JP2012070013A - Capacitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a capacitor having excellent conductivity of a solid electrolyte layer of a cathode, and having low ESR.SOLUTION: The capacitor 10 includes an anode 11 composed of a porous material of a valve metal; a dielectric layer 12 formed by oxidation of a surface of the anode 11; and a cathode 13 formed on the dielectric laye 12. The cathode 13 includes a solid electrolyte layer 13a containing π-conjugated system conductive polymer, soluble polymer containing an anion group, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound.

Description

  The present invention relates to a capacitor such as an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, a tantalum electrolytic capacitor, or a niobium electrolytic capacitor.

 In recent years, with the digitization of electronic devices, capacitors used in electronic devices are required to reduce impedance in a high frequency region. Conventionally, in order to meet this requirement, so-called functional capacitors, in which an oxide film of valve metal such as aluminum, tantalum, or niobium is used as a dielectric, and a π-conjugated conductive polymer is formed on this surface as a cathode. Is used.

As shown in Patent Document 1, the structure of this functional capacitor includes an anode made of a valve metal porous body, a dielectric layer formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode, a solid electrolyte layer, carbon It is common to have a cathode having a laminated layer and a silver layer. The capacitor's solid electrolyte layer is a layer composed of π-conjugated conductive polymers such as pyrrole and thiophene, penetrates into the porous body, and comes into contact with a larger area of the dielectric layer to increase its capacitance. In addition, the defect portion of the dielectric layer is repaired to prevent leakage due to leakage current.
As a method for forming a π-conjugated conductive polymer, an electrolytic polymerization method (see Patent Document 2) and a chemical oxidation polymerization method (see Patent Document 3) are widely known.
However, in the electropolymerization method, it is necessary to previously form a conductive layer made of manganese oxide on the surface of the valve metal porous body, which is very complicated, and manganese oxide has low conductivity and high conductivity. There is a problem that the effect of using a conductive π-conjugated conductive polymer is reduced.
In addition, in the chemical oxidation polymerization method, the polymerization time is long, and it is necessary to repeat the polymerization in order to ensure the thickness, so that the production efficiency of the capacitor is low and the conductivity is also low.

 Therefore, a method in which a conductive polymer is not formed on a dielectric layer by an electrolytic polymerization method or a chemical oxidative polymerization method has been proposed (see Patent Document 4). Patent Document 4 describes a method of preparing water-soluble polyaniline by polymerizing aniline in the presence of a polymer acid having a sulfo group, a carboxy group, etc., and applying and drying the polyaniline aqueous solution on the dielectric layer. Has been. However, although this production method is simple, the permeability to the inside of the porous body is inferior, and since the polymer acid is included in addition to the π-conjugated conductive polymer, the conductivity is low. As a result, the electrical conductivity was sometimes dependent on humidity.

 By the way, a capacitor having a small equivalent series resistance (ESR) is required, and in order to reduce the ESR, it is necessary to increase the conductivity of the solid electrolyte layer. As a method for increasing the conductivity of the solid electrolyte layer, for example, it has been proposed to highly control the conditions of chemical oxidative polymerization (see Patent Document 5). However, the manufacturing method often makes complicated chemical oxidative polymerization more complicated, and thus simplification of the process and cost reduction cannot be realized.

JP 2003-37024 A JP-A-63-158829 JP 63-173313 A JP-A-7-105718 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-74157

 An object of this invention is to provide the capacitor | condenser which is excellent in the electroconductivity of the solid electrolyte layer of a cathode, and has low ESR.

The capacitor of the present invention is a capacitor having an anode made of a porous body of valve metal, a dielectric layer formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode, and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer.
The cathode includes a solid electrolyte layer containing a π-conjugated conductive polymer, an anion group-containing solubilized polymer, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound.
In the capacitor of the present invention, it is preferable that the cathode further contains an electrolytic solution.
Furthermore, in the capacitor of the present invention, the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is preferably a substituted or unsubstituted imidazole or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridine.
In the capacitor of the present invention, the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound in the solid electrolyte layer of the cathode is preferably crosslinked.

Since the capacitor of the present invention has high cathode conductivity, the equivalent series resistance is small. Further, since the dopant is a solubilized polymer having an anion, the solvent solubility of the π-conjugated conductive polymer can be increased.
In the capacitor of the present invention, when the electrolyte is contained in the cathode, the capacitance drawing rate is increased.
Furthermore, if the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is a substituted or unsubstituted imidazole or a substituted or unsubstituted pyridine, the solvent solubility is excellent.

It is sectional drawing which shows one example of embodiment in the capacitor | condenser of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the capacitor of the present invention will be described.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a capacitor according to the present embodiment. The capacitor 10 includes an anode 11 made of a porous body of valve metal, a dielectric layer 12 formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode 11, and a cathode 13 formed on the dielectric layer 12. It is roughly structured.

<Anode>
Examples of the valve metal forming the anode 11 include aluminum, tantalum, niobium, titanium, hafnium, zirconium, zinc, tungsten, bismuth, and antimony. Of these, aluminum, tantalum, and niobium are preferable.
Specific examples of the anode 11 include those obtained by etching an aluminum foil to increase the surface area and then oxidizing the surface, or oxidizing the surface of a sintered body of tantalum particles and niobium particles into pellets. Can be mentioned. As for the thing processed in this way, the unevenness | corrugation is formed in the surface.

<Dielectric layer>
The dielectric layer 12 is formed, for example, by anodizing the surface of the metal body 11 in an electrolyte such as an aqueous solution of ammonium adipate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the surface of the dielectric layer 12 is uneven as in the anode 11.

<Cathode>
The cathode 13 includes a solid electrolyte layer 13a and a cathode conductive layer 13b made of carbon, silver, aluminum, or the like formed on the solid electrolyte layer 13a. The solid electrolyte layer 13a is a π-conjugated system. A conductive polymer, an anion group-containing solubilized polymer, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound are included.
When the cathode conductive layer 13b is made of carbon, silver, or the like, it can be formed from, for example, a conductive paste containing a conductor such as carbon or silver. Moreover, when the cathode conductive layer 13b is comprised with aluminum, it can form from aluminum foil, for example.
Moreover, a separator can be provided between the solid electrolyte layer 13a and the cathode conductive layer 13b as necessary.

(Π-conjugated conductive polymer)
The π-conjugated conductive polymer can be used as long as the main chain is an organic polymer having a π-conjugated system. Examples thereof include polypyrroles, polythiophenes, polyacetylenes, polyphenylenes, polyphenylene vinylenes, polyanilines, polyacenes, polythiophene vinylenes, and copolymers thereof. From the viewpoint of stability in air, polypyrroles, polythiophenes and polyanilines are preferred.
Even if the π-conjugated conductive polymer remains unsubstituted, sufficient conductivity and compatibility with the binder resin can be obtained, but in order to further improve conductivity and compatibility, an alkyl group, a carboxy group, It is preferable to introduce a functional group such as a sulfo group, an alkoxy group, or a hydroxy group into the π-conjugated conductive polymer.

