WO2013047493A1

WO2013047493A1 - Substrate with transparent electroconductive layer, and method for manufacturing same

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Publication number: WO2013047493A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/074507
Authority: WO
Inventors: 宮本　雅史; 嘉一山崎
Original assignee: Dic株式会社
Priority date: 2011-09-26
Filing date: 2012-09-25
Publication date: 2013-04-04
Also published as: JPWO2013047493A1; TW201324546A; JP5282991B1

Abstract

A substrate with a transparent electroconductive layer, in which a transparent substrate has thereon, in the sequence listed: a colored transparent layer (1) having an absorbance at a wavelength of 450 nm, a wavelength of 550 nm, and a wavelength of 650 nm, independent of each other, in the range of 0.001-0.1, and a Hayes value in the range of 0.1-2%; and a transparent electroconductive layer (2) including a metal nanowire. A method for manufacturing the substrate with a transparent electroconductive layer, comprising: forming the colored transparent layer (1) and the transparent electroconductive layer (2) by coating onto the transparent substrate; bonding, and then separating, the substrate and a support body having an adhesion region layer subjected to negative patterning; transferring the transparent electroconductive layer (2) at portions in close contact with the adhesion region onto the adhesion region, and forming a pattern of the transparent electroconductive layer (2) on the substrate; and then applying a protective layer coating and fixing the transparent electroconductive layer (2) on the substrate.

Description

Substrate with transparent conductive layer and method for producing the same

The present invention relates to a substrate with a transparent conductive layer having a transparent conductive layer containing metal nanowires and a method for producing the same.

Background Art A substrate with a transparent conductive layer in which a transparent conductive layer is formed on a transparent substrate is used in many cases as an important functional member in a display element or the like using light emitting and light receiving functions. In particular, by forming a transparent conductive layer into a pattern, a transparent conductive sheet in which a large number of conductive regions are arranged on a sheet-like transparent substrate and have a function such as an electrode or a switch is made thin and small in size. It is an indispensable member for high functionality.
Generally, the pattern of the transparent conductive layer is a method of forming an ITO layer or a zinc oxide layer on a transparent substrate by vapor deposition or sputtering, and then patterning by dry etching such as plasma, or using a positive / negative resist in combination. Is adopted. However, vapor deposition and sputtering require a large amount of equipment and energy, and when a plastic film is used as a transparent substrate in order to provide flexibility, which is one of advanced functions, the heat during vapor deposition and sputtering. This sometimes causes problems such as distortion of the plastic film. Therefore, there is a need for a transparent conductive sheet that does not require much heat energy, has a simple manufacturing apparatus, and has high productivity.

As a method that requires less thermal energy and has a simple manufacturing apparatus, a method of obtaining a transparent conductive layer by applying a coating solution of conductive nanowires such as metal and carbon to a substrate has been studied. In particular, metal nanowires are attracting attention as a material that has a small specific resistance and can form a transparent electrode having a lower surface resistance (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
However, since the metal nanowire is a metal having an aspect ratio, the light that enters and passes through the transparent conductive layer becomes a diffuse reflection unique to the metal nanowire, not a simple metal reflection, and a yellowish color is perceived. was there. This is not suitable for an electrode that requires accurate color reproducibility such as a display element, and its application is limited.

As a method for suppressing irregular reflection of the metal nanowires, for example, a method of forming a transparent conductive member containing conductive particles and a colored resin binder on a transparent primer (see, for example, Patent Document 2), or blackening the surface A transparent conductive member using a metal nanowire that has been made is known (for example, see Patent Document 3).
However, in the method described in Patent Document 2, since the colored resin binder inhibits the contact of the metal nanowires, there is a risk that the electric resistance value of the obtained conductive layer may increase or the reliability may decrease. Moreover, since the method of patent document 3 also processed metal nanowire itself, there existed a possibility that the electrical resistance value of a conductive layer might go up, and there existed a possibility that reliability might fall.

On the other hand, a color correction sheet has also been proposed for the purpose of correcting the color of the ITO transparent electrode of the touch panel. (For example, refer to Patent Document 4). This is a method of providing a sheet having a color complementary to the color of ITO, which is a uniform metal film obtained by sputtering. However, the knowledge about the metal irregular reflection of the metal nanowire is not described, and the knowledge about the color material which is a complementary color is not described.

Special table 2009-505358 JP 2011-34889 A JP 2011-70820 A JP 2010-20682 A

An object of the present invention is to provide a substrate with a transparent conductive layer that exhibits a good electrical resistance value and is transparent and excellent in color reproducibility.

The inventors of the present invention have an absorbance of 0.001 to 0.00 nm as the anchor coat layer between the transparent substrate and the transparent conductive layer containing metal nanowires, each independently having a wavelength of 450 nm, a wavelength of 550 nm, and a wavelength of 650 nm. The above-mentioned problem was solved by providing a colored transparent layer having a haze value in the range of 1 and a range of 0.1 to 2%.

By providing a colored transparent layer, part of the light irregularly reflected by the metal nanowires is absorbed, so that the irregularly reflected light is less visible. As the colored transparent layer, specifically, a layer containing a π-conjugated compound is preferable because visibility can be improved while maintaining good conductivity.

That is, in the present invention, the absorbance at a wavelength of 450 nm, a wavelength of 550 nm, and a wavelength of 650 nm is independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 on the transparent substrate, and the haze value is in the range of 0.1 to 2%. There is provided a substrate with a transparent conductive layer having a colored transparent layer (1) and a transparent conductive layer (2) containing metal nanowires in this order.

The present invention is also a method for producing a substrate with a transparent conductive layer as described above,
A colored transparent layer having absorbances at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 and a haze value in the range of 0.1 to 2% on the substrate Step 1 of forming (1) by coating;
Forming a peelable transparent conductive layer (2) containing metal nanowires on the transparent layer (1) by coating; and
Forming a layer having a negative patterned adhesion region on the support; and
Bonding the base and the support 4 so that the transparent conductive layer (2) and the adhesive region of the layer having the adhesive region are in close contact with each other;
By peeling the support from the substrate and transferring the transparent conductive layer (2) in a portion in close contact with the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region onto the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region Step 5 of forming a pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate,
Applying a protective layer coating to the entire surface of the substrate on which the pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is formed, and immobilizing the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate;
A method for producing a substrate with a transparent conductive layer is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a substrate with a transparent conductive layer which exhibits a good electric resistance value, can suppress yellowness, is transparent and has excellent color reproducibility.
In addition, the method for producing a substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention can be formed entirely by a coating process, and the transparent conductive layer can be patterned without performing a wet process such as etching. The layer can be fixed well without being sintered or fired.

It is a top view of the diamond pattern of the transparent conductive layer for touch panels formed by the method of this invention. It is a top view of the diamond-like negative pattern for the heat sensitive adhesive layers formed on a support body in this invention. It is sectional drawing of the sample for pattern visibility evaluation in this invention.

(Colored transparent layer (1))
As the colored transparent layer (1) used in the present invention, the absorbance at a wavelength of 450 nm, a wavelength of 550 nm, and a wavelength of 650 nm is independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1, and the haze value is 0.1. If it is in the range of ˜2%, there is no particular limitation.

(Absorbance)
In the present invention, the absorbance is measured by a method based on JIS K-0115, and specifically indicates a value measured by the following method.

(Absorbance measurement method)
Using a spectrophotometer (V-650 manufactured by JASCO Corporation), absorbance at wavelengths of 380 nm to 780 nm is measured, and absorbances α ₄₅₀ , α ₅₅₀ , and α ₆₅₀ at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm are measured.

The absorbance of the colored transparent layer (1) used in the present invention is in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 in the wavelength range of 450 nm, wavelength 550 nm, and wavelength 650 nm so that both transmittance and visibility can be achieved. In terms of this point, it is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 0.02, more preferably in the range of 0.001 to 0.01. The absorbance at each wavelength may be the same or different. When the absorbance is less than 0.001, a sufficient light absorption effect cannot be obtained, and the irregularly reflected light of the metal nanowire tends to be visually recognized. On the other hand, if the absorbance exceeds 0.1, the light absorption effect becomes too high, and the total light transmittance may be lowered.

