WO2024071151A1 - ホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物、電極層を備えた積層体、その用途、およびその製造方法 - Google Patents
ホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物、電極層を備えた積層体、その用途、およびその製造方法 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a hot-melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition that is non-fluid to solid at 25°C and has fluidity upon heating, a laminate having an electrode layer formed using the composition, uses thereof, a manufacturing method and an apparatus for the same.
- Organopolysiloxane cured products having a polysiloxane skeleton have excellent transparency, electrical insulation, heat resistance, cold resistance, etc., and electrical activity can be improved by introducing highly dielectric functional groups such as fluoroalkyl groups if desired. They can also be easily processed into film or sheet form, and are therefore used in a variety of applications, including adhesive films for various electric and electronic devices and electrically active films for transducer devices such as actuators. These organopolysiloxane cured products are classified into hydrosilylation reaction curing type, condensation reaction curing type, peroxide curing type, etc., depending on their curing mechanism. In particular, organopolysiloxane cured film using a hydrosilylation reaction curing type curable organopolysiloxane composition is widely used because it cures quickly when left at room temperature or heated and does not produce by-products.
- Non-Patent Documents 1 and 2 propose forming an electrode layer with excellent conformity to the dielectric layer by adding a conductive filler to a silicone elastomer matrix with excellent flexibility.
- an electrode layer with a conductive filler added on an organopolysiloxane cured film which is an electroactive film
- interfacial peeling between the dielectric layer and the electrode layer may occur, particularly with displacement of the dielectric layer (e.g., expansion and contraction of an actuator, etc.), which may lead to poor electrical conductivity and reduced reliability as an actuator.
- Patent Document 2 in which a functional group involved in a common curing reaction to form a chemical bond at the interface is used in a dielectric layer/electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition to improve the conformability of the electrode surface as a transducer material for actuators, etc.
- electrode-forming compositions are applied by a coating process using a liquid or solvent, so the uniformity of the formed electrode and its practically acceptable conformability to the substrate are guaranteed to a certain extent.
- the electrode-forming composition is in a solvent-free or non-fluid form, even if an electrode layer is placed on a dielectric layer, it may become non-uniform during coating, or the resulting electrode layer may not have sufficient viscoelasticity.
- the electrode when applied to a transducer with large physical displacement, there is a strong concern that the electrode will not be able to maintain its shape and will not be able to fully exhibit its performance.
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and aims to provide an electrode layer-forming composition that can be used in a substantially solvent-free process, is applicable to a variety of processes including an electrode printing process, has excellent handling properties and storage stability because the composition itself is non-fluid to solid, can be applied in a hot melt process, and the resulting electrode has remarkably excellent heat resistance, durability, adhesion to a dielectric layer, conformability, and shape retention, and is unlikely to cause problems with peeling or defects in the electrode layer even when used in a transducer that assumes a high degree of physical displacement such as an actuator, and can form an electrode layer with viscoelastic properties sufficient for practical use, a laminate using the same, and uses and manufacturing methods thereof.
- a hot-melt type electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition which comprises (A) a chain-like organopolysiloxane, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin containing siloxane units (M units) represented by R 3 SiO 1/2 (wherein R independently represents a monovalent organic group) and siloxane units (Q units) represented by SiO 4/2 in a molecule having a weight-average molecular weight of 5000 or more in terms of standard polystyrene, and (E) conductive fine particles, is non-fluid at 25° C.
- component (B) in the composition is 45 mass % or more relative to the entire composition, and thus arrived at the present invention.
- a normal silicone composition it is difficult to obtain an electrode layer having viscoelastic properties sufficient for practical use by simply designing a hot-melt type composition, but the above-mentioned problems can be solved satisfactorily by using the above-mentioned specific components and satisfying the range of their usage amounts.
- the hot melt electrode layer forming organopolysiloxane composition according to the present invention is substantially solvent-free and does not contain a detectable amount of solvent. Furthermore, since the viscoelasticity and excellent conductivity of the resulting electrode layer can be realized, it is preferable that the conductive fine particles (E) are fine particles containing at least one type of conductive carbon selected from carbon nanotubes (CNT), conductive carbon black, graphite, and vapor grown carbon (VGCF), and it is particularly preferable to use a certain amount of fibrous conductive carbon such as single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT).
- CNT carbon nanotubes
- VGCF vapor grown carbon
- a laminate having a structure in which (L2) an electrode layer made of the above-mentioned hot melt-type electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition is laminated on at least one surface of (L1) an organopolysiloxane cured film, which is a dielectric layer, and uses thereof (including transducer members, transducers, electronic components, or display devices).
- a method for producing a laminate and a method for forming an electrode layer in a transducer member which includes the above-mentioned production method, comprising: step I: a step of obtaining an organopolysiloxane cured film, which is a dielectric layer, by curing a curable organopolysiloxane composition that provides a dielectric layer by curing into a film; and step II: simultaneously with or after step I, a step of applying the above-mentioned hot melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition by heating and melting it onto the organopolysiloxane cured film or its precursor in step I to form an electrode layer.
- the present invention provides an electrode layer-forming composition that can be used in a substantially solvent-free process, can be applied to a variety of processes including printing, has excellent handling properties and storage stability because the composition itself is non-fluid to solid, and the resulting electrode has remarkably excellent heat resistance, durability, adhesion to a dielectric layer, conformability, and shape retention, and is unlikely to cause problems with peeling or defects in the electrode layer even when used in a transducer that assumes a high degree of physical displacement such as an actuator, and can form an electrode layer with viscoelastic properties sufficient for practical use; a laminate using the same; and uses and manufacturing methods thereof.
- the present invention provides a laminate and manufacturing method thereof that enables flexible process design including a solvent-free process, is unlikely to cause interfacial peeling with the organopolysiloxane cured film that is the dielectric layer, and has excellent reliability in applications such as actuators and the like, and has excellent electrical conductivity and reliability.
- the hot melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition according to the present invention (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "the composition") will be described.
- the composition is characterized in that it contains (A) a chain organopolysiloxane, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin containing siloxane units (M units) represented by R3SiO1 /2 (wherein R each independently represents a monovalent organic group) and siloxane units (Q units) represented by SiO4 /2 in the molecule having a weight average molecular weight of 5000 or more in terms of standard polystyrene, and (E) conductive fine particles, is non-fluid at 25°C, has heat melting properties, and contains component (B) in an amount of 45 mass% or more based on the total weight of the composition.
- M units siloxane units
- Q units siloxane units represented by SiO4 /2
- conductive fine particles is non-fluid at 25°C, has heat melting properties, and contains component (B) in an amount of 45 mass% or more based on the total weight of the composition.
- “having heat melting properties” means that the softening point is 50°C or higher, that the melt viscosity at 150°C (preferably a melt viscosity of less than 1000 Pa ⁇ s) is high, and that the composition has the property of flowing. On the other hand, if the softening point is 200°C or higher, this is above the general use temperature for molding applications, and is therefore defined as “not having heat melting properties.” Note that in this text, heat melting properties are sometimes referred to as “hot melt properties.” Furthermore, since this composition has heat melting properties, it is defined as a "hot melt type" composition.
- the composition is non-flowable at 25°C.
- non-flowable means that it does not deform or flow in an unloaded state, and preferably does not deform or flow in an unloaded state at 25°C when molded into pellets, tablets, or the like.
- Such non-flowable can be evaluated, for example, by placing the molded composition on a hot plate at 25°C and not substantially deforming or flowing even when no load or a certain load is applied. If the composition is non-flowable at 25°C, it has good shape retention at that temperature and low surface adhesion.
- the softening point of the composition is preferably 100°C or lower. This softening point means the temperature at which, when a load of 100 grams is applied to a hot plate for 10 seconds and the deformation of the composition is measured after the load is removed, the deformation in the height direction is 1 mm or more.
- the ratio ( G'110°C / G'25° C) of the shear storage modulus at 110°C ( G'110°C ) to the shear storage modulus at 25°C (G'25 °C ) of the composition before electrode formation (particularly including before the curing reaction) is preferably 0.5 or less, more preferably in the range of 0.01 to 0.50, and particularly preferably in the range of 0.02 to 0.45.
- the value ( G'110°C /G'25° C ) of the composition after electrode formation (particularly including after the curing reaction) is also preferably 0.5 or less, and may and preferably be in the range of 0.05 to 0.45.
- the viscoelasticity of the electrode layer obtained using the present composition is not particularly limited, but after the electrode layer is formed, the shear storage modulus (G ' 25°C ) at 25°C may be in the range of 1.0 x 10 5 to 7.5 x 10 6 Pa, and in addition to the temperature dependency, a viscoelasticity sufficient for practical use in the electrode layer can be realized.
- the tan ⁇ value of the composition at 25°C before or after the electrode formation (particularly after curing) is 0.30 or more, and in particular, it is preferable that the tan ⁇ value of the composition before the electrode formation is in the range of 0.35 to 0.99.
- the composition in order for the composition to have heat melting property and to exhibit excellent viscoelasticity in the electrode layer as described above, the composition must contain at least (A) a chain organopolysiloxane, (B) an organopolysiloxane resin containing a siloxane unit (M unit) represented by R 3 SiO 1/2 (wherein R independently represents a monovalent organic group) and a siloxane unit (Q unit) represented by SiO 4/2 in a molecule having a weight average molecular weight of 5000 or more in terms of standard polystyrene, and (E) conductive fine particles, and the content of component (B) in the composition must be 45 mass% or more relative to the entire composition.
- M unit siloxane unit represented by R 3 SiO 1/2
- Q unit siloxane unit represented by SiO 4/2
- the composition may be a curing reactive composition, and may form an electrode layer as a curing reaction product after heating and melting, or may form an electrode layer as a non-fluid solid layer (including so-called dry-up) after heating and melting, and is not particularly limited.
- Component (A) is a chain organopolysiloxane, and by using it together with a certain amount of component (B), it realizes heat melting property of the composition as a whole, and realizes good temperature dependency of viscoelasticity in the obtained electrode layer.
- Such chain organopolysiloxanes are exemplified by those having a linear or branched structure with a small number of branching points, but in practical use, linear organopolysiloxanes are particularly preferable. If a highly branched organopolysiloxane is used, it may not be possible to realize heat melting property, or the electrode layer may become hard and not obtain viscoelasticity, which is not preferable.
- Component (A) does not have to have a curing reactive functional group, but (A1) is preferably a linear organopolysiloxane having at least a curing reactive functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond at both ends of the molecular chain, regardless of whether the composition as a whole has curing reactivity.
- the curing reactive functional group containing a carbon-carbon double bond is a curing reactive group selected from an alkenyl group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, such as a vinyl group; or a (meth)acrylic-containing group, such as a 3-acryloxypropyl group or a 3-methacryloxypropyl group, with an alkenyl group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms being particularly preferred.
- the linear organopolysiloxane in component (A) may contain a group selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group that does not have a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule, a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
- the monovalent hydrocarbon group may have some of its hydrogen atoms substituted with halogen atoms or hydroxyl groups. From an industrial perspective, methyl groups, phenyl groups, hydroxyl groups, and alkoxy groups are preferred.
- a suitable component (A1) is a copolymer having (Alk)R 2 2 SiO 1/2 at both ends of its molecular chain. (wherein Alk is an alkenyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms), and the other siloxane units are linear organopolysiloxanes consisting essentially of siloxane units represented by R 2 2 SiO 2/2 .
- R 2 is a group selected from the monovalent hydrocarbon group not having a carbon-carbon double bond, a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group, and is industrially preferably a methyl group, a phenyl group, a hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group, and may all be methyl groups.
- the degree of siloxane polymerization of component (A1) is in the range of 7 to 1002, and may be in the range of 102 to 902, including the terminal siloxane units.
- Component (B) is one of the characteristic components of the present invention, which imparts hot-melt properties to the composition as a whole, and when used in a certain quantitative range together with the above-mentioned component (A), imparts practically sufficient hot-melt properties to the composition, and the resulting electrode is excellent in heat resistance, durability, adhesion to the dielectric layer, conformability, and shape retention.