Specific examples of such π-conjugated conductive polymers include polypyrrole, poly (N-methylpyrrole), poly (3-methylpyrrole), poly (3-ethylpyrrole), and poly (3-n-propylpyrrole). ), Poly (3-butylpyrrole), poly (3-octylpyrrole), poly (3-decylpyrrole), poly (3-dodecylpyrrole), poly (3,4-dimethylpyrrole), poly (3,4 Dibutylpyrrole), poly (3-carboxypyrrole), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxypyrrole), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxyethylpyrrole), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxybutylpyrrole), Poly (3-hydroxypyrrole), poly (3-methoxypyrrole), poly (3-ethoxypyrrole), poly (3-butoxypyrrole), poly 3-methyl-4-hexyloxypyrrole), polythiophene, poly (3-methylthiophene), poly (3-ethylthiophene), poly (3-propylthiophene), poly (3-butylthiophene), poly (3-hexyl) Thiophene), poly (3-heptylthiophene), poly (3-octylthiophene), poly (3-decylthiophene), poly (3-dodecylthiophene), poly (3-octadecylthiophene), poly (3-bromothiophene) , Poly (3-chlorothiophene), poly (3-iodothiophene), poly (3-cyanothiophene), poly (3-phenylthiophene), poly (3,4-dimethylthiophene), poly (3,4-dibutyl) Thiophene), poly (3-hydroxythiophene), poly (3-methoxythiophene), poly Li (3-ethoxythiophene), poly (3-butoxythiophene), poly (3-hexyloxythiophene), poly (3-heptyloxythiophene), poly (3-octyloxythiophene), poly (3-decyloxythiophene) ), Poly (3-dodecyloxythiophene), poly (3-octadecyloxythiophene), poly (3-methyl-4-methoxythiophene), poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), poly (3-methyl- 4-ethoxythiophene), poly (3-carboxythiophene), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxythiophene), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxyethylthiophene), poly (3-methyl-4-carboxybutylthiophene) ), Polyaniline, poly (2-methylaniline), poly (3-isobutene) Ruanirin), poly (2-aniline sulfonic acid), poly (3-aniline sulfonic acid), and the like.
Among these, one or two selected from polypyrrole, polythiophene, poly (N-methylpyrrole), poly (3-methylthiophene), poly (3-methoxythiophene), and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) A (co) polymer consisting of seeds is preferably used from the viewpoint of resistance and reactivity. Furthermore, polypyrrole and poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) are more preferable because they have higher conductivity and improved heat resistance.

The π-conjugated conductive polymer can be easily obtained by chemical oxidative polymerization of a precursor monomer of the π-conjugated conductive polymer in a solvent in the presence of an oxidizing agent or an oxidation polymerization catalyst.
At that time, pyrroles and derivatives thereof, thiophenes and derivatives thereof, anilines and derivatives thereof, and the like can be used as precursor monomers for the π-conjugated conductive polymer.
As oxidizing agents, peroxodisulfates such as ammonium peroxodisulfate, sodium peroxodisulfate, potassium peroxodisulfate, transition metal compounds such as ferric chloride, cupric chloride, silver oxide, cesium oxide, etc. Metal oxides, peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide and ozone, organic peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide, oxygen and the like can be used.

  The solvent used for the chemical oxidative polymerization is not particularly limited as long as it is a solvent that can dissolve or disperse the monomer, the oxidizing agent, or the oxidative polymerization catalyst. For example, water, polar solvents such as N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N, N′-dimethylformamide, N, N′-dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, hexamethylphosphortriamide, and phenols such as cresol, phenol, xylenol , Alcohols such as methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol, ketones such as acetone and methyl ethyl ketone, hydrocarbons such as hexane, benzene and toluene, carboxylic acids such as formic acid and acetic acid, carbonate compounds such as ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate, Ether compounds such as dioxane and diethyl ether, ethylene glycol dialkyl ether, propylene glycol dialkyl ether, polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether, polypropylene glycol Chain ethers such as alkyl ethers, 3-methyl-2-oxazolidinone heterocyclic compounds such as, acetonitrile, glutarodinitrile, methoxy acetonitrile, propionitrile, nitrile compounds such as benzonitrile and the like. These solvents may be used alone as appropriate, as a mixture of two or more kinds, or as a mixture with other organic solvents.

(Anionic group-containing solubilized polymer)
The anion group-containing solubilizing polymer exhibits a role as a dopant and has a function of satisfactorily solubilizing the π-conjugated conductive polymer in a solvent, thereby enabling coating.
Examples of the anionic group-containing solubilizing polymer include substituted or unsubstituted polyalkylene, substituted or unsubstituted polyalkenylene, substituted or unsubstituted polyimide, substituted or unsubstituted polyamide, and substituted or unsubstituted polyester. And a polymer composed only of a structural unit having an anionic group, and a polymer composed of a structural unit having an anionic group and a structural unit not having an anionic group.

A polyalkylene is a polymer whose main chain is composed of repeating methylenes.
Examples of polyalkenylene include polymers composed of structural units containing one vinyl group in the main chain. Among them, there is an interaction between an unsaturated bond and a π-conjugated conductive polymer, and a substituted or unsubstituted polymer. Substituted or unsubstituted butenylene is preferred because it is easy to synthesize using butadiene as a starting material.
As polyimide, pyromellitic dianhydride, biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride, benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride, 2,2,3,3-tetracarboxydiphenyl ether dianhydride, 2,2- [4,4 Examples include polyimides from acid anhydrides such as' -di (dicarboxyphenyloxy) phenyl] propane dianhydride and diamines such as oxydianiline, paraphenylenediamine, metaphenylenediamine, and benzophenonediamine.
Examples of the polyamide include polyamide 6, polyamide 6,6, polyamide 6, 10, and the like.
Examples of the polyester include polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate.

When the polymer has a substituent, examples of the substituent include an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a cyano group, a phenyl group, a phenol group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, and a carbonyl group.
Alkyl groups can increase solubility and dispersibility in polar or nonpolar solvents, compatibility and dispersibility in resins, and hydroxy groups form hydrogen bonds with other hydrogen atoms. This makes it easy to increase solubility in organic solvents, compatibility with resins, dispersibility, and adhesion. In addition, the cyano group and the hydroxyphenyl group can increase the compatibility and solubility in the polar resin, and can also increase the heat resistance. Among the above substituents, an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, an ester group, and a cyano group are preferable.

