US20160225532A1 - Conductive Polymer Composition with a Dual Crosslinker System for Capacitors - Google Patents
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- the present invention is related to an improved polymerization method for preparing solid electrolytic capacitors. More specifically, the present invention is related to an improved method of forming a solid electrolyte capacitor and an improved capacitor formed thereby. Even more specifically, the present invention is related to a capacitor comprising improved crosslinking within the conductive polymeric cathode layer thereby improving adhesion as evidenced by improved ESR and ESR stability.
- Electroconductive polymers are widely used in capacitors, solar cells and LED displays.
- the electroconductive polymers include polypyrrole, polythiophene and polyaniline.
- the most commercially successful conductive polymer is poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) (PEDOT).
- PEDOT poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene)
- One way to apply PEDOT is by forming the PEDOT polymer via in-situ chemical or electrochemical polymerization.
- the other way is to use it as a PEDOT dispersion preferably with a polyanion, which has much better solubility than PEDOT itself.
- PEDOT-PSSA PEDOT-polystyrene sulfonic acid
- ESR Equivalent Series Resistance
- Solid electrolytic capacitors are subject to various thermomechanical stresses during assembly, molding, board mount reflow, etc. During board mount the capacitors are often subjected to temperatures above 250° C. These elevated temperatures create stresses in the interfaces due to coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatches between adjacent layers. The resultant stress causes mechanical weakening at the interfaces. In some cases this mechanical weakening causes delamination. Any physical separation of the interfaces causes increases in electrical resistance between the layers and thus an increased ESR in the finished capacitor.
- CTE coefficient of thermal expansion
- PEDOT-PSSA polymer film often does not have enough mechanical strength or sufficient adhesion to the underlying surface. In capacitors, poor film quality and adhesion results in poor ESR or poor ESR stability under processing conditions.
- Polymeric binders can be added to enhance the mechanical properties of the PEDT-PSSA film and adhesion to the anode.
- the conductive polymer coating included at least one polymeric organic binder.
- the conductive polymer coating contains a Novolak polymer resin and a sulfonated polyester as binders.
- the polymer binder may be formed “in situ” during the drying step as described in U.S. Published Patent Application 2012/0256117, which is incorporated herein by reference, wherein described is a polymer dispersion of PEDOT-PSSA comprising a polyhydric alcohol and an organic substance having two or more functional groups which can be polycondensed with the polyhyric alcohol to form a polymer binder “in situ”.
- PEDOT-Polyanion especially PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer film
- hydroscopic property of the polyanions Polyanions readily absorb water during the capacitor processing steps (for example, dipping coating cycles) or moisture from the environment, and resulted in swelling of the conductive polymer film.
- the swollen conductive film is typically subjected to drying steps later on.
- the swelling/shrinking cycles often cause the conductive polymer film to delaminate from the substrate. In capacitor application, it is manifested as deteriorated performance such as positive ESR shift.
- EP 0844284 which is incorporated herein by reference, describes a conductive polymer self-doped by —SOOH and/or —COOH functional groups wherein the self-doping groups are on the conductive polymer structure.
- the conductive polymer film's water resistance property can be improved by reacting the self doping groups —SOOH or —COOH with a crosslinking compound having 2 or more functional groups such as a hydroxyl, a silanol, a thiol, an amino or an epoxy group.
- a particular feature of the invention is a capacitor with lower ESR and improved ESR stability, particularly, after heating.
- the capacitor has an anode, a dielectric on said anode and a cathode on the dielectric.
- the cathode has a conductive polymer defined as —(CR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —) x — wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline with the proviso that none of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 contain —SOOH or COOH; a organofunctional silane; and an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid and epoxy.
- a conductive polymer dispersion comprising a solvent, a conductive polymer, an organofunctional silane and an organic compound with two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid.
- an anode forming a dielectric on the anode; and forming a cathode on the dielectric comprising: forming a conductive layer comprising: a conductive polymer defined as —(CR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —) x — wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline with the proviso that none of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 contain —SOOH or COOH; an organofunctional silane; and an organic compound with two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid.
- a conductive layer comprising: a conductive polymer defined as —(CR 1 R 2 CR 3 R 4 —) x — wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline with the proviso that none of R 1
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flow chart representation of an embodiment of the invention.
- the present invention is directed to a dual crosslinker system including the combination of two crosslinking agents, an organofunctional silane and an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid which provides a surprising synergy when compared with single crosslinker systems.
- polymeric organic binders can be avoided in some embodiments, while still achieving lower ESR and improved ESR stability.
- a capacitor generally represented at 10 , comprises an anode, 12 , with an anode lead wire, 14 , extending therefrom or attached thereto.
- the anode lead wire is preferably in electrical contact with an anode lead, 16 .
- a dielectric, 18 is formed on the anode and preferably the dielectric encases at least a portion, and preferably the entire, anode.
- a cathode, 20 is on the dielectric and encases a portion of the dielectric with the proviso that the cathode and anode are not in direct electrical contact.
- a cathode lead, 22 is in electrical contact with the cathode.
- the cathode may comprise multiple sub-layers.
- the present invention is directed to improvements in the cathode layer, 20 , and more particularly to the formation of the cathode layer.
- the cathode, 20 comprises multiple interlayers, 201 - 204 , which are illustrated schematically, wherein the cathode is formed on the dielectric, 18 .
- the cathode interlayers are preferably selected from layers of conductive polymer, carbon containing layers and metal containing layers most preferably in sequential order.
- a first interlayer, 201 is at least one conductive polymer layer formed either by in-situ polymerization or by repeated dipping in a slurry of conductive polymer with at least partial drying between dips.
- a second interlayer, 202 which is preferably at least one carbon interlayer, is typically applied to the conductive polymer interlayer, 201 .
- the carbon interlayer, or series of carbon interlayers provides adhesion to the conductive polymer interlayer and provides a layer upon which a third interlayer, which is preferably at least one metal containing interlayer, 203 , will adequately adhere.
- Particularly preferred metal containing layers comprise silver, copper or nickel.
- the metal interlayer allows external terminations, such as a cathode lead to be attached to the cathodic side of the capacitor such as by solder or an adhesive interlayer, 204 .
- FIG. 3 An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in flow chart form in FIG. 3 .
- the method of forming a solid electrolytic capacitor of the instant invention is illustrated.
- an anode is provided at 32 .
- a dielectric is formed on the surface of the anode at 34 with a particularly preferred dielectric being the oxide of the anode.
- a cathode layer is formed at 36 wherein the cathode comprises multiple interlayers.
- Interlayers may include at least one conducting polymer layer wherein the intrinsically conducting polymer is either formed in-situ or the layer is formed by coating with a slurry comprising intrinsically conducting polymer.
- the interlayers also preferably comprise at least one carbon containing layer and at least one metal containing layer.
- Anode and cathode leads are attached to the anode and cathode respectively at 38 and the capacitor is optionally, but preferably, encased at 40 and tested.
- the conductive polymer layer may be formed in a single step wherein a slurry is applied comprising at least the conductive polymer and optionally the crosslinkers, and any adjuvants such as binder, dopant, organic acid and the like.
- the conductive polymer layer may be formed in multiple steps wherein components of the layer are applied separately.
- a conductive polymer layer is coated after coating one or both crosslinkers.
- the conductive polymer is applied in concert with a first crosslinker followed by application of the second crosslinker. Separating the components and applying them sequentially instead of in concert is beneficial in some embodiments since the mixture of conductive polymer and crosslinkers may react prematurely thereby decreasing the pot-life of the slurry.
- the conductive polymer and glycidyl silane are in one slurry with the second crosslinker, such as glycidyl ether, applied separately and preferably after application of slurry containing the conductive polymer.