- component (B) is an organopolysiloxane resin having a weight-average molecular weight of 5000 or more in terms of standard polystyrene measured by GPC (gel permeation chromatography) using an organic solvent such as toluene or xylene, and having M units and Q units in the molecule.
- the first characteristic of component (B) is that it is a high molecular weight organopolysiloxane resin with a weight average molecular weight of 5000 or more.
- the weight average molecular weight of component (B) is preferably 5500 or more, or 6000 or more, and industrially, it is particularly preferable that it is in the range of 5500 to 100,000, or 6000 to 50,000.
- component (B) is less than the lower limit (i.e., a low molecular weight organopolysiloxane resin), even if a certain amount or more of component (B) containing M/Q units is blended, sufficient temperature dependency of viscoelasticity, hot melt properties, and shape retention of the electrode may not be achieved as a whole composition.
- the lower limit i.e., a low molecular weight organopolysiloxane resin
- Component (B) has siloxane units (M units) represented by R 3 SiO 1/2 (wherein R each independently represents a monovalent organic group) and siloxane units (Q units) represented by SiO 4/2 in the molecule, and may optionally contain siloxane units selected from R 2 SiO 2/2 (D units) and RSiO 3/2 (T units), and has the following average unit formula: ( R3SiO1 /2 )p( R2SiO2/2 ) q(RSiO3/ 2 )r(SiO4 /2 )s(XO1 /2 )t
- the organopolysiloxane resin is represented by the formula:
- R is a monovalent organic group, which may be a curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond, or may be a group selected from a monovalent hydrocarbon group, a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group that does not have a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule.
- curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond represented by R examples include alkenyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, such as vinyl groups, allyl groups, butenyl groups, pentenyl groups, hexenyl groups, heptenyl groups, octenyl groups, nonenyl groups, decenyl groups, undecenyl groups, and dodecenyl groups; acrylic-containing groups, such as 3-acryloxypropyl groups and 4-acryloxybutyl groups; and methacrylic-containing groups, such as 3-methacryloxypropyl groups and 4-methacryloxybutyl groups.
- alkenyl groups having 2 to 20 carbon atoms such as vinyl groups, allyl groups, butenyl groups, pentenyl groups, hexenyl groups, heptenyl groups, octenyl groups, nonenyl groups, decenyl groups, undecenyl groups, and dodecenyl groups
- examples of monovalent hydrocarbon groups that do not have a carbon-carbon double bond include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, undecyl, and dodecyl; aryl groups such as phenyl, tolyl, xylyl, naphthyl, anthracenyl, phenanthryl, and pyrenyl; aralkyl groups such as benzyl, phenethyl, naphthylethyl, naphthylpropyl, anthracenylethyl, phenanthrylethyl, and pyrenylethyl; and groups in which the hydrogen atoms of these aryl or aralkyl groups have been replaced with alkyl groups such as methyl and ethyl; alkoxy groups such
- X is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms
- OX is a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.
- Such hydrolyzable functional groups may be hydroxyl groups remaining in the resin during the synthesis of the organopolysiloxane resin, or may be structures in which hydroxyl groups in the resin have been blocked by treatment with a silazane compound or the like during synthesis.
- p is a positive number
- q and r are 0 or positive numbers
- s is a positive number
- t/(p+q+r+s) is a number in the range of 0 to 0.4
- (p+q)/(r+s) is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 2.0.
- organopolysiloxane resins in which q and r are 0 and which are composed only of M units and Q units.
- the component (B) in the present invention is The resin may be one or more organopolysiloxane resins selected from (B1) an organopolysiloxane resin having a curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule, and (B2) an organopolysiloxane resin having no curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule, but it is preferable to contain both of these components (B1) and (B2) from the viewpoints of improving the curing reactivity and the temperature dependency of the viscoelasticity of the resulting electrode layer, shape retention for the dielectric layer, etc.
- the components (B1) and (B2) may be used in combination in a mass ratio range of 5:95 to 95:5, and it is preferable to use them in combination in a mass ratio range of 5:95 to 50:50.
- R other than the alkenyl group is not particularly limited, but industrially the other R may be an alkyl group such as a methyl group or an aryl group such as a phenyl group.
- the preferred ratios and contents of the M units, Q units and the optionally contained (XO1 /2 ) units are as described above.
- the organopolysiloxane resin of component (B2) is preferably an organopolysiloxane resin having the above weight average molecular weight, the above M units and Q units, where R is a group selected from alkyl groups such as methyl groups and aryl groups such as phenyl groups, and which does not have a curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule.
- R is a group selected from alkyl groups such as methyl groups and aryl groups such as phenyl groups, and which does not have a curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in the molecule.
- the preferred ratios and contents of the M units, Q units and optionally contained (XO1 /2 ) units are as described above.
- Component (C) is an optional component of the composition, and is a crosslinking agent capable of forming a cured product by hydrosilylation reaction between the curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in component (A) or component (B) and component (D) in the presence of component (D). Note that, when the composition does not have curing reactivity and, for example, an electrode is formed only by drying after hot melting, it is not necessary to use components (C) and (D).
- an electrode when an electrode is formed as a cured product after hot melting using the composition, it is preferable to include components (C) and (D) on the premise of the presence of a curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in component (A) or component (B).
- component (C) examples include 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclotetrasiloxane, tris(dimethylhydrogensiloxy)methylsilane, tris(dimethylhydrogensiloxy)phenylsilane, methylhydrogenpolysiloxane terminally blocked with trimethylsiloxy groups, dimethylsiloxane-methylhydrogensiloxane copolymer terminally blocked with trimethylsiloxy groups, dimethylpolysiloxane terminally blocked with dimethylhydrogensiloxy groups, dimethylsiloxane-methylhydrogensiloxane copolymer terminally blocked with dimethylhydrogensiloxy groups, methylhydrogensiloxane-diphenylsiloxane copolymer terminally blocked with trimethylsiloxy groups, methylhydrogensiloxane-diphenylsiloxane-dimethylsiloxane copolymer terminally
- the amount of component (C) used is preferably an amount in which the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms are in the range of 0.0 to 10 moles per mole of carbon-carbon double bonds in the composition, more preferably an amount in the range of 0.0 to 5.0 moles, and particularly preferably an amount in the range of 0.0 to 1.5 moles, 0.0 to 0.10.
- the amount of component (C) used may be an amount in which the silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms are in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 moles, 0.1 to 1.5 moles, or 0.1 to 1.00 moles per mole of carbon-carbon double bonds in the composition.
- the amount of component (C) used is equal to or less than the upper limit, it is easy to design the mechanical strength and temperature dependency of the cured product within a practically appropriate range, and there is an advantage that an electrode excellent in conformity and shape retention of the electrode layer to the dielectric layer is easily obtained.
- Component (D) which may have any configuration as with component (C), is a catalyst that promotes the hydrosilylation reaction between the curing reactive group containing a carbon-carbon double bond in the composition and component (C), and examples of which include platinum-based catalysts, rhodium-based catalysts, palladium-based catalysts, nickel-based catalysts, iridium-based catalysts, ruthenium-based catalysts, and iron-based catalysts, with platinum-based catalysts being preferred.
- platinum-based catalysts include platinum fine powder, platinum black, platinum-supported silica fine powder, platinum-supported activated carbon, chloroplatinic acid, alcohol solutions of chloroplatinic acid, platinum olefin complexes, platinum alkenylsiloxane complexes, and other platinum-based compounds, with platinum alkenylsiloxane complexes being particularly preferred.
- alkenylsiloxane examples include 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane, alkenylsiloxanes in which a portion of the methyl groups of these alkenylsiloxanes have been substituted with ethyl groups, phenyl groups, etc., and alkenylsiloxanes in which the vinyl groups of these alkenylsiloxanes have been substituted with allyl groups, hexenyl groups, etc.
- 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane is preferred because the stability of this platinum-alkenylsiloxane complex is good.
- an alkenylsiloxane such as 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,3-diallyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane, 1,3-divinyl-1,3-dimethyl-1,3-diphenyldisiloxane, 1,3-divinyl-1,1,3,3-tetraphenyldisiloxane, or 1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-1,3,5,7-tetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane, or an organosiloxane oligomer such as a dimethylsiloxane oligomer to the platinum-alkenylsiloxane complex, because this can improve the stability of the complex.
- these hydrosilylation catalysts may be hydrosilylation catalyst-containing thermoplastic resin fine particles, particularly thermoplastic resin fine particles containing a platinum-containing hydrosilylation catalyst, which are catalysts dispersed or encapsulated in a thermoplastic resin such as a silicone resin, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylic resin, etc.
- thermoplastic resin such as a silicone resin, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylic resin, etc.
- non-platinum metal catalysts such as iron, ruthenium, and iron/cobalt may also be used as catalysts that promote the hydrosilylation reaction.
- component (D) is a thermoplastic resin fine particle containing a platinum-containing hydrosilylation reaction catalyst (D1), which may be either a fine particle in which a platinum-based hydrosilylation reaction catalyst is dissolved or dispersed in a thermoplastic resin, or a microcapsule fine particle having a structure in which a platinum-based catalyst is contained as a core in a shell of a thermoplastic resin.
- platinum-based catalysts include the same platinum alkenylsiloxane complexes as described above.
- thermoplastic resin is not particularly limited as long as it does not substantially allow the platinum-based catalyst to penetrate at least during production and storage of the composition and does not substantially dissolve in the organopolysiloxane, which is the main component of the composition, but the softening point or glass transition point of this thermoplastic resin is preferably 80°C or higher, more preferably 120°C or higher.
- silicone resins, polysilane resins, epoxy resins, acrylic resins, and methylcellulose polycarbonate resins can be suitably used.
- the softening point is the temperature at which the resin begins to flow under its own weight or its own surface tension, and can be measured by observing the crushed particles under a microscope while increasing the temperature at a constant rate.
- the glass transition point can also be measured by DSC (differential scanning calorimeter).
- DSC differential scanning calorimeter
- it is preferable that either the softening point or the glass transition point is 120°C or higher. This is because if the softening point or the glass transition point of the thermoplastic resin is less than 120°C, there is a concern that the platinum component will begin to dissolve in the process of uniformly mixing the composition described below.
- the average particle size of the platinum-based catalyst-containing thermoplastic fine particles is not limited, but is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 500 ⁇ m, and more preferably in the range of 0.3 to 100 ⁇ m. This is because it is difficult to prepare platinum-based catalyst-containing thermoplastic resin fine particles whose average particle size is less than the lower limit of the above range, while if it exceeds the upper limit of the above range, the dispersibility in the composition decreases.
- thermoplastic resin microparticles containing a platinum-containing hydrosilylation reaction catalyst is not limited, and examples thereof include chemical methods such as the conventionally known interfacial polymerization method and in-situ polymerization method, and physical/mechanical methods such as the coacervation method and the submerged drying method.
- the submerged drying method and the gas-phase drying method using a spray dryer or the like are preferable because they can relatively easily produce microcapsule microparticles with a narrow particle size distribution.
- the microparticles obtained by these methods can be used as they are, but it is preferable to wash them with an appropriate cleaning solvent to remove the platinum catalyst attached to their surface in order to obtain a composition with excellent storage stability.
- an appropriate cleaning solvent is one that does not dissolve the thermoplastic resin but has the property of dissolving the platinum catalyst.
- cleaning solvents include alcohols such as methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol, and low-molecular-weight organopolysiloxanes such as hexamethyldisiloxane.
- the ratio of the hydrosilylation reaction catalyst to the thermoplastic resin cannot be particularly limited because it varies greatly depending on the manufacturing method of the granules, but it is preferable that the content of the platinum catalyst relative to the thermoplastic resin is 0.01 mass% or more. This is because if the platinum catalyst content is less than 0.01% by mass, the composition will impair the physical properties of the cured product unless it contains a large amount of platinum catalyst-containing thermoplastic resin particles.
- the amount of hydrosilylation catalyst, component (D), added is a catalytic amount, and is preferably an amount that results in a metal atom content in the range of 0.01 to 500 ppm, 0.01 to 100 ppm, or 0.01 to 50 ppm by mass relative to the entire composition.
- Component (D) may be a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst, a so-called high-energy ray-activated catalyst or photoactivated catalyst, in which a part or all of it is inactive without irradiation with high-energy rays but which becomes active in the composition upon irradiation with high-energy rays.