Examples of the alkyl group include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, and dodecyl, and cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl. It is done. In consideration of solubility in an organic solvent, dispersibility in a resin, steric hindrance, and the like, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms is more preferable.
As the hydroxy group, a hydroxy group directly bonded to the main chain of the anion group-containing solubilizing polymer, a hydroxy group bonded to the terminal of the alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms bonded to the main chain of the anion group-containing solubilizing polymer And a hydroxy group bonded to the terminal of an alkenyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms bonded to the main chain of the anionic group-containing solubilized polymer. Among these, a hydroxy group bonded to the terminal of an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms bonded to the main chain is more preferable from the viewpoint of compatibility with a resin and solubility in an organic solvent.
As the ester group, an alkyl ester group, an aromatic ester group directly bonded to the main chain of the anionic group-containing solubilizing polymer, an aromatic ester group, an alkyl ester group or an aromatic ester group having another functional group interposed therebetween. Can be mentioned.
The cyano group includes a cyano group directly bonded to the main chain of the anion group-containing solubilized polymer, and a cyano group bonded to the terminal of the alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atoms bonded to the main chain of the anion group-containing solubilized polymer. And a cyano group bonded to the terminal of an alkenyl group having 2 to 7 carbon atoms bonded to the main chain of the anionic group-containing solubilized polymer.

 The anion group in the anion group-containing solubilized polymer may be any functional group that can undergo chemical oxidation doping to the π-conjugated conductive polymer, but from the viewpoint of ease of production and stability, A monosubstituted sulfate group, a monosubstituted phosphate group, a carboxy group, a sulfo group and the like are preferable. Furthermore, a sulfo group is more preferable from the viewpoint of the doping effect of the functional group on the π-conjugated conductive polymer. That is, among the anion group-containing solubilized polymers, sulfo group-containing solubilized polymers are more preferable.

  The sulfo group-containing solubilized polymer has a sulfo group introduced into the side chain of the polymer. Examples of the main chain of the solubilized polymer include polyalkylene composed of repeating methylene, polyalkenylene composed of a structural unit containing one vinyl group in the main chain, and the like. Examples of the introduction of the sulfo group include a direct sulfonation / sulfation method using fuming sulfuric acid, a sulfonation method using a sulfonating agent, a sulfonation method using sulfo group transfer, and a method of polymerizing a sulfo group-containing polymerizable monomer.

In the polymerization method of a sulfo group-containing polymerizable monomer, a sulfo group-containing polymerizable monomer and, if necessary, another polymerizable monomer not containing a sulfo group are chemically treated in the presence of an oxidizing agent and / or an oxidation polymerization catalyst. Polymerize by oxidative polymerization.
In this case, any sulfo group-containing polymerizable monomer can be used as long as the sulfo group is substituted at an appropriate site of the polymerizable monomer. For example, substituted or unsubstituted ethylene sulfonic acid compounds, substituted or unsubstituted styrene sulfonic acid compounds, substituted heterocyclic sulfonic acid compounds, substituted acrylamide sulfonic acid compounds, substituted or unsubstituted cyclovinylene sulfonic acid compounds, substituted or unsubstituted And butadiene sulfonic acid compounds and vinyl aromatic sulfonic acid compounds.

Specific examples of the substituted or unsubstituted ethylene sulfonic acid compound include vinyl sulfonic acid, vinyl sulfonate, allyl sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonate, methallyl sulfonic acid, methallyl sulfonate, sulfoethyl methacrylate, sulfoethyl. Examples thereof include methacrylate salts, 4-sulfobutyl methacrylate, 4-sulfobutyl methacrylate salts, methallyloxybenzene sulfonic acid, methallyloxybenzene sulfonate, allyloxybenzene sulfonic acid, and allyloxybenzene sulfonate.
Specific examples of the substituted or unsubstituted styrene sulfonic acid compound include styrene sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonate, α-methyl styrene sulfonate, α-methyl styrene sulfonate, and the like.
Specific examples of the substituted acrylamide sulfonic acid compound include acrylamide-t-butyl sulfonic acid, acrylamide-t-butyl sulfonic acid salt, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid salt. Etc.
Specific examples of the substituted or unsubstituted cyclovinylene sulfonic acid compound include cyclobutene-3-sulfonic acid, cyclobutene-3-sulfonate, and the like.
Specific examples of the substituted or unsubstituted butadiene sulfonic acid compound include isoprene sulfonic acid, isoprene sulfonate, 1,3-butadiene-1-sulfonic acid, 1,3-butadiene-1-sulfonate, 1-methyl -1,3-butadiene-2-sulfonic acid, 1-methyl-1,3-butadiene-3-sulfonate, 1-methyl-1,3-butadiene-4-sulfonic acid, 1-methyl-1,3 -Butadiene-4-sulfonic acid salt etc. are mentioned.
Among these, vinyl sulfonate, sulfoethyl methacrylate, sulfoethyl methacrylate salt, 4-sulfobutyl methacrylate, 4-sulfobutyl methacrylate salt, styrene sulfonic acid, styrene sulfonate, isoprene sulfonic acid, and isoprene sulfonate are included. preferable.

  Other polymerizable monomers not containing a sulfo group include substituted or unsubstituted ethylene compounds, substituted acrylic acid compounds, substituted or unsubstituted styrene, substituted or unsubstituted vinylamines, unsaturated group-containing heterocyclic compounds, substituted or unsubstituted Unsubstituted acrylamide compound, substituted or unsubstituted cyclovinylene compound, substituted or unsubstituted butadiene compound, substituted or unsubstituted vinyl aromatic compound, substituted or unsubstituted divinylbenzene compound, substituted vinylphenol compound, optional substitution Examples include silyl styrene and arbitrary substituted phenol compounds.

  Specifically, ethylene, propene, 1-butene, 2-butene, 1-pentene, 2-pentene, 1-hexene, 2-hexene, styrene, p-methylstyrene, p-ethylstyrene, p-butyl Styrene, 2,4,6-trimethylstyrene, p-methoxystyrene, 2-vinylnaphthalene, 6-methyl-2-vinylnaphthalene, 1-vinylimidazole, vinylpyridine, vinyl acetate, acrylic aldehyde, acrylonitrile, N-vinyl- 2-pyrrolidone, acrylamide, N, N-dimethylacrylamide, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, isononyl butyl acrylate, allyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate , Acrylic acid hydro Siethyl, methoxyethyl acrylate, methoxybutyl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, acrylate ester, acryloylmorpholine, vinylamine, N, N-dimethylvinylamine, N, N-diethylvinylamine, N, N-dibutylvinylamine, N , N-di-t-butylvinylamine, N, N-diphenylvinylamine, N-vinylcarbazole, vinyl alcohol, vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride, vinyl ether, cyclopropene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, 2-methylcyclohexene, vinylphenol, 1,3-butadiene, 1-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, 1,4-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 1,2- Dimethyl-1 3-butadiene, 1,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 1-octyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-octyl-1,3-butadiene, 1-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-phenyl- 1,3-butadiene, 1-hydroxy-1,3-butadiene, 2-hydroxy-1,3-butadiene, allyl acrylate, acrylamide allyl, divinyl ether, o-divinylbenzene, m-divinylbenzene, p-divinylbenzene Etc. Among these, 1-butene, vinylphenol, butyl acrylate, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, and 1,3-butadiene are preferable.