For example, when used as a transparent electrode layer for a touch panel, since higher transparency is required, the absorbance is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 0.1. On the other hand, when used as a transparent electrode layer for a solar cell, the transparency for the touch panel is not required, so the absorbance may be about 0.001 to 0.2.

(Haze value, total light transmittance)
In the present invention, the haze value is measured by a method based on JIS K-7136. The total light transmittance is measured by a method based on JIS K-7361, and specifically shows a value measured by the following method.

(Measurement method of haze value and total light transmittance)
Using an integrating sphere type total light transmittance measuring machine (NDH-2000 manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.), haze (cloudiness / Hz) {conforms to JIS K-7136, NDH-2000 measuring method 3} and total light Transmittance (Tt) {based on JIS K-7361, NDH-2000 measuring method 1} is measured.

The range of the haze value of the colored transparent layer (1) used in the present invention is preferably from 0.1 to 2%, more preferably from 0.1 to 1%, and from 0.1 to 0.5%. Further preferred. When the haze value is less than 0.1%, it means that the thickness of the transparent layer is too thin, and the light absorption effect is too low, so that irregularly reflected light of the metal nanowires may be easily visible. On the other hand, when the haze value exceeds 2%, it means that the thickness of the transparent layer is too thick, the light absorption effect becomes too high, and the total light transmittance may be lowered.
For example, when used as a transparent electrode layer for a touch panel, a higher transparency is required, so that the resulting substrate with a transparent conductive layer preferably has a haze value in the range of 0.1 to 2%. A range of 1 to 0.5% is more preferable. By making the haze value of a transparent layer into the said range, it becomes easy to adjust the haze value of a base | substrate with a transparent conductive layer to the said range. On the other hand, when used as a transparent electrode layer for solar cells, the transparency of the transparent electrode layer used for the touch panel is not required, so the haze value may be about 0.1 to 10%.

The colored transparent layer (1) used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a transparent layer having the above-described absorbance and haze, but is a colored transparent layer (1) composed of a transparent resin film containing a coloring material. It is preferable because it is easy to form. The transparent resin film containing the coloring material can be easily formed by applying a coating composition containing at least a colorant and a binder resin, followed by drying and / or curing.

As the colorant used for the colored transparent layer (1), it is preferable to use a π-conjugated compound because it is easy to adjust the absorbance and haze value within suitable ranges. The π-conjugated compound used in the present invention may have any structure as long as it has an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic heterocycle. For example, “Organic Field-Effect Transistors” (2007, CRC Press) 159-228. Examples of the organic semiconductor molecules include those described on the page and other known organic semiconductor molecules. Preferably an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or aromatic such as benzene ring, pyridine ring, pyrazine ring, pyrimidine ring, triazine ring, pyrrole ring, pyrazole ring, imidazole ring, triazole ring, oxazole ring, thiazole ring, furan ring, thiophene ring It is a structure having a hetero ring, and more preferably, two or more of these aromatic hydrocarbon rings or aromatic hetero rings are condensed and / or covalently linked, and the aromatic ring It is preferable that the π electron which each hydrocarbon ring or aromatic hetero ring has is widely delocalized. The number of condensed aromatic rings and / or covalently linked aromatic hydrocarbon rings or aromatic heterocycles is preferably 1-20, and more preferably 2-12.

Specific examples of the π-conjugated compounds include phthalocyanines, porphyrins, anthracene, tetracene, pentacene, triphenylene, hexabenzocoronene, fullerene, polypyrroles, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, polyphenylenes, polyphenylene vinylenes, polyanilines. , Polyacenes, polythiophene vinylenes, and copolymers thereof.

Among them, phthalocyanines used as pigments, polypyrroles used as antistatic agents, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, polyphenylenes, polyphenylene vinylenes, polyanilines, polyacenes, polythiophene vinylenes, etc. The high molecular weight polymer is preferable because it is excellent in transparency and can be easily formed into a coating film. In particular, since the conductive polymer functions as an antistatic film, electrostatic breakdown of the silver nanowire coating film due to electrostatic discharge can be prevented.

In addition, a blue pigment is preferable because the yellowness of the obtained substrate with a transparent conductive layer is particularly easy to reduce. In particular, it is preferable to use a polythiophene-based colorant, and commercially available products such as PEDOT (manufactured by SIGMA-ALDRICH) and Alacoat AS601 (manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Industries) containing a polythiophene-based colorant can be used.

In the case where the conjugated compound is used as the colored transparent layer (1), it is possible to mix a resin serving as a binder or various solvents and use it as a coating solution from the viewpoint of workability and adhesion to a substrate. preferable. Examples of the resin to be mixed include polyester resins, polyurethane resins, polyester urethane resins, acrylic resins, melamine resins, vinyl chloride resins, styrene resins, polycarbonate resins, and cycloolefin resins. Of these, polyester resins and acrylic resins are preferred because of their high transparency. Moreover, you may use various additives in the range which does not impair the effect of this invention. Further, even when a conductive polymer is used as the colored transparent layer (1), a resin such as the polyester resin may be mixed in order to improve the adhesion to the transparent substrate. When the transparent substrate is a resin sheet made of plastic or the like, the adhesion can be further enhanced by selecting a resin having a structure similar to the resin structure of the transparent substrate. The concentration of the coating solution of the conjugated compound may be appropriately adjusted according to the conjugated compound to be used so as to maintain the absorbance and haze, and is not particularly limited.

The thickness of the colored transparent layer (1) is not particularly limited as long as the absorbance and haze can be maintained. For example, when the substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention is prepared by the lift-off method described later, The film thickness is preferably such that it does not peel off together with the transparent conductive layer. Specifically, it is preferably in the range of 0.1 μm to 1.0 μm.

As a method of providing the colored transparent layer (1), a coating method is preferable. As a coating method, a known coating method such as spray coating, bar coating, roll coating, die coating, inkjet coating, screen coating, dip coating, or the like can be used. Moreover, it can provide by the in-line coating system which provides an application layer in the manufacturing process of a film, and the offline coating system which provides an application layer after film manufacture.

(Transparent substrate)
The transparent substrate used as the support of the substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it has sufficient physical strength and light transmittance as a support, but a sheet-like transparent substrate is handled. This is preferable because the property is improved. Specifically, from the viewpoint of surface smoothness and mechanical strength, a sheet or film of transparent or translucent resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate, cycloolefin, etc. preferable. These may be single layers or multilayers, and may be surface-treated by a known method such as plasma for the purpose of improving adhesion, or coated with a surface coating material for the purpose of obtaining surface hardness. Also good. Among these, a PET film or a PEN film is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of mechanical strength.

If the thickness of the transparent substrate is too thin, it is difficult to handle. On the other hand, if it is too thick, the transmittance of visible light may be reduced. Therefore, the range of 5 μm to 300 μm is preferable because of good handling and excellent transmittance. More preferably, it is in the range of 10 μm to 250 μm, and more preferably 25 μm to 200 μm.

The total light transmittance of the transparent substrate is preferably 90% or more, and particularly preferably 95% or more. The transparent substrate is preferably a transparent substrate that is not colored. By using the transparent substrate, it is easy to obtain a substrate with a transparent conductive layer having high transparency.

(Transparent conductive layer containing metal nanowires (2))
In the transparent conductive layer (2) containing the metal nanowire used in the present invention, the metal nanowire is a thin rod having a straight or curved shape, the material is a metal, and the thickness is a fine nanometer size. Indicates conductive material. When fine conductive materials are in the form of fibers, preferably wires, they are entangled with each other to form a mesh, thereby forming a good electrical conduction path even with a small amount of conductive materials. This is preferable because the resistance value of the conductive layer can be further reduced. Furthermore, when such a mesh-like shape is formed, since the opening of the gap portion of the mesh is large, even if the fibrous conductive material itself is not transparent, it achieves good transparency as a coating film. Is possible.

Specific examples of metal of the metal nanowire include iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, silver, cadmium, osmium, iridium, platinum, and gold. From the viewpoint of conductivity, copper, silver Platinum, gold are preferable. As for at least one cross-sectional dimension of the metal nanowire, the maximum diameter of the cross section is preferably less than 500 nm, more preferably less than 200 nm, and even more preferably less than 100 nm. The metal nanowire preferably has an aspect ratio exceeding 10. The aspect ratio is more preferably more than 50 and still more preferably has an aspect ratio exceeding 100. The shape and size of the metal nanowire can be confirmed with a scanning electron microscope or a transmission electron microscope.