- the composition as a whole can be cured even at low temperatures by using irradiation with high-energy rays as a trigger, and the composition has excellent storage stability and is easy to control the reaction, resulting in excellent handling and workability.
- high-energy rays examples include ultraviolet rays, gamma rays, X-rays, ⁇ -rays, and electron beams.
- ultraviolet rays, X-rays, and electron beams irradiated from a commercially available electron beam irradiation device are included, and among these, ultraviolet rays are preferred from the viewpoint of catalyst activation efficiency, and ultraviolet rays with a wavelength in the range of 280 to 380 nm are preferred from the viewpoint of industrial use.
- the amount of irradiation varies depending on the type of high-energy ray-activated catalyst, but in the case of ultraviolet rays, it is preferable that the cumulative irradiation amount at a wavelength of 365 nm is within the range of 100 mJ/cm 2 to 100 J/cm 2 .
- component (D) include (methylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), (cyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), (1,2,3,4,5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), (cyclopentadienyl)dimethylethylplatinum(IV), (cyclopentadienyl)dimethylacetylplatinum(IV), (trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), (methoxycarbonylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), (dimethylphenylsilylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylcyclopentadienylplatinum(IV), trimethyl(acetylacetonato)platinum(IV), and trimethyl(3,5-heptamethylcyclopentadienyl).
- Examples of such compounds include (methylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV), trimethyl(methylacetoacetate)platinum(IV), bis(2,4-pentanedionato)platinum(II), bis(2,4-hexanedionato)platinum(II), bis(2,4-heptanedionato)platinum(II), bis(3,5-heptanedionato)platinum(II), bis(1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionato)platinum(II), bis(1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedionato)platinum(II), and bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)platinum(II).
- (methylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum(IV) and bis(2,4-pentanedionato)platinum(II) are preferred in terms of versatility and ease of availability.
- the amount of the high energy ray activated catalyst, component (D), used is an effective amount and is not particularly limited, provided that it is an amount that promotes the curing of the composition of the present invention. Specifically, the amount is such that the metal atoms in the catalyst are within the range of 0.01 to 1,000 ppm by mass, and preferably the platinum metal atoms in component (D) are within the range of 0.1 to 500 ppm, based on the sum of components (A) to (C) (total being 100 mass%).
- Component (E) is a conductive fine particle, and is not particularly limited as long as it can impart conductivity to the electrode layer formed using the hot melt type composition according to the present invention. Note that, for example, an electrode layer containing conductive fine particles has been proposed in International Patent Publication WO2014/105959 by the applicants of the present application, but there is no disclosure of hot melt type compositions and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in particular.
- component (E) may be carbon nanotubes (CNT), conductive carbon black, graphite (including graphite coated with a conductive material such as a metal such as nickel graphite in the present invention), vapor-grown carbon (VGCF), or other conductive carbon; metal powders such as platinum, gold, silver, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, iron, and aluminum; and further, pigments in which the surface of whiskers of carbon or graphite is coated with tin oxide or the like, such as antimony-doped tin oxide, phosphorus-doped tin oxide, needle-shaped titanium oxide surface-coated with tin oxide/antimony, tin oxide, indium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc antimonate, and tin oxide or the like; pigments coated with at least one conductive metal oxide selected from the group consisting of tin-doped indium oxide (ITO), fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO), phosphorus-doped tin oxide, and nickel oxide
- these may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- they may be mixed in advance with some or all of the components (A) to (C) used in the composition, and then incorporated into the composition in the form of a compound.
- the conductive inorganic fine particles may be fibers such as glass fibers, silica alumina fibers, alumina fibers, and carbon fibers, needle-shaped reinforcing materials such as aluminum borate whiskers and potassium titanate whiskers, and inorganic fillers such as glass beads, talc, mica, graphite, wollastonite, and dolomite, the surface of which is coated with a conductive material such as a metal.
- component (E) is a fine particle containing at least one type of conductive carbon selected from carbon nanotubes (CNT), conductive carbon black, graphite, and vapor-grown carbon (VGCF).
- CNT carbon nanotubes
- VGCF vapor-grown carbon
- component (E) is a carbon nanotube (CNT).
- the CNT may be single-walled, double-walled, or multi-walled, and there is no particular restriction on the particle size, but (E1) conductive fine particles containing single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) are particularly suitable.
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes are a special type of carbon material known as one-dimensional materials. They consist of sheets of graphene rolled up to form hollow tubes with walls one atom thick. Due to their chemical structure and size, SWCNTs tend to exhibit particularly excellent mechanical, electrical, thermal and optical properties, even among other conductive carbons such as acetylene black.
- they can effectively reduce the volume resistivity of the electrode layer obtained even with a small amount of use, and can achieve excellent temperature dependence of the viscoelasticity without impairing the mechanical strength of the electrode layer, such as the elongation at break and tensile strength, so that they have the advantage of being able to effectively improve the conformability and shape retention of the electrode layer relative to the dielectric layer, in addition to improving the performance and strength of the electrode layer, including improving its energy density.
- the average outer diameter of the single-walled carbon nanotubes is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2.5 nm or less. More preferably, it is 1.0 to 2.5 nm, even more preferably, it is 1.1 to 2.0 nm, and particularly preferably, it is 1.2 to 1.8 nm.
- the average outer diameter of the single-walled carbon nanotubes can be determined from the optical absorption spectrum, Raman spectrum, or transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of the single-walled carbon nanotubes obtained by ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectroscopy (UV-Vis-NIR).
- the average fiber length of the single-walled carbon nanotubes is preferably less than 100 ⁇ m. More preferably, it is 0.1 to 50 ⁇ m, even more preferably 0.5 to 20 ⁇ m, and particularly preferably 1 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the average fiber length of the single-walled carbon nanotubes can be determined by obtaining an AFM image of the single-walled carbon nanotubes using an atomic force microscope (AFM), or obtaining a TEM image of the single-walled carbon nanotubes using a transmission electron microscope (TEM), measuring the length of each single-walled carbon nanotube, and dividing the total length by the number of single-walled carbon nanotubes measured.
- AFM atomic force microscope
- TEM transmission electron microscope
- the G/D ratio of single-walled carbon nanotubes measured by Raman spectroscopy is preferably 2 or more. It is more preferably 2 to 250, even more preferably 5 to 250, particularly preferably 10 to 220, and most preferably 40 to 180.
- the G/D ratio is the intensity ratio (G/D) of the G band to the D band in the Raman spectrum of single-walled carbon nanotubes. The higher the G/D ratio of single-walled carbon nanotubes, the higher the crystallinity of the single-walled carbon nanotubes, meaning that there are fewer carbon impurities and fewer defective carbon nanotubes.
- Single-walled carbon nanotubes are commercially available.
- TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 601 polydimethylsiloxane containing 10% by weight of single-walled carbon nanotubes
- TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 602 vinyl ether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane containing 10% by weight of single-walled carbon nanotubes
- TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 201 vinyl ether-terminated polydimethylsiloxane containing 10% by weight of single-walled carbon nanotubes
- fatty acid glycidyl ester TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 202 (aliphatic carboxylate derivative containing 10% by mass of single-walled carbon nanotubes)
- TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 204 methacrylate derivative containing 10% by mass of single-walled carbon nanotubes
- TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 301 ethoxylated alcohol containing 10% by mass of single
- the conductive fine particles may be those whose surfaces are partially or entirely treated with an organosilicon compound.
- organosilicon compounds are low molecular weight organosilicon compounds such as silanes, silazanes, siloxanes, or the like, and organosilicon polymers or oligomers such as polysiloxanes, polycarbosiloxanes, or the like.
- Preferred examples of silanes are so-called silane coupling agents.
- silane coupling agents are alkyltrialkoxysilanes (such as methyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, hexyltrimethoxysilane, octyltrimethoxysilane, or the like), and organofunctional group-containing trialkoxysilanes (such as glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, epoxycyclohexylethyltrimethoxysilane, methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, or the like).
- alkyltrialkoxysilanes such as methyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, hexyltrimethoxysilane, octyltrimethoxysilane, or the like
- organofunctional group-containing trialkoxysilanes such as glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, epoxycyclohex
- Preferred siloxanes and polysiloxanes include hexamethyldisiloxane, 1,3-dihexyl-tetramethyldisiloxane, trialkoxysilyl single-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, trialkoxysilyl single-terminated dimethylvinyl single-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, trialkoxysilyl single-terminated organofunctional group single-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, trialkoxysilyl doubly terminated polydimethylsiloxane, organofunctional group doubly terminated polydimethylsiloxane, or the like.
- the number n of siloxane bonds is preferably in the range of 2 to 150.
- the siloxane does not necessarily have to be the main chain, but may be an organic polymer modified with siloxane, for example a silicone modified acrylic polymer.
- Preferred silazanes include hexamethyldisilazane, 1,3-dihexyl-tetramethyldisilazane, or the like.
- An example of a preferred polycarbosiloxane is a polymer having Si-C-C-Si bonds in the polymer backbone.
- the amount of component (E) can be appropriately designed depending on the conductivity (i.e., volume resistivity), mechanical strength, shape retention, etc. of the electrode layer to be obtained, but in practice, the amount is preferably such that the volume fraction of the conductive fine particles (E) relative to the entire composition is in the range of 0.005 to 0.50, and more preferably in the range of 0.005 to 0.25.
- the volume resistivity of the electrode layer obtained using this composition is 10 2 ⁇ cm or less, preferably in the range of 10 to 10 2 ⁇ cm, and there is an advantage that an electrode layer exhibiting excellent conductivity can be designed, and particularly when a part of component (E) is fine particles containing conductive carbon, particularly when a part of component (E) is single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT), there is an advantage that the volume resistivity of the electrode layer can be effectively reduced to achieve excellent conductivity, and excellent temperature dependency of the viscoelasticity can be achieved without impairing the mechanical strength of the electrode layer, such as the elongation at break and tensile strength.
- the volume fraction of the single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) relative to the entire composition is in the range of 0.005 to 0.25.
- the present composition may contain other optional components, such as (F) a reinforcing filler, (G) a cure retarder, (H) an adhesion promoter, and (I) an organic wax, so long as the components do not impair the object of the present invention.
- the present composition may contain an organic solvent, but is preferably a substantially solvent-free hot melt composition.
- Component (F) is a reinforcing filler, and may improve the mechanical strength of the electrode layer obtained by using this composition.
- the reinforcing inorganic fine particles have an average primary particle size of less than 50 nm, and examples thereof include fumed silica, wet silica, pulverized silica, calcium carbonate, diatomaceous earth, finely pulverized quartz, various metal oxide powders other than alumina and zinc oxide, glass fiber, carbon fiber, etc., and these are treated with one or more organic silicon compounds described below.
- the shape is not particularly limited, and any shape such as particulate, plate, needle, fiber, etc. can be used.
- component (F) is hydrophilic or hydrophobic fumed silica or its metal oxide complex, which has an average primary particle size of 10 nm or less and may be partially aggregated. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of improving dispersibility, fumed silica or its metal oxide complex treated with the above-mentioned organosilicon compound is preferable. These reinforcing inorganic particles may be used in combination of two or more kinds.
- the BET specific surface area of component (F) can be appropriately selected, but may be 10 m 2 /g or more, and may be in the range of 10 to 1000 m 2 /g. Furthermore, two or more types of reinforcing fillers having different BET specific surface areas may be used in combination as component (F).
- (F2) reinforcing fine particles or composites thereof that have been surface-treated with one or more types of organosilicon compounds and have an average BET specific surface area in the range of 10 to 100 m 2 /g may each be used alone as component (F), or the components (F1) and (F2) may be used in combination at any mass ratio.
- Component (F) is preferably surface-treated with the above-mentioned organosilicon compound, and suitable examples of the organosilicon compound include one or more selected from hexamethyldisilazane and 1,3-bis(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisilazane.
- Surface treatment using a surface treatment agent other than an organosilicon compound may also be used in combination, as long as it does not impede the technical effects of the present invention.
- the ratio of the surface treatment agent to the total amount of the filler is preferably in the range of 0.1% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and more preferably in the range of 0.3% by mass or more and 40% by mass or less.