  The oxidizing agent, oxidation catalyst, and solvent used in the polymerization of the anionic group-containing polymerizable monomer are the same as those used in the polymerization of the precursor monomer that forms the π-conjugated conductive polymer.

  Specific examples of the anionic group-containing solubilizing polymer include polyvinyl sulfonic acid, polystyrene sulfonic acid, polyallyl sulfonic acid, polyacrylic acid ethyl sulfonic acid, polyacrylic acid butyl sulfonic acid polyacrylic sulfonic acid, polymethacryl sulfonic acid, poly 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, polyisoprenesulfonic acid, polystyrene carboxylic acid, polyallylcarboxylic acid, poly-2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanecarboxylic acid, polyisoprenecarboxylic acid, polyacrylic acid, etc. It is done. These homopolymers may be sufficient and 2 or more types of copolymers may be sufficient.

(Other dopants)
The solid electrolyte layer 13a may contain a dopant other than the anion group-containing solubilized polymer in order to further improve the conductivity and heat resistance of the π-conjugated conductive polymer.
As other dopants, halogen compounds, Lewis acids, proton acids and the like are used. Specifically, organic cyano compounds, organic acids such as organic carboxylic acids and organic sulfonic acids, fullerenes, hydrogenated fullerenes, fullerene hydroxides, Examples thereof include carboxylic acid fullerene and sulfonic acid fullerene.
Examples of the organic cyano compound include dichlorodicyanobenzoquinone (DDQ), tetracyanoquinodimethane, and tetracyanoazanaphthalene.
Examples of organic acids include alkylbenzene sulfonic acid, alkyl naphthalene sulfonic acid, alkyl naphthalene disulfonic acid, naphthalene sulfonic acid formalin polycondensate, melamine sulfonic acid formalin polycondensate, naphthalene disulfonic acid, naphthalene trisulfonic acid, dinaphthylmethane disulfonic acid, Anthraquinone sulfonic acid, anthraquinone disulfonic acid, anthracene sulfonic acid, pyrene sulfonic acid and the like can be mentioned. These metal salts can also be used.

(Nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound)
A nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound has an aromatic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom, and the nitrogen atom in the aromatic ring has a conjugated relationship with other atoms in the aromatic ring. Is. In order to become a conjugated relationship, the nitrogen atom and other atoms form an unsaturated bond. Alternatively, even if the nitrogen atom does not directly form an unsaturated bond with another atom, it may be adjacent to the other atom that forms the unsaturated bond. This is because an unshared electron pair existing on a nitrogen atom can form a pseudo conjugate relationship with an unsaturated bond formed between other atoms.
The nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound preferably has both a nitrogen atom having a conjugated relationship with another atom and a nitrogen atom adjacent to the other atom forming the unsaturated bond.

Examples of such nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compounds include pyridines and derivatives thereof containing one nitrogen atom, imidazoles and derivatives thereof containing two nitrogen atoms, pyrimidines and derivatives thereof, and pyrazines. And derivatives thereof, triazines containing three nitrogen atoms, and derivatives thereof. From the viewpoint of solvent solubility and the like, pyridines and derivatives thereof, imidazoles and derivatives thereof, and pyrimidines and derivatives thereof are preferable.
Further, the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound may be one in which a substituent such as an alkyl group, a hydroxy group, a carboxy group, a cyano group, a phenyl group, a phenol group, an ester group, an alkoxy group, or a carbonyl group is introduced into the ring. It may be good or not introduced. The ring may be polycyclic.

Among the substituents, the alkyl group includes alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, and dodecyl, and cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl. Can be mentioned. Among these, in view of solubility in an organic solvent, dispersibility in a resin, steric hindrance, and the like, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms is preferable.
Examples of the hydroxy group include hydroxy, methylene hydroxy, ethylene hydroxy, trimethylene hydroxy, tetramethylene hydroxy, pentamethylene hydroxy, hexamethylene hydroxy, heptamethylene hydroxy, propylene hydroxy, butylene hydroxy, ethylmethylene hydroxy and other alkylene hydroxy groups, propenylene Alkenylene hydroxy groups such as hydroxy, butenylene hydroxy, pentenylene hydroxy and the like can be mentioned.
Examples of the carboxy group include carboxy, methylene carboxy, ethylene carboxy, trimethylene carboxy, propylene carboxy, tetramethylene carboxy, pentamethylene carboxy, hexamethylene carboxy, heptamethyl carboxy, ethyl methylene carboxy, phenylethylene carboxy, etc. , Noalkenylene carboxy groups such as propenylene carboxy, butenylene carboxy, pentenylene carboxy and the like.

Examples of the cyano group include alkylene cyano groups such as cyano, methylene cyano, ethylene cyano, trimethylene cyano, tetramethylene cyano, pentamethylene cyano, hexamethylene cyano, heptamethylene cyano, propylene cyano, butylene cyano, ethyl methylene cyano, and propenylene. Examples include alkenylene cyano groups such as cyano, butenylene cyano, and pentenylene cyano.
Examples of the phenol group include alkylphenol groups such as phenol, methylphenol, ethylphenol and butylphenol, and alkylenephenol groups such as methylenephenol, ethylenephenol, trimethylenephenol, tetramethylenephenol, pentamethylenephenol and hexamethylenephenol.
Examples of the phenyl group include alkylphenyl groups such as phenyl, methylphenyl, butylphenyl, octylphenyl, and dimethylphenyl, and methylenephenyl, ethylenephenyl, trimethylenephenyl, tetramethylenephenyl, pentamethylenephenyl, hexamethylenephenyl, and heptamethylene. Examples thereof include alkylenephenyl groups such as phenyl, and alkenylenephenyls such as propenylenephenyl, butenylenephenyl, and pentenylenephenyl.
Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy and the like.

