JPH06293517A - Production of indium-tin oxide aciculate powder - Google Patents

Production of indium-tin oxide aciculate powder

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JPH06293517A
JPH06293517A JP5101972A JP10197293A JPH06293517A JP H06293517 A JPH06293517 A JP H06293517A JP 5101972 A JP5101972 A JP 5101972A JP 10197293 A JP10197293 A JP 10197293A JP H06293517 A JPH06293517 A JP H06293517A
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Masaya Yukinobu
雅也 行延
Morikazu Kojima
守一 小島
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PURPOSE:To provide a production method for the indium-tin oxide aciculate power suitable as the conductive filler of the conductive ink to obtain a transparent conductive film. CONSTITUTION:The aq. soln. containing an indium ion and a nitrate ion is heated and concentrated to form a highly viscous slurry, and the first intermediate of the aciculate power is separated from the slurry, and the indium-tin oxide aciculate powder is obtained by applying the tin compd. Which is converted to tin dioxide by calcinating the first intermediate of the aciculate powder or the second intermediate of the aciculate power obtained by reacting the first intermediate of the aciculate powder with an alkali aq. soln. or the indium oxide aciculate powder obtained by calcinating the first inter-mediate of the aciculate powder or the second intermediate of the aciculate powder and by calcinating.

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【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、透明導電膜を形成する
に用いる導電インクの導電フィラーに最適なインジウム
−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for producing an indium-tin oxide acicular powder which is most suitable as a conductive filler for a conductive ink used for forming a transparent conductive film.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】透明導電膜を導電インクの塗布によって
得る塗布法においては、インクの導電フィラーとして、
インジウム−錫酸化物(ITO)、錫−アンチモン酸化
物(ATO)等の酸化物系のフィラーが用いられてい
る。中でもITOはATOに比べて抵抗値が低いために
最も優れている。
2. Description of the Related Art In a coating method in which a transparent conductive film is obtained by coating a conductive ink, the conductive filler of the ink is
Oxide fillers such as indium-tin oxide (ITO) and tin-antimony oxide (ATO) are used. Among them, ITO is the most excellent because it has a lower resistance value than ATO.

【0003】導電インクにおいては、導電フィラーの含
有量が少ないほど好ましい。その理由は、インクの成分
の一つである透明樹脂に比べて、フィラーである酸化物
の光吸収が遥かに大きいからである。従って、樹脂に対
して出来るだけ少量の酸化物フィラーを用いることによ
り、低抵抗値の膜が得られれば、膜の光線透過率を向上
できる。
In the conductive ink, the smaller the content of the conductive filler, the more preferable. The reason is that the light absorption of the oxide as the filler is much larger than that of the transparent resin which is one of the components of the ink. Therefore, if a film having a low resistance value is obtained by using as little oxide filler as possible with respect to the resin, the light transmittance of the film can be improved.

【0004】このような、導電フィラーとしては、針状
又はりん片状のものが得られれば、球状、粒状の導電フ
ィラーに比べて、少量の添加で低抵抗値の膜が得られ、
コスト面、膜強度、耐候性等の面で優れた膜が得られる
ことになる。
If needle-like or scaly conductive fillers are obtained as such conductive fillers, a film having a low resistance value can be obtained by adding a small amount as compared with spherical or granular conductive fillers.
A film excellent in terms of cost, film strength, weather resistance and the like can be obtained.

【0005】しかし、無機酸化物、水酸化物等のコロイ
ド溶液を凍結し、コロイド溶液の溶媒の間に酸化物微粒
子や、水酸化物微粒子を析出させ、乾燥して脱溶媒し、
水酸化物の場合は更に焙焼してりん片状の酸化物を得る
方法(特開昭62−3003号公報)、針状の蓚酸錫を
加熱分解して針状錫酸化物を得る方法(特開昭56−1
20519号公報)があるが、針状で高アスペクト比を
有するITO粉末は得られていない。
However, a colloidal solution of an inorganic oxide, a hydroxide or the like is frozen, oxide fine particles or hydroxide fine particles are precipitated between the solvents of the colloidal solution, dried and desolvated,
In the case of a hydroxide, it is further roasted to obtain a flaky oxide (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-3003), and needle-shaped tin oxalate is thermally decomposed to obtain a needle-shaped tin oxide ( JP-A-56-1
20519), but an ITO powder having a needle shape and a high aspect ratio has not been obtained.

【0006】[0006]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は、透明導電膜
を得るための導電インクの導電フィラーとして好適なイ
ンジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法を提供すること
にある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for producing indium-tin oxide acicular powder suitable as a conductive filler for a conductive ink for obtaining a transparent conductive film.

【0007】[0007]

【課題を解決するための手段】[Means for Solving the Problems]