- the treatment amount is the ratio of the filler to the surface treatment agent, and it is preferable to remove excess treatment agent after treatment.
- additives that promote or assist the reaction may be used during treatment as necessary.
- Component (G) is a cure retarder that effectively inhibits side reactions, particularly when the composition is cured by a hydrosilylation reaction, and may further improve the storage stability and pot life when heated and melted of the composition of the present invention.
- the usable cure retarder is not particularly limited in structure or type, and can be selected from known hydrosilylation reaction inhibitors, such as alkyne alcohols such as 2-methyl-3-butyn-2-ol, 3,5-dimethyl-1-hexyn-3-ol, 2-phenyl-3-butyn-2-ol, and 1-ethynyl-1-cyclohexanol; enyne compounds such as 3-methyl-3-penten-1-yne and 3,5-dimethyl-3-hexen-1-yne; alkenyl-containing low molecular weight siloxanes such as tetramethyltetravinylcyclotetrasiloxane and tetramethyltetrahexenylcyclotetrasiloxane; and alkynyloxysilanes such as methyl-tris(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyloxy)silane and vinyl-tris(1,1-dimethylpropynyloxy)si
- a compound with a boiling point of 200°C or higher at atmospheric pressure is particularly preferable to use as component (G).
- a compound with a boiling point of 200°C or higher at atmospheric pressure is particularly preferable to use as component (G).
- the cure retarder may volatilize during processes such as melt kneading, and the desired cure retarding effect in the final curable silicone composition may not be achieved.
- methyl-tris(1,1-dimethyl-2-propynyloxy)silane has a boiling point of approximately 293°C at atmospheric pressure, and is one example of a suitable component (G).
- the amount of component (G) used is arbitrary, but it is preferably within the range of 1 to 10,000 ppm by mass relative to the entire composition.
- Component (H) is an adhesion promoter, and examples thereof include organosilicon compounds having at least one alkoxy group bonded to a silicon atom in each molecule.
- the alkoxy group include methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, and methoxyethoxy groups, with methoxy being particularly preferred.
- Examples of groups bonded to silicon atoms in organosilicon compounds other than the alkoxy group include halogen-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups such as alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, aryl groups, aralkyl groups, and halogenated alkyl groups; glycidoxyalkyl groups such as 3-glycidoxypropyl and 4-glycidoxybutyl groups; epoxycyclohexylalkyl groups such as 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl and 3-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl groups; epoxyalkyl groups such as 3,4-epoxybutyl and 7,8-epoxyoctyl groups; acrylic-containing monovalent organic groups such as 3-methacryloxypropyl groups; and hydrogen atoms.
- halogen-substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups such as alkyl groups, alkenyl groups,
- the organosilicon compound preferably has a group capable of reacting with the alkenyl group or silicon-bonded hydrogen atom in the composition, and more specifically, preferably has a silicon-bonded hydrogen atom or an alkenyl group.
- the organosilicon compound preferably has at least one epoxy-containing monovalent organic group in one molecule.
- organosilicon compounds include organosilane compounds, organosiloxane oligomers, and alkyl silicates.
- examples of the molecular structure of the organosiloxane oligomer or alkyl silicate include linear, partially branched linear, branched, cyclic, and net-like, and particularly linear, branched, and net-like are preferred.
- organosilicon compound examples include silane compounds such as 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane, and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane; siloxane compounds having at least one silicon-bonded alkenyl group or silicon-bonded hydrogen atom, and at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group in one molecule; a mixture of a silane compound or siloxane compound having at least one silicon-bonded alkoxy group and a siloxane compound having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxy group and at least one silicon-bonded alkenyl group in one molecule; a reaction mixture of an amino group-containing organoalkoxysilane and an epoxy group - containing organoalkoxysilane; an organic compound having at least two alkoxysilyl groups in one molecule and containing a bond other than a silicon -oxygen bond between the silyl groups ; (In
- This adhesion promoter is preferably a low-viscosity liquid, and although there are no limitations on its viscosity, it is preferably within the range of 1 to 500 mPa ⁇ s at 25° C. Furthermore, although there are no limitations on the content of this adhesion promoter, it is preferably within the range of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the present composition.
- a particularly suitable adhesion-imparting agent is, for example, a reaction mixture of an amino group-containing organoalkoxysilane and an epoxy group-containing organoalkoxysilane.
- This component improves the initial adhesion to various substrates that come into contact with the composition during the formation of the electrode layer obtained using the composition (after heating and melting and during curing), and in particular the low-temperature adhesion to unwashed substrates.
- Such reaction mixtures are disclosed in JP-B-52-8854 and JP-A-10-195085.
- alkoxysilanes having amino group-containing organic groups that constitute such components include aminomethyltriethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)aminomethyltributoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, and 3-anilinopropyltriethoxysilane.
- epoxy group-containing organoalkoxysilanes include 3-glycidoxyprolyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyltrimethoxysilane, and 2-(3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethylmethyldimethoxysilane.
- the molar ratio of these alkoxysilanes having an amino group-containing organic group to alkoxysilanes having an epoxy group-containing organic group is preferably within the range of (1:1.5) to (1:5), and particularly preferably within the range of (1:2) to (1:4).
- This component can be easily synthesized by mixing the above-mentioned alkoxysilanes having an amino group-containing organic group and alkoxysilanes having an epoxy group-containing organic group and reacting them at room temperature or under heating.
- R 1 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or an alkoxy group
- R 2 is the same or different and has the general formula:
- R4 is an alkylene group or an alkyleneoxyalkylene group
- R5 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group
- R6 is an alkyl group
- R7 is an alkylene group
- R8 is an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an acyl group
- a is 0, 1, or 2.
- R 3 is the same or different and is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group.
- the compound contains a carbasilatrane derivative represented by the following structure:
- carbasilatrane derivatives include carbasilatrane derivatives having a silicon-bonded alkoxy group or a silicon-bonded alkenyl group in one molecule, as represented by the following structure: (In the formula, Rc is a group selected from a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, and a hexenyl group.)
- a silatrane derivative represented by the following structural formula may be used as an adhesion promoter.
- R 1 in the formula is the same or different hydrogen atom or alkyl group, and R 1 is preferably hydrogen atom or methyl group.
- R 2 in the formula is the same or different group selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, alkyl group, and alkoxysilyl group-containing organic group represented by the general formula: -R 4 -Si(OR 5 ) x R 6 (3-x) , with the proviso that at least one of R 2 is this alkoxysilyl group-containing organic group. Examples of the alkyl group of R 2 include methyl group.
- R 4 in the formula is a divalent organic group, and examples thereof include alkylene group or alkyleneoxyalkylene group, and particularly preferably ethylene group, propylene group, butylene group, methyleneoxypropylene group, and methyleneoxypentylene group.
- R 5 in the formula is an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and preferably methyl group or ethyl group.
- R6 is a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group, preferably a methyl group, and x is 1, 2, or 3, preferably 3.
- alkoxysilyl-containing organic groups for R2 include the following groups. -( CH2 ) 2Si ( OCH3 ) 2 ( CH2 ) 2Si ( OCH3 ) 2CH3 -( CH2 ) 3Si ( OC2H5 ) 2 ( CH2 ) 3Si ( OC2H5 )( CH3 ) 2 -CH2O ( CH2 ) 3Si ( OCH3 ) 3 -CH2O ( CH2 ) 3Si ( OC2H5 ) 3 -CH2O ( CH2 ) 3Si ( OCH3 ) 2CH3 -CH2O ( CH2 ) 3Si ( OC2H5 ) 2CH3 -CH2OCH2Si ( OCH3 ) ( CH3 ) 2CH3 -CH2OCH2Si ( OCH3 ) ( CH3 ) 2CH3 -CH2OCH2Si ( OCH3 ) ( CH3 ) 2CH3 -CH2
- R 3 is at least one group selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups, alkoxy groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, glycidoxyalkyl groups, oxiranylalkyl groups, and acyloxyalkyl groups
- examples of the monovalent hydrocarbon group of R 3 include alkyl groups such as methyl groups
- examples of the alkoxy group of R 3 include methoxy groups, ethoxy groups, and propoxy groups
- examples of the glycidoxyalkyl group of R 3 include 3-glycidoxypropyl groups
- examples of the oxiranylalkyl group of R 3 include 4-oxiranylbutyl groups and 8-oxiranyloctyl groups
- examples of the acyloxyalkyl group of R 3 include acetoxypropyl groups and 3-methacryloxypropyl groups.
- R 3 is preferably an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or an alkoxy group, and more preferably an alkyl group or an alkenyl group, and particularly preferably a group selected from a methyl group, a vinyl group, an allyl group, and a hexenyl group.
- the amount of component (H) used is not particularly limited, but from the standpoint of improving adhesion to dielectric layers, etc., it is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 1.0 mass% of the entire composition, and more preferably in the range of 0.2 to 1.0 mass%.
- Component (I) is an organic wax, specifically, an organic wax having a melting point in the range of 30 to 160°C.
- Component (I) may be one or more selected from various hot-melt synthetic resins, waxes, fatty acid metal salts, etc.
- the wax component exhibits low kinetic viscosity at high temperatures (150°C) and forms a melt with excellent fluidity.
- the wax component spreads rapidly throughout the composition at high temperatures, thereby lowering the viscosity of the substrate surface to which the molten composition is applied and the entire composition, and also rapidly lowering the surface friction of the substrate and the molten composition, thereby significantly increasing the fluidity of the entire composition. For this reason, the viscosity and fluidity of the molten composition may be significantly improved by adding only a small amount of the wax component to the total amount of other components.
- component (I) may be petroleum waxes such as paraffin, natural waxes such as carnauba wax, or synthetic waxes such as montan acid ester wax.
- the component (I) is a hot melt component consisting of a fatty acid metal salt or a fatty acid ester of an erythritol derivative, and particularly preferable are metal salts of higher fatty acids such as stearic acid, palmitic acid, oleic acid, and isononanoic acid, pentaerythritol tetrastearate, dipentaerythritol adipic acid stearate, glycerin tri-18-hydroxystearate, and pentaerythritol full stearate.
- the type of the fatty acid metal salt is not particularly limited, but suitable examples include alkali metal salts such as lithium, sodium, and potassium; alkaline earth metal salts such as magnesium, calcium, and barium; and zinc salts.
- the amount of component (I) used is in the range of 0.01 to 5.0 parts by mass, and may be 0.01 to 3.5 parts by mass, or 0.01 to 3.0 parts by mass, assuming that the entire composition is 100 parts by mass. If the amount of the wax component used exceeds the upper limit, the adhesion and mechanical strength of the electrode layer obtained from the composition of the present invention may be insufficient. Furthermore, if the amount used is less than the lower limit, sufficient improvement in fluidity during heating and melting may not be achieved.
- the hot melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition according to the present invention is non-fluid (solid or semi-solid) at 25°C and has heat melting properties, so that the use of a solvent is substantially unnecessary, and a solvent-free design is possible. No fluorine-based solvent, organic solvent, etc. remains in the film obtained by curing, and there is an advantage that the problem of environmental burden and the influence of the solvent on the electronic device can be eliminated. However, this does not prevent the composition according to the present invention from using an organic solvent that is inevitably mixed into the raw material components, etc., or a small amount of organic solvent from the viewpoint of handling.
- the composition according to the present invention may be, and is preferably, a low-solvent to solvent-free composition containing an organic solvent in an amount of 5 parts by mass or less, preferably 1 part by mass or less, and more preferably below the detection limit, relative to the sum (100 parts by mass) of the above-mentioned components (A), (B), and (E).
- the solvent include one or more organic solvents selected from (S1) organic polar solvents, (S2) low molecular weight siloxane-based solvents, and (S3) halogen-based solvents, or mixed solvents thereof, and in particular, solvents having a boiling point of 80° C. or higher and lower than 200° C. can be exemplified.
- the hot-melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition according to the present invention is most preferably in the form of a solvent-free composition in which the content of the organic solvent is 1 part by mass or less or below the detection limit, and the composition is substantially free of organic solvent.