  Specific examples of pyridines and derivatives thereof include pyridine, 2-methylpyridine, 3-methylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, 4-ethylpyridine, 2,4-dimethylpyridine, 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine. , 3-cyano-5-methylpyridine, 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 6-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2,6-pyridine-dicarboxylic acid, 4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde, 4-aminopyridine, 2,3- Diaminopyridine, 2,6-diaminopyridine, 2,6-diamino-4-methylpyridine, 4-hydroxypyridine, 2,6-dihydroxypyridine, methyl 6-hydroxynicotinate, 2-hydroxy-5-pyridinemethanol, 6 -Ethyl hydroxynicotinate, 4-pyridinemethanol, 4-pyridineethanol, 2-phenylpyridine, 3-methylquinoline, 3-ethylquinoline, quinolinol, 2,3-cyclopentenopyridine, 2,3-cyclohexanopyridine, 1,2-di (4-pyridyl) ethane, 1,2- Di (4-pyridyl) propane, 2-pyridinecarboxaldehyde, 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2-pyridinecarbonitrile, 2,3-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, Examples include 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid and 3-pyridinesulfonic acid.

  Specific examples of imidazoles and derivatives thereof include imidazole, 2-methylimidazole, 2-propylimidazole, 2-undecylimidazole, 2-phenylimidazole, N-methylimidazole, 1- (2-hydroxyethyl) imidazole. 2-ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 1,2-dimethylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-phenylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2-methylimidazole, 1-cyanoethyl-2- Ethyl-4-methylimidazole, 2-phenyl-4,5-dihydroxymethylimidazole, 1-acetylimidazole, 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid, dimethyl 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylate, benzimidazole, 2-aminobenz Imidazole, 2-amino-base lens imidazole-2-sulfonic acid, 2-amino-1-methyl-base lens imidazole, 2-hydroxy-base lens imidazole, 2- (2-pyridyl) base lens and imidazole.

  Specific examples of pyrimidines and derivatives thereof include 2-amino-4-chloro-6-methylpyrimidine, 2-amino-6-chloro-4-methoxypyrimidine, 2-amino-4,6-dichloropyrimidine, 2-amino-4,6-dihydroxypyrimidine, 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidine, 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidine, 2-aminopyrimidine, 2-amino-4-methylpyrimidine, 4,6 -Dihydroxypyrimidine, 2,4-dihydroxypyrimidine-5-carboxylic acid, 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine, 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine, 2,4,5-trihydroxypyrimidine, 2,4-pyrimidinediol, etc. Is mentioned.

  Specific examples of the pyrazines and derivatives thereof include pyrazine, 2-methylpyrazine, 2,5-dimethylpyrazine, pyrazinecarboxylic acid, 2,3-pyrazinedicarboxylic acid, 5-methylpyrazinecarboxylic acid, pyrazineamide, 5 -Methylpyrazineamide, 2-cyanopyrazine, aminopyrazine, 3-aminopyrazine-2-carboxylic acid, 2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine, 2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine, 2,3-dimethylpyrazine, 2, Examples include 3-diethylpyrazine.

  Specific examples of triazines and derivatives thereof include 1,3,5-triazine, 2-amino-1,3,5-triazine, 3-amino-1,2,4-triazine, and 2,4-diamino. -6-phenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tris (trifluoromethyl) -1,3,5-triazine, 2,4,6-tri-2-pyridine-1,3,5-triazine, 3- (2-pyridine) -5,6-bis (4-phenylsulfonic acid) -1,2,4-triazine disodium 3- (2-pyridine) -5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine, 3- (2-pyridine) -5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine-ρ, ρ′- Disodium disulphonate, 2-hydroxy-4,6-dichloro -1,3,5-triazine and the like.

Since a non-shared electron pair exists in the nitrogen atom in the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, a substituent or a proton is easily coordinated or bonded on the nitrogen atom. When a substituent or proton is coordinated or bonded to a nitrogen atom, it tends to have a cationic charge on the nitrogen atom. Here, since the nitrogen atom and other atoms have a conjugated relationship, the cation charge generated by the coordination or bonding of a substituent or a proton on the nitrogen atom is contained in the nitrogen-containing aromatic ring. Once diffused, it will exist in a stable form.
For this reason, in the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, a substituent may be introduced into the nitrogen atom to form a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound cation. Further, a salt may be formed by combining the cation and the anion. Even if it is a salt, the same effect as a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound which is not a cation is exhibited.

Examples of the substituent introduced into the nitrogen atom of the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound include hydrogen, alkyl group, hydroxy group, carboxy group, cyano group, phenyl group, phenol group, ester group, alkoxy group, carbonyl group and the like. Can be mentioned.
Examples of the alkyl group include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, and dodecyl, and cycloalkyl groups such as cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl. In consideration of solubility in an organic solvent, dispersibility in a resin, steric hindrance, and the like, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms is more preferable.
Examples of the hydroxy group include hydroxy, methylene hydroxy, ethylene hydroxy, trimethylene hydroxy, tetramethylene hydroxy, pentamethylene hydroxy, hexamethylene hydroxy, heptamethylene hydroxy, propylene hydroxy, butylene hydroxy, ethylmethylene hydroxy and other alkylene hydroxy groups, propenylene Alkenylene hydroxy groups such as hydroxy, butenylene hydroxy, pentenylene hydroxy and the like can be mentioned.
Examples of the carboxy group include carboxy, methylene carboxy, ethylene carboxy, trimethylene carboxy, propylene carboxy, tetramethylene carboxy, pentamethylene carboxy, hexamethylene carboxy, heptamethylene carboxy, ethyl methylene carboxy, phenyl ethylene carboxy and the like, isoprene Examples include noalkenylene carboxy groups such as carboxy, propenylene carboxy, butenylene carboxy, and pentenylene carboxy.

Examples of the cyano group include alkylene cyano groups such as cyano, methylene cyano, ethylene cyano, trimethylene cyano, tetramethylene cyano, pentamethylene cyano, hexamethylene cyano, heptamethylene cyano, propylene cyano, butylene cyano, ethyl methylene cyano, and propylene. Alkenylene cyano groups such as nylene cyano, butenylene cyano, pentenylene cyano and the like can be mentioned.
Examples of the phenol group include alkylphenol groups such as phenol, methylphenol, ethylphenol, and butylphenol, and alkylenephenol groups such as methylenephenol, ethylenephenol, trimethylenephenol, tetramethylenephenol, pentamethylenephenol, and hexamethylenephenol. .
Examples of the phenyl group include alkylphenyl groups such as phenyl, methylphenyl, butylphenyl, octylphenyl, dimethylphenyl, methylenephenyl, ethylenephenyl, trimethylenephenyl, tetramethylenephenyl, pentamethylenephenyl, hexamethylenephenyl, heptamethylenephenyl, etc. And alkenylene phenyl such as propenylene phenyl, butenylene phenyl, and pentenylene phenyl.
Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy, ethoxy, butoxy, phenoxy and the like.