- the anode is a conductor preferably selected from a metal or a conductive metal oxide. More preferably the anode comprises a mixture, alloy or conductive oxide of a valve metal preferably selected from Al, W, Ta, Nb, Ti, Zr and Hf. Most preferably the anode comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of Al, Ta, Nb and NbO. An anode consisting essentially of Ta is most preferred.
- Conductive polymeric materials may be employed as an anode material. Particularly preferred conductive polymers include polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.
- the cathode is a conductor preferably comprising a conductive polymeric material.
- Particularly preferred conductive polymers include intrinsically conductive polymers most preferably selected from polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.
- Metals can be employed as a cathode material with valve metals being less preferred.
- the cathode may include multiple interlayers wherein adhesion layers are employed to improve adhesion between the conductor and the termination.
- Particularly preferred adhesion interlayers include carbon, silver, copper, or another conductive material in a binder.
- the cathode is preferably formed by dipping, coating or spraying either a slurry of conductive polymer or a conductive polymer precursor which is polymerized by an oxidant as known in the art.
- Carbon and metal containing layers are typically formed by dipping into a carbon containing liquid or by coating.
- the carbon containing layers and metal containing layers can be formed by electroplating and this is a preferred method, in one embodiment,
- the dielectric is a non-conductive layer which is not particularly limited herein.
- the dielectric may be a metal oxide or a ceramic material.
- a particularly preferred dielectric is the oxide of a metal anode due to the simplicity of formation and ease of use.
- the dielectric is preferably formed by dipping the anode into an anodizing solution with electrochemical conversion. Alternatively, a dielectric precursor can be applied by spraying or printing followed by sintering to form the layer.
- a dielectric precursor can be applied by spraying or printing followed by sintering to form the layer.
- the anode lead wire is chosen to have low resistivity and to be compatible with the anode material.
- the anode lead wire may be the same as the anode material or a conductive oxide thereof.
- Particularly preferred anode lead wires include Ta, Nb and NbO.
- the shape of the anode lead wire is not particularly limiting. Preferred shapes include round, oval, rectangular and combinations thereof.
- the shape of the anode lead wire is preferably chosen for optimum electrical properties.
- the conductive polymer has a backbone defined as —(CR 1 R 2 —CR 3 R 4 —) x —wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline which may be substituted wherein subscript x is at least 2 to no more than 1000. None of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 or R 4 contain —SOOH or COOH. Hydrogen and lower alkyls of less than five carbons are particularly suitable. Thiophenes are particularly preferred with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) being most preferred.
- the conductive polymer layer comprises two crosslinkers which function synergistically to provide an improved capacitor with lower ESR.
- the first crosslinker is an organofunctional silane and the second is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid.
- Organofunctional silane, more particularly, glycidyl silane crosslinkers have been taught in the art, however, it is widely known that excessive amounts of silane crosslinker makes dried conductive polymer film rigid and fragile, consequently ESR and ESR stability suffer with increased concentration of silane. Therefore, the artisan has been limited to the amount of crosslinking to be achieved since the concentration of silane in the conductive polymer must be limited to minimize ESR. Organofunctional silane has never reached the theoretical potential as a crosslinker in capacitors.
- Organic compounds with one epoxy group have been taught in the art to enhance water resistance, as described in U.S. Published Patent Application 2010/0091432. However, if more than one epoxy group is utilized the water resistance is not improved as much.
- the teaching from prior art is that crosslinking compounds with more than one functional crosslinking group become sterically bulky after the crosslinking reaction, which prevents them from spreading into the conductive polymer homogeneously and therefore they fail to improve the water resistance effectively.
- Organic compounds with more than one epoxy group have therefore been considered unsuitable for use in electronic capacitors since the polymeric cathode layer tends to delaminate due to excessive water absorption thereby rendering the capacitor useless.
- organofunctional silane and organic compound with more than one crosslinking group react synergistically providing a much lower ESR at a given level of organofunctional silane without an increase in water absorption as would be expected, particularly for the epoxy crosslinking compound with more than one epoxy group.
- This unexpected synergism allows for the use of a higher concentration of organofunctional silane and epoxy crosslinking compound combined, and therefore more crosslinking sites, than previously considered possible.
- the increase in crosslinking increases the structural integrity of the conductive polymer layer as evidenced by lower ESR.
- organofunctional silane and organic compound with more than one carboxylic group also shows a synergistic function and provides a much lower ESR at a given level of organofunctional silane.
- Carboxylic groups are not considered reactive toward —SOOH or —COON groups under normal capacitor processing conditions as described in “Mixed sulfonic-carboxylic anhydrides. I. Synthesis and thermal stability. New syntheses of sulfonic anhydrides”, by Yehuda Mazur, Michael H. Karger, J. Org. Chem., 1971, 36 (4), pp 528-531.
- the ESR improvement may be attributed to reactions between the organofuncational silane and the carboxylic crosslinking compound, and other components of the conductive polymer dispersion.
- dual crosslinker systems of organosilane and epoxy crosslinking compound or dual crosslinker systems of organosilane and carboxylic crosslinking system a multi-crosslinker system than contains 3, or 4, or even more crosslinkers is envisioned.
- the organofunctional silane concentration may range from about 0.05 wt % to about 10 wt % of the conductive polymer dispersion at a percent solids of about 0.2 to 10 wt %. More preferably, the organofunctional silane concentration may range from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % of the conductive polymer and even more preferably about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %.
- Organofunctional silane is defined by the formula:
- X is an organic functional group such as amino, epoxy, anhydride, hydroxy, mercapto, sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphonate, halogen, vinyl, methacryloxy, ester, alkyl, etc;
- R 1 is an aryl or alkyl (CH 2 ), wherein m can be 0 to 14;
- R 2 is individually a hydrolysable functional group such as alkoxy, acyloxy, halogen, amine or their hydrolyzed product;
- R 3 is individually an alkyl functional group of 1-6 carbons; n is 1 to 3.
- the organofunctional silane can also be dipodal, define by the formula:
- Y is any organic moiety that contains reactive or nonreactive functional groups, such as alkyl, aryl, sulfide or melamine; R 3 , R 2 and n are defined above.
- the organofunctional silane can also be multi-functional or polymeric silanes, such as silane modified polybutadiene, or silanbe modified polyamine, etc.
- organofunctional silane examples include 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-am inopropytriethoxysilane, am inopropylsilanetriol, (triethoxysilyl)propylsuccinic anhydride, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-trihydroxysilyl-1-propane sulfonic acid, octyltriethyoxysilane, bis(triethoxysilyl)octane, etc.
- the examples are used to illustrate the invention and should not be regarded as conclusive.
- a particularly preferred organofunctional silane is glycidyl silane defined by the formula:
- R 1 is an alkyl of 1 to 14 carbons and more preferably selected from methyl ethyl and propyl; and each R 2 is independently an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons.
- a particularly preferred glycidyl silane is 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane defined by the formula:
- Silane A which is referred to herein as “Silane A” for convenience.
- the second crosslinker which is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid, has a concentration preferred range from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the conductive polymer dispersion at a percents solids of about 0.2 to about 10 wt %. More preferably, the glycidyl ether concentration may range from about 0.2 wt % to about 5 wt % of the conductive polymer and even more preferably about 0.2 wt % to about 2 wt %.
- the second crosslinker with at least two epoxy groups is referred to herein as an epoxy crosslinking compound and is defined by the formula:
- X is an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 0-14 carbons, preferably 0-6 carbons; an aryl or substituted aryl, an ethylene ether or substituted ethylene ether, polyethylene ether or substituted polyethylene ether with 2-20 ethylene ether groups or combinations thereof.
- a particularly preferred substitute is an epoxy group.