Metal nanowires can be prepared and prepared by methods known in the art. For example, a method of reducing silver nitrate in a solution, a method in which an applied voltage or current is applied to the precursor surface from the tip of the probe, a metal nanowire is drawn at the probe tip, and the metal nanowire is continuously formed, etc. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-223893). As a method for reducing silver nitrate in a solution, more specifically, silver nanowires are synthesized by liquid phase reduction of silver salts such as silver nitrate in the presence of polyols such as ethylene glycol and polyvinylpyrrolidone. Is possible. For example, Xia, Y. et al. etal. , Chem. Mater. (2002), 14, 4736-4745, and Xia, Y. et al. etal. , Nano letters (2003) 3 (7), 955-960, but can be prepared, but is not particularly limited to the methods described therein.

Such a conductive metal nanowire has a state in which the metal nanowires are entangled with each other while maintaining an appropriate interval on the transparent substrate, and a substantially transparent conductive network is possible by forming a conductive network. Specific metal types, shaft lengths, aspect ratios, and the like may be appropriately determined according to the purpose of use.

The method for forming the transparent conductive layer (2) containing the metal nanowire is not particularly limited as long as the metal nanowire is a transparent conductive layer in which a conductive network is formed in a state where the metal nanowire is entangled with each other on the transparent substrate. It can be easily formed by applying a dispersion liquid in which is dispersed in a dispersion medium and drying and / or curing.

The liquid that is a dispersion medium for obtaining the dispersion liquid of the metal nanowires is not particularly limited, and various known dispersion media can be used. For example, saturated hydrocarbons such as hexane, aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylene, alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), methyl isobutyl ketone, and diisobutyl ketone , Esters such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, ethers such as tetrahydrofuran, dioxane and diethyl ether, amides such as N, N-dimethylformamide, N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and N, N-dimethylacetamide, ethylene chloride And halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene. Moreover, a dispersing agent can also be used according to the kind of dispersion medium. Among these dispersion media, polar dispersion media are preferable, and those having an affinity for water such as alcohols such as methanol and ethanol and amides such as NMP can be dispersed without using a dispersant. Is favorable and suitable. These liquids can be used singly or as a mixture of two or more.

In addition, water can be used as a dispersion medium, but in the case of water, when the colored transparent layer (1) is hydrophobic, it is easy to repel water and it is difficult to obtain a uniform film. In such a case, it is possible to obtain a uniform film by mixing and adding an alcohol to water or a surfactant that improves the wettability to a hydrophobic transparent substrate. is there.

The amount of the liquid as a dispersion medium to be used is not particularly limited, and the metal nanowire dispersion may have a viscosity suitable for coating. For example, it can be set in a wide range of about 100 to 100,000 parts by weight of the liquid with respect to 100 parts by weight of the metal nanowires, depending on the types of the metal nanowires and the dispersion medium, the stirring used, and the dispersing device. It can be selected appropriately.

The dispersion of the metal nanowires in the dispersion medium can be performed by applying a known dispersion method to the mixture of the metal nanowires and the liquid that is the dispersion medium as necessary. However, in order to form a transparent conductive layer having good transparency and conductivity, it is important that the characteristics of the metal nanowires do not change greatly before and after the dispersion treatment and the transparency of the mixture is not lost. In particular, since metal nanowires cause a decrease in conductivity and transparency due to breakage, selection of a dispersion method that does not destroy the shape of the metal nanowires is important.

The dispersion of the metal nanowires preferably does not contain a binder resin in terms of improving the conductive performance. In the conductive layer, the contact between the metal nanowires is not inhibited unless a binder resin is used. Therefore, the electrical conductivity between metal nanowires is ensured and the electric resistance value of the obtained conductive layer can be kept lower.

Further, when the substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention is prepared by the lift-off method described later, when the transparent conductive coating film is formed on the substrate by eliminating the binder resin from the dispersion of metal nanowires Furthermore, it is also preferable in that the transparent conductive coating film can be easily peeled from the transparent substrate in the next step. Further, when the patterned transparent conductive layer is fixed on the substrate with the protective layer coating, the transparent conductive layer is impregnated in the conductive layer and reaches the substrate. The fact that the dispersion liquid of the active substance does not contain the binder resin means that the transparent conductive layer contains more gaps, which is preferable in that the fixation by impregnation of the protective layer coating is not hindered.

However, if the amount is such that the conductivity of the coating film on the substrate and the peeling property of the coating film from the substrate are not deteriorated and the fixing step of the conductive layer by the resin in the coating material for the protective layer is not impaired. The type and amount thereof can be appropriately selected within the range in which the above characteristics are obtained. By blending a small amount of such an appropriate amount of resin, there is an effect that the conductive layer coating film on the substrate is well fixed and is not lost during the pattern formation step.

In the above addition amount range, the dispersion of metal nanowires may contain the resin and other additives in order to control viscosity, prevent corrosion, improve adhesion to the substrate, and disperse the conductive material. . Examples of suitable additives and binders include carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), 2-hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC), hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC), methylcellulose (MC), polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), tripropylene glycol (TPG), And xanthan gum (XG), and surfactants such as ethoxylates, alkoxylates, ethylene oxide, and propylene oxide, and copolymers thereof, sulfonates, sulfates, disulfonates, sulfosuccinates, phosphate esters , And fluorosurfactants, but are not limited thereto. Moreover, when metal nanowire is manufactured by an aqueous system, various water-soluble resins, such as a polyvinyl alcohol-type resin, a vinyl pyrrolidone type polymer, a cellulose derivative, can be used.
Further, non-polymeric organic compounds such as 2-alkoxyethanol, β-diketone and alkyl acetate can also be used as a film forming agent.

The desired properties of the transparent conductive layer (2) vary depending on the application. For example, when used as a transparent electrode layer for a touch panel, the surface resistivity is preferably 0.01Ω / □ to 1000Ω / □, and preferably has high transparency in the visible light region.

As a method of providing the transparent conductive layer (2) on the colored transparent layer (1), a coating method is preferable. Specifically, the dispersion liquid of the metal nanowires is applied on the colored transparent layer (1) and then dried.
As a coating method, a known coating method such as spray coating, bar coating, roll coating, die coating, inkjet coating, screen coating, dip coating, or the like can be used. Moreover, it can provide by the in-line coating system which provides an application layer in the manufacturing process of a film, and the offline coating system which provides an application layer after film manufacture.

The film thickness of the transparent conductive layer (2) can be appropriately adjusted depending on the application, but the conductivity tends to decrease as the thickness becomes thinner. On the other hand, if it is too thick, the haze value increases, the total light transmittance decreases, etc. The transparency tends to decrease. For these reasons, for example, when used as a transparent electrode layer for a touch panel, adjustment is often made appropriately between 10 nm and 10 μm. In particular, since metal nanowires themselves are not transparent, the transparency tends to decrease with an increase in film thickness, so a conductive layer having a thinner film thickness is often formed. In this case, the conductive layer has an extremely large number of openings, but when measured with a contact-type film thickness meter, the average film thickness is preferably 10 nm to 500 nm, more preferably 30 nm to 300 nm, and more preferably 50 nm to 150 nm. Is most preferred.

The transparent conductive layer (2) contains metal nanowires or metal nanowires and a resin and the other additives described above. The amount added when using the resin is determined in consideration of the conductivity of the conductive coating film, the peelability, the ease of immersion of the protective layer paint, etc., but the metal nanowires in the transparent conductive layer are attached to the substrate. On the other hand, it is preferable to keep the addition in the minimum amount necessary so that it is fixed well and is not easily lost in the subsequent steps. In such a case, after the formation of the transparent conductive layer on the substrate, the resin tends to concentrate on the substrate side of the transparent conductive layer, and the metal nanowire tends to be easily fixed to the substrate. Tends to be exposed without being covered with resin and to have a gap between the conductive materials.

