Abstract:
A conductive paste for screen application has a mixture of copper flake having a mean diameter between 1.0-8.0 micrometers and copper nanoparticles having a mean diameter from 10 nm to 100 nm, wherein the ratio of the copper flake to the nanoparticles is between 2:1 and 5:1 by weight; and a resin comprising about half of a polymer having a molecular weight in excess of 10,000 and one or more solvents.
Abstract:
A conductive paste for screen application to a substrate has a mixture of copper particles having a mean diameter between 1.0-5.0 micrometers and polymer-coated copper nanoparticles having a mean diameter from 10 nm to 100 nm. The ratio of the copper particles to the nanoparticles is between 2:1 and 5:1 by weight. The paste has a resin comprising a binder portion and a solvent portion, wherein the binder portion is about half of the resin by weight, and a plasticizer having a boiling point above about 200 degrees C., wherein the plasticizer is from 1-3% of the paste, by weight.