- epoxy crosslinking compounds having more than one epoxy groups include ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDGE), propylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PGDGE), 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDGE), pentylene glycol diglycidyl ether, hexylene glycol diglycidyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol diglycidyl ether, resorcinol glycidyl ether, glycerol diglycidyl ether (GDGE), glycerol polyglycidyl ethers, diglycerol polyglycidyl ethers, trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ethers, sorbitol diglycidyl ether (Sorbitol-DGE), sorbitol polyglycidyl ethers, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE),polypropylene glycol diglycid
- a preferred epoxy crosslinking compound is glycidyl ether, defined by the formula:
- R 3 is an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1-14 carbons, preferably 2-6 carbons; an ethylene ether or polyethylene ether with 2-20 ethylene ether groups; a alkyl substituted with a group selected from hydroxy, or
- Particularly preferred glycidyl ethers are represented by:
- the organic compound with at least two carboxylic functional groups is referred to herein as a carboxylic crosslinking compound.
- carboxylic crosslinking compounds include but are not limited by, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, phthalic acids, maleic acid, muconic acid, citric acid, trimesic acid, polyacrylic acid, etc.
- Particularly preferred organic acids are aromatic acid such as phthalic acid, and particularly ortho-phthalic acid, which decreases ESR.
- the reaction of the crosslinkable functionality and the crosslinkers occurs at elevated temperature which occurs during the normal processing steps of capacitor manufacture.
- a valve metal preferably serves as the anode.
- the anode body can be either a porous pellet, formed by pressing and sintering a high purity powder, or a foil which is etched to provide an increased anode surface area.
- An oxide of the valve metal is electrolytically formed to cover up to all of the surfaces of the anode and to serve as the dielectric of the capacitor.
- the solid cathode electrolyte is typically chosen from a very limited class of materials, to include manganese dioxide or electrically conductive organic materials including intrinsically conductive polymers, such as polyaniline, polypyrol, polythiophene and their derivatives.
- the solid cathode electrolyte is applied so that it covers all dielectric surfaces and is in direct intimate contact with the dielectric.
- the cathodic layer of a solid electrolyte capacitor typically consists of several layers which are external to the anode body. In the case of surface mount constructions these layers typically include: a carbon layer; a cathode conductive layer which may be a layer containing a highly conductive metal, typically silver, bound in a polymer or resin matrix; and a conductive adhesive layer such as silver filled adhesive.
- the layers including the solid cathode electrolyte, conductive adhesive and layers there between are referred to collectively herein as the cathode which typically includes multiple interlayers designed to allow adhesion on one face to the dielectric and on the other face to the cathode lead.
- a highly conductive metal lead frame is often used as a cathode lead for negative termination.
- the various layers connect the solid electrolyte to the outside circuit and also serve to protect the dielectric from thermo-mechanical damage that may occur during subsequent processing, board mounting, or customer use.
- the conductive polymer is typically applied by either chemical oxidation polymerization, electrochemical oxidation polymerization or by dipping, spraying, or printing of pre-polymerized dispersions.
- the conductive polymer layer is added as a slurry wherein the slurry is applied to a surface by dipping or coating.
- the slurry comprises a solvent, preferably water, the conductive polymer, preferably poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), a organofunctional silane and a second crosslinker which is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid.
- the solvent is preferably polar solvents, such as water, alcohols or acetonitrile, and a mixture of water with polar solvent, with water being the most preferred solvent.
- the solvent is in sufficient ratio to achieve a viscosity suitable for achieving an adequate coating with additional solvent being undesirable as the solvent is typically removed after application.
- the organofunctional silane is preferably present in an amount of 0.0005-0.1000 grams per gram of conductive polymer dispersion. More preferably the organofunctional silane is preferably present in an amount of 0.001-0.050 grams per gram of conductive polymer dispersion.
- the second crosslinker is preferably present in an amount of 0.001-0.100 grams per gram of conductive polymer. More preferably the epoxy crosslinking compound or the carboxylic crosslinking compound is preferably present in an amount of 0.002-0.050 grams per gram of conductive polymer.
- the slurry may further comprise other additives such as conductivity enhancing additives, surface-active substances, coverage enhancing additives and optionally a polymer binder.
- Organic acids, and particularly aromatic organic acids are beneficial in some embodiments of the slurry and in the capacitor formed by the slurry.
- organic acids can include, formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acids, maleic acid, muconic acid, etc.
- Particularly preferred organic acids are phthalic acid, and particularly ortho-phthalic acid, and benzoic acid both of which further decrease ESR and improve coverage.
- the slurry preferably comprises 0-0.10 grams of organic acid per gram of conductive polymer dispersion.
- the slurry may contain surface active additives such as acetylenic diols, alkyl carboxylates, alkyl sulfate, alkyl sulfonate, fluoroalkyl surfactant or any other surface active substances.
- surface active additives such as acetylenic diols, alkyl carboxylates, alkyl sulfate, alkyl sulfonate, fluoroalkyl surfactant or any other surface active substances.
- the slurry may contain conductive enhancing additives such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, etc.
- conductive enhancing additives such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, etc.
- the conductive polymer layer preferably comprises a dopant, and more preferably a polyanion dopant.
- the polyanion dopant can be present in an amount of up to 90 wt % even though not all polyanion functions as a dopant. It is preferable to have a dopant concentration from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %, more preferably 12 wt % to about 25 wt % and most preferably about 21 wt %.
- Any suitable dopant may be used such as 5-sulfosalicylic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate or chloride.
- a particularly exemplary dopant is p-toluenesulfonate.
- a particularly preferred polyanion dopant is polystyrene sulfonic acid.
- the carbon layer serves as a chemical barrier between the solid electrolyte and the silver layer.
- Critical properties of the layer include adhesion to the underlying layer, wetting of the underlying layer, uniform coverage, penetration into the underlying layer, bulk conductivity, interfacial resistance, compatibility with the silver layer, buildup, and mechanical properties.
- the cathodic conductive layer which is preferably a silver layer, serves to conduct current from the lead frame to the cathode and around the cathode to the sides not directly connected to the lead frame.
- the critical characteristics of this layer are high conductivity, adhesive strength to the carbon layer, wetting of the carbon layer, and acceptable mechanical properties.
- the contents were mixed using a rotor—stator mixing system with perforated stator screen with a round hole diameter of 1.6 mm.
- 11.25 g of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) was added dropwise.
- the reaction mixture was sheared continuously with a shear speed of 8000 RPM with the rotor-stator mixing system for an additional 23 hours.
- the dispersion was treated with cationic and anionic exchange resin and filtered to get PEDOT-PSSA base slurry.
- Conductive polymer dispersion was prepared by mixing PEDOT-PSSA base slurry with other additives and crosslinkers.
- a series of tantalum anodes (33 microfarads, 25V) were prepared.
- the tantalum was anodized to form a dielectric on the tantalum anode.
- the anode thus formed was dipped into a solution of iron (III) toluenesulfonate oxidant for 1 minute and sequentially dipped into ethyldioxythiophene monomer for 1 minute.
- the anodes were washed to remove excess monomer and by-products of the reactions after the completion of 60 minutes polymerization, which formed a thin layer of conductive polymer (PEDOT) on the dielectric of the anodes. This process was repeated until a sufficient thickness was achieved.
- PEDOT conductive polymer
- the conductive polymer dispersion was applied to form an external polymer layer. After drying, alternating layers of decanediamine toluenesulfonate and conductive polymer dispersion was applied and repeated 4-5 more times. The anodes with conductive polymer layer were washed and dried, followed by sequential coating of a graphite layer and a silver layer to produce a solid electrolytic capacitor. Parts were assembled, packaged and surface mounted. ESR was measured before and after surface mount.