- the present composition may contain, as other optional components, as long as they do not impair the object of the present invention, heat resistance agents such as iron oxide (red oxide), cerium oxide, cerium dimethylsilanolate, fatty acid cerium salts, cerium hydroxide, zirconium compounds, etc.; other than dyes, pigments other than white, flame retardant agents, heat retardants such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, zinc borate, zinc molybdate, phosphazene, etc., ion scavengers/pH adjusters such as hydrotalcite, bismuth oxide, yttrium oxide, etc., flame retardants such as aluminum hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, zinc borate, zinc molybdate, phosphazene, etc., antioxidants such as hindered phenol compounds, hindered amine compounds, thioether compounds, etc., pure iron, silicon steel, iron-cobalt alloy, iron-nickel alloy, iron-chromium alloy, iron-alumin
- soft magnetic particles such as aluminum alloy, carbonyl iron, stainless steel, or composite materials containing one or more of these; inorganic flame retardants (for example, hydrated metal compounds such as aluminum hydroxide), halogen-based flame retardants, phosphorus-based flame retardants, organic metal salt-based flame retardants, silicone oil, silicone rubber, polyisoprene, 1,2-polybutadiene, 1,4-polybutadiene and other polybutadienes, styrene-butadiene rubber, acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber, carboxyl-terminated butadiene acrylonitrile rubber, polychloroprene, poly(oxypropylene), poly(oxytetramethylene) glycol, polyolefin glycol, poly- ⁇ -caprolactone and other thermoplastic elastomers; polysulfide rubber, fluororubber and other stress reducing agents; barium titanate (BaTiO 3 ), strontium titanate (SrTiO 3
- the form of the composition is not particularly limited, and may be any of a lump, solid to semi-solid wax, granule, pellet (tablet), and sheet depending on the manufacturing process.
- the lump, solid to semi-solid paste, granule, and granule compositions may be used in the form of pellets or tablets by tableting using a known method.
- the composition may be a sheet-shaped product obtained by melt-kneading the raw materials using a single-screw or multi-screw (two-screw, etc.) extruder, laminating the discharged molten kneaded product between a release film having a known release layer such as fluorosilicone, or the molten kneaded product may be directly molded into a pellet/tablet shape depending on the shape of the discharge port.
- the composition itself is non-fluid to solid, and therefore has the advantage of excellent handling properties and storage stability.
- This composition has hot melt properties, flows quickly when heated and melted, and can be applied uniformly to desired locations. Furthermore, an electrode layer can be formed by cooling and an optional curing process, so it can be used without restrictions in solvent-free processes and electrode printing processes aimed at reducing environmental impact and improving the performance of actuators, etc. Furthermore, this composition has excellent moldability, gap filling properties, and adhesive strength when heated and melted, and the resulting electrode layer has excellent heat resistance, durability, and adhesion, as well as excellent temperature dependence of viscoelastic properties.
- an electrode layer made of this composition when an electrode layer made of this composition is formed on a dielectric elastomer sheet, it has remarkably excellent conformability and shape retention, and has viscoelastic properties sufficient for practical use that are unlikely to cause problems such as peeling of the electrode layer or defects, even when used in a transducer that assumes high physical displacement such as an actuator.
- This composition can be used by applying it to the location where an electrode layer is to be formed by heating and melting it. Specifically, it may be applied to the location where an electrode layer is to be formed by hot dispensing or the like after a process of heating to 80°C or more and melting it, or a molded product such as a sheet may be placed at the location where an electrode layer is to be formed and heated to 80°C or more, and the liquefied composition may be applied to the location.
- the heat-melting temperature is not particularly limited as long as sufficient fluidity, applicability, and gap filling properties can be achieved, but it may be in the range of 80 to 150°C.
- the composition has curing reactivity, it is preferable to select the heat-melting temperature according to the type of component (D).
- the component (D) is a thermoplastic resin microparticle containing a platinum-containing hydrosilylation reaction catalyst using a thermoplastic resin with a softening point or glass transition point of 120°C, the hydrosilylation reaction activity is suppressed in the range of 80 to 120°C, so that within the temperature range, the composition can be applied to the location where an electrode layer is to be formed by heating and melting it without unintended curing reactions.
- the electrode layer can be formed by solidification or a curing reaction accompanied by cooling, depending on whether the composition is curable or not.
- the curing reaction may be carried out simultaneously with the application of the composition and the curing reaction by performing a heat curing reaction or high-energy ray irradiation simultaneously with heating and melting.
- the composition may be in a substantially solvent-free form, regardless of whether it has curing reactivity, and can be applied to the location where the electrode layer is to be formed after heating and melting (including application by heating and melting after placement at the location where the electrode layer is to be formed in the case of a molded product such as a sheet), and then dried and solidified by cooling to form an electrode layer.
- the composition has the advantage that even if it is in the form of an uncured or non-curing reactive composition, it can be dried and solidified to form an electrode layer with excellent temperature dependence of viscoelastic properties, and since it can be used as an electrode layer regardless of whether it has a curing reaction, flexible process design, including a solvent-free process, is possible.
- the present composition When the present composition is designed as a curing-reactive composition, it can be applied to the location where an electrode layer is to be formed after heating and melting (including application by heating and melting after placement at the location where the electrode layer is to be formed in the case of a molded product such as a sheet), and a curing reaction can be allowed to proceed simultaneously with or after the application to form an electrode layer made of a cured product.
- the curing reaction is a hydrosilylation reaction, and a heat curing reaction, a curing reaction by irradiation with high-energy rays, or a combination of these can be selected depending on the type of component (D).
- the temperature of the heat curing reaction is not particularly limited, but is preferably 50°C or higher and 200°C or lower, more preferably 60°C or higher and 200°C or lower, and even more preferably 80°C or higher and 180°C or lower.
- the time required for the curing reaction is usually 1 second or higher and 3 hours or lower.
- a cured product can be obtained by holding the temperature within the range of 90 to 180°C for 10 seconds to 30 minutes.
- thermoplastic resin microparticles containing a platinum-containing hydrosilylation reaction catalyst using a thermoplastic resin having a specific softening point or glass transition point are selected as component (D)
- the curing reaction does not proceed at temperatures below the softening point or glass transition point of the thermoplastic resin (wall material), but the curing reaction proceeds quickly by heating at a temperature higher than that, which has the advantage that it is easy to control the temperature of the curing reaction.
- the curing reaction of the composition proceeds when irradiated with high-energy rays, which is a trigger.
- active energy rays that can be used in the curing reaction include ultraviolet rays, electron beams, and radiation, but ultraviolet rays are preferred in terms of practicality.
- a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst that has high activity against the ultraviolet rays used, such as bis(2,4-pentanedionato)platinum complex or (methylcyclopentadienyl)trimethylplatinum complex.
- Suitable ultraviolet rays are high-pressure mercury lamps, medium-pressure mercury lamps, Xe-Hg lamps, and deep UV lamps, and the irradiation dose is preferably 100 to 8,000 mJ/ cm2 .
- the thickness and shape of the electrode layer can be designed as desired, but if it has the volume resistivity (conductivity) described above, it is a thin film, and its average thickness is preferably in the range of 1 to 100 ⁇ m.
- the electrode layer obtained by the above curing reaction has excellent temperature dependency of viscoelastic properties, and because it is a cured product, the mechanical strength of the electrode layer itself and its adhesion and conformability to the substrate tend to be further improved.
- the use of an electrode layer that is a cured product has the advantage of being particularly excellent in conformability and shape retention.
- the curing reaction is easy to control, flexible process design, including solvent-free processes, is possible.
- the electrode layer obtained by using this composition can be used for desired semiconductor materials and electronic components, and can be used without particular limitation for electronic components such as semiconductor chips, electronic circuits, and semiconductor (including optical semiconductor) devices, and can form a laminate having the electrode layer.
- the electrode layer obtained by using this composition has excellent temperature dependency of viscoelastic properties in addition to heat resistance, durability, and adhesiveness, and therefore, when an electrode layer made of this composition is formed on a dielectric elastomer sheet, the electrode layer has remarkably excellent conformability and shape retention, and even when used in a transducer that assumes high physical displacement such as an actuator, a laminate that is unlikely to cause problems such as peeling of the electrode layer or defects can be formed.
- the type of dielectric elastomer sheet is not particularly limited, but a dielectric layer that is an organopolysiloxane cured film is particularly preferred in terms of its mechanical strength, heat resistance, flexibility, and electrochemical properties.
- the laminate with an electrode layer obtained using this composition is preferably a laminate having a structure in which (L2) an electrode layer made of the above-mentioned hot melt-type electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition is laminated on at least one surface of (L1) an organopolysiloxane cured film, which is a dielectric layer.
- Organopolysiloxane cured products having a polysiloxane skeleton have excellent transparency, electrical insulation, heat resistance, cold resistance, etc., and electrical activity can be improved by introducing highly dielectric functional groups such as fluoroalkyl groups if desired. They can also be easily processed into films or sheets, making them suitable for use as adhesive films for various electric and electronic devices, electrically active films for transducer devices such as actuators, and in particular as dielectric layers.
- organopolysiloxane cured films can be classified into hydrosilylation reaction curing type, condensation reaction curing type, peroxide curing type, etc., but organopolysiloxane cured films using a hydrosilylation reaction curing type curable organopolysiloxane composition are particularly preferred, as they cure quickly when left at room temperature or when heated and do not produce by-products.
- the organopolysiloxane cured film which is the dielectric layer, is thin and preferably has an average thickness in the range of 1 to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably in the range of 1 to 150 ⁇ m, and more preferably in the range of 1 to 100 ⁇ m.
- the average thickness of the film is the average thickness at the center of the film.
- the above-mentioned organopolysiloxane cured film is uniform and flat, and the difference between the thickness at the ends and the thickness at the center in the width direction of the film is within 5.0%, and more preferably the average thickness at the center of the film is in the range of 5 to 200 ⁇ m.
- the number of internal defects in the organopolysiloxane cured film which is the dielectric layer
- the number of internal defects is in the range of 0 to 20, preferably 0 to 15. If the number of internal defects exceeds the upper limit, application of a high voltage to the film makes it more susceptible to dielectric breakdown, and the dielectric breakdown strength of the entire film may be significantly reduced.
- the dielectric breakdown strength of the organopolysiloxane cured film, which is the dielectric layer, measured at room temperature is preferably in the range of 56 V/ ⁇ m to 200 V/ ⁇ m, more preferably in the range of 58 V/ ⁇ m to 100 V/ ⁇ m.
- the organopolysiloxane cured film of the present invention may be easily designed to have a relative dielectric constant of the entire film at 1 kHz and 25°C of 3 or more, 4 or more, 5 or more, or 6 or more, by optionally introducing a highly dielectric functional group such as a fluoroalkyl group and using a highly dielectric filler.
- the organopolysiloxane cured film that is the dielectric layer can be designed to have the following mechanical properties measured in accordance with JIS K 6249 when hot-formed into a sheet having a thickness of 2.0 mm.
- the Young's modulus (MPa) at room temperature can be set to 10 MPa or less, and a particularly preferable range is 0.1 to 2.5 MPa.
- the tear strength (N/mm) at room temperature can be 1 N/mm or more, and a particularly preferred range is 2 N/mm or more.
- the tensile strength (MPa) at room temperature can be 1 MPa or more, and a particularly preferred range is 2 MPa or more.
- the breaking elongation (%) can be 50% or more, and a particularly preferable range is 100-1000%.
- the shear storage modulus at 23°C is preferably in the range of 10 to 10 Pa, and more preferably in the range of 1.0 x 10 to 5.0 x 10 Pa.
- the organopolysiloxane cured film that is the dielectric layer has an average thickness in the range of 1 to 200 ⁇ m per sheet, but multiple films may be stacked together to form a laminated film with a thickness of more than 200 ⁇ m for the purpose of forming a dielectric layer.
- the above laminate can be suitably obtained by a method for producing a laminate, comprising, for example, step I: a step of obtaining an organopolysiloxane cured film, which is a dielectric layer, by curing a curable organopolysiloxane composition that provides a dielectric layer by curing into a film, and step II: a step of applying the above hot melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition onto the organopolysiloxane cured film or its precursor in step I, after heating and melting it, simultaneously with or after step I, to form an electrode layer.