In addition, the said transparent conductive layer (2) increases the contact area and increases the contact area while increasing the contact point in the intersection part of metal nanowires in the transparent conductive layer (2) after application | coating formation for the purpose of improving electroconductivity further. It is possible to perform a pressurizing step for ensuring the above.
The step of pressurizing the intersecting portion of the conductive substance is specifically a step of pressurizing the surface of the transparent conductive layer, and the pressure is applied to the transparent conductive layer of the metal nanowires dispersed in a mesh form from directly above. The step of compressing the transparent conductive layer to increase the contact points of the internal metal nanowires. This process lowers the contact resistance between the metal nanowires.
This step is not particularly limited as long as it is a publicly known method for pressurizing the coating surface, but the layer obtained by coating is, for example, a transparent conductive layer disposed between two flat plates that can be pressurized, and fixed. Examples thereof include a flat plate pressing method in which pressure is applied for a period of time, a calendering method in which a transparent conductive layer is sandwiched between two pressurizable rolls, linearly pressed, and the entire surface is pressed by rotating the roll.
In the calender method using rolls, the roll linear pressure for pressing the transparent conductive layer (2) is 1 kN / m to 500 kN / m, preferably 5 kN / m to 300 kN / m, more preferably 10 kN / m to 100 kN / m. is there.

(Substrate with transparent conductive layer)
The substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention is a substrate with a transparent conductive layer having, in this order, a colored transparent layer (1) and a transparent conductive layer (2) on the transparent substrate. Since the substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention has such a configuration, it can reduce yellowness due to irregular reflection of metal nanowires without performing coating of metal nanowires, etc., and thus has a good electrical resistance value, and Transparent and excellent in color reproducibility.

The substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention preferably has a haze value of 5% or less, more preferably 3% or less, more preferably 2% or less, and more preferably 1% or less. Particularly preferred. Particularly when used as a transparent electrode layer for a touch panel, the content is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 2%, and more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 0.5%. Further, the total light transmittance is preferably 80% or more, more preferably 85% or more, and further preferably 88% or more. By setting it as the said range, it can be used conveniently as a transparent electrode used for the portable electronic device by which a thin and high-density mounting is calculated | required, especially a transparent electrode for touchscreens.

The surface resistance value of the substrate with a transparent conductive layer is preferably 0.01 to 1000Ω / □, more preferably 1 to 500Ω / □, and further preferably 10 to 300Ω / □. By setting it as the said range, it can be conveniently used as a transparent electrode used for a portable electronic device, especially as a transparent electrode for touch panels.

(Pattern method of transparent conductive layer (2))
When patterning the transparent conductive layer (2), a known patterning method can be selected. For example,
(A) Using various printing methods such as screen printing, etc., fix the silver nanowires in a pattern using a binder resin, etc., and then wash or brush the non-immobilized area with an appropriate solvent, or adhere Forming a transparent conductive pattern by removing with a conductive roller.
(B) After forming a transparent conductive layer of silver nanowires on a substrate, a resist paint that can be cured by light or heat is applied to the entire surface of the conductive layer, and light or heat is supplied only to the portion to be left as a pattern. A method of forming a transparent conductive pattern by removing unnecessary portions using the same method as in (A) above after curing.
(C) After forming a transparent conductive layer of silver nanowires on a substrate, a sheet having a layer having a negative patterned adhesive region prepared separately is attached to the transparent electrode layer, and then peeled off. A method for forming a pattern of a transparent conductive layer thereon.
(D) After forming a transparent conductive layer of silver nanowires on the substrate, the liquid containing the silver nanowire remover is pattern-printed on the portions that are not necessary for forming the pattern electrode, and then the above (A) A method for forming a transparent conductive pattern by removing unnecessary portions using the same method as described above.
Etc. In the present invention, the method (B) or (C) is preferable because a transparent conductive layer pattern free of disconnection and short circuit patterned with high definition can be easily formed at low cost.

As the resist paint that can be cured by light or heat in the method (B), a resist paint that is usually used for etching a transparent conductive layer such as indium oxide, zinc oxide, or tin oxide is used. Although a pattern can be formed by exposure, it is preferable to use a resist paint for photolithography. The exposure conditions for exposing the pattern are preferably performed under the exposure conditions suitable for the resist paint. In addition, as a developer used for development, nitric acid, ammonium persulfate, and the like, or an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate can be used.

The method (C) will be specifically described in the following steps 1 to 6.
Step 1: Colors having absorbances at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 and haze values in the range of 0.1 to 2% on the substrate. The transparent layer (1) is formed by coating.
Step 2: A peelable transparent conductive layer (2) containing metal nanowires is formed on the transparent layer (1) by coating.
Step 3: A layer having a negative patterned adhesion region is formed on the support.
Step 4: The substrate and the support are bonded together so that the transparent conductive layer (2) and the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region are in close contact with each other.
Step 5: The support is peeled from the substrate, and the portion of the transparent conductive layer (2) in close contact with the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region is transferred onto the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region. By doing so, a pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is formed on the substrate.
Step 6: A protective layer coating is applied to the entire surface of the substrate on which the pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is formed, and the transparent conductive layer (2) is fixed on the substrate.
In the present invention, the negative pattern represents a pattern of a transparent conductive layer (positive pattern) to be formed on a substrate and a pattern of the same scale which is the reverse of negative and positive.

Steps 1 and 2 are as described above.
In step 3, that is, in the step of forming a layer having a negative patterned adhesive region on the support, the “layer having a negative patterned adhesive region formed on the support” is, It is a release material for partially peeling the transparent conductive layer formed on the transparent layer (1). (Hereinafter, the “release material having a heat-sensitive adhesive layer that has been negatively patterned in advance on the support” may be simply referred to as “release material”.)
The release material can be widely used as long as a layer having a negative patterned adhesive region for partially peeling the transparent conductive layer is formed on a sheet-like support. As a method for producing such a release material, after uniformly forming a functional coating film that has an adhesive function or can be expressed on a support, the adhesive function is obtained by partially patterning with light or the like. Expression or inactivation can be performed. Alternatively, a release material may be produced by printing a negative pattern directly on a support using an adhesive from the beginning.

In order to form a negative pattern of the adhesive and print it on the support, it is necessary to prepare a printing plate corresponding to the negative pattern. For this reason, it is easier to switch to various patterns by using a method of partially expressing or deactivating the adhesive function of a uniform functional coating such as a photocurable composition by partial light irradiation. It is preferable in terms of possible.
For the production of such a release material, for example, a photocurable composition having adhesiveness is applied on a support to form a uniform coating film, and light irradiation is performed while masking the negative pattern to form a negative pattern. It can be carried out by curing the coating film part other than the above, losing the adhesiveness of the part, and producing a negative pattern adhesive region.

As a photocurable composition having adhesiveness that can be used for producing a release material, for example, a polymerizable polymer in which a photopolymerizable unsaturated bond is introduced into a polymer such as an alkyl acrylate ester or an alkyl methacrylate ester, For example, a photopolymerizable polyfunctional oligomer such as tetramethylol methane tetraacrylate or pentaerythritol triacrylate may be added, and a material utilizing curing shrinkage and a decrease in elastic modulus due to light irradiation may be used.
When performing an actual peeling process using such a release material, the layer having the adhesive function of the substrate is irradiated with light in advance, and the adhesiveness is expressed or lost in a specific pattern, Partial peeling of the transparent conductive layer can be performed. Alternatively, after the light-unirradiated release material is bonded to the transparent conductive layer, the surface of the transparent conductive layer is exposed to light through masking to partially develop adhesiveness or lose adhesiveness. Exfoliation can also be performed.

When producing a large amount of single-pattern release material, it is more efficient to use direct printing on the support, which does not require the process of creating a partial adhesion area in a uniform coating such as light irradiation. This is preferable. In particular, when a heat-sensitive adhesive is used as an adhesive, an adhesive function is temporarily expressed by a heating procedure applied during the peeling process even though it is a normal printing film that does not have adhesiveness at room temperature. Since the adhesive function is lost, the handleability of the release material before and after the release process is good.
When using a method in which a negatively patterned heat-sensitive adhesive layer is directly printed on a support as a release material, the release material used in the present invention has a negative-patterned heat-sensitive adhesive layer on the support. Have. For the release material, apply a heat-sensitive adhesive layer coating containing a heat-sensitive adhesive and a solvent on the support in a negative pattern opposite to the desired conductive pattern to be formed on the substrate. Can be formed.