- a series of tantalum anodes (330 microfarads, 6V) were prepared.
- the tantalum was anodized to form a dielectric on the tantalum anode.
- the anode thus formed was dipped into a solution of iron (III) toluenesulfonate oxidant for 1 minute and sequentially dipped into ethyldioxythiophene monomer for 1 minute.
- the anodes were washed to remove excess monomer and by-products of the reactions after the completion of 60 minutes polymerization, which formed a thin layer of conductive polymer (PEDOT) on the dielectric of the anodes. This process was repeated until a sufficient thickness was achieved.
- Conductive polymer dispersion was applied to form an external polymer layer. After drying, this process was repeated 2 more times, followed by sequential coating of a graphite layer and a silver layer to produce a solid electrolytic capacitor. Parts were assembled, packaged and surface mounted. ESR was measured before and after surface
- Example 3-6 A series of diglycidyl ether crosslinker slurry were prepared in Example 3-6 with the components and their levels presented in Table 2. Capacitors were formed using the slurry as in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1 and the ESR was measured before and after conventional mounting using conventional surface mount technology (SMT) with a reflow temperature of 260° C. Comparative Example 4 was identically prepared utilizing Silane A and a commercial polyester binder. Comparative example 5 used a commercial polymer slurry KV2. All inventive examples showed similarly lower ESR values compared with the two comparative examples under the experimental condition. After SMT mounting, all inventive examples showed no detrimental ESR shift and are much more stable than the comparative examples.
- SMT surface mount technology
- the dual crosslinker system using glycidyl silane crosslinker and phthalic acid crosslinker showed improved ESR and ESR stability relative to the comparative examples using only the silane crosslinker.
- Conductive polymer slurries were prepared as above with, in some instances, the additional incorporation of ortho-phthalic acid.
- the addition of ortho-phthalic acid had two benefits: further ESR reduction and improved anode edge and corner coverage.
- the edge and corner coverage was rated by visual observation and 99% means that all corners and edges are covered.
- the dual crosslinker can also be applied separately in two steps.
- the 1 st crosslinker Silane A was included in the conductive polymer dispersion
- the 2 nd crosslinker (glycidyl ether) was applied as a separate coating afterwards. This process again showed better ESR than the commercial conductive polymer dispersion KV2 applied in one step coating.
- the dual crosslinker system demonstrated good ESR and ESR stability when compared with single crosslinker system or polymeric binders, even in the situation when one of the crosslinker can't readily crosslink the conductive polymer PEDOT-PSSA itself.
- the surprisingly good electrical performance can only be attributed to the synergy of the two different types of crosslinkers, either by crosslinking reactions between them, or with other components in the conductive polymer dispersion.
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Description
- The present invention claims priority to pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/857,878 filed Jul. 24, 2013.
- The present invention is related to an improved polymerization method for preparing solid electrolytic capacitors. More specifically, the present invention is related to an improved method of forming a solid electrolyte capacitor and an improved capacitor formed thereby. Even more specifically, the present invention is related to a capacitor comprising improved crosslinking within the conductive polymeric cathode layer thereby improving adhesion as evidenced by improved ESR and ESR stability.
- Electroconductive polymers are widely used in capacitors, solar cells and LED displays. The electroconductive polymers include polypyrrole, polythiophene and polyaniline. Among them, the most commercially successful conductive polymer is poly(3,4-ethylenedioxy thiophene) (PEDOT). One way to apply PEDOT is by forming the PEDOT polymer via in-situ chemical or electrochemical polymerization. The other way is to use it as a PEDOT dispersion preferably with a polyanion, which has much better solubility than PEDOT itself. More particularly, PEDOT-polystyrene sulfonic acid (PEDOT-PSSA) dispersion has gained a lot of attention due to its high conductivity and good film forming property.
- Today, almost all electronic components are mounted to the surface of circuit boards by means of infra-red (IR) or convection heating of both the board and the components to temperatures sufficient to reflow the solder paste applied between copper pads on the circuit board and the solderable terminations of the surface mount technology (SMT) components. A consequence of surface-mount technology is that each SMT component on the circuit board is exposed to soldering temperatures that commonly dwell above 180° C. for close to a minute, typically exceeding 230° C., and often peaking above 250° C. If the materials used in the construction of capacitors are vulnerable to such high temperatures, it is not unusual to see significant positive shifts in ESR leading to negative shifts in circuit performance. SMT reflow soldering is a significant driving force behind the need for capacitors having temperature-stable ESR.
- Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR) stability of the capacitors requires that the interface between the cathode layer, cathodic conductive layers, conductive adhesive, and leadframe have good mechanical integrity during thermo mechanical stresses. Solid electrolytic capacitors are subject to various thermomechanical stresses during assembly, molding, board mount reflow, etc. During board mount the capacitors are often subjected to temperatures above 250° C. These elevated temperatures create stresses in the interfaces due to coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) mismatches between adjacent layers. The resultant stress causes mechanical weakening at the interfaces. In some cases this mechanical weakening causes delamination. Any physical separation of the interfaces causes increases in electrical resistance between the layers and thus an increased ESR in the finished capacitor.
- PEDOT-PSSA polymer film often does not have enough mechanical strength or sufficient adhesion to the underlying surface. In capacitors, poor film quality and adhesion results in poor ESR or poor ESR stability under processing conditions. Polymeric binders can be added to enhance the mechanical properties of the PEDT-PSSA film and adhesion to the anode. In U.S. Pat. No. 6,987,663, which is incorporated herein by reference, the conductive polymer coating included at least one polymeric organic binder. In U.S. Pat. No. 7,990,684, which is incorporated herein by reference, the conductive polymer coating contains a Novolak polymer resin and a sulfonated polyester as binders.
- The polymer binder may be formed “in situ” during the drying step as described in U.S. Published Patent Application 2012/0256117, which is incorporated herein by reference, wherein described is a polymer dispersion of PEDOT-PSSA comprising a polyhydric alcohol and an organic substance having two or more functional groups which can be polycondensed with the polyhyric alcohol to form a polymer binder “in situ”.
- Another problem associated with PEDOT-Polyanion, especially PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer film is the hydroscopic property of the polyanions. Polyanions readily absorb water during the capacitor processing steps (for example, dipping coating cycles) or moisture from the environment, and resulted in swelling of the conductive polymer film. The swollen conductive film is typically subjected to drying steps later on. The swelling/shrinking cycles often cause the conductive polymer film to delaminate from the substrate. In capacitor application, it is manifested as deteriorated performance such as positive ESR shift.
- EP 0844284, which is incorporated herein by reference, describes a conductive polymer self-doped by —SOOH and/or —COOH functional groups wherein the self-doping groups are on the conductive polymer structure. An advantage of using self-doped conductive polymer over external doped polymer as in the case of PEDT-polyanion dispersion, is the elimination of polyanions which are detrimental to moisture resistance. Still, these self-doped polymer films have poor water or solvent resisting properties. The conductive polymer film's water resistance property can be improved by reacting the self doping groups —SOOH or —COOH with a crosslinking compound having 2 or more functional groups such as a hydroxyl, a silanol, a thiol, an amino or an epoxy group.
- For more hydroscopic externally doped PEDOT-PSSA, U.S. Published Patent Application 2010/0091432, which is incorporated herein by reference, described the use of organic substance with a mono epoxy group in PEDOT-PSSA to improve its water resistance. In comparison, an epoxy compound having multiple epoxy groups in the conductive polymer composition resulted in inferior water resistance property and higher ESR.
- In spite of the ongoing efforts there is still a significant problem associated with coating stability in electrolytic capacitors utilizing conductive polymer cathodes. Further advances in the art are provided herein.