- the application after heating and melting in step II includes a step of applying the heated and melted composition to a location on the dielectric layer or its precursor where an electrode layer is to be formed by hot dispensing or the like, as well as a step of placing a molded product such as a sheet-like product on a location on the dielectric layer or its precursor where an electrode layer is to be formed, heating it to 80 ° C. or higher, and applying the liquefied composition to the relevant location.
- the formation of the electrode layer includes the formation of an electrode layer by cooling the composition after heating and melting to dryness, and the formation of an electrode layer that is a cured product by a curing reaction of the composition after heating and melting.
- the curing reaction for forming the dielectric layer in step I and the formation of the electrode layer in step II are curing reactions accompanied by the formation of a cured product, and these curing reactions both include a hydrosilylation reaction, by selecting compositions in which the silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as "SiH/Vi ratio") in the organohydrogenpolysiloxane component are different from each other relative to the total amount of carbon-carbon double bonds in the curable organopolysiloxane composition for forming the dielectric layer or the hot-melt type electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition, a structure is provided in which both layers are chemically bonded by a hydrosilylation reaction at the interface between the dielectric layer and the electrode layer, and the conformability and shape retention of the electrode layer according to the present invention to the dielectric layer are further improved, and peeling and the occurrence of defects in the electrode layer may be suppressed.
- SiH/Vi ratio silicon atom-
- the SiH/Vi ratio ([SiH/Vi] Elec ) of the hot melt electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition according to the present invention is 0.2 mol or more and 1.5 mol or less, preferably 0.3 mol or more and 1.2 mol or less, and more preferably 0.3 mol or more and 1.0 mol or less, and that the SiH/Vi ratio ([SiH/Vi] DEAP ) of the curable organopolysiloxane composition forming the dielectric layer is in the range of 0.20 to 0.90, 0.33 to 0.85, 0.50 to 0.75, or 0.58 to 0.67.
- the composition forming the dielectric layer has a certain degree of SiH excess. This is because, when these curable organopolysiloxane compositions are cured by a hydrosilylation reaction, an excess amount of SiH groups present on the dielectric layer side at the interface is likely to undergo a hydrosilylation reaction with the curable reactive groups containing carbon-carbon double bonds in the electrode layer-forming organopolysiloxane composition at the interface between the two layers, making it easier to give a structure in which the two layers are chemically bonded.
- This production method is particularly useful as a method for forming an electrode layer in a transducer member, and can easily provide on an industrial scale a laminate, electronic component, or display member in which the dielectric layer and electrode layer are firmly bonded together and which is less likely to suffer from peeling or other defects due to insufficient adhesive strength and conformability.
- the laminate of the organopolysiloxane cured film according to the present invention is useful as an electronic material, a display device member, or a transducer member (including sensors, speakers, actuators, and generators), and can be suitably used as an electroactive film (including a highly dielectric film) with an electrode layer as an electronic component or a display device member.
- an electroactive film with high dielectric breakdown strength is suitable for transducer members such as actuators in the form of a single layer or laminated film
- the electrode layer according to the present invention can be formed on a dielectric layer without any particular restrictions, even in a solventless process or an electrode printing process involving heat melting, and has the characteristics of being extremely excellent in conformity and shape retention with respect to the organopolysiloxane cured film, which is the dielectric layer, and is unlikely to cause problems such as peeling or defects in the electrode layer, and is therefore particularly useful for actuator applications that start up under high voltage.
- the laminate of the organopolysiloxane cured film according to the present invention preferably has an electrode layer on one side of the dielectric layer, and these layers are alternately laminated, with the electrode layer disposed on the outside, in a whole or partial structure.
- the laminate according to the present invention may have, in addition to the electrode layer according to the present invention and the single-layer or multi-layer dielectric layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer used for the purpose of being placed inside the transducer, and a non-silicone thermoplastic resin layer which may optionally have a release surface.
- Component (a1-1) Both ends blocked with vinyldimethylsiloxy groups, dimethylsiloxane polymer (vinyl group content: 0.09% by mass, siloxane polymerization degree: 835)
- Component (a1-2) Both ends blocked with vinyldimethylsiloxy groups, dimethylsiloxane polymer (vinyl group content: 1.53% by mass, siloxane polymerization degree: 45)
- Component (b-2) MQ resin composed of trimethylsiloxy units (M) and t
- Component (d2) A solution of platinum-1,3-divinyl 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane complex in a dimethylsiloxane polymer terminated at both ends with vinyldimethylsiloxy groups (platinum concentration approximately 0.6% by mass)
- Example 1 Comparative Examples 1 to 4
- Table 1 Comparative Examples 1 to 4
- Table 2 Comparative Examples show the compositions of each experimental example. The values corresponding to each component are in mass %, and the sum of these is 100 mass %.
- component (c) was used in an amount ranging from 0.35 to 0.46 moles of silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms (Si-H) per mole of vinyl groups (unsaturated hydrocarbon groups, the same applies below) in the composition.
- Si-H silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms
- Tables 1 and 2 show the physical properties before and after curing, measured by the following methods.
- volume fraction of each component In the present invention, the true density of each component in the composition was defined as follows, and the volume fraction was calculated: Component (b) was 1.23 g/cc, single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in component (e) were 1.58 g/cc, and the other components were 0.98 g/cc.
- Mw of component (b) The Mw when component (b) was blended and used was calculated as follows. (1) In the above formula (1), Mwk and wfk are the Mw of the kth component (b) and its weight fraction in all components (b), respectively.
- Example preparation All ingredients except for component (d) were weighed into a 300cc wide-mouth glass sample bottle, and then heated in an oven at 125°C for about 30 minutes. Then, on a hot plate heated to 180°C, the mixture was mixed with an electric stirrer for 30 minutes or more while scraping off any deposits on the wall of the sample bottle. After cooling, component (d) was added, and on a hot plate heated to 120°C, the mixture was mixed with an electric stirrer for 30 minutes or more while scraping off any deposits on the wall of the sample bottle. Then, the mixture was transferred to a 100cc HDPE container and heated in an oven at 110°C for 10 minutes or more. After removing from the oven, the mixture was mixed with a Thinky mixer (ARE-310) at a rotation speed of 2000 RPM for 4 minutes or more.
- ARE-310 Thinky mixer
- Viscoelasticity measurement The storage modulus was measured with a viscoelasticity measuring device (Anton Paar, model number MCR302). An appropriate amount of each curable composition was placed on a lower plate having a Peltier element temperature control system heated to 120°C, and a parallel plate with a diameter of 15 mm was used to set the sample to a thickness of about 1.5 mm. Under conditions of a frequency of 1 Hz and a strain of 0.1%, the sample was cooled to -20°C at 3°C per minute, then heated to 150°C and held for 180 minutes to be cured. However, Example 1 was not cured. Furthermore, cooling and heating were repeated once more.