The thermosensitive adhesive does not exhibit any tackiness at room temperature, but develops tackiness when heated. The heat-sensitive adhesive of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the support has an affinity for both the transparent conductive layer (2) formed on the transparent substrate and the support, and strongly bonds them together. Any known heat-sensitive adhesive can be used without particular limitation as long as the heat-sensitive adhesive can be used. When the transparent substrate is a thermoplastic, the temperature at which the stickiness is developed is preferably such that the stickiness is exhibited at a temperature that does not greatly exceed the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic plastic. Moreover, it is preferable that when heated to that temperature, it penetrates into the gap between the metal nanowires of the transparent conductive layer (2) and adheres well. Further, after the heating, when the support is peeled off at about room temperature, it is preferable to show strong adhesion to both the metal nanowires and the support.

Examples of such heat-sensitive adhesives include polyurethane adhesives, polyester adhesives, vinyl acetate (vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer) adhesives, acrylic adhesives, and the like. Among them, a heat-sensitive adhesive having a glass transition temperature Tg of room temperature or higher, an acid group such as a carboxylic acid group or a sulfonic acid group, and mainly composed of an amorphous polyester resin or a polyester polyurethane resin is preferable. Is preferably in the range of 20 to 100 ° C. Further, for the purpose of manipulating the heat sensitive temperature, an appropriate amount of a resin having compatibility with the main agent and having a different glass transition temperature Tg may be blended.

If necessary, polyolefin resin particles can be added to the heat-sensitive adhesive as an anti-blocking agent. Among these, addition of polyethylene resin particles or polypropylene resin particles is preferable, and more specifically, high density polyethylene resin particles, low density polyethylene resin particles, modified polyethylene resin particles, decomposable low density polyethylene resin particles, decomposable polypropylene. Addition of resin particles is preferred. The polyethylene resin particles, degradable polyethylene resin particles, polypropylene resin particles, and decomposable polypropylene resin particles have a weight average particle diameter of 0.1 to 25 μm. If the particles are flat or flake shaped, the long axis The length is preferably in the range of 3 to 25 μm, the molecular weight is preferably in the range of 1,000 to 29,000, and the melting point is preferably in the range of 100 to 150 ° C.

Any non-corrosive solvent can be used as the solvent for the heat-sensitive adhesive layer coating as long as the binder resin used for the heat-sensitive adhesive is dissolved or dispersed well. Examples of more suitable solvents include water, alcohols and ketones, cyclic ether compounds such as tetrahydrofuran, hydrocarbons such as cyclohexane, and aromatic solvents such as benzene, toluene and xylene. Further, the solvent is volatile and preferably has a boiling point of 200 ° C. or lower, more preferably below 150 ° C., and further preferably has a boiling point of 100 ° C. or lower.

The support used for the release material mainly includes polyesters such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate, polyolefins such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene and EVA, vinyl resins such as polyvinyl chloride and polyvinylidene chloride, A sheet made of plastic such as polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polycarbonate, polyamide, polyimide, or acrylic resin can be used. Among these, those that do not cause thermal deformation in the step of bringing the transparent conductive layer and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer into close contact with each other and heat bonding are preferable.

The support may be colored to the extent that the object of the present invention is not hindered, and can be used as a single layer, but may be used as a multilayer film in which two or more layers are combined. Of these, a polyethylene terephthalate film is most suitable in terms of transparency, heat resistance, ease of handling, and cost.
The thickness of the support is preferably 5 μm to 100 μm because the heat resistance is poor if it is thin, and if it is thick, the heat capacity becomes large and a long heating time is required to develop tackiness by heating the heat-sensitive adhesive. More preferably, the thickness is 10 μm to 50 μm, and more preferably 15 μm to 30 μm.

The heat-sensitive adhesive layer on the support is formed in a so-called negative pattern in which a desired transparent conductive pattern to be obtained on the substrate is inverted.
As a method for forming a negative pattern of adhesive, a known printing method can be used. Sufficient heat sensitivity for the heat-sensitive adhesive layer exhibiting tackiness by heating to adhere well to the transparent conductive layer on the substrate in the next step. There is no particular limitation as long as the thickness of the adhesive can be formed, and a known method can be used. For example, a gravure printing method, an offset printing method, a gravure offset printing method, a screen printing method, an ink jet printing method and the like can be used. The thickness of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer is preferably 0.05 μm to 5.0 μm, more preferably 0.1 μm to 2.0 μm, and still more preferably 0.2 μm to 1.0 μm.

When such a release material is used, a light irradiation process for patterning and a process such as removal by wet processing of a part to be peeled are unnecessary. The release material can be continuously formed on a roll-like support by applying or printing a heat-sensitive adhesive layer coating, and this can be used as it is in the next release step.

(Patterning process of transparent conductive layer (2))
The patterning step of the transparent conductive layer (2) includes the step 4, that is, the step of bonding the substrate and the support so that the transparent conductive layer (2) and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer are in close contact with each other; That is, by peeling the support from the substrate and transferring the transparent conductive layer (2) in close contact with the heat-sensitive adhesive layer onto the heat-sensitive adhesive layer, a desired transparent conductive layer is formed on the substrate. (2) and forming a pattern.
In the bonding step, the substrate provided with the transparent conductive layer (2) and the release material are bonded and heated and heated so that the transparent conductive layer (2) and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer are in close contact with each other. Press. In particular, when the transparent conductive layer (2) does not contain the binder resin or is contained in a small amount, the heat-sensitive adhesive is softened by heating and pressurizing the heat-sensitive adhesive layer, and the metal of the transparent conductive layer (2). The heat-sensitive adhesive and the metal nanowires in the transparent conductive layer (2) adhere to each other through the gap between the nanowires or the network of the fibrous conductive material.
Then, after cooling the heat-sensitive adhesive layer of the bonded part to about room temperature, the release material is peeled off from the substrate, and the transparent conductive layer (2) bonded to the heat-sensitive adhesive layer is negative on the support. By peeling and transferring onto the patterned heat-sensitive adhesive layer, the positive pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) remains on the substrate, and the desired pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is completed on the substrate.

The bonding method in the production method of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it does not cause thermal deformation of the substrate due to heating and pressurization at the time of bonding. For example, a flat plate that is heated and pressed for a certain period of time by placing a substrate having the transparent conductive layer (2) and a heat-sensitive adhesive layer on a support in the release material between two flat plates that can be heated and pressed. Laminating method, or transporting and sandwiching the substrate having the transparent conductive layer (2) and the release material between the nips of two roll pairs that can be heated by either or both of them, heating, line pressing, Examples thereof include a roll laminating method in which the entire surface is pressurized by rotating the roll.

In particular, the latter roll laminating method enables continuous processing by roll-to-roll and has excellent production efficiency. As described above, the roll laminate type roll may be a roll in which either one or both can be heated. The material of the roll is not particularly limited as long as the transparent conductive layer (2) and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer can be favorably thermally bonded without causing thermal deformation of the transparent substrate or support used. Specifically, a combination of a rigid roll mainly made of a metal roll and an elastic roll mainly made of heat-resistant rubber is preferable, and any combination of metal / metal, metal / elasticity, and elasticity / elasticity can be used. Among them, an elastic / elastic and elastic / metal roll pair having a wide nip width and a long heating time is preferable in order to develop the tackiness of the heat-sensitive adhesive between the nips of the roll pair.

In addition, as the processing conditions at the time of bonding, when the transparent substrate is a thermoplastic, the temperature and pressure conditions for appropriately expressing the adhesiveness of the heat-sensitive adhesive to the transparent conductive layer without causing thermal deformation of the transparent substrate are appropriately selected. do it. For example, the treatment temperature is preferably 70 ° C. to 150 ° C., more preferably 80 ° C. to 130 ° C., and further preferably 90 ° C. to 120 ° C. The pressure may be a roll linear pressure, and a minimum linear pressure that provides a good transfer state in a range of 10 kN / m to 60 kN / m may be selected. Moreover, you may preheat a heat-sensitive adhesive layer part before bonding as needed.