- It is an object of the invention to provide an improved capacitor.
- A particular feature of the invention is a capacitor with lower ESR and improved ESR stability, particularly, after heating.
- These and other advantages, as will be realized, are provided in a capacitor. The capacitor has an anode, a dielectric on said anode and a cathode on the dielectric. The cathode has a conductive polymer defined as —(CR1R2CR3R4—)x— wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 or R4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline with the proviso that none of R1, R2, R3 or R4 contain —SOOH or COOH; a organofunctional silane; and an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid and epoxy.
- Yet another embodiment is provided in a conductive polymer dispersion comprising a solvent, a conductive polymer, an organofunctional silane and an organic compound with two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid.
- Yet another embodiment is provided in a method for preparing a capacitor comprising:
- forming an anode;
forming a dielectric on the anode; and
forming a cathode on the dielectric comprising:
forming a conductive layer comprising:
a conductive polymer defined as —(CR1R2CR3R4—)x— wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 or R4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline with the proviso that none of R1, R2, R3 or R4 contain —SOOH or COOH;
an organofunctional silane; and
an organic compound with two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid. -
FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 2 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the invention. -
FIG. 3 is a flow chart representation of an embodiment of the invention. - The present invention is directed to a dual crosslinker system including the combination of two crosslinking agents, an organofunctional silane and an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of epoxy and carboxylic acid which provides a surprising synergy when compared with single crosslinker systems. In addition, by using this dual crosslinker system, polymeric organic binders can be avoided in some embodiments, while still achieving lower ESR and improved ESR stability.
- The invention will be described with reference to the various figures forming an integral non-limiting component of the disclosure. Throughout the disclosure similar elements will be numbered accordingly.
- An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in cross-sectional schematic side view in
FIG. 1 . InFIG. 1 , a capacitor, generally represented at 10, comprises an anode, 12, with an anode lead wire, 14, extending therefrom or attached thereto. The anode lead wire is preferably in electrical contact with an anode lead, 16. A dielectric, 18, is formed on the anode and preferably the dielectric encases at least a portion, and preferably the entire, anode. A cathode, 20, is on the dielectric and encases a portion of the dielectric with the proviso that the cathode and anode are not in direct electrical contact. A cathode lead, 22, is in electrical contact with the cathode. In many embodiments it is preferred to encase the capacitor in a non-conductive resin, 24, with at least a portion of the anode lead and cathode lead exposed for attachment to a circuit board as would be readily understood by one of skill in the art. The cathode may comprise multiple sub-layers. The present invention is directed to improvements in the cathode layer, 20, and more particularly to the formation of the cathode layer. - An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in partial cross-sectional schematic view in
FIG. 2 . InFIG. 2 , the cathode, 20, comprises multiple interlayers, 201-204, which are illustrated schematically, wherein the cathode is formed on the dielectric, 18. While not limited thereto the cathode interlayers are preferably selected from layers of conductive polymer, carbon containing layers and metal containing layers most preferably in sequential order. In a particularly preferred embodiment a first interlayer, 201, is at least one conductive polymer layer formed either by in-situ polymerization or by repeated dipping in a slurry of conductive polymer with at least partial drying between dips. It is well understood that soldering a lead frame, or external termination, to a polymeric cathode is difficult. It has therefore become standard in the art to provide conductive interlayers which allow for solder adhesion. A second interlayer, 202, which is preferably at least one carbon interlayer, is typically applied to the conductive polymer interlayer, 201. The carbon interlayer, or series of carbon interlayers, provides adhesion to the conductive polymer interlayer and provides a layer upon which a third interlayer, which is preferably at least one metal containing interlayer, 203, will adequately adhere. Particularly preferred metal containing layers comprise silver, copper or nickel. The metal interlayer allows external terminations, such as a cathode lead to be attached to the cathodic side of the capacitor such as by solder or an adhesive interlayer, 204. - An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in flow chart form in
FIG. 3 . InFIG. 3 , the method of forming a solid electrolytic capacitor of the instant invention is illustrated. InFIG. 3 , an anode is provided at 32. A dielectric is formed on the surface of the anode at 34 with a particularly preferred dielectric being the oxide of the anode. A cathode layer is formed at 36 wherein the cathode comprises multiple interlayers. Interlayers may include at least one conducting polymer layer wherein the intrinsically conducting polymer is either formed in-situ or the layer is formed by coating with a slurry comprising intrinsically conducting polymer. The interlayers also preferably comprise at least one carbon containing layer and at least one metal containing layer. Anode and cathode leads are attached to the anode and cathode respectively at 38 and the capacitor is optionally, but preferably, encased at 40 and tested. - The conductive polymer layer may be formed in a single step wherein a slurry is applied comprising at least the conductive polymer and optionally the crosslinkers, and any adjuvants such as binder, dopant, organic acid and the like. Alternatively, the conductive polymer layer may be formed in multiple steps wherein components of the layer are applied separately. In one embodiment a conductive polymer layer is coated after coating one or both crosslinkers. In another embodiment the conductive polymer is applied in concert with a first crosslinker followed by application of the second crosslinker. Separating the components and applying them sequentially instead of in concert is beneficial in some embodiments since the mixture of conductive polymer and crosslinkers may react prematurely thereby decreasing the pot-life of the slurry. In a particularly preferred embodiment the conductive polymer and glycidyl silane are in one slurry with the second crosslinker, such as glycidyl ether, applied separately and preferably after application of slurry containing the conductive polymer.
- The anode is a conductor preferably selected from a metal or a conductive metal oxide. More preferably the anode comprises a mixture, alloy or conductive oxide of a valve metal preferably selected from Al, W, Ta, Nb, Ti, Zr and Hf. Most preferably the anode comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of Al, Ta, Nb and NbO. An anode consisting essentially of Ta is most preferred. Conductive polymeric materials may be employed as an anode material. Particularly preferred conductive polymers include polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene.
- The cathode is a conductor preferably comprising a conductive polymeric material. Particularly preferred conductive polymers include intrinsically conductive polymers most preferably selected from polypyrrole, polyaniline and polythiophene. Metals can be employed as a cathode material with valve metals being less preferred. The cathode may include multiple interlayers wherein adhesion layers are employed to improve adhesion between the conductor and the termination. Particularly preferred adhesion interlayers include carbon, silver, copper, or another conductive material in a binder. The cathode is preferably formed by dipping, coating or spraying either a slurry of conductive polymer or a conductive polymer precursor which is polymerized by an oxidant as known in the art. Carbon and metal containing layers are typically formed by dipping into a carbon containing liquid or by coating. The carbon containing layers and metal containing layers can be formed by electroplating and this is a preferred method, in one embodiment, particularly for the metal containing layer.
- The dielectric is a non-conductive layer which is not particularly limited herein. The dielectric may be a metal oxide or a ceramic material. A particularly preferred dielectric is the oxide of a metal anode due to the simplicity of formation and ease of use. The dielectric is preferably formed by dipping the anode into an anodizing solution with electrochemical conversion. Alternatively, a dielectric precursor can be applied by spraying or printing followed by sintering to form the layer. When the dielectric is an oxide of the anode material dipping is a preferred method whereas when the dielectric is a different material, such as a ceramic, a spraying or coating technique is preferred.
- The anode lead wire is chosen to have low resistivity and to be compatible with the anode material. The anode lead wire may be the same as the anode material or a conductive oxide thereof. Particularly preferred anode lead wires include Ta, Nb and NbO. The shape of the anode lead wire is not particularly limiting. Preferred shapes include round, oval, rectangular and combinations thereof. The shape of the anode lead wire is preferably chosen for optimum electrical properties.
