Abstract: A conductive composition for bonding includes a mix of copper powder carboxylic acid. The carboxylic acid has a branched carbon chain. The copper powder comprises first and second copper particles. The first copper particles have a volume-based cumulative particle size D50 of 0.11 ?m or more and less than 1 ?m at a cumulative volume of 50 vol % in a region of particle sizes of less than 1 ?m in a particle size distribution of the copper powder. The second copper particles have a volume-based cumulative particle size D50 of 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less at a cumulative volume of 50 vol % in a region of particle sizes of 1 ?m or more in the particle size distribution of the copper powder. The carboxylic acid is contained in an amount of 6 parts or more and 24 parts or less per 100 parts by mass.

Abstract: A temporary fixing composition is provided that is used to temporarily fix a first bonding target material and a second bonding target material to each other before the two bonding target materials are bonded to each other. The temporary fixing composition contains a first organic component having a viscosity of less than 70 mPa·s at 25° C. and a boiling point of 200° C. or lower and a second organic component having a viscosity of 70 mPa·s or greater at 25° C. and a boiling point of 210° C. or higher. It is preferable that, when thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis is performed under the conditions at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./min in a nitrogen atmosphere with a sample mass of 30 mg, the 95% mass reduction temperature is lower than 300° C.

Abstract: A bonding composition contains copper powder, a liquid medium, and a reducing agent. The reducing agent contains at least one amino group and a plurality of hydroxyl groups. The reducing agent has a boiling point that is higher than the boiling point of the liquid medium. The reducing agent has a melting point that is equal to or below the sintering temperature of the copper powder. Preferably, the reducing agent is bis(2hydroxyethyl)iminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane. Preferably, the bonding composition has a viscosity of from 10 Pa·s to 200 Pa·s at a shear rate of 10 s?1 at 25° C. Preferably, the bonding composition contains from 0.1 parts to 10 parts by mass of the reducing agent and from 10 parts to 40 parts by mass of the liquid medium with respect to 100 parts by mass of the copper powder.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing a bonding composition containing copper particles and a second liquid medium. In this production method, the copper particles are produced in a first liquid medium using a wet reduction method, and thus a dispersion of the copper particles is prepared. Subsequently, the first liquid medium in the dispersion is ultimately, finally or eventually replaced with the second liquid medium while the dispersion is kept wet. It is also preferable that the first liquid medium is replaced with another liquid medium one or more times, and the second liquid medium is used in the final replacement. The liquid media are preferably replaced at a temperature of lower than 100° C. The second liquid medium preferably includes one or more of water, alcohol, ketone, ester, ether, and hydrocarbon.

Abstract: A bonding sheet includes a copper foil and sinterable bonding films formed on both faces of the copper foil. The bonding films each contain copper particles and a solid reducing agent. The bonding sheet is used to bond to a target object to be bonded having at least one metal selected from gold, silver, copper, and nickel on a surface thereof. A bonded structure includes: a bonded object having at least one metal selected from gold, silver, copper, and nickel on a surface thereof; a copper foil; and a bonding layer including a sintered structure of copper particles; and the bonded object and the copper foil are electrically connected to each other via the bonding layer.

Abstract: A temporary fixing composition is provided that is used to temporarily fix a first bonding target material and a second bonding target material to each other before the two bonding target materials are bonded to each other. The temporary fixing composition contains a first organic component having a viscosity of less than 70 mPa·s at 25° C. and a boiling point of 200° C. or lower and a second organic component having a viscosity of 70 mPa·s or greater at 25° C. and a boiling point of 210° C. or higher. It is preferable that, when thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis is performed under the conditions at a temperature increase rate of 10° C./min in a nitrogen atmosphere with a sample mass of 30 mg, the 95% mass reduction temperature is lower than 300° C.

Abstract: A bonding material includes: a copper foil; and a sinterable bonding film formed on one surface of the copper foil. The bonding film contains a copper powder and a solid reducing agent. The bonding material is used for bonding to a bonding target having, on its surface, at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, nickel, and aluminum. The bonding material is also used as a material for wire bonding. A bonded structure is also provided in which a bonding target having a metal layer formed on its surface and a copper foil are electrically connected to each other via a bonding layer formed of a sintered structure of a copper powder, wherein the metal layer contains at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, silver, copper, nickel, and aluminum.

Abstract: A bonded body is provided including: a bonding layer containing Cu; and a semiconductor element bonded to the bonding layer. The bonding layer includes an extending portion laterally extending from a peripheral edge of the semiconductor element. In a cross-sectional view in a thickness direction, the extending portion rises from a peripheral edge of a bottom of the semiconductor element or from the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the bottom of the semiconductor element, and includes a side wall substantially spaced apart from a side of the semiconductor element. Preferably, the extending portion does not include any portion where the side wall and the side of the semiconductor element are in contact with each other. A method for manufacturing a bonded body is also provided.