In the step of peeling the release material from the substrate, the bonded substrate with the transparent conductive layer (2) and the release material are cooled to about room temperature, and the release material is released from the substrate. Corresponding to the negative pattern of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the support of the release material, the transparent conductive layer (2) bonded to the heat-sensitive adhesive layer in the peeling process is peeled from the substrate together with the heat-sensitive adhesive layer. The transparent conductive layer (2) that does not correspond to the portion where the heat-sensitive adhesive is formed remains as a positive pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate, and the pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is completed on the substrate. . Note that taking cooling means such as blowing cooling air before peeling is effective for the purpose of good peeling and preventing patterning defects such as the occurrence of unpeeled portions.

In the method for forming a patterned transparent conductive layer (2) of the present invention, a transparent pattern is formed uniformly on a colored transparent layer provided on a substrate by forming a negative pattern with a heat-sensitive adhesive on a release material. Unnecessary portions are peeled off from the layer (2). The patterning of the transparent conductive layer (2) with the release material is determined only by the presence or absence of the heat-sensitive adhesive applied on the support of the release material, and the pattern of the release material corresponding to the unpeeled portion of the transparent conductive layer (2). No heat sensitive adhesive is applied to the part. For this reason, the transparent conductive layer (2) can be reliably left on the colored transparent layer (1), and unnecessary heat-sensitive adhesive remains on the transparent conductive layer (2), and the light of the transparent conductive layer (2) There is no risk of lowering the transmittance.

Using such a method of forming a desired conductive pattern by peeling off and removing unnecessary portions of the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate from the substrate with a release material, the transparent conductive layer (2) is formed by coating. The transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate formed by the step is partially left as it is. For this reason, the heat-sensitive adhesive layer is not formed adjacent to the transparent conductive layer (2) as in the case of using the peeled portion in the peeling step using the positive pattern. Further, when a positive pattern is used, since the pattern peeled from the substrate is used, the portion of the conductive layer that is in contact with the substrate becomes the uppermost layer after pattern formation. When resin is used to form the conductive layer, the resin concentrates on this part, the surface resistivity is high, and the resin interferes with soaking the protective layer paint in the conductive layer in a later step. It becomes difficult.
On the other hand, when the conductive layer is peeled off in the peeling step using a negative pattern, the remaining transparent conductive layer is concentrated on the side closer to the substrate as in the case where it is formed, The metal nanowire and the base are fixed and the side away from the base is in a state where the metal nanowire is exposed from the resin. For this reason, the coating material for protective layers in the next step is immersed well in the conductive layer, and the metal nanowires in the conductive layer are well fixed to the substrate. Before applying the protective layer paint, the surface of the conductive layer is basically exposed with metal nanowires and has a low surface resistivity and good conductivity. It can be immersed in the layer to achieve a surface resistivity that matches the intended use.
Furthermore, by applying a coating for the protective layer and forming a pattern before fixing the transparent conductive layer, the adhesive comes into contact with the heat-sensitive adhesive in the metal nanowires in the conductive layer. The conductive layer can be easily peeled from the substrate.

(Protective layer)
The substrate with a transparent conductive layer of the present invention is preferably provided with a protective layer for the purpose of protecting the transparent conductive layer (2). When the transparent electrode layer is patterned by the method of the step (C), the protective layer is formed on the substrate and the entire surface of the transparent conductive layer formed on the substrate after forming the desired pattern. It can be obtained by coating.
The coating process for the protective layer coating is performed by applying the coating for the protective layer to the entire surface of the colored transparent layer partially covered with the formed transparent conductive layer pattern by the bonding process and the peeling process described above. It is carried out by drying the components and curing the resin components contained as necessary to form a protective layer. In this step, the surface of the transparent conductive layer is covered and protected, and the protective layer coating is composed of gaps between the conductive fine particles in the transparent conductive layer and mesh gaps formed by the fibrous, preferably wire-like conductive substance. The transparent conductive layer as a whole is firmly fixed on the substrate when it reaches the substrate while being filled and cured, thereby forming a substrate with a transparent conductive layer.

The coating material for the protective layer is not limited to those that can be cured and formed through polymerization and crosslinking processes, but from the viewpoint of the durability and scratch resistance of the coating film, the monomer by visible light or ultraviolet light, electron beam, heating, etc. It is preferably fixed through polymerization of the polymer or by crosslinking of the polymer compound with a crosslinking agent. Specifically, a paint containing a binder resin and a reactive monomer or a reactive oligomer, a paint made of a reactive monomer or a reactive oligomer, and the like can be given.

The organic polymer used for forming the solid polymer matrix as the binder resin preferably has a polar functional group bonded to the carbon skeleton. Examples of the polar functional group include a carboxyl group, an ester group, a ketone group, a nitrile group, an amino group, a phosphoric acid group, a sulfonyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a polyalkylene glycol group, and an alcoholic hydroxyl group. Examples of polymers useful as binders include acrylic resins, alkyd resins, polyurethanes, acrylic urethanes, polycarbonates, polyesters, polystyrenes, polyacetals, polyamides, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, and cellulose. An example of the inorganic polymer is a siloxane polymer produced by hydrolysis / condensation of tetraalkoxysilane.

In the case of forming a solid polymer matrix composed of an organic polymer by polymerization, examples of polymerizable organic monomers or oligomers that are monomers include methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, methoxypolyethylene glycol methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, ethylene oxide. Acrylate and methacrylate type monomers and oligomers represented by modified phosphoric acid acrylate, urethane acrylate, polyethylene glycol methacrylate, polybutadiene acrylate, polyester acrylate, etc .; mono (2-methacryloyloxyethyl) acid phosphate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itacon Other vinyl monomers such as acid, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, styrene, vinyltoluene; Epoxide compounds such as Nord A diglycidyl ether, and the like.

In the case of forming a solid polymer matrix composed of an inorganic polymer by polymerization, examples of polymerizable inorganic monomers that are monomers include Si, Ti, Zr, Al, Sn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, and Pb. , Ag, In, Sb, Pt, Au and other metal mineral salts, organic acid salts, alkoxides, and complexes (chelates). These are polymerized through hydrolysis or thermal decomposition and finally become inorganic substances (metal oxides, hydroxides, carbides, metals, etc.), and therefore are treated as inorganic monomers in the present invention. These inorganic monomers can also be used in the state of the partial hydrolyzate. Next, although the specific example of each metal compound is illustrated, it is not limited to these.

The above-mentioned polymer binder (organic polymer, inorganic polymer) resin, or one or more of organic or inorganic monomers or oligomers forming the polymer binder are dissolved or diluted with an organic solvent as necessary, and the viscosity is 25 cps. Hereinafter, a liquid of preferably 10 cps or less is prepared and used for impregnation of the coating film formed in the first step. When the viscosity of this liquid is higher than 25 cps, the liquid does not sufficiently penetrate into the coating film so as to reach the substrate when impregnated with the coating film, and the intended effect of improving the adhesion and film strength cannot be obtained. Further, if the liquid has a high viscosity, excess liquid is deposited on the transparent conductive layer formed in the first step to form an insulating layer containing no conductive fine powder. It drops significantly.
The organic solvent used for dissolution or dilution is not particularly limited, and a liquid organic compound and water can be used as the solvent as long as the binder or the monomer forming the binder can be dissolved.
If necessary, the coating material for the protective layer used as the impregnating liquid includes a curing catalyst (in the case of heat curing), a photopolymerization initiator (in the case of ultraviolet curing), a crosslinking agent, a hydrolysis catalyst (eg, acid), Polymerization initiators, stabilizers (for example, antioxidants and UV stabilizers for prolonging product life, and polymerization inhibitors for improving the shelf life) surfactants, pH adjusting agents, and the like can be added. Furthermore, you may further contain the corrosion inhibitor which prevents the corrosion of metal nanowire.
Examples of suitable solvents include water, alcohols, ketones, cyclic ether compounds (such as tetrahydrofuran), hydrocarbons (eg, cyclohexane), or aromatic solvents (such as benzene, toluene, xylene). More preferably, the solvent is volatile and has a boiling point of 200 ° C. or lower, 150 ° C. or lower, or 100 ° C. or lower.

The method for forming the protective layer is not particularly limited as long as it is a known wet coating method. Specifically, spray coating, bar coating, roll coating, die coating, ink jet coating, screen coating, dip coating and the like can be mentioned.

