1. A polymer comprising a backbone comprising at least one arylamine repeat moiety, wherein the backbone comprises both an aryl and an amine of the arylamine, and at least one linking repeat moiety, wherein the linking repeat moiety does not comprise an aryl moiety.
2. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat and linking repeat moieties are alternating moieties.
3. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group.
4. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
5. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted with at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quaternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
6. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group, optionally substituted with C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quaternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
7. (canceled)
8. (canceled)
9. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group including substitution on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
10. The polymer of claim 1 wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group, optionally substituted with at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quaternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
11. (canceled)
12. (canceled)
13. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group substituted on at least one aryl group that is not part of the polymer backbone.
14. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
15. (canceled)
16. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a bivalent carbonyl group, a bivalent sulfone group, an imino group represented by >C\u2550NR, or a group >C\u2550C(CN)R, wherein R is H, CN, F, or alkyl.
17. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group, and wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
18. (canceled)
19. The polymer of claim 1, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group, and wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
20. (canceled)
21. A composition comprising:
wherein:
n is an integer from about 10 to about 500;
Ar1 and Ar2 are independently selected from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthracene groups, and wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently comprise hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quaternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, and aryloxysilyl groups; or
wherein:
n is an integer from about 10 to about 500;
Ar1 and Ar2 are independently selected from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, and phenanthracene groups and wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently comprise hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl, silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, and aryloxysilyl groups, or
wherein:
n is an integer from about 10 to about 500;
J1 and J2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, and aryloxysilyl groups;
x is an integer from 1 to 5,
y is an integer from 1 to 5, or
wherein:
n is an integer from about 10 to about 500;
J1 and J2 are independently selected from hydrogen, C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl,
thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl, silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, and aryloxysilyl groups,
x is an integer from 1 to 5,
y is an integer from 1 to 5,
and
wherein the LINK moiety does not comprise an aryl moiety.
22-33. (canceled)
34. The composition of claim 21, wherein the LINK comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
35. (canceled)
36. The composition of claim 21, wherein the LINK comprises a bivalent carbonyl group, a bivalent sulfone group, an imino group represented by >C\u2550NR, or a group >C\u2550C(CN)R, wherein R is, H, CN, F, or alkyl.
37. A composition comprising:
a polymer comprising a backbone comprising at least one arylamine repeat moiety and at least one linking repeat moiety, wherein the linking repeat moiety does not comprise an aryl moiety;
at least one solvent; and
at least one dopant.
38. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat and linking repeat moieties are alternating moieties.
39. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group.
40. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
41. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted with at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
42. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group optionally including at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
43-44. (canceled)
45. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group including substitution on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
46. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group optionally including at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
47.-48. (canceled)
49. The composition of claim 37, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group substituted on at least one aryl group that is not part of the polymer backbone.
50. The composition of claim 37, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
51. (canceled)
52. The composition of claim 37, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a bivalent carbonyl group, a bivalent sulfone group, an imino group represented by >C\u2550NR, or a group >C\u2550C(CN)R, wherein R is, H, CN, F, or alkyl.
53. The composition of claim 37, wherein the dopant comprises tris(4-bromophenyl)-aminium hexachloroantimonate or tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane or 4-isopropyl-4\u2032-methyldiphenyliodonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenylborate).
54.-55. (canceled)
56. The composition of claim 37, wherein the dopant comprises about 10 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the total amount of polymer and dopant.
57. The composition of claim 37, wherein the polymer comprises about 10 wt % to about 90 wt. % of the total amount of polymer and dopant.
58. The composition of claim 37, wherein the solvent comprises o-dichlorobenzene, ethyl benzoate, cyclohexanone, chlorobenzene, toluene, or a combination thereof.
59. A device comprising:
at least one arylamine polymer; and
at least one dopant;
wherein the polymer comprises a backbone comprising at least one arylamine repeat moiety and at least one linking repeat moiety, wherein the linking repeat moiety does not comprise an aryl moiety.
60. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat and linking repeat moieties are alternating moieties.
61. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group.
62. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
63. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety is substituted with at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
64. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group, optionally including at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semi fluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, or aryloxysilyl group.
65.-66. (canceled)
67. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenylbenzidine group including substitution on at least one aryl group that does not comprise the polymer backbone.
68. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group, optionally including at least one C1-C10 alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, thioalkyl, alkoxy, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, cyano, halo, alkylthio, trialkyl silyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkyl, silyloxy, hydroxyl, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen, quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, aryl, alkysilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl or aryloxysilyl group.
69.-70. (canceled)
71. The device of claim 59, wherein the arylamine repeat moiety comprises an N,N,N\u2032N\u2032-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine group substituted on at least one aryl group that is not part of the polymer backbone.
72. The device of claim 59, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a carbonyl group or a sulfone group.
73. (canceled)
74. The device of claim 59, wherein the linking repeat moiety comprises a bivalent carbonyl group, a bivalent sulfone group, an imino group represented by >C\u2550NR, or a group >C\u2550C(CN)R, wherein R is, H, CN, F, or alkyl.
75. The device of claim 59, wherein the dopant comprises tris(4-bromophenyl)-aminium hexachloroantimonate, or tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane, or 4-isopropyl-4\u2032-methyldiphenyliodonium tetrakis(pentafluorophenylborate).
76.-77. (canceled)
78.-99. (canceled)
100. A method of making a polymer comprising:
providing at least one first monomer comprising at least one arylamine moiety, wherein the arylamine has two secondary amino groups as polymerization sites,
providing at least one second monomer comprising at least one carbonyl or sulfone moiety, wherein the second monomer is adapted to condense with the secondary amino groups of the first monomer,
polymerizing the first and second monomer by condensation polymerization so that the polymer backbone comprises the aryl group of the arylamine, the amine group of the arylamine, and the carbonyl or sulfone group.
101. The method of claim 100, wherein the second monomer comprises carbonyl but not sulfone.
102.-107. (canceled)
108. A composition comprising:
wherein:
n is an integer from about 10 to about 500;
Ar, Ar\u2032, Ar\u2033, and Ar\u2032\u2033 are each independently selected from benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthracene, fluorene, pyrene, floranthene, chrysene, tetracene, pentacene, thiophene, oligothiophene (2-10 units), pyrrole, oligopyrrole (2-10 units), thieno2,3-bthiophene, thieno3,2-bthiophene, thieno3,4-bthiophene, thienodithiophene, carbazoles, each of which may be optionally substituted with hydroxyl, alkoxy, thioalkyl, aryloxy, thioaryl, dialkylamine, diarylamine, cyano, halogen (F, Cl, Br, I), quarternary ammonium salt, sulfonate ester, sulfonate salt, carboxylic ester, ketone, perfluoroalkyl, semifluoroalkyl, perfluoroaryl, semi-fluoroaryl, alkyl, aryl, alkylsilyl, arylsilyl, alkoxysilyl, and aryloxysilyl groups;
and wherein the LINK moiety does not comprise an aryl moiety.
109.-110. (canceled)
111. The composition of claim 108, wherein the LINK moiety comprises a bivalent carbonyl group, a bivalent sulfone group, an imino group represented by >C\u2550NR, or a group >C\u2550C(CN)R, wherein R is, H, CN, F, or alkyl.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component, comprising providing a sintered laminate comprising a plurality of ceramic plies and at least one conductor comprising nickel between a pair of said plies, applying a coating of a conductive paste in order to electrically connect to the conductor of the sintered laminate and baking so as to form a terminal electrode, wherein the conductive paste comprises:
at least one of an Ag powder and an Ag alloy powder;
about 5% by weight or more but less than about 60% by weight of the total paste of a nickel boride powder;
an inorganic binder; and
an organic vehicle.
2. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the average particle diameter of the nickel boride powder is about 150 m or less.
3. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the inorganic binder is at least one member selected from the group consisting of bismuth borate glass, bismuth borosilicate glass and zinc borosilicate glass.
4. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the inorganic binder is at least one member selected from the group consisting of bismuth borate glass, bismuth borosilicate glass and zinc borosilicate glass.
5. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 4, wherein the ceramic plies are dielectric.
6. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 4, wherein the ceramic plies are semiconductive.
7. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the ceramic plies are dielectric.
8. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 3, wherein the ceramic plies are semiconductive.
9. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the ceramic plies are dielectric.
10. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 2, wherein the ceramic plies are semiconductive.
11. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic plies are dielectric.
12. A method for manufacturing a laminated ceramic electronic component according to claim 1, wherein the ceramic plies are semiconductive.