spraying, dripping, or coating. As shown in
[0070] For example, the time for contacting in this embodiment may be 30 s to 30 min. The acid solution may be a sulfuric acid solution or a hydrochloric acid solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%, the base solution may be a sodium hydroxide solution or a potassium hydroxide solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%, and the salt solution may be a sodium chloride solution or a potassium chloride solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%.
[0071] The resistance of the conductive structure obtained after S4 is significantly reduced from step S3 by 50% or more, or even 99% or more.
[0072] In one embodiment, when the conductive structure 2 as shown in
[0073] In another embodiment, when manufacturing the conductive structure 2 as shown in
[0074] In the manufacturing process of the above electronic device, when the conductive pattern is made by printing the conductive paste, then the conductive pattern is exposed to the environment containing the positive ions, the positive ions are attached to the resin among the conductive particles, and the conductivity of the conductive structure can be improved, thereby enabling the conductive structure to be formed by a low temperature or zero thermal process without changing the current conductive paste material system, such that the electrical properties of the conductive structure do not rely on the drying and curing process.
[0075] Manufacturing method of the above electronic devices are suitable for not only conventional temperature resistant substrates, which can be dried by heating for curing, but also the non-temperature resistant substrates, such as low density polyethylene (LDPE), thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubbers (TPU), etc.
[0076] Referring to
[0079] In embodiments of the present disclosure, a conductive paste may be used to make a conductive pattern on a substrate through screen printing, steel mesh printing, flexographic printing, pad printing, transfer printing, extrusion dispensing, coating, and other molding processes. [0080] S30, drying the conductive pattern by heating;
[0081] The temperature for drying may be 120? C. to 200? C., and the sintering time may be 10 min to 80 min. Taking a standard conductive pattern with a length of 180 mm, a width of 0.8 mm, and a thickness of 20 ?m as an example, the resistance after S30 is mainly in the range of a few tenths of ohms to a few ohms.
[0082] In S40, the conductive pattern after drying is contacted with positive ions attached to the resin among the conductive particles after heating, and a conductive structure is obtained.
[0083] Optionally, in the present embodiment, the conductive structure is obtained by contacting the conductive pattern after the drying with a liquid containing positive ions, then rinsing the conductive pattern clean, and the positive ions being attached to the resin among the conductive particles.
[0084] Optionally, the liquid containing the positive ion is an acid solution, a base solution, or a salt solution.
[0085] Optionally, the contacting includes one or more of immersing, spraying, dripping, or coating. The longer the time for contacting is, the more significant the resistance decreases. The higher the concentration of positive ions in the liquid containing positive ions is, the more significant the resistance decreases under the condition that the time for contacting is the same. A person skilled in the art can select the concentration of the liquid and the time for contacting according to actual needs.
[0086] For example, the time for contacting in this embodiment may be 30 s to 30 min. The acid solution may be a sulfuric acid solution or a hydrochloric acid solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%, the base solution may be a sodium hydroxide solution or a potassium hydroxide solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%, and the salt solution may be a sodium chloride solution or a potassium chloride solution with a concentration of 1% to 10%.
[0087] The resistance of the conductive structure obtained after the S40 is significantly reduced from the step S30 by a 10% or more, or even 50% or so.
[0088] In one embodiment, when the conductive structure 2 as shown in
[0089] In another example, when manufacturing the conductive structure 2 as shown in
[0090] It should be noted that the initial resistance of the conductive pattern during the S4 of the first manufacturing method is high and the magnitude of the decrease in resistance is higher than that of the second manufacturing method.
[0091] The details of the electronic device in the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable to both manufacturing methods and are not repeated herein.
Embodiments
[0092] Embodiments 1-39 illustrate the comparison of the resistance change before and after S4 in the first manufacturing method of the electronic device. The conductive patterns were all standard conductive patterns with a length of 180 mm, a width of 0.8 mm, and a thickness of 20 ?m. The processing time of S4 is 30 min.