When the protective layer is formed while the transparent conductive layer is impregnated with the protective layer coating, if the protective layer after coating and drying is too thin relative to the transparent conductive layer before the coating for the protective layer is applied, it is scratch resistant. In addition, the function as a protective layer such as wear resistance and weather resistance is lowered, and if it is too thick, the contact resistance as a conductor increases.
When the thickness of the transparent conductive layer is 50 to 150 nm, the coating thickness of the transparent conductive layer is preferably 30 to 150 nm after coating and drying. In consideration of the above, the surface resistivity, haze, etc. can be adjusted so as to achieve predetermined values. 40 to 175 nm is more preferable, and 50 to 150 nm is most preferable. Although the film thickness after drying of the coating for the protective layer depends on the film thickness of the transparent conductive layer, if the film thickness is 30 nm or more, the metal nanowires are not exposed to the surface of the protective layer and the protective function by the protective layer is more When the film thickness is 150 nm or less, an excessively thick film is not formed on the surface of the transparent conductive material, and better conductive performance tends to be ensured.
Covering the entire surface of the substrate while the coating for the protective layer is immersed in the transparent conductive layer portion by coating the entire surface of the substrate with the coating for the protective layer coated on the patterned transparent conductive layer. become. By applying the protective layer coating last, the surface of the patterned transparent conductive film becomes smoother than when the conductive layer is fixed with the protective layer coating and then the conductive pattern is formed. In addition, an optically uniform patterned transparent conductive film can be formed by the penetration of the protective layer coating material into the conductive layer by immersion.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described more specifically, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

A colored transparent layer coating for forming a colored transparent layer was prepared with the blending amounts described in the following adjustment examples.

<< Adjustment example of paint for colored transparent layer (1-1) >>
Water 24 parts by mass Isopropyl alcohol 24 parts by mass Antistatic agent “ARACOAT UR-AS601-A” 7 parts by mass [Antistatic component: conductive polymer, solid content: 5%, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd.]
Hardener “Aracote UR-AS601-B” 1 part by mass [solid content: 5%, manufactured by Arakawa Chemical Industries, Ltd.]

<< Adjustment example of paint for colored transparent layer (1-2) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 20000 parts by mass Toluene 20000 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 2 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass [solid content 50%, solid content hydroxyl value 50, manufactured by DIC Corporation]

<< Example of adjustment of paint for colored transparent layer (1-3) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 1000 parts by mass Toluene 1000 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 2 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Adjustment example of paint for colored transparent layer (1-4) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 380 parts by mass Toluene 380 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 2 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Example of adjustment of paint for colored transparent layer (1-5) >>
Water 10 parts by mass Isopropyl alcohol 10 parts by mass Antistatic agent “Aracote UR-AS601-A” 7 parts by mass Curing agent “Aracote UR-AS601-B” 1 part by mass

<< Example of adjustment of paint for colored transparent layer (1-6) >>
Water 6 parts by mass Isopropyl alcohol 6 parts by mass Antistatic agent “Aracote UR-AS601-A” 7 parts by mass Curing agent “Aracote UR-AS601-B” 1 part by mass

<< Example of adjustment of paint for colored transparent layer (1-7) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 1000 parts by mass Toluene 1000 parts by mass Pigment Red 2 parts by mass (Pigment Red 146)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Adjustment example of paint for colored transparent layer (1-8) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 920 parts by mass Toluene 920 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 2 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Polyester polyol resin solution “Byron 20SS” 1 part by mass [solid content 30%, solid content hydroxyl value 6, manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.]

<< Example of adjustment of paint for colored transparent layer (1-9) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 600 parts by mass Toluene 600 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 1 part by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Example of Adjustment of Colored Transparent Layer (1-10) Paint >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 1800 parts by mass Toluene 1800 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 4 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Adjustment Example of Colored Transparent Layer (1-H) Paint for Comparison >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 255 parts by mass Toluene 255 parts by mass Phthalocyanine blue 2 parts by mass (Pigment No: CI Pigment Blue 15-3)
Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

<< Example of adjustment of paint for transparent resin layer (1-I) >>
Methyl ethyl ketone 200 parts by mass Toluene 200 parts by mass Acrylic resin solution “Acridic WDU-938” 1 part by mass

(Preparation of colored transparent layer (1))
Using a bar coater, the colored transparent layers (1-1) to (1-10), (1-H) and (1-I) are coated with a highly transparent PET film having a thickness of 125 μm (manufactured by Teijin DuPont Films Ltd.) It was coated on a substrate of HF1C22-125) so as to have a wet thickness of 20 μm and dried. The PET film used here has a haze value of 0.28 measured by the method described later, the absorbance at a wavelength of 450 nm is 0.0458, the absorbance at a wavelength of 550 nm is 0.0420, and the absorbance at a wavelength of 650 nm is 0.0380. is there. Each haze value and absorbance were as follows. The haze value and absorbance in the table are values obtained by subtracting the haze value and absorbance of the PET film itself from the haze value and absorbance of the film obtained by coating a colored transparent layer on PET.

(Synthesis of silver nanowires)
Silver nanowires are Sun, B.M. Gates, B.B. Mayers, & Y. Xia, “Crystalline silver nanobe by soft solution processing”, Nano letters, (2002), 2 (2) 165-168, followed by a method using polyols in the presence of polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP). It is a nanowire synthesized by dissolving silver sulfate and reducing it. That is, in the present invention, nanowires synthesized by the modified polyol method described in Cambrios Technologies Corporation US Provisional Application No. 60 / 815,627 were used.

(Preparation of transparent conductive layer (2))
As a metal nanowire forming the transparent conductive layer (2), a silver nanowire synthesized by the above method and having a minor axis diameter of about 70 nm to 80 nm and an aspect ratio of 100 or more is contained in an aqueous medium in an amount of 0.1% w / v. An aqueous dispersion (ClearOmTM, Ink-A AQ, manufactured by Cambrios Technologies Corporation) was applied to the colored transparent layer (1) to a wet thickness of 20 μm using a two reverse roll coater, dried, and rolled. A substrate on which a transparent conductive layer was formed was obtained as a coated product. This is referred to as a substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN).

(Preparation of a peeling substrate comprising a support having a negative patterned heat-sensitive adhesive layer)
100 parts by weight of CRISVON NT-810-45 (a polyurethane resin manufactured by DIC, 45% solution) was dissolved in 62.5 parts by weight of methyl ethyl ketone and 62.5 parts by weight of toluene to obtain a heat-sensitive adhesive. The typical physical property value of this polyurethane resin is the tensile breaking strength obtained when the glass transition temperature obtained from the peak value of tan δ obtained by viscoelasticity measurement (temperature rise rate 3 ° C./min) is 42 ° C. and the tensile rate is 300 mm / min. Is 277 × 10E5 Pa, the tensile elongation at break is 665%, and the flow initiation temperature obtained by measurement with a high-pressure flow tester (die: 1φ × 1 L, pressurization: 98 N) is 90 ° C. The above thermosensitive adhesive solution was subjected to pattern printing on a 23 μm thick PET film (Teijin Tetron Film G2 manufactured by Teijin DuPont Films) as a support. Here, the conductive layer pattern formed on the substrate was a diamond pattern for a capacitive projection touch panel. The diamond pattern is a linear pattern (Y pattern) in which a diamond-shaped electrostatic element pattern having a side length of 4 mm and an inner angle of 90 degrees and a thin line pattern having a line width of 600 μm are alternately arranged, and The flow of the original fabric is a linear pattern (X pattern) in which a pattern of diamond-shaped electrostatic elements with a side length of 4 mm and an inner angle of 90 degrees and a thin line pattern with a line width of 400 μm are alternately arranged. It was set as the pattern arrange | positioned so that a direction and a thin wire | line direction may become parallel and a right angle. Therefore, on the support, the negative pattern of FIG. 2 was printed by the gravure printing method on the pattern to be formed by the transparent conductive layer (see FIG. 1). After the printed coating is dried, it is applied so that the thickness of the heat-sensitive adhesive layer is 0.5 μm to 1.0 μm, and the release substrate is printed with the heat-sensitive adhesive pattern printed in a negative image shape as shown in FIG. Got.