- The conductive polymer has a backbone defined as —(CR1R2—CR3R4—)x—wherein at least one of R1, R2, R3 or R4 comprises a group selected from thiophene, pyrrole or aniline which may be substituted wherein subscript x is at least 2 to no more than 1000. None of R1, R2, R3 or R4 contain —SOOH or COOH. Hydrogen and lower alkyls of less than five carbons are particularly suitable. Thiophenes are particularly preferred with poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) being most preferred.
- The conductive polymer layer comprises two crosslinkers which function synergistically to provide an improved capacitor with lower ESR. The first crosslinker is an organofunctional silane and the second is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid. Organofunctional silane, more particularly, glycidyl silane crosslinkers have been taught in the art, however, it is widely known that excessive amounts of silane crosslinker makes dried conductive polymer film rigid and fragile, consequently ESR and ESR stability suffer with increased concentration of silane. Therefore, the artisan has been limited to the amount of crosslinking to be achieved since the concentration of silane in the conductive polymer must be limited to minimize ESR. Organofunctional silane has never reached the theoretical potential as a crosslinker in capacitors.
- Organic compounds with one epoxy group have been taught in the art to enhance water resistance, as described in U.S. Published Patent Application 2010/0091432. However, if more than one epoxy group is utilized the water resistance is not improved as much. The teaching from prior art is that crosslinking compounds with more than one functional crosslinking group become sterically bulky after the crosslinking reaction, which prevents them from spreading into the conductive polymer homogeneously and therefore they fail to improve the water resistance effectively. Organic compounds with more than one epoxy group have therefore been considered unsuitable for use in electronic capacitors since the polymeric cathode layer tends to delaminate due to excessive water absorption thereby rendering the capacitor useless.
- It is surprising that the combination of organofunctional silane and organic compound with more than one crosslinking group, especially more than one epoxy group, react synergistically providing a much lower ESR at a given level of organofunctional silane without an increase in water absorption as would be expected, particularly for the epoxy crosslinking compound with more than one epoxy group. This unexpected synergism allows for the use of a higher concentration of organofunctional silane and epoxy crosslinking compound combined, and therefore more crosslinking sites, than previously considered possible. The increase in crosslinking increases the structural integrity of the conductive polymer layer as evidenced by lower ESR.
- It is even more surprising that the combination of organofunctional silane and organic compound with more than one carboxylic group also shows a synergistic function and provides a much lower ESR at a given level of organofunctional silane. Carboxylic groups are not considered reactive toward —SOOH or —COON groups under normal capacitor processing conditions as described in “Mixed sulfonic-carboxylic anhydrides. I. Synthesis and thermal stability. New syntheses of sulfonic anhydrides”, by Yehuda Mazur, Michael H. Karger, J. Org. Chem., 1971, 36 (4), pp 528-531. The ESR improvement may be attributed to reactions between the organofuncational silane and the carboxylic crosslinking compound, and other components of the conductive polymer dispersion. Herein, although we discuss dual crosslinker systems of organosilane and epoxy crosslinking compound or dual crosslinker systems of organosilane and carboxylic crosslinking system, a multi-crosslinker system than contains 3, or 4, or even more crosslinkers is envisioned.
- The organofunctional silane concentration may range from about 0.05 wt % to about 10 wt % of the conductive polymer dispersion at a percent solids of about 0.2 to 10 wt %. More preferably, the organofunctional silane concentration may range from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % of the conductive polymer and even more preferably about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt %.
- Organofunctional silane is defined by the formula:
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XR1Si(R3)3-n(R2)n - wherein X is an organic functional group such as amino, epoxy, anhydride, hydroxy, mercapto, sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphonate, halogen, vinyl, methacryloxy, ester, alkyl, etc; R1 is an aryl or alkyl (CH2), wherein m can be 0 to 14; R2 is individually a hydrolysable functional group such as alkoxy, acyloxy, halogen, amine or their hydrolyzed product; R3 is individually an alkyl functional group of 1-6 carbons; n is 1 to 3.
- The organofunctional silane can also be dipodal, define by the formula:
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Y(Si(R3)3-n(R2)n)2 - wherein Y is any organic moiety that contains reactive or nonreactive functional groups, such as alkyl, aryl, sulfide or melamine; R3, R2 and n are defined above. The organofunctional silane can also be multi-functional or polymeric silanes, such as silane modified polybutadiene, or silanbe modified polyamine, etc.
- Examples of organofunctional silane include 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-am inopropytriethoxysilane, am inopropylsilanetriol, (triethoxysilyl)propylsuccinic anhydride, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-trihydroxysilyl-1-propane sulfonic acid, octyltriethyoxysilane, bis(triethoxysilyl)octane, etc. The examples are used to illustrate the invention and should not be regarded as conclusive.
- A particularly preferred organofunctional silane is glycidyl silane defined by the formula:
- wherein R1 is an alkyl of 1 to 14 carbons and more preferably selected from methyl ethyl and propyl; and each R2 is independently an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1 to 6 carbons.
- A particularly preferred glycidyl silane is 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane defined by the formula:
- which is referred to herein as “Silane A” for convenience.
- The second crosslinker, which is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid, has a concentration preferred range from about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the conductive polymer dispersion at a percents solids of about 0.2 to about 10 wt %. More preferably, the glycidyl ether concentration may range from about 0.2 wt % to about 5 wt % of the conductive polymer and even more preferably about 0.2 wt % to about 2 wt %.
- The second crosslinker with at least two epoxy groups is referred to herein as an epoxy crosslinking compound and is defined by the formula:
- wherein the X is an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 0-14 carbons, preferably 0-6 carbons; an aryl or substituted aryl, an ethylene ether or substituted ethylene ether, polyethylene ether or substituted polyethylene ether with 2-20 ethylene ether groups or combinations thereof. A particularly preferred substitute is an epoxy group.
- Examples of epoxy crosslinking compounds having more than one epoxy groups include ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EGDGE), propylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PGDGE), 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDDGE), pentylene glycol diglycidyl ether, hexylene glycol diglycidyl ether, cyclohexane dimethanol diglycidyl ether, resorcinol glycidyl ether, glycerol diglycidyl ether (GDGE), glycerol polyglycidyl ethers, diglycerol polyglycidyl ethers, trimethylolpropane polyglycidyl ethers, sorbitol diglycidyl ether (Sorbitol-DGE), sorbitol polyglycidyl ethers, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (PEGDGE),polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polytetramethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, di(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether, 1,3-butadiene diepoxide, 1,5-hexadiene diepoxide, 1,2,7,8-diepoxyoctane, 1,2,5,6-diepoxycyclooctane, 4-vinyl cyclohexene diepoxide, bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, maleimide-epoxy compounds, etc.
- A preferred epoxy crosslinking compound is glycidyl ether, defined by the formula:
- wherein R3 is an alkyl or substituted alkyl of 1-14 carbons, preferably 2-6 carbons; an ethylene ether or polyethylene ether with 2-20 ethylene ether groups; a alkyl substituted with a group selected from hydroxy, or
- or —(CH2OH)xCH2OH wherein X is 1 to 14.
- Particularly preferred glycidyl ethers are represented by:
- The organic compound with at least two carboxylic functional groups is referred to herein as a carboxylic crosslinking compound.
- Examples of carboxylic crosslinking compounds include but are not limited by, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, phthalic acids, maleic acid, muconic acid, citric acid, trimesic acid, polyacrylic acid, etc. Particularly preferred organic acids are aromatic acid such as phthalic acid, and particularly ortho-phthalic acid, which decreases ESR. The reaction of the crosslinkable functionality and the crosslinkers occurs at elevated temperature which occurs during the normal processing steps of capacitor manufacture.