  Examples of the anion that forms a salt in combination with the cation of the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound include halogen ions, sulfate ions, sulfite ions, and organic sulfonate ions. As the organic sulfonic acid, the same ones as described above can be used.

The nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound in the solid electrolyte 13a of the cathode 13 is preferably cross-linked because the conductivity becomes higher and the heat resistance and stability are improved.
In order to crosslink the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound preferably has a crosslinkable functional group. Hereinafter, a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound having a crosslinkable functional group is referred to as a crosslinkable nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound.

The crosslinkable functional group is a functional group that can be cross-linked by reacting with the same type of crosslinkable functional group or another type of functional group.
The crosslinkable functional group may be directly bonded to the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, or a functional group such as substituted or unsubstituted methylene, substituted or unsubstituted ethylene, substituted or unsubstituted propylene is interposed. And may be bonded to the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound.
The crosslinkable functional group may be introduced into the nitrogen atom of the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound or may be introduced into a carbon atom.

Examples of the crosslinkable functional group include a vinyl group, a carboxy group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, and an ester group. Among them, a vinyl group, a carboxy group, and a hydroxy group are preferable because of high reactivity and easy crosslinking.
The carboxy group, hydroxy group, amino group, and ester group are the same as those described above.

Specific examples of the crosslinkable nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound include pyridines having a crosslinkable functional group and derivatives thereof, imidazoles having a crosslinkable functional group, and derivatives thereof.
Furthermore, as pyridines having a crosslinkable functional group and derivatives thereof, for example, 2-vinylpyridine, 4-vinylpyridine, 2-methyl-6-vinylpyridine, 5-methyl-2-vinylpyridine, 4-butenylpyridine, 4-pentenylpyridine, 2- (4-pyridyl) alcohol, 4- (1-butenylpentenyl) pyridine, 2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 4-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 6-methyl-2-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 2,3 -Pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,5-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid, 4-hydroxypyridine, 2,6-dihydroxypyridine, methyl 6-hydroxynicotinate, 2- Hydroxy-5-pyridinemethanol, ethyl 6-hydroxynicotinate, 4-pyridine Pentanol, 4-pyridine ethanol, 2-pyridinecarbonitrile, and the like.

  Examples of imidazoles having a crosslinkable functional group and derivatives thereof include N-vinylimidazole, N-allylimidazole, 2-methyl-4-vinylimidazole, 2-methyl-1-vinylimidazole, and imidazole-4-carboxylic acid. 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylic acid, 1- (2-hydroxyethyl) imidazole, 2-hydroxymethylimidazole, 4-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-butyl-4-hydroxymethylimidazole, 2-methyl-4-hydroxymethylimidazole 4-hydroxymethyl-2-methylimidazole, 1-benzyl-2-hydroxybenzimidazole, methylimidazole-4-carboxylate, ethylimidazole-4-carboxylate, dimethyl 4,5-imidazole dicarboxylate Le and the like.

(Crosslinkable compound)
When it contains a crosslinkable nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, it is preferable to further contain a crosslinkable compound.
As the crosslinkable compound, when the crosslinkable functional group is a vinyl group, a compound having a vinyl group is preferable, and when the crosslinkable functional group is a carboxy group, a compound having a hydroxy group or an amino group is preferable. When the crosslinkable functional group is a hydroxy group, a compound having a carboxy group is preferred.
When the crosslinkable compound is contained, the crosslinkable functional group of the crosslinkable nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is easily cross-linked, and thus more stability can be secured.

  Specific examples of the crosslinkable compound include methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, isooctyl acrylate, isononyl butyl acrylate, allyl acrylate, ethyl methacrylate, hydroxy acrylate Ethyl, methoxyethyl acrylate, methoxybutyl acrylate, stearyl acrylate, acryloylmorpholine, vinylamine, N, N-dimethylvinylamine, N, N-diethylvinylamine, N, N-dibutylvinylamine, N, N-di -T-butylvinylamine, N, N-diphenylvinylamine, N-vinylcarbazole, vinyl alcohol, vinyl chloride, vinyl fluoride, vinyl ether, acrylonitrile, N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone, acrylamide, N, N Vinyl group-containing compounds such as dimethyl acrylamide, carboxylic acid, phthalic acid, acrylic acid, carboxyl group-containing compounds such as polyacrylic acid, butanol, ethylene glycol, and the like hydroxyl group-containing compounds such as vinyl alcohol.

  Moreover, when a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound has a crosslinkable functional group, it is preferable to add a polymerization initiator. Examples of the polymerization initiator include acids, alkalis, radical generators, oxidizing agents, and the like, and the type of the polymerization initiator is preferably appropriately selected according to the type of the crosslinkable functional group. That is, when the crosslinkable functional group is a vinyl group, a radical generator and an alkali are preferable. When the crosslinkable functional group is a carboxy group and a hydroxy group, an acid and an alkali are preferable.

In the solid electrolyte layer 13a, the ratio of the π-conjugated conductive polymer and the dopant (anion group-containing solubilizing polymer and other dopant) (π-conjugated conductive polymer: dopant) is 97: 3 to 10: 90 (molar ratio) is preferable. Even if there are more or less dopants, sufficient conductivity tends not to be obtained.
The content of the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 100 mol, more preferably in the range of 1 to 30 mol, based on 1 mol of the dopant, and the coating film From the viewpoint of physical properties and conductivity, a range of 3 to 10 mol is particularly preferable. When the content of the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is less than 0.1 mol per 1 mol of the dopant, the interaction between the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, the dopant and the π-conjugated polymer tends to be weakened. Yes, conductivity may be insufficient. Further, when the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is contained in an amount exceeding 100 mol, the content of the π-conjugated polymer is decreased, and the conductivity may be insufficient.
The nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound for (π-conjugated conductive polymer + dopant) is 90:10 to (π-conjugated conductive polymer + dopant): nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound. It is preferably between 5:95 (molar ratio), and more preferably 50:50 to 10:90 (molar ratio) because conductivity is particularly high. Even if the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is more or less than this, sufficient conductivity tends not to be obtained.

  In the capacitor described above, the cathode includes a solid electrolyte layer including a π-conjugated conductive polymer, an anion group-containing solubilized polymer, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound. In this solid electrolyte layer, since the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is interposed between π-conjugated conductive polymers, the hopping energy necessary for electrical conduction between π-conjugated polymers can be reduced. . As a result, the conductivity of the solid electrolyte layer is high and the ESR of the capacitor is small.