TABLE-US-00001 Resistance Liquid Change Resistance Embod- containing Resistance Resistance Value Rate of iment positive ions before S4 after S4 (Ohms) Change 1 8 wt % of 176 12.1 163.9 93.1% Sulfuric Acid 2 8 wt % of 4800 10.9 4789.1 99.8 Sulfuric Acid 3 8 wt % of 360 11.5 348.5 96.8 Sulfuric Acid 4 8 wt % of 45.3 10.1 35.2 77.7% Sulfuric Acid 5 8 wt % of 285 16.4 268.6 94.2% Sulfuric Acid 6 8 wt % of 83 6.8 76.2 91.8 Sulfuric Acid 7 8 wt % of 280 11.1 268.9 96.0% Sulfuric Acid 8 8 wt % of 64 11.1 52.9 82.7% Sulfuric Acid 9 8 wt % of 23.2 7.8 15.4 66.4% Sulfuric Acid 10 8 wt % of 124 7.1 116.9 94.3% Sulfuric Acid 11 8 wt % of 75.6 8.4 67.2 88.9% Sulfuric Acid 12 8 wt % of 30.6 9.9 20.7 67.6% Sulfuric Acid 13 8 wt % of 14 6.8 7.2 51.4% Sulfuric Acid 14 8 wt % of 150 7.6 142.4 94.9% Sulfuric Acid 15 8 wt % of 32 8.6 23.4 73.1% Sulfuric Acid 16 8 wt % of 168 4.6 163.4 97.3% Sulfuric Acid 17 8 wt % of 186 11.8 174.2 93.7% Sulfuric Acid 18 8 wt % of 34.1 1.5 32.6 95.6% Sulfuric Acid 19 8 wt % of Infinite 11 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 20 8 wt % of Infinite 27.8 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 21 8 wt % of Infinite 190 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 22 8 wt % of Infinite 5.3 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 23 8 wt % of Infinite 11.7 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 24 8 wt % of 48.1 2.3 45.8 95.2% Sulfuric Acid 25 8 wt % of Infinite 6.6 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 26 8 wt % of 19.2 1.7 17.5 91.1% Sulfuric Acid 27 8 wt % of Infinite 2.7 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 28 8 wt % of 11.5 3 8.5 73.9% Sulfuric Acid 29 8 wt % of 1760 7.2 1752.8 99.6% Sulfuric Acid 30 8 wt % of Infinite 6.2 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 31 8 wt % of 81 1.5 79.5 98.1% Sulfuric Acid 32 8 wt % of Infinite 5.6 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 33 8 wt % of 64.6 28.5 36.1 55.9% Sulfuric Acid 34 8 wt % of Infinite 4.3 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 35 8 wt % of Infinite 2.7 / >99% Sulfuric Acid 36 10 wt % of 18.8 3.8 15 79.8% Sulfuric Acid 37 10 wt % 11.5 3.6 7.9 68.7% NaOH 38 10 wt % 17.7 3.2 14.5 81.9% NaCl 39 10 wt % 16.8 2.9 13.9 82.7% LiCl
[0093] In embodiments 40 to 53, the resistance variation before and after S40 is compared in the second manufacturing method of the electronic device. The conductive patterns were all standard conductive patterns with a length of 180 mm, a width of 0.8 mm, and a thickness of 20 ?m. The processing time of S40 is 30 min.
TABLE-US-00002 Liquid Resistor Resistor Resistance containing before after Change Resistance Embod- positive step step Value Rate of iment ions S4 S4 (Ohms) Change 40 8 wt % of 1.2 0.9 0.3 25% Sulfuric Acid 41 8 wt % of 1.3 0.8 0.5 38.5% Sulfuric Acid 42 8 wt % of 1.1 0.8 0.3 27.3% Sulfuric Acid 43 8 wt % of 1.5 0.9 0.6 40% Sulfuric Acid 44 8 wt % of 2.7 2 0.7 25.9% Sulfuric Acid 45 8 wt % of 0.9 0.5 0.4 44.4% Sulfuric Acid 46 8 wt % of 16.1 10.2 5.9 36.6% Sulfuric Acid 47 8 wt % of 11.9 10.1 1.8 15.1% Sulfuric Acid 48 8 wt % of 12.8 10.4 2.4 18.8% Sulfuric Acid 49 8 wt % of 10.2 8.0 2.2 21.6% Sulfuric Acid 50 8 wt % of 17.1 8.8 8.3 48.5% Sulfuric Acid 51 8 wt % of 12.4 9.5 2.9 23.4% Sulfuric Acid 52 8 wt % of 10.5 9.4 1.1 10.5% Sulfuric Acid 53 8 wt % of 9.6 8 1.6 16.7% Sulfuric Acid
[0094] Finally, it should be noted that the technical solutions of the present disclosure are illustrated by the above embodiments, but not intended to limit thereto. Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious modifications, readjustments, and substitutions can be derived without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.