(Patterning process of transparent conductive layer (2))
The transparent conductive layer and the heat-sensitive adhesive layer are brought into contact with each other while running the substrate on which the transparent conductive layer formed as the roll-shaped coating is formed and the peeling substrate having the negative-patterned heat-sensitive adhesive layer. Stacked face to face, heated with metal heating roll and heat resistant silicon roll, using laminator with pressure nip, heating roll temperature 115 ° C, roll nip pressure (linear pressure) 30kN / m, speed 3m / min Then, the lamination was performed continuously. While the bonded material is running, when the temperature of the bonded portion is lowered to about room temperature, the support is continuously peeled from the substrate, and the transparent conductive layer (2) remains in a desired pattern on the substrate. A roll-shaped film substrate having a patterned transparent conductive layer (2) was obtained. This is referred to as a patterned substrate (P) with a transparent conductive layer.

(Formation of protective layer by applying paint for protective layer)
As a coating for the protective layer, 100 parts of an ultraviolet curable resin (Cambrios Technologies Corporation, nonvolatile content 40%), 1950 parts of Solmix AP-1 (manufactured by Nippon Alcohol Sales), 975 parts of isopropyl alcohol, 975 parts of diacetone alcohol It was well dissolved in the above mixed solvent to prepare a protective layer coating.
The protective layer paint is prepared by using two reverse roll coating machines on the entire surface of the transparent conductive layer (2) of the substrate with transparent conductive layer (PN) or the substrate with patterned transparent conductive layer (P). Applying and drying to a wet thickness of 10μm while filling the gaps of the mesh-like nanowires in the transparent conductive layer (2) with paint for coating, and then irradiating with ultraviolet rays to form a protective layer coating with a dry thickness of about 0.2μm did.

Example 1
Production of substrate with transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and substrate with transparent conductive layer with pattern (P-1))
A colored transparent layer (1-1) having a thickness of 0.1 μm was formed using the paint for the colored transparent layer (1-1), and a transparent conductive layer (2) was formed thereon. This was provided with a protective layer to obtain a substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1).
A transparent conductive layer (2) was formed thereon, followed by patterning. A protective layer was provided on the transparent conductive layer (2) to obtain a substrate (P-1) with a patterned transparent conductive layer.

(Example 2)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-2) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 3)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern are formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-3) is used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 4)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-4) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 5)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-5) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 6)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-6) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 7)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern, in the same manner as in Example 1, except that the colored transparent layer (1-7) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 8)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-8) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

Example 9
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern were formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-9) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Example 10)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern are formed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-10) is used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Comparative Example 1)
Except not forming a colored transparent layer, it carried out similarly to Example 1, and obtained the base | substrate with a transparent electrode layer which has the transparent conductive layer (2) which has a diamond pattern.

(Comparative Example 2)
Substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and patterned transparent conductive material in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the colored transparent layer (1-H) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1). A layered substrate (P-1) was obtained.

(Comparative Example 3)
A substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) and a transparent conductive layer with a pattern in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the transparent resin layer (1-I) was used instead of the colored transparent layer (1-1) A coated substrate (P-1) was obtained.

Below, the evaluation item performed in order to confirm the characteristic of a base | substrate with a transparent conductive layer, and the measuring method are shown below.
[Measurement of surface resistivity]
Select five substrates with transparent conductive layers (PN-1) from different locations, and use a four-probe resistivity meter (Loresta-EP, manufactured by Mitsubishi Analitech) to install a four-probe probe at the center of the sample. The pressing surface resistivity (Ω / □) was measured, and the average of five locations was taken.

[Measurement of haze value and total light transmittance]
Five substrates with different transparent conductive layers (PN-1) were selected from different locations, and the center was measured and averaged. The measurement is performed using an integrating sphere type total light transmittance measuring machine (NDH-2000 manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.), total light transmittance (Tt) {conforms to JIS K-7361, NDH-2000 measuring method 1} and haze. (Haze) (Hz) {Based on JIS K-7136, NDH-2000 measuring method 3} was measured.

[Measurement of yellowness b ^* ]
The yellowness b ^* (conforming to JIS K-7105) of the substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) was measured using a colorimetric color difference meter (ZE-2000 manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.).

(Measurement of absorbance α)
Using a spectrophotometer (V-650, manufactured by JASCO Corp.), a substrate with a transparent conductive layer (PN-1) was measured for absorbance at a wavelength of 380 nm to 780 nm (conforming to JIS K-0115), and a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm, The absorbances α ₄₅₀ , α ₅₅₀ , and α ₆₅₀ at ₆₅₀ nm were compared.

[Evaluation of pattern visibility]
After the Y electrode sample and the X electrode sample are cut from the original fabric in the patterned transparent conductive layer-coated substrate (P-1) on which the protective layer coating film is formed, the X electrode fine wire is aligned with the Y electrode thin wire direction. Place the transparent conductive layers (2) in the same direction (for example, upward) so that the transparent conductive layers (2) are directed in the same direction (for example, upwards), A sample for pattern visibility evaluation was produced by overlaying it via OCA (DIC optical adhesive sheet, ZB7032W, thickness 50 μm) (see FIG. 3).
When evaluating the visibility, set the sample on a black mount, and under the fluorescent lamp, the reflected light intensity of the gap where the transparent conductive layer (2) between the X electrode and the Y electrode does not exist and the reflected light of the transparent conductive film The strength was compared visually.
○: When there is almost no difference in reflected light intensity ×: When there is a large difference in reflected light intensity, ○ was judged as an acceptable level.

[Evaluation of transparency]
◯: Total light transmittance is 88% or more, Δ: Total light transmittance is 80% or more, but less than 88%, x: Total light transmittance is less than 80%, Δ or more was judged as an acceptable level.

〔Comprehensive evaluation〕
○ ・・・ Evaluation of pattern visibility is ○, and evaluation of transparency is Δ or more × ・・・ Evaluation of pattern visibility is ×, or transparency evaluation is ×
○ was judged as an acceptable level.

As can be seen from the table, in Examples 1 to 10 in which the colored transparent layer was formed, the surface resistance value was good, and the total light transmittance, pattern visibility and transparency were good. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1 in which a colored transparent layer is not formed, and in Comparative Example 3 in which only a binder resin is formed without adding a color pigment to the colored transparent layer, the reflected light intensity of the transparent conductive layer is large. The evaluation of visibility was x. In Comparative Example 2, since the pigment component in the colored transparent layer was too much, the haze was increased and the transmittance was decreased at the same time, and the transparency was evaluated as x.

1 Base 2 Colored Transparent Layer (1)
3 Transparent conductive layer with diamond pattern in X direction (2)
4 Transparent conductive layer with diamond pattern in Y direction (2)
5 OCA (optical adhesive sheet)

Claims

On a transparent substrate, colored transparent having absorbances at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1, and haze values in the range of 0.1 to 2% A substrate with a transparent conductive layer, comprising a layer (1) and a transparent conductive layer (2) containing metal nanowires in this order.
The substrate with a transparent conductive layer according to claim 1, wherein the colored transparent layer (1) contains a π-conjugated compound.
The substrate with a transparent conductive layer according to claim 1, wherein the transparent substrate is in a sheet form.
The substrate with a transparent conductive layer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the transparent conductive layer (2) is patterned.
It is a manufacturing method of the base | substrate with a transparent conductive layer of Claim 4, Comprising:
A colored transparent layer having absorbances at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm independently in the range of 0.001 to 0.1 and a haze value in the range of 0.1 to 2% on the substrate Step 1 of forming (1) by coating;
Step 2 of forming a peelable transparent conductive layer (2) containing metal nanowires on the transparent layer (1) by coating;
Forming a layer having a negative patterned adhesion region on the support; and
Bonding the base and the support so that the transparent conductive layer (2) and the adhesive region of the layer having the adhesive region are in close contact with each other;
By peeling the support from the substrate and transferring the transparent conductive layer (2) in a portion in close contact with the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region onto the adhesion region of the layer having the adhesion region Step 5 of forming a pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate;
Applying a protective layer coating to the entire surface of the substrate on which the pattern of the transparent conductive layer (2) is formed, and immobilizing the transparent conductive layer (2) on the substrate;
The manufacturing method of the base | substrate with a transparent conductive layer characterized by having.