(Capacitor manufacturing method)
A method of manufacturing a capacitor includes a π-conjugated system on a dielectric layer side surface of a capacitor intermediate having an anode made of a porous body of valve metal and a dielectric layer of an oxide film formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode. In this method, a solid electrolyte layer is formed by applying a conductive polymer solution containing a conductive polymer, an anion group-containing solubilizing polymer, a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, and a solvent.

  The solvent that can be used in the conductive polymer solution is not particularly limited, and alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol (IPA), N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), dimethylacetamide (DMAc), dimethylformamide (DMF) Examples include amide solvents such as methyl ethyl ketone (MEK), ketone solvents such as acetone and cyclohexanone, ester solvents such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate, toluene, xylene, water, and the like. They may be used or mixed. Among these, from the viewpoint of environmental protection in recent years, water and alcohol solvents having a low environmental load are preferable.

In order to prepare a conductive polymer solution, first, an anion group-containing solubilized polymer is dissolved in a solvent that can dissolve the anionic group-containing solubilized polymer. Add precursor monomers such as aniline, pyrrole and thiophene. Next, an oxidizing agent is added to polymerize the monomer, and then the excess oxidizing agent and monomer are separated and purified. Then, a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is added to obtain a conductive polymer solution.
At that time, known oxidizing agents for polymerizing the conductive polymer can be used, for example, metal halides such as ferric chloride, boron trifluoride, and aluminum chloride, hydrogen peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, etc. Persulfates, potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate, persulfates such as ammonium persulfate, ozone, oxygen and the like.

  Examples of the method for applying the conductive polymer solution include known methods such as coating, dipping, and spraying. Examples of the drying method include known methods such as hot air drying.

  After forming the solid electrolyte layer, the electrolyte is infiltrated as necessary, and then the cathode is formed by a known technique such as forming a cathode with carbon paste or silver paste, or facing the cathode electrode through a separator. Can be formed.

 The manufacturing method described above forms a solid electrolyte layer by applying and drying a conductive polymer solution, so that the process is simple, suitable for mass production, and low cost. In addition, since the conductive polymer solution contains the π-conjugated conductive polymer, the anion group-containing solubilized polymer, and the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound, the conductivity of the solid electrolyte layer can be increased.

In the case where the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound has a crosslinkable functional group, a conductive polymer solution is applied to form a coating film, and then the coating film is subjected to heat treatment and / or ultraviolet irradiation treatment. It is preferable to apply. Here, whether to select heat treatment or ultraviolet irradiation treatment or both depends on the type of the crosslinkable functional group.
As the heat treatment, for example, a normal method such as hot air heating or infrared heating can be employed. In addition, as the ultraviolet irradiation treatment, for example, a method of irradiating ultraviolet rays from a light source such as an ultrahigh pressure mercury lamp, a high pressure mercury lamp, a low pressure mercury lamp, a carbon arc, a xenon arc, or a metal halide lamp can be employed.

[Electrolyte]
The electrolytic solution is not particularly limited as long as the electric conductivity is high, and a known electrolyte is dissolved in a known solvent.
Examples of the solvent include alcohol solvents such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, and glycerin, lactone solvents such as γ-butyrolactone, γ-valerolactone, and δ-valerolactone, and N-methyl. Examples include amide solvents such as formamide, N, N-dimethylformamide, N-methylacetamide, and N-methylpyrrolidinone, nitrile solvents such as acetonitrile and 3-methoxypropionitrile, and water.
Examples of the electrolyte include adipic acid, glutaric acid, succinic acid, benzoic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, maleic acid, toluic acid, enanthic acid, malonic acid, formic acid, 1,6-decanedicarboxylic acid, 5,6 -Decane dicarboxylic acid such as decanedicarboxylic acid, octane dicarboxylic acid such as 1,7-octane dicarboxylic acid, organic acid such as azelaic acid and sebacic acid, or boric acid, polyhydric alcohol of boric acid obtained from boric acid and polyhydric alcohol Complex compounds, inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid, carbonic acid and silicic acid are used as anionic components, and primary amines (methylamine, ethylamine, propylamine, butylamine, ethylenediamine, etc.), secondary amines (dimethylamine, diethylamine, dipropylamine, Methylethylamine, diphenylamine, etc.), tertiary amine (trimethyl) Amine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, triphenylamine, 1,8-diazabicyclo (5,4,0) -undecene-7), tetraalkylammonium (tetramethylammonium, tetraethylammonium, tetrapropylammonium, tetrabutylammonium, Examples thereof include electrolytes containing methyltriethylammonium, dimethyldiethylammonium, etc.) as cationic components.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.
(Production Example 1)
(1) Preparation of conductive polymer solution 14.2 g (0.1 mol) of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene and 27.5 g (0.15 mol) of polystyrene sulfonic acid (molecular weight: about 150,000) The solution dissolved in ion-exchanged water was mixed at 20 ° C.
29.64 g (0.13 mol) of ammonium persulfate and 8.0 g (0.02 mol) of ferric sulfate dissolved in 200 ml of ion-exchanged water were kept at 20 ° C. while stirring the mixed solution thus obtained. The oxidation catalyst solution was added and stirred for 3 hours to react.
The obtained reaction solution was dialyzed to remove unreacted monomers and oxidants to obtain a solution containing about 1.5% by weight of blue polystyrenesulfonic acid-doped poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene). Then, 2.79 g of imidazole was uniformly dispersed in 100 ml of this solution to obtain a conductive polymer solution. In order to evaluate the performance of the π-conjugated conductive polymer, the obtained conductive polymer solution was applied onto glass and dried in a 120 ° C. hot air dryer to form a 2 μm thick conductive film. Then, the electrical conductivity of Loresta (Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) was measured. The results are shown in Table 1.

(2) Manufacture of capacitors After connecting the anode lead terminal to the etched aluminum foil (anode foil), it is formed (oxidized) in a 10% by weight aqueous solution of ammonium adipate to form a dielectric layer on the surface of the aluminum foil. Thus, a capacitor intermediate was obtained.
Next, a capacitor intermediate and a counter aluminum cathode foil welded with a cathode lead terminal were laminated and wound up to obtain a capacitor element. At that time, a separator was sandwiched between the anode foil and the cathode foil of the capacitor intermediate.
After immersing the capacitor element in the conductive polymer solution prepared in (1), the capacitor element was dried with a hot air dryer at 120 ° C. to form a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer side surface of the capacitor intermediate.
Next, an aluminum case is filled with a capacitor element in which a solid electrolyte layer is formed and an ammonium hydrogen adipate 20% by mass-ethylene glycol 80% by mass solution that is an electrolytic solution, and sealed with a sealing rubber, A capacitor was produced.
Using the LCZ meter 2345 (manufactured by NF Circuit Design Block Co., Ltd.), measured the capacitance at 120 Hz, the initial value of the equivalent series resistance (ESR) at 100 kHz, and the ESR after 1000 hours at 125 ° C. did.