- the storage modulus (G') and loss tangent (tan ⁇ ) before and after curing at 25°C and 110°C are shown in Tables 1 and 2. If the ratio of the value of G' before curing at 110°C to the value of G' before curing at 25°C is 0.5 or less, the sample has excellent processability.
- Example 1 As described above, in Examples 1 to 4, the temperature dependence of the viscoelasticity of the composition is high before curing, and the ratio of the value of G'110°C before curing to the value of G'25°C before curing is 0.5 or less. Therefore, it can be said that the composition is easily softened by heating and has excellent coatability.
- an electrode layer having the viscoelasticity and its temperature dependence shown in Table 1 can be formed by drying and solidifying after melting.
- an electrode layer (film) that is a cured product having appropriate viscoelasticity can be obtained by heating and curing at a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition point (Tg) of the wall material of component (d) after heating and melting.
- each electrode layer sheet in Examples 1 to 4 was kept low at 10 2 ⁇ cm or less, and as an electrode layer for various transducer applications including actuators, it had excellent performance in electrical conductivity in addition to the above-mentioned viscoelastic properties.
- Comparative Examples 1 and 2 the weight percentage of component (b) is lower than 45%, so the temperature dependence of viscoelasticity is small.
- Comparative Example 3 there is no component (b), so the temperature dependence of viscoelasticity is almost not observed. Therefore, there is no improvement in processability by heating, and even if it is coated, it is difficult to maintain the shape.
- Comparative Example 4 the Mw of component (b) is small, and even if it is formulated to have a volume fraction of 0.5, the temperature dependence of viscoelasticity is small. Therefore, it is difficult to further reduce the volume fraction of the conductive fine particles, and the degree of freedom for improving the composition as an electrode layer forming composition is greatly limited.
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まず、本発明に係るホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物(以下、「本組成物」ということがある)について説明する。本組成物は、(A)鎖状オルガノポリシロキサン、(B)標準ポリスチレン換算における重量平均分子量が5000以上の分子内にR3SiO1/2(式中、Rは互いに独立して一価有機基を表す)で表されるシロキサン単位(M単位)、及び、SiO4/2で表されるシロキサン単位(Q単位)を含むオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂、および(E)導電性微粒子を含んでなり、25℃において非流動性であり、かつ、加熱溶融性を有し、組成物中の成分(B)の含有量が組成物全体に対して45質量%以上であることを特徴とする。
成分(A)は鎖状オルガノポリシロキサンであり、一定量の成分(B)と併用することで、組成物全体として加熱溶融性を実現し、かつ、得られる電極層において良好な粘弾性の温度依存性を実現する成分である。このような鎖状オルガノポリシロキサンは、直鎖状または少数の分岐点をもつ分岐鎖状の構造を有するものが例示されるが、実用上、直鎖状オルガノポリシロキサンであることが特に好ましい。高度に分岐したオルガノポリシロキサンを用いた場合、加熱溶融性が実現できなかったり、電極層が硬質化して粘弾性が得られなくなる場合があり、好ましくない。
(Alk)R2 2SiO1/2
(式中、Alkは炭素原子数2以上のアルケニル基)で表されるシロキサン単位を有し、その他のシロキサン単位が実質的にR2 2SiO2/2で表されるシロキサン単位のみからなる直鎖状オルガノポリシロキサンである。式中、R2は上記の炭素-炭素二重結合を有しない一価炭化水素基、水酸基およびアルコキシ基から選ばれる基であり、工業的には、メチル基、フェニル基、水酸基、アルコキシ基が好ましく、全てメチル基であってよい。また、成分(A1)のシロキサン重合度は、末端シロキサン単位を含めて、7~1002の範囲であり、102~902の範囲であってよい。
成分(B)は、本発明における特徴的な成分の一つであり、組成物全体としてホットメルト性を付与し、かつ、前記の成分(A)と共に一定の量的範囲で使用することで、本組成物における実用上十分なホットメルト性を与え、かつ、得られる電極が、耐熱性、耐久性、誘電層に対する接着性、追従性と形状保持性に優れるものである。具体的には、成分(B)は、トルエン、キシレン等の有機溶媒を用いて、GPC(ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィ)で測定した標準ポリスチレン換算の重量平均分子量が5000以上であり、かつ、分子内にM単位およびQ単位を有するオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂である。
(R3SiO1/2)p(R2SiO2/2)q(RSiO3/2)r(SiO4/2)s(XO1/2)t
で表されるオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂である。
(B1)分子内に炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性基を有するオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂、および
(B2)分子内に炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性基を有しないオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂
から選ばれる1種類以上のオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂であってよいが、硬化反応性および得られる電極層の粘弾性の温度依存性や、誘電層に対する形状保持性等の改善の見地から、これらの成分(B1)および成分(B2)を共に含むことが好ましい。具体的には、成分(B1)と成分(B2)を質量比5:95~95:5の範囲で併用してよく、質量比5:95~50:50の範囲で併用することが好ましい。
成分(C)は、本組成物の任意の構成であり、成分(A)または成分(B)中の炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性基と、成分(D)の存在下でヒドロシリル化反応により、硬化物を形成することができる架橋剤である。なお、本組成物が硬化反応性を有さず、例えば、ホットメルト後の乾固のみにより電極を形成する場合には、成分(C)および成分(D)の使用は不要である。他方、本組成物を用いて、ホットメルト後の硬化物として電極を形成する場合、、成分(A)または成分(B)中の炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性基の存在を前提として、成分(C)および成分(D)を含むことが好ましい。
成分(D)は、成分(C)同様に任意の構成であり、本組成物中の炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性基と成分(C)のヒドロシリル化反応を促進する触媒であり、白金系触媒、ロジウム系触媒、パラジウム系触媒、ニッケル系触媒、イリジウム系触媒、ルテニウム系触媒、および鉄系触媒が例示され、好ましくは、白金系触媒である。この白金系触媒としては、白金微粉末、白金黒、白金担持シリカ微粉末、白金担持活性炭、塩化白金酸、塩化白金酸のアルコール溶液、白金のオレフィン錯体、白金のアルケニルシロキサン錯体等の白金系化合物が例示され、特に白金のアルケニルシロキサン錯体が好ましい。このアルケニルシロキサンとしては、1,3-ジビニル-1,1,3,3-テトラメチルジシロキサン、1,3,5,7-テトラメチル-1,3,5,7-テトラビニルシクロテトラシロキサン、これらのアルケニルシロキサンのメチル基の一部をエチル基、フェニル基等で置換したアルケニルシロキサン、これらのアルケニルシロキサンのビニル基をアリル基、ヘキセニル基等で置換したアルケニルシロキサンが例示される。特に、この白金-アルケニルシロキサン錯体の安定性が良好であることから、1,3-ジビニル-1,1,3,3-テトラメチルジシロキサンが好ましい。また、この白金-アルケニルシロキサン錯体の安定性を向上させることができることから、この錯体に1,3-ジビニル-1,1,3,3-テトラメチルジシロキサン、1,3-ジアリル-1,1,3,3-テトラメチルジシロキサン、1,3-ジビニル-1,3-ジメチル-1,3-ジフェニルジシロキサン、1,3-ジビニル-1,1,3,3-テトラフェニルジシロキサン、1,3,5,7-テトラメチル-1,3,5,7-テトラビニルシクロテトラシロキサン等のアルケニルシロキサンやジメチルシロキサンオリゴマー等のオルガノシロキサンオリゴマーを添加することが好ましく、特に、アルケニルシロキサンを添加することが好ましい。加えて、取扱作業性および組成物のポットライフの改善の見地から、これらのヒドロシリル化反応触媒は、シリコーン樹脂、ポリカーボネート樹脂、アクリル樹脂等の熱可塑性樹脂中に分散あるいはカプセル化した触媒である、ヒドロシリル化反応触媒含有熱可塑性樹脂微粒子、特に、白金含有ヒドロシリル化反応触媒を含む熱可塑性樹脂微粒子であってもよい。なお、ヒドロシリル化反応を促進する触媒としては、鉄、ルテニウム、鉄/コバルトなどの非白金系金属触媒を用いてもよい。
成分(E)は、導電性微粒子であり、本発明に係るホットメルト型組成物を用いて形成される電極層に、導電性を付与することができるものであれば特に制限はない。なお、導電性微粒子を含む電極層については、例えば、本件出願人らの国際特許公開WO2014/105959号公報等に提案されているが、特にホットメルト型組成物およびカーボンナノチューブ(CNT)については何ら開示されていない。
成分(F)は補強性充填剤であり、本組成物を用いて得られる電極層の機械的強度を向上できる場合がある。具体的には、平均一次粒子径が50nm未満である1種以上の補強性無機微粒子であることが好ましく、ヒュームドシリカ、湿式シリカ、粉砕シリカ、炭酸カルシウム、珪藻土、微粉砕石英、アルミナ・酸化亜鉛以外の各種金属酸化物粉末、ガラス繊維、炭素繊維等が例示され、これらを後述する1種類以上の有機ケイ素化合物で処理したものが使用される。その形状は、特に限定されるものではなく、粒子状、板状、針状、繊維状等の任意の形状のものを用いることができる。
成分(G)は硬化遅延剤であり、特に本組成物をヒドロシリル化反応により硬化させる場合、副反応を効果的に抑制し、本発明にかかる組成物の保存安定性および加熱溶融時の可使時間等をさらに改善できる場合がある。
成分(H)は、接着付与剤であり、ケイ素原子に結合したアルコキシ基を一分子中に少なくとも1個有する有機ケイ素化合物が例示される。このアルコキシ基としては、メトキシ基、エトキシ基、プロポキシ基、ブトキシ基、メトキシエトキシ基が例示され、特に、メトキシ基が好ましい。また、有機ケイ素化合物中のアルコキシ基以外のケイ素原子に結合する基としては、アルキル基、アルケニル基、アリール基、アラルキル基、ハロゲン化アルキル基等のハロゲン置換もしくは非置換の一価炭化水素基;3-グリシドキシプロピル基、4-グリシドキシブチル基等のグリシドキシアルキル基;2-(3,4-エポキシシクロヘキシル)エチル基、3-(3,4-エポキシシクロヘキシル)プロピル基等のエポキシシクロヘキシルアルキル基;3,4-エポキシブチル基、7,8-エポキシオクチル基等のエポキシアルキル基;3-メタクリロキシプロピル基等のアクリル基含有一価有機基;水素原子が例示される。この有機ケイ素化合物は本組成物中のアルケニル基またはケイ素原子結合水素原子と反応し得る基を有することが好ましく、具体的には、ケイ素原子結合水素原子またはアルケニル基を有することが好ましい。また、各種の基材に対して良好な接着性を付与できることから、この有機ケイ素化合物は一分子中に少なくとも1個のエポキシ基含有一価有機基を有するものであることが好ましい。このような有機ケイ素化合物としては、オルガノシラン化合物、オルガノシロキサンオリゴマー、アルキルシリケートが例示される。このオルガノシロキサンオリゴマーあるいはアルキルシリケートの分子構造としては、直鎖状、一部分枝を有する直鎖状、分枝鎖状、環状、網状が例示され、特に、直鎖状、分枝鎖状、網状であることが好ましい。有機ケイ素化合物としては、3-グリシドキシプロピルトリメトキシシラン、2-(3,4-エポキシシクロヘキシル)エチルトリメトキシシラン、3-メタクリロキシプロピルトリメトキシシラン等のシラン化合物;一分子中にケイ素原子結合アルケニル基もしくはケイ素原子結合水素原子、およびケイ素原子結合アルコキシ基をそれぞれ少なくとも1個ずつ有するシロキサン化合物、ケイ素原子結合アルコキシ基を少なくとも1個有するシラン化合物またはシロキサン化合物と一分子中にケイ素原子結合ヒドロキシ基とケイ素原子結合アルケニル基をそれぞれ少なくとも1個ずつ有するシロキサン化合物との混合物、アミノ基含有オルガノアルコキシシランとエポキシ基含有オルガノアルコキシシランとの反応混合物、一分子中に少なくとも二つのアルコキシシリル基を有し,かつそれらのシリル基の間にケイ素-酸素結合以外の結合が含まれている有機化合物、一般式: Ra nSi(ORb)4-n
(式中、Raは一価のエポキシ基含有有機基であり、Rbは炭素原子数1~6のアルキル基または水素原子である。nは1~3の範囲の数である)
で表されるエポキシ基含有シランまたはその部分加水分解縮合物、ビニル基含有シロキサンオリゴマー(鎖状または環状構造のものを含む)とエポキシ基含有トリアルコキシシランとの反応混合物、メチルポリシリケート、エチルポリシリケート、エポキシ基含有エチルポリシリケートが例示される。この接着性付与剤は低粘度液状であることが好ましく、その粘度は限定されないが、25℃において1~500mPa・sの範囲内であることが好ましい。また、この接着性付与剤の含有量は限定されないが、本組成物の合計100質量部に対して0.01~10質量部の範囲内であることが好ましい。
で表される基からなる群から選択される基であり、R3は同じかまたは異なる水素原子もしくはアルキル基である。}
で表されるカルバシラトラン誘導体を含有することが特に好ましい。このようなカルバシラトラン誘導体として、以下の構造で表される1分子中にケイ素原子結合アルコキシ基またはケイ素原子結合アルケニル基を有するカルバシラトラン誘導体が例示される。
-(CH2)2Si(OCH3)2(CH2)2Si(OCH3)2CH3
-(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)2(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)(CH3)2
-CH2O(CH2)3Si(OCH3)3
-CH2O(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)3
-CH2O(CH2)3Si(OCH3)2CH3
-CH2O(CH2)3Si(OC2H5)2CH3
