Electrically conductive materials formed by electrophoresis

• Main Authors: Skov Richard, Burnham Kenneth
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 14.11.2017
• Subjects: ADHESIVE PROCESSES NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; ADHESIVES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CABLES; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; CHEMISTRY; CONDUCTORS; DYES; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; INSULATORS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NATURAL RESINS; NON-MECHANICAL ASPECTS OF ADHESIVE PROCESSES IN GENERAL; PAINTS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POLISHES; PRINTED CIRCUITS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR CONDUCTIVE, INSULATING ORDIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; TRANSPORTING; USE OF MATERIALS AS ADHESIVES

A method of forming an electrically conductive composite is disclosed that includes the steps of providing a first dielectric material and a second conductive material that is substantially dispersed within the first dielectric material; and applying an electric field through at least a portion of the combined first dielectric material and second conductive material such that the second conductive material undergoes electrophoresis and forms at least one electrically conductive path through the electrically conductive composite along the direction of the applied electric field.