(Production Example 2)
A capacitor was produced in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that imidazole was not added in the preparation of the conductive polymer solution of Production Example 1.
For the produced capacitor, the electrostatic capacity at 120 Hz, the electrical conductivity of the conductive film, the initial value of ESR at 100 kHz, and the ESR after 1000 hours at 125 ° C. were measured. The results are shown in Table 1.

(Production Example 3)
After connecting the anode lead terminal to the etched aluminum foil (anode foil), it is formed (oxidized) in an aqueous solution of 10% by weight ammonium adipate to form a dielectric layer on the aluminum foil surface to obtain a capacitor intermediate. It was.
Next, a capacitor intermediate and a counter aluminum cathode foil welded with a cathode lead terminal were laminated and wound up to obtain a capacitor element. At that time, a separator was sandwiched between the anode foil and the cathode foil of the capacitor intermediate.
Next, the capacitor element was loaded into an aluminum case, and a 30% by mass solution of pyrrole in ethylene glycol was infiltrated. Subsequently, pyrrole was chemically oxidatively polymerized by impregnating a 10% by mass solution of iron glycol p-toluenesulfonate. After completion of the polymerization, washing with water, drying, and sealing with a sealing rubber, a capacitor was produced.
About the produced capacitor | condenser, the electrostatic capacitance in 120 Hz, the initial value of ESR in 100 kHz, 125 degreeC, and ESR after 1000 hours were measured.
Further, a 30% by mass solution of pyrrole in ethylene glycol is applied on glass, and then a 10% by mass solution of ethylene glycol in p-toluenesulfonic acid is dropped, and pyrrole is chemically oxidatively polymerized, washed with water, dried, and conductive film And the electrical conductivity of the conductive film was measured.
The results are shown in Table 1.

(Production Example 4)
A capacitor was produced in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that the imidazole in the conductive polymer solution obtained in Production Example 1 was changed to 3.85 g of vinylimidazole, and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

(Production Example 5)
Production Example 1 except that the imidazole of the conductive polymer solution obtained in Production Example 1 was changed to 3.85 g of vinylimidazole, and 1.4 g of acrylic acid and 0.02 g of ammonium persulfate were added. A capacitor was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

(Production Example 6)
A capacitor was obtained in the same manner as in Production Example 1 except that the imidazole in the conductive polymer solution obtained in Production Example 1 was changed to 3.3 g of 1-ethylhydroxyimidazole, and 1.4 g of acrylic acid was further added. Were prepared and evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

(Production Example 7)
After connecting the anode lead terminal to the etched aluminum foil (anode foil), it is formed (oxidized) in an aqueous solution of 10% by weight ammonium adipate to form a dielectric layer on the aluminum foil surface to obtain a capacitor intermediate. It was.
Next, the capacitor intermediate was immersed in the conductive polymer solution prepared in Production Example 5, and then dried with a hot air dryer at 120 ° C. to form a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer side surface of the capacitor intermediate.
Next, a carbon paste is applied on the formed solid electrolyte layer and dried with a hot air dryer at 120 ° C., and further, a silver paste is applied to form a conductive layer, and then a hot air dryer at 120 ° C. Dried to form a cathode.
Next, a lead terminal was attached to the cathode, and this was wound up to obtain a capacitor element. At that time, a separator was sandwiched between the anode foil and the cathode foil of the capacitor intermediate.
Next, a capacitor element on which a solid electrolyte layer was formed was loaded into an aluminum case and sealed with a sealing rubber to produce a capacitor. This capacitor was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

(Production Example 8)
After connecting the anode lead terminal to the etched aluminum foil (anode foil), it is formed (oxidized) in an aqueous solution of 10% by weight ammonium adipate to form a dielectric layer on the aluminum foil surface to obtain a capacitor intermediate. It was.
Subsequently, the imidazole of the conductive polymer solution obtained in Production Example 1 was changed to 3.85 g of vinylimidazole, and further 1.4 acrylic acid and 0.01 g of 1- [4- (2-hydroxyethoxy). -Phenyl] -2-methyl-1-propan-1-one was added to obtain a conductive polymer solution. After immersing the capacitor intermediate in this conductive polymer solution, water is removed with a 120 ° C. hot air dryer, and then irradiated with ultraviolet rays by an ultraviolet irradiator to form a solid electrolyte layer on the dielectric layer side surface of the capacitor intermediate Formed.
Next, a carbon paste is applied on the formed solid electrolyte layer and dried with a hot air dryer at 120 ° C., and further, a silver paste is applied to form a conductive layer, and then a hot air dryer at 120 ° C. Dried to form a cathode.
Next, a lead terminal was attached to the cathode, and this was wound up to obtain a capacitor element. At that time, a separator was sandwiched between the anode foil and the cathode foil of the capacitor intermediate.
Next, a capacitor element on which a solid electrolyte layer was formed was loaded into an aluminum case and sealed with a sealing rubber to produce a capacitor. This capacitor was evaluated in the same manner as in Example 1. The evaluation results are shown in Table 2.

The capacitors of Production Examples 1 and 4 to 8 containing a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound in the cathode solid electrolyte layer had excellent cathode conductivity and low equivalent series resistance. Furthermore, in Production Example 1, since the solid electrolyte layer was formed by applying and drying the conductive polymer solution, it was simple. Further, the capacitors of Production Examples 4 to 8 in which the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound in the solid electrolyte layer of the cathode was crosslinked had excellent capacitance and low equivalent series resistance.
In contrast, the capacitors of Production Examples 2 and 3 in which the solid electrolyte layer of the cathode did not contain a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound had low cathode conductivity and high equivalent series resistance.

10 Capacitor 11 Anode 12 Dielectric Layer 13 Cathode 13a Solid Electrolyte Layer

Claims (5)

In a capacitor having an anode made of a porous body of a valve metal, a dielectric layer formed by oxidizing the surface of the anode, and a cathode formed on the dielectric layer,
A capacitor, wherein the cathode comprises a solid electrolyte layer containing a π-conjugated conductive polymer, an anion group-containing solubilizing polymer, and a nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound.   The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the cathode further contains an electrolytic solution.   The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is a substituted or unsubstituted imidazole.   The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound is a substituted or unsubstituted pyridine.   5. The capacitor according to claim 1, wherein the nitrogen-containing aromatic cyclic compound in the solid electrolyte layer of the cathode is crosslinked.

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