-CH2OCH2Si(OCH3)2CH2OCH2Si(OCH3)(CH3)2
成分(I)は、有機系のワックスであり、具体的には、融点が30~160℃の範囲内の有機系のワックスである。このような成分(I)は、各種のホットメルト性の合成樹脂、ワックス類、脂肪酸金属塩等から選ばれる1種類以上が例示される。当該ワックス成分は、高温(150℃)において低い動粘度を呈し、流動性に優れた溶融物を形成する。また、前記成分(A)、(B)、(E)と併用することにより、本組成物からなる溶融物内のワックス成分は、高温下で組成物全体に速やかに広がることにより、溶融した組成物が適用された基材面と組成物全体の粘度を低下させると共に、基材および溶融組成物の表面摩擦を急激に低下させ、組成物全体の流動性を大幅に上昇させる効果を呈する。このため、他の成分の総量に対して、ごく少量添加するだけで、溶融組成物の粘度および流動性を大きく改善することができる場合がある。
本発明に係るホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物は、25℃において非流動性(固体または半固体)であって、加熱溶融性を有するので、溶媒の使用が実質的に不要であり、溶媒フリーとする設計が可能であり、硬化して得られるフィルム中にフッ素系溶媒、有機溶媒等が残留せず、環境負荷の問題および電子デバイスへの溶媒の影響を解消できる利点がある。ただし、本発明に係る組成物について、その原料成分等に不可避的に混入する有機溶剤や、ハンドリングの見地から少量の有機溶媒を使用することを妨げるものではない。具体的には、本発明に係る組成物は、前記の(A)、(B)、(E)成分の和(100質量部)に対して5質量部以下、好適には1質量部以下、さらに好適には検出限界以下の有機溶媒を含有する低溶剤型~無溶剤型の組成物であってもよく、かつ、好ましい。なお、溶媒の例として、(S1)有機系極性溶媒、(S2)低分子シロキサン系溶媒、および(S3)ハロゲン系溶媒から選ばれる1種類以上の有機溶媒またはそれらの混合溶媒が例示でき、特に、沸点が80℃以上200℃未満の溶媒が例示できる。
本組成物の形態は特に制限されるものではなく、その製造工程により、塊状、固体~半固体ワックス状、粒状、顆粒状、ペレット状(タブレット状)、シート状のいずれの形態を取ってもよい。また、塊状、固体~半固体ペースト状、粒状、顆粒状の組成物を、公知の方法により打錠成形することで、ペレット状成型物またはタブレット状成型物の形態として使用してもよい。同様に、単軸または多軸(二軸等)押出機等を用いて原料を溶融混錬し、吐出した溶融混錬物を、例えばフルオロシリコーン等の公知の剥離層を備えた剥離フィルム間に積層するなどして得たシート状成型物であってもよく、吐出口の形状に応じて溶融混錬物を直接ペレット/タブレットの形状に成型してもよい。特に、本組成物はそれ自体が非流動性~固体状なので、ハンドリング性および保存安定性に優れるという利点を有する。
本組成物を用いて得られる電極層は、所望の半導体用部材および電子部品等に使用することができ、半導体チップ、電子回路や半導体(光半導体含む)装置等の電子部品等に特に制限なく用いることができ、当該電極層を備えた積層体を形成することができる。特に、本組成物を用いて得られる電極層は、耐熱性、耐久性、接着性に加えて、粘弾特性の温度依存性に優れることから、特に誘電性エラストマーシート上に本組成物を用いてなる電極層を形成させた場合、その追従性と形状保持性に著しく優れ、アクチュエーターのように高度な物理的変位を前提としたトランスデューサーに利用した場合でも、電極層の剥離や欠陥の問題を生じ難い積層体が形成可能である。なお、誘電性エラストマーシートの種類も特に制限されるものではないが、オルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムである誘電層が、その機械的強度、耐熱性、柔軟性および電気化学的特性の点から特に好ましい。
(1)ヤング率(MPa)は、室温下において、10MPa以下とすることができ、特に好適な範囲は、0.1~2.5MPaである。
(2)引き裂き強さ (N/mm) は、室温下において、1N/mm以上とすることができ、特に好適な範囲は、2N/mm以上である。
(3)引っ張り強さ (MPa) は、室温下において、1MPa以上とすることができ、特に好適な範囲は、2MPa以上である。
(4)破断伸び (%) は、50%以上とすることができ、特に好適な範囲は、100-1000%の範囲である。
上記の積層体は、例えば、工程I:硬化により誘電層を与える硬化性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物をフィルム状に硬化させることにより、誘電層であるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムを得る工程、工程II:工程Iと同時または工程Iの後、工程Iにかかるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルム上またはその前駆体上に、上記のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物を加熱溶融した後に塗布し、電極層を形成する工程を備える、積層体の製造方法により好適に得ることができる。なお、工程IIにおける加熱溶融後の塗布にはホットディスペンス等により、誘電層またはその前駆体上であって電極層を形成したい箇所に加熱溶融した組成物を塗布する工程のほか、シート状等の成型物を、誘電層またはその前駆体上であって電極層を形成したい箇所に配置して80℃以上に加熱して、該当箇所に液状化した組成物を塗布する工程が含まれる。さらに、電極層の形成には、加熱溶融後の組成物の冷却による乾固による電極層の形成および加熱溶融後の組成物の硬化反応による硬化物である電極層の形成が含まれる。
・成分(a1-2):両末端ビニルジメチルシロキシ基封鎖、ジメチルシロキサンポリマー(ビニル基含有量:1.53質量%、シロキサン重合度:45)
・成分(b-1):トリメチルシロキシ単位(M)およびビニルジメチルシロキシ単位(ViM)と4官能シロキシ単位(Q、SiO4/2)単位から構成されるビニル基含有MQレジン(ビニル基含有量:1.9質量%,テトラヒドロフランを溶媒に用いて、GPC(ゲルパーミエーションクロマトグラフィ)で測定したポリスチレン換算の重量平均分子量であるMw=2.4 × 104)
・成分(b-2):トリメチルシロキシ単位(M)と4官能シロキシ単位(Q、SiO4/2)単位から構成されるMQレジン(トルエンを溶媒に用いて、GPCで測定したポリスチレン換算の重量平均分子量であるMw=6.4 × 103)
・成分(b-3):トリメチルシロキシ単位(M)と4官能シロキシ単位(Q、SiO4/2)単位から構成されるMQレジン(トルエンを溶媒に用いて、GPCで測定したポリスチレン換算の重量平均分子量であるMw=3.4 × 103)
・成分(c-1):両末端ジメチルヒドロシロキシ基封鎖、ジメチルシロキサンポリマー(ケイ素結合水含有量:0.123質量%)
・成分(c-2):両末端トリメチルシロキシ基封鎖、ジメチルシロキシ-メチルヒドロシロキシ-シロキサンコポリマー(ケイ素結合水含有量:0.71質量%)。
・成分(d1):白金触媒含有微粒子を含むマスターバッチ(*)
(*)下記の参考例に示す方法によって調製した白金触媒含有微粒子を含むマスターバッチ(白金金属濃度は0.16質量%)
攪拌機付フラスコにビスフェノールA型の熱可塑性ポリカーボネート樹脂(ガラス転移温度(Tg)145℃;壁材)900gとトルエン500gとジクロロメタン4600gを投入し均一に混合した。これに白金(0価)ジビニルテトラメチルジシロキサン錯体のジビニルテトラメチルジシロキサン溶液(白金金属濃度は5質量%)44.4gを加えて混合し、均一な溶液を得た。この溶液を、窒素ガスを熱気流としたスプレードライヤーを用いて噴霧・乾燥することで、球状の白金触媒含有熱可塑性樹脂微粒子(平均粒子径は1.1μm)、450gを得た。
・成分(e):単層カーボンナノチューブ(SWCNT、両末端トリメチルシロキシ基封鎖ジメチルシロキサンポリマー中10質量%、TUBALL(TM) MATRIX 601)
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・成分(f):1-エチニルシクロヘキサノール
表1(実施例)および表2(比較例)に、各実験例の組成を示した。各成分に対応する数値は質量%であり、その総和は100質量%である。また、以下の実施例のうち、実施例1を除き、組成物中のビニル基(不飽和炭化水素基、以下同じ)1モル当たり、成分(c)のケイ素原子結合水素原子(Si-H)が0.35~0.46モルとなる範囲の量で用いた。さらに、表1および表2に以下の方法で測定した硬化前または硬化後の物性を示した。
本発明では組成中の各成分の真密度を以下のように規定して、体積分率を算出した。成分(b)は1.23 g/cc、成分(e)中の単層カーボンナノチューブ(SWCNT)は1.58 g/cc、それ以外の成分は0.98 g/ccとした。
[成分(b)のMw]
成分(b)をブレンドして使用した際のMwを以下のようにして算出した。
(1)
上記式(1)中、Mwk とwfk はそれぞれk番目の成分(b)のMwと 全成分(b)中の重量分率。
成分(d)以外を300ccの広口ガラスサンプル瓶に計量後、125℃のオーブンにて約30分加熱した。その後、180℃に加熱したホットプレート上にて、サンプル瓶壁面の付着物の掻き落とし操作をしながら電動撹拌機で30分以上混合した。冷却後、成分(d)を添加し、120℃に加熱したホットプレート上にて、同様に掻き落とし操作をしながら電動撹拌機で30分以上混合した。その後、混合物を100ccのHDPE容器に移し、110℃のオーブンにて10分以上加熱した。オーブンより取り出し、シンキーミキサー(ARE-310)を用いて2000 RPMの回転速度で4分以上混合を行った。
貯蔵弾性率を粘弾性測定装置(アントンパール社製、型番MCR302)で測定した。120℃に加熱したペルチェ素子温度制御システムを有する下部プレート上に、各硬化性組成物を適量のせ、直径15mmのパラレルプレートを使用してサンプルを約1.5mm厚みとなるようにセットした。周波数1Hzおよびひずみ0.1%の条件下、毎分3℃にて、-20℃まで冷却後、150℃まで昇温し、180分間保持して硬化させた。ただし、実施例1は硬化させていない。さらに、冷却と昇温をもう一度繰り返した。25℃および110℃での硬化前後の貯蔵弾性率(G’)および損失正接(tan δ)を表1および2に示す。なお、110℃での硬化前のG’と25℃での硬化前のG’の値の比が0.5以下であれば、加工性に優れる。
金属板上に縦50 mm x 横50 mm x 厚さ2 mmの金型を置き、PTFEフィルム(150ミクロン厚)をその上に設置した。各組成物の適量をPTFEフィルム上にのせ、120℃のオーブンにて30分以上加熱した。オーブンから取り出し、PTFEフィルムを組成物上に設置し、さらに金属板で挟み込んだ。その後、150℃で15分間プレスキュアし、更に150℃で45分間オーブン中ポストキュアを施し、シート状硬化物(実施例1においては硬化反応を伴わないシート状成型物)を得た。
上記条件にて厚さ約2 mmのシートを作製し、LORESTA-GP MCP-T610 (PSPプローブ、三菱ケミカルアナリテック製)を用いて約25℃にて行った。サンプル形状に沿った補正係数を使用して算出した値を表1および2に示す。
上記のとおり、実施例1~4において、組成物の粘弾性の温度依存性が硬化前に高く、硬化前G’110℃とG’25℃の値の比が0.5以下である。よって、加熱することにより軟化しやすく、塗工性が優れるといえる。実施例1においては、溶融後の乾固により、表1に示した粘弾性およびその温度依存性を有する電極層が形成可能である。また、実施例2~4においては、加熱溶融後に、成分(d)の壁材のガラス転移点(Tg)以上の温度で加熱硬化させることで、適度な粘弾性を有する硬化物である電極層(フィルム)を得ることができる。ここで、実施例1~4における各電極層シートの体積抵抗率は、102 Ω cm以下と低く保たれており、アクチュエーターをはじめとする各種トランスデューサー用途の電極層として、前記の粘弾特性にくわえて導電性においても優れた性能を有するものであった。
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- (A)鎖状オルガノポリシロキサン、
(B)標準ポリスチレン換算における重量平均分子量が5000以上の分子内にR3SiO1/2(式中、Rは互いに独立して一価有機基を表す)で表されるシロキサン単位(M単位)、及び、SiO4/2で表されるシロキサン単位(Q単位)を含むオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂、および
(E)導電性微粒子
を含んでなり、25℃において非流動性であり、かつ、加熱溶融性を有し、組成物中の成分(B)の含有量が組成物全体に対して45質量%以上である、ホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。 - 電極形成前における、組成物の25℃におけるせん断貯蔵弾性率(G´25℃)に対する100℃におけるせん断貯蔵弾性率(G´110℃)の値の比(G´110℃/G´25℃)が0.5以下である、請求項1に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性硬化性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- 導電性微粒子が、カーボンナノチューブ(CNT)、導電性カーボンブラック、グラファイトおよび気相成長カーボン(VGCF)から選ばれる少なくとも1種の導電性カーボンを含む微粒子であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- 導電性微粒子が、単層カーボンナノチューブ(SWCNT)を含む微粒子であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- 組成物全体に対する導電性微粒子の体積分率が、0.005~0.50の範囲であり、本組成物を用いて得られる電極層の体積抵抗率が102Ω・cm以下である、請求項1に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- (A1)少なくとも分子鎖の両末端に炭素-炭素二重結合を含む硬化反応性の官能基を有する直鎖状オルガノポリシロキサン、
(B)標準ポリスチレン換算における重量平均分子量が5000以上の分子内にR3SiO1/2(式中、Rは互いに独立して一価有機基を表す)で表されるシロキサン単位(M単位)、及び、SiO4/2で表されるシロキサン単位(Q単位)を含むオルガノポリシロキサン樹脂、
(C)分子中に少なくとも2個のケイ素結合水素原子を有するオルガノハイドロジェンポリシロキサン 組成物中の炭素-炭素二重結合の合計量1モルに対して、本成分中のケイ素原子結合水素原子が0.0~1.5モルとなる量、
(D)有効量のヒドロシリル化反応用触媒、および
(E1)単層カーボンナノチューブ(SWCNT)を含む導電性微粒子
を含んでなり、組成物全体に対する単層カーボンナノチューブ(SWCNT)の体積分率が0.005~0.25の範囲である、請求項1に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。 - 成分(C)の少なくとも一部が、(C1)分子鎖の両末端のみにケイ素結合水素原子を有するオルガノハイドロジェンポリシロキサンであり、かつ、組成物中の炭素-炭素二重結合の合計量1モルに対して、成分(C)中のケイ素原子結合水素原子が0.1~1.00モルとなる量 である、請求項6に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- 成分(D)の少なくとも一部が、(D1)白金含有ヒドロシリル化反応触媒を含む熱可塑性樹脂微粒子である、請求項6に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物。
- 互いに組成が異なるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムを2層以上積層した構造を有し、かつ、
(L1)誘電層であるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルム の少なくとも一方の面に、(L2)請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物からなる電極層が積層された構造を有する、積層体。 - (L1)誘電層であるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムがヒドロシリル化反応により硬化してなる硬化物フィルムであり、(L2-1)請求項6~8のいずれか1項に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物からなる電極層であって、誘電層であるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムと電極層とがその界面において、化学的に結合した構造を有する、請求項9に記載の積層体。
- 請求項9または請求項10に記載の積層体からなるトランスデューサー用部材。
- 請求項9または請求項10に記載の積層体を含む、トランスデューサー。
- 請求項9または請求項10に記載の積層体を含む、電子部品または表示装置。
- 工程I:硬化により誘電層を与える硬化性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物をフィルム状に硬化させることにより、誘電層であるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルムを得る工程、
工程II:工程Iと同時または工程Iの後、工程Iにかかるオルガノポリシロキサン硬化物フィルム上またはその前駆体上に、請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載のホットメルト型電極層形成性オルガノポリシロキサン組成物を加熱溶融した後に塗布し、電極層を形成する工程
を備える、請求項9または請求項10に記載の積層体の製造方法。 - 請求項14に記載の積層体の製造方法を含む、トランスデューサー用部材における電極層の形成方法。
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