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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Mark J. Pellerite, Woodbury, MN (US);
Seth M. Kirk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Hyacinth L. Lechuga, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/02 (2006.01); H01B 13/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/52 (2006.01); H01B 1/22 (2006.01); H01L 51/00 (2006.01); H01L 51/10 (2006.01); H01L 51/44 (2006.01); H05K 9/00 (2006.01); H01L 27/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 13/003 (2013.01); H01B 1/22 (2013.01); H01L 51/0021 (2013.01); H01L 51/102 (2013.01); H01L 51/442 (2013.01); H01L 51/5206 (2013.01); H01L 51/5215 (2013.01); H05K 9/009 (2013.01); H05K 9/0094 (2013.01); H01L 27/3239 (2013.01); Y02E 10/549 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite layer including first and second layers is described. The first layer includes a plurality of metallic nanowires and the second layer includes a polymeric overcoat disposed on the nanowires. In top plan view, the composite layer has at least one first region and at least one second region, where the nanowires in each first region form an interconnected network of the nanowires, and each second region includes a plurality of nanotrenches through the second layer into the first layer.