Abstract: A composition for pressure bonding contains a metal powder and a solid reducing agent and has a compressibility of 10% to 90%, the compressibility being expressed by a relationship formula using the thickness A of a dried coating film formed by drying the composition in an air atmosphere at 110° C. under atmospheric pressure for 20 minutes and the thickness B of a sintered body formed by treating the dried coating film in a nitrogen atmosphere at 280° C. under a pressure of 6 MPa for 20 minutes. The solid reducing agent may be BIS-TRIS. Also provided is a bonded structure of conductors in which a bonding portion via which two conductors are bonded together is formed by treating, under pressure, the two conductors and a coating film formed of the composition for pressure bonding provided therebetween.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a conductive film, including forming a coating of a composition that contains conductivity-imparting particles and photo-sintering the coating, wherein, prior to the photo-sintering of the coating, the coating is compressed in the thickness direction thereof. It is preferable that the coating be compressed at a temperature at which a binding agent contained in the composition shows a storage modulus of 100 MPa or less. It is also preferable that the coating be compressed so that the compression rate in the thickness direction is from 25% to 80%. It is preferable that, in the photo-sintering step, the light irradiation be performed through irradiation with pulsed light.

Abstract: A bonding composition contains copper powder, a liquid medium, and a reducing agent. The reducing agent contains at least one amino group and a plurality of hydroxyl groups. The reducing agent has a boiling point that is higher than the boiling point of the liquid medium. The reducing agent has a melting point that is equal to or below the sintering temperature of the copper powder. Preferably, the reducing agent is bis(2hydroxyethyl)iminotris(hydroxymethyl)methane. Preferably, the bonding composition has a viscosity of from 10 Pa·s to 200 Pa·s at a shear rate of 10 s?1 at 25° C. Preferably, the bonding composition contains from 0.1 parts to 10 parts by mass of the reducing agent and from 10 parts to 40 parts by mass of the liquid medium with respect to 100 parts by mass of the copper powder.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a conductive film, including forming a coating of a composition that contains conductivity-imparting particles and photo-sintering the coating, wherein, prior to the photo-sintering of the coating, the coating is compressed in the thickness direction thereof. It is preferable that the coating be compressed at a temperature at which a binding agent contained in the composition shows a storage modulus of 100 MPa or less. It is also preferable that the coating be compressed so that the compression rate in the thickness direction is from 25% to 80%. It is preferable that, in the photo-sintering step, the light irradiation be performed through irradiation with pulsed light.

Abstract: A composition for forming a conductive film contains flat metal particles and a resin. The flat metal particles each have a metal oxide layer in the surface portion thereof. The flat metal particles have a ratio of the thickness of the metal oxide layer to the thickness of the flat metal particle of from 0.010 to 0.300. The thickness of the metal oxide layer is from 0.010 ?m to 2.000 ?m. In the method for manufacturing a conductive film, a composition for forming a conductive film is used, the composition containing flat metal particles and a resin. The composition for forming a conductive film is applied to a base material to form a coating film, and then the coating film is irradiated with light to sinter the coating film, thereby obtaining a conductive film. The flat metal particles each have a metal oxide layer in the surface portion thereof.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive ink which enables to form a circuit or the like having excellent adhesion to a substrate and to form a conductor having high film density and low electric resistance. In order to attain the object, a conductive ink comprising metal powder or metal oxide powder dispersed in a dispersion medium, which is characterized in that the dispersion medium contains a metal salt or a metal oxide as a film density improver for increasing film density of a conductor formed by using the conductive ink is adopted. A main solvent constituting the dispersion medium is selected from one or a combination of two or more selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, glycols and saturated hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 300 deg. C. or less at normal pressure.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a conductive metal ink having an excellent adhesion to various kinds of substrates such as a glass substrate, and making it possible to form fine wiring or electrodes. Another object is to provide a conductive ink which can be used for ink jet printing system etc. For the purpose of achieving the objects, a conductive ink comprising a solvent, a metal powder, and an adhesion improver, which is characterized in that the adhesion improver is one or mixture selected from the group consisting of a silane coupling agent, a titanium coupling agent, a zirconium coupling agent, and an aluminum coupling agent. is adopted. Furthermore, a surface tension of the solvent is adjusted to be in the range of 15 mN/m to 50 mN/m with a surface tension adjustor to provide conductive ink suitable for ink jet printing system etc.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a conductive ink which enables to form a circuit or the like having excellent adhesion to a substrate and to form a conductor having high film density and low electric resistance. In order to attain the object, a conductive ink comprising metal powder or metal oxide powder dispersed in a dispersion medium, which is characterized in that the dispersion medium contains a metal salt or a metal oxide as a film density improver for increasing film density of a conductor formed by using the conductive ink is adopted. A main solvent constituting the dispersion medium is selected from one or a combination of two or more selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, glycols and saturated hydrocarbons having a boiling point of 300 deg. C. or less at normal pressure.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a conductive paste which has not only sufficient adhesion to a polyimide as a substrate, but also good in both folding endurance and solvent resistance. To achieve the above object, the conductive paste comprises a conductive powder and a binder resin which is characterized in that the binder resin is an epoxy resin composition containing an aluminum compound and a silane coupling agent. The epoxy resin composition is preferred to contain the epoxy resin at 2 to 20 parts by weight, the aluminum compound at 0.01 to 3.0 parts by weight and the silane coupling agent at 0.01 to 3.0 parts by weight.