- The construction and manufacture of solid electrolyte capacitors is well documented. In the construction of a solid electrolytic capacitor a valve metal preferably serves as the anode. The anode body can be either a porous pellet, formed by pressing and sintering a high purity powder, or a foil which is etched to provide an increased anode surface area. An oxide of the valve metal is electrolytically formed to cover up to all of the surfaces of the anode and to serve as the dielectric of the capacitor. The solid cathode electrolyte is typically chosen from a very limited class of materials, to include manganese dioxide or electrically conductive organic materials including intrinsically conductive polymers, such as polyaniline, polypyrol, polythiophene and their derivatives. The solid cathode electrolyte is applied so that it covers all dielectric surfaces and is in direct intimate contact with the dielectric. In addition to the solid electrolyte, the cathodic layer of a solid electrolyte capacitor typically consists of several layers which are external to the anode body. In the case of surface mount constructions these layers typically include: a carbon layer; a cathode conductive layer which may be a layer containing a highly conductive metal, typically silver, bound in a polymer or resin matrix; and a conductive adhesive layer such as silver filled adhesive. The layers including the solid cathode electrolyte, conductive adhesive and layers there between are referred to collectively herein as the cathode which typically includes multiple interlayers designed to allow adhesion on one face to the dielectric and on the other face to the cathode lead. A highly conductive metal lead frame is often used as a cathode lead for negative termination. The various layers connect the solid electrolyte to the outside circuit and also serve to protect the dielectric from thermo-mechanical damage that may occur during subsequent processing, board mounting, or customer use.
- In the case of conductive polymer cathodes the conductive polymer is typically applied by either chemical oxidation polymerization, electrochemical oxidation polymerization or by dipping, spraying, or printing of pre-polymerized dispersions.
- In one embodiment the conductive polymer layer is added as a slurry wherein the slurry is applied to a surface by dipping or coating. The slurry comprises a solvent, preferably water, the conductive polymer, preferably poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), a organofunctional silane and a second crosslinker which is an organic compound with at least two functional groups selected from epoxy and carboxylic acid. The solvent is preferably polar solvents, such as water, alcohols or acetonitrile, and a mixture of water with polar solvent, with water being the most preferred solvent. The solvent is in sufficient ratio to achieve a viscosity suitable for achieving an adequate coating with additional solvent being undesirable as the solvent is typically removed after application. The organofunctional silane is preferably present in an amount of 0.0005-0.1000 grams per gram of conductive polymer dispersion. More preferably the organofunctional silane is preferably present in an amount of 0.001-0.050 grams per gram of conductive polymer dispersion. The second crosslinker is preferably present in an amount of 0.001-0.100 grams per gram of conductive polymer. More preferably the epoxy crosslinking compound or the carboxylic crosslinking compound is preferably present in an amount of 0.002-0.050 grams per gram of conductive polymer.
- Apart from the conductive polymer, solvent, organofunctional silane and the second crosslinker, the slurry may further comprise other additives such as conductivity enhancing additives, surface-active substances, coverage enhancing additives and optionally a polymer binder.
- Organic acids, and particularly aromatic organic acids are beneficial in some embodiments of the slurry and in the capacitor formed by the slurry. Examples of organic acids can include, formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, benzoic acid, phthalic acids, maleic acid, muconic acid, etc. Particularly preferred organic acids are phthalic acid, and particularly ortho-phthalic acid, and benzoic acid both of which further decrease ESR and improve coverage. The slurry preferably comprises 0-0.10 grams of organic acid per gram of conductive polymer dispersion.
- The slurry may contain surface active additives such as acetylenic diols, alkyl carboxylates, alkyl sulfate, alkyl sulfonate, fluoroalkyl surfactant or any other surface active substances.
- The slurry may contain conductive enhancing additives such as dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, etc.
- The conductive polymer layer preferably comprises a dopant, and more preferably a polyanion dopant. The polyanion dopant can be present in an amount of up to 90 wt % even though not all polyanion functions as a dopant. It is preferable to have a dopant concentration from about 5 wt % to about 30 wt %, more preferably 12 wt % to about 25 wt % and most preferably about 21 wt %. Any suitable dopant may be used such as 5-sulfosalicylic acid, dodecylbenzenesulfonate, p-toluenesulfonate or chloride. A particularly exemplary dopant is p-toluenesulfonate. A particularly preferred polyanion dopant is polystyrene sulfonic acid.
- The carbon layer serves as a chemical barrier between the solid electrolyte and the silver layer. Critical properties of the layer include adhesion to the underlying layer, wetting of the underlying layer, uniform coverage, penetration into the underlying layer, bulk conductivity, interfacial resistance, compatibility with the silver layer, buildup, and mechanical properties.
- The cathodic conductive layer, which is preferably a silver layer, serves to conduct current from the lead frame to the cathode and around the cathode to the sides not directly connected to the lead frame. The critical characteristics of this layer are high conductivity, adhesive strength to the carbon layer, wetting of the carbon layer, and acceptable mechanical properties.
- Throughout the description stated ranges, such as 0-6 or 0.1-0.6 refer to all intermediate ranges with the same number of significant figures as the highest significant figure listed.
- A 4 L plastic jar, provided with a cooling jacket, was initially charged with 125 g of PSSA, 2531 g of DI water, 28.5 g of 1% iron(III) sulphate, and 21.5 g of sodium peroxodisulphate. The contents were mixed using a rotor—stator mixing system with perforated stator screen with a round hole diameter of 1.6 mm. Subsequently, 11.25 g of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (PEDOT) was added dropwise. The reaction mixture was sheared continuously with a shear speed of 8000 RPM with the rotor-stator mixing system for an additional 23 hours. The dispersion was treated with cationic and anionic exchange resin and filtered to get PEDOT-PSSA base slurry.
- Conductive polymer dispersion was prepared by mixing PEDOT-PSSA base slurry with other additives and crosslinkers.
- A series of tantalum anodes (33 microfarads, 25V) were prepared. The tantalum was anodized to form a dielectric on the tantalum anode. The anode thus formed was dipped into a solution of iron (III) toluenesulfonate oxidant for 1 minute and sequentially dipped into ethyldioxythiophene monomer for 1 minute. The anodes were washed to remove excess monomer and by-products of the reactions after the completion of 60 minutes polymerization, which formed a thin layer of conductive polymer (PEDOT) on the dielectric of the anodes. This process was repeated until a sufficient thickness was achieved. The conductive polymer dispersion was applied to form an external polymer layer. After drying, alternating layers of decanediamine toluenesulfonate and conductive polymer dispersion was applied and repeated 4-5 more times. The anodes with conductive polymer layer were washed and dried, followed by sequential coating of a graphite layer and a silver layer to produce a solid electrolytic capacitor. Parts were assembled, packaged and surface mounted. ESR was measured before and after surface mount.
- A series of tantalum anodes (330 microfarads, 6V) were prepared. The tantalum was anodized to form a dielectric on the tantalum anode. The anode thus formed was dipped into a solution of iron (III) toluenesulfonate oxidant for 1 minute and sequentially dipped into ethyldioxythiophene monomer for 1 minute. The anodes were washed to remove excess monomer and by-products of the reactions after the completion of 60 minutes polymerization, which formed a thin layer of conductive polymer (PEDOT) on the dielectric of the anodes. This process was repeated until a sufficient thickness was achieved. Conductive polymer dispersion was applied to form an external polymer layer. After drying, this process was repeated 2 more times, followed by sequential coating of a graphite layer and a silver layer to produce a solid electrolytic capacitor. Parts were assembled, packaged and surface mounted. ESR was measured before and after surface mount.
