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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2011
Tina Wright, County Durham, GB;
Xavier Bories-azeau, Barcelona, ES;
Tina Wright, County Durham, GB;
Xavier Bories-Azeau, Barcelona, ES;
Dupont Teijin Films U.S. Limited Partnership, Chester, VA (US);
Abstract
A process for the manufacture of a reflective conductive film comprising: (i) a reflective polymeric substrate comprising a polymeric base layer and a polymeric binding layer, wherein the polymeric material of the base layer has a softening temperature T, and the polymeric material of the binding layer has a softening temperature T; and (ii) a conductive layer comprising a plurality of nanowires, wherein said nanowires are bound by the polymeric matrix of the binding layer such that the nanowires are dispersed at least partially in the polymeric matrix of the binding layer, said process comprising the steps of providing a reflective polymeric substrate comprising a polymeric base layer and a polymeric binding layer; disposing said nanowires on the exposed surface of the binding layer; and heating the composite film to a temperature Twherein Tis equal to or greater than TS−HS, and Tis at least about 5° C. below T.