METHOD OF FORMING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND A FREE-STANDING TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM

    公开(公告)号:US20230125845A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-27

    申请号:US18045014

    申请日:2022-10-07

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    摘要: Devices, systems, and methods related to a transparent conductive film are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of forming a transparent conductive member (e.g., a transparent conductive film) includes extruding a metallic nanoparticle composition from a capillary tube onto a temporary substrate to form an extrudate. The extrudate can include metallic nanoparticle lines. The method further includes sintering the extrudate and the temporary substrate, dispensing a photocurable polymer onto the temporary substrate, and laminating a second substrate to the photocurable polymer. The photocurable polymer and the extrudate are interposed between the temporary substrate and the second substrate. The method further includes curing the photocurable polymer to form a transparent polymer layer and separating the temporary substrate from the transparent layer to form the transparent conductive member. The transparent conductive member includes the transparent polymer layer and the extrudate embedded in the transparent polymer layer.

    Method of forming a structure upon a substrate

    公开(公告)号:US11490526B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-01

    申请号:US17265382

    申请日:2019-08-01

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    摘要: A method of forming a structure upon a substrate is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a substrate upon a surface of which a plurality of electrically conductive pads are disposed; depositing fluid containing a dispersion of electrically polarizable nanoparticles onto the substrate such that at least a portion of a first one of the plurality of pads is in contact with the fluid; applying an alternating electric field to the fluid using a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode being positioned so as to provide an effective first electrode end position from which the electric field is applied, coincident with the deposited fluid, and spaced apart from the first pad by a distance, and the second electrode being in contact with the first pad, such that a plurality of the nanoparticles are assembled to form a first elongate structure extending along at least part of the distance between the effective first electrode end position and the portion of the first pad.

    Metallic nanoparticle compositions

    公开(公告)号:US11549026B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-10

    申请号:US17024512

    申请日:2020-09-17

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    摘要: A metallic nanoparticle composition includes copper nanoparticles, a first non-aqueous polar protic solvent (boiling point in a range of 180° C. to 250° C. and viscosity in a range of 10 cP to 100 cP at 25° C.), and a second non-aqueous polar protic solvent (boiling point in a range of 280° C. to 300° C. and a viscosity of at least 100 cP at 25° C.). The concentration of copper nanoparticles in the composition is in a range of 32 wt % to 55 wt %, and the concentration of the second non-aqueous polar protic solvent in the composition is in a range of 4 wt % to 10 wt %. There is polyvinylpyrrolidone present on the copper nanoparticles surfaces. The composition's viscosity is at least 250 cP at 25° C.

    METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FEATURE TRAVERSING A MICROSCOPIC STEP AND RELATED APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20220310397A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17654088

    申请日:2022-03-09

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    摘要: A method of forming an electrically conductive feature traversing a microscopic step on or in a substrate is disclosed. A metallic nanoparticle composition is continuously extruded from a capillary tube (nozzle) while displacing the capillary tube along a first portion of a trajectory from a first position (above a step-top portion) past an edge of the microscopic step to a second position to form a first extrudate. The composition is continuously extruded while displacing the nozzle along a sloped second portion of the trajectory from the second position to a third position (above a step-bottom portion) to form a second extrudate. The third position is at a lower height than the second position. The composition is continuously extruded while displacing the nozzle along a third portion of the trajectory from the third position to a fourth position (above the step-bottom portion). The feature includes the first, second, and third extrudates.

    METHOD OF ESTIMATING A LINE WIDTH OF A NANOPARTICLE LINE FORMED USING A CAPILLARY TUBE, AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20210381943A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17337070

    申请日:2021-06-02

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    IPC分类号: G01N13/02

    摘要: A method of obtaining a numerical model is disclosed. The numerical model correlates estimated line width values to minimum pressure for gas bubble generation (MPGBG) values. An MPGBG value of each capillary tube in the reference group is measured for a liquid. A nanoparticle composition is deposited, under standard conditions, on substrate(s) from each respective reference capillary tube, to form nanoparticle lines. A line width of each of the nanoparticle lines deposited using each respective reference capillary tube is measured by a microscope apparatus. A numerical model that correlates estimated line width values to MPGBG values for the liquid is calculated.

    Method for repairing conductor tracks

    公开(公告)号:US11419219B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US16972094

    申请日:2019-06-05

    申请人: XTPL S.A.

    IPC分类号: H05K3/22 H05K3/46

    摘要: A method for modifying an elongate structure including providing a fluid deposited onto the substrate, the fluid containing a dispersion of electrically polarizable nanoparticles and applying an AC voltage across a portion of the elongate structure so as to cause an alternating electric current to pass through the narrow section such that a break in the elongate structure is formed at the narrow section, the break being defined between a first broken end and a second broken end of the elongate structure, and then cause, when the break is formed, an alternating electric field to be applied to the fluid such that a plurality of the nanoparticles contained in the fluid are assembled to form a continuation of the elongate structure extending from the first broken end towards the second broken end so as to join the first and second broken ends.