- To 120 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 4.8 g of DMSO and 0.48 g of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (Silane A). The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- Same as Comparative Example 1, except that 0.96 g of Silane A was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- Same as Comparative Example 1, except that 1.44 g of Silane A was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- To 120 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 4.8 g of DMSO, 0.48 g of Silane A and 0.96 g of EGDGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 120 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 4.8 g of DMSO, 0.96 g of Silane A and 0.48 g of EGDGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To compare the dual crosslinker system with single crosslinker system using glycidyl silane crosslinker a series of comparative polymer slurries were prepared with various amounts of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (Comparative Example 1-3) as presented in Table 1. A tantalum capacitor was formed using the polymer slurry to form the polymeric cathode layer. Anode and cathode terminations were formed in identical manner using conventional technologies. As noted therein, ESR increased with increasing crosslinker which is contrary to the desire in the art. Inventive samples were prepared using various amounts of silane crosslinker with various amounts of EDDGE crosslinker as presented in Table 1. The ESR was measured with the results reproduced in Table 1. The results clearly illustrate the synergistic effect of improved ESR resulting from the inventive dual crosslinker system.
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TABLE 1 Examples Crosslinkers ESR (mΩ) Comp. 1 Silane A 0.4% 39.77 Comp. 2 Silane A 0.8% 44.49 Comp. 3 Silane A 1.2% 46.91 Inv. 1 Silane A 0.4%, 30.93 EGDGE 0.8% Inv. 2 Silane A 0.8%, 36.83 EGDGE 0.4% - To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A and 2.56 g of a commercial polyester binder (44% aqueous dispersion). The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- A commercial PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer dispersion Clevios™ K from Heraeus of Leverkusen/Germany (KV2) was used to produce the solid capacitor following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A and 0.64 g of PEGDGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- Same as Comparative Example 4, except that BDDGE instead of PEGDGE was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- Same as Comparative Example 4, except that GDGE instead of PEGDGE was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- Same as Comparative Example 4, except that Sorbitol-DGE instead of PEGDGE was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- A series of diglycidyl ether crosslinker slurry were prepared in Example 3-6 with the components and their levels presented in Table 2. Capacitors were formed using the slurry as in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1 and the ESR was measured before and after conventional mounting using conventional surface mount technology (SMT) with a reflow temperature of 260° C. Comparative Example 4 was identically prepared utilizing Silane A and a commercial polyester binder. Comparative example 5 used a commercial polymer slurry KV2. All inventive examples showed similarly lower ESR values compared with the two comparative examples under the experimental condition. After SMT mounting, all inventive examples showed no detrimental ESR shift and are much more stable than the comparative examples.
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TABLE 2 Pre Post Mount Mount SMT ESR Examples Crosslinkers ESR (mΩ) (mΩ) Inv. 3 Silane A 0.4%, 34.99 32.30 PEGDGE 0.8% Inv. 4 Silane A 0.4%, 33.31 30.36 BDDGE 0.8% Inv. 5 Silane A 0.4%, 32.82 30.21 GDGE 0.8% Inv. 6 Silane A 0.4%, 31.88 29.21 Sorbitol-DGE 0.8% Comp. 4 Silane A 0.4% 48.83 58.86 Commercial polyester binder 1.4% Comp. 5 Commercial conductive polymer 32.25 56.54 dispersion (KV2) - To 200 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 8 g of DMSO and 0.8 g of Silane A. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 200 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 8 g of DMSO and 0.8 g of Silane A. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 2.
- To 200 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 8 g of DMSO, 0.8 g of Silane A and 2 g of o-phthalic acid (PA). The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 200 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 8 g of DMSO, 0.8 g of Silane A and 2 g of o-phthalic acid (PA). The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by roller overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 2.
- The dual crosslinker system using glycidyl silane crosslinker and phthalic acid crosslinker showed improved ESR and ESR stability relative to the comparative examples using only the silane crosslinker.
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TABLE 3 NB# Crosslinkers ESR (mΩ) Comp. 6 Silane A 0.4% 38.3 Inv. 7 Silane A 0.4%, PA 1% 31.8 Comp. 7 Silane A 0.4% 54.6 Inv. 8 Silane A 0.4%, PA 1% 28.8 - To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A and 0.56 g of EGDGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- Same as Comparative Example 9, except that 0.64 g of GDGE instead of EGDGE was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- Same as Comparative Example 9, except that 0.72 g of Sorbitol-DGE instead of EGDGE was used to prepare the conductive polymer dispersion.
- To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A, 0.56 g of PA and 0.56 g of EGDGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A, 0.64 g of GDGE and 0.48 g of PA. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- To 80 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 3.2 g of DMSO, 0.32 g of Silane A, 0.40 g of PA and 0.72 g of Sorbitol-DGE. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1.
- Conductive polymer slurries were prepared as above with, in some instances, the additional incorporation of ortho-phthalic acid. The addition of ortho-phthalic acid had two benefits: further ESR reduction and improved anode edge and corner coverage. The edge and corner coverage was rated by visual observation and 99% means that all corners and edges are covered.
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TABLE 4 Post 4th 5th Pre Mount Slurry Slurry Mount SMT Cycle Cycle ESR ESR Cover Cover Examples Crosslinkers (mΩ) (mΩ) age % age % Inv. 9 Silane A 0.4% 34.13 34.03 95% 96% EGDGE 0.7% Inv. 10 Silane A 0.4% 34.15 34.98 97% 98% GDGE 0.8% Inv. 11 Silane A 0.4% 30.87 30.03 97% 99% Sorbitol-DGE 0.9% Inv. 12 Silane A 0.4% 32.41 29.83 96% 98% EGDGE 0.7% PA 0.7% Inv. 13 Silane A 0.4%, 34.59 31.94 98% 99% GDGE 0.8%, PA 0.6% Inv. 14 silane 0.4%, 31.75 30.50 98% 99% Sorbitol-DGE 0.9%, PA 0.5% - Same as Comparative Example 5.
- To 600 g of the PEDOT-PSSA conductive polymer was added 24 g of DMSO and 2.4 g of Silane A. The conductive polymer dispersion was mixed in a container by rolling overnight. The solid capacitor was produced following the process in Capacitor Manufacturing Example 1, except that after the conductive polymer layer was applied, the anode was soaked in 2.5% of EGDGE ethanol solution for 5 minute and dried to form a crosslinker coating. The rest of the anode manufacturing process remained the same.
- Same as Inventive Example 15, except that 2.5% of Sorbitol-DGE ethanol solution was used instead of EGDGE ethanol solution.
- The dual crosslinker can also be applied separately in two steps. The 1st crosslinker Silane A was included in the conductive polymer dispersion, the 2nd crosslinker (glycidyl ether) was applied as a separate coating afterwards. This process again showed better ESR than the commercial conductive polymer dispersion KV2 applied in one step coating.
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TABLE 5 Pre Post Mount Mount SMT ESR Examples Crosslinker Coating ESR (mΩ) (mΩ) Inv. 15 2.5% EGDGE ethanol solution 31.58 27.62 Inv. 16 2.5% Sorbitol-DGE ethanol 29.23 30.57 solution Comp. 8 Commercial conductive polymer 36.61 44.41 dispersion (KV2) - The dual crosslinker system demonstrated good ESR and ESR stability when compared with single crosslinker system or polymeric binders, even in the situation when one of the crosslinker can't readily crosslink the conductive polymer PEDOT-PSSA itself. The surprisingly good electrical performance can only be attributed to the synergy of the two different types of crosslinkers, either by crosslinking reactions between them, or with other components in the conductive polymer dispersion.
- The invention has been described with particular reference to preferred embodiments without limit thereto. One of skilled in the art would realize additional embodiments and improvements which are not specifically enumerated but which are within the scope of the invention as specifically set forth in the claims appended hereto.
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