(1) インジウムイオンと、硝酸イオンとを含有する水
溶液を、加熱濃縮して高粘度スラリーを生成せしめ、該
スラリーから針状粉末第一中間体を分離し、この針状粉
末第一中間体に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被
覆して仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方
法。 (2) インジウムイオンと、硝酸イオンと、水酸化イン
ジウム及び/又は酸化インジウムとを含有する水溶液
を、加熱濃縮して高粘度スラリーを生成せしめ、該スラ
リーから針状粉末第一中間体を分離し、この針状粉末第
一中間体に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被覆し
て仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。 (3) スラリーに多量の水、又はアルカリ分を含む多量
の水を混合し、固液分離する前記(1)、(2)の何れか一つ
に記載のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。 (4) スラリーを濾過して濾過ケーキを得、この濾過ケ
ーキに多量の水又はアルカリ分を含む多量の水を混合し
て固液分離する前記の(1)、(2)の何れか一つに記載のイ
ンジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。 (5) 前記の(1)〜(4)の何れか一つに記載の方法により
製造された針状粉末第一中間体をアルカリ水溶液と反応
させ針状粉末第二中間体を得、この針状粉末第二中間体
に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被覆して仮焼す
る前記の(1)ないし(4)の何れか一つに記載のインジウム
−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。 (6) 前記の(1)〜(4)の何れか一つに記載の方法により
製造された針状粉末第一中間体又は前記の(5)に記載の
方法により製造された針状粉末第二中間体を仮焼してイ
ンジウム酸化物針状粉末を得、このインジウム酸化物針
状粉末に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被覆して
仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。 (7) 仮焼を不活性ガス又は真空中で行う前記の(1)ない
し(6)に記載のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方
法。にある。
(1) An aqueous solution containing indium ions and nitrate ions is heated and concentrated to produce a high-viscosity slurry, and the needle-shaped powder first intermediate is separated from the slurry, and the needle-shaped powder first intermediate is obtained. A method for producing an indium-tin oxide acicular powder, which comprises coating a tin compound to be tin dioxide by calcination and calcining. (2) An aqueous solution containing indium ions, nitrate ions, and indium hydroxide and / or indium oxide is heated and concentrated to form a high-viscosity slurry, and the acicular powder first intermediate is separated from the slurry. A method for producing an indium-tin oxide acicular powder in which the first intermediate of acicular powder is coated with a tin compound to be tin dioxide by calcination and calcined. (3) A large amount of water, or a large amount of water containing an alkaline component is mixed into the slurry, and the solid-liquid separation is performed (1), of the indium-tin oxide acicular powder according to any one of (2). Production method. (4) The slurry is filtered to obtain a filter cake, and the filter cake is mixed with a large amount of water or a large amount of water containing an alkaline component to perform solid-liquid separation, and any one of (1) and (2) above. The method for producing the indium-tin oxide needle-shaped powder according to 1. (5) The needle-shaped powder first intermediate produced by the method according to any one of the above (1) to (4) is reacted with an alkaline aqueous solution to obtain a needle-shaped powder second intermediate, and the needle is obtained. Of the indium-tin oxide acicular powder according to any one of (1) to (4) above, wherein the second intermediate powdery powder is calcined and coated with a tin compound to be tin dioxide. Method. (6) The acicular powder first intermediate produced by the method according to any one of (1) to (4) or the acicular powder produced by the method according to (5) above. Calcination of the two intermediates to obtain indium oxide acicular powder, and indium oxide acicular powder coated with a tin compound to be tin dioxide by calcination and calcined. Production method. (7) The method for producing an acicular powder of indium-tin oxide according to the above (1) to (6), wherein calcination is performed in an inert gas or vacuum. It is in.

【0008】[0008]

【作用】本発明で用いるインジウムイオン(In3+)と
硝酸イオン(NO3 -)を含む水溶液は、インジウムメタ
ルを硝酸に溶解して得られるが、酸化インジウム又はイ
ンジウム(III)塩の水溶液にアルカリを加えて生成する
ゲル状の白色の沈澱で溶液中ではIn(OH)3で表さ
れる水酸化インジウムを硝酸に溶解してもよい。インジ
ウム、硝酸の濃度に特別の制限はないが、インジウム濃
度があまり低いと、つまり硝酸及び水が多いと、加熱し
て濃縮するときに時間とエネルギーを多く必要とするの
で好ましくない。
The aqueous solution containing indium ions (In 3+ ) and nitrate ions (NO 3 ) used in the present invention is obtained by dissolving indium metal in nitric acid. Indium hydroxide represented by In (OH) 3 may be dissolved in nitric acid in the solution as a gel-like white precipitate formed by adding an alkali. There are no particular restrictions on the concentrations of indium and nitric acid, but if the indium concentration is too low, that is, if there is a large amount of nitric acid and water, it takes time and energy to heat and concentrate, which is not preferable.

【0009】水溶液中のインジウムと硝酸のモル比は、
硝酸がインジウムに比べて過剰に存在すると、濃縮工程
で硝酸の揮発に時間がかかり好ましくない。従って、そ
の比率は硝酸インジウム〔In(NO33〕のモル比の
硝酸/インジウム=3程度がよい。
The molar ratio of indium and nitric acid in the aqueous solution is
If nitric acid is present in excess compared to indium, it takes time to volatilize nitric acid in the concentration step, which is not preferable. Therefore, the ratio is preferably about 3 nitric acid / indium, which is the molar ratio of indium nitrate [In (NO 3 ) 3 ].

【0010】本発明に用いる仮焼してSnO2となる錫
化合物としては、2価の錫又は4価の錫のハロゲン化
物、ハロゲン化物の水和物、水酸化第一錫等、酸素含有
雰囲気や不活性ガス、真空中での加熱によりSnO2
なる錫塩類を用いることが出来る。
Examples of the tin compound that is calcined to SnO 2 used in the present invention include divalent tin or tetravalent tin halides, halide hydrates, stannous hydroxide, and the like, in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. Alternatively, tin salts that become SnO 2 by heating in an inert gas or vacuum can be used.

【0011】インジウムイオンと、硝酸イオンとを溶解
含有する水溶液を、加熱濃縮して行くと、液温が130
〜150℃程度まで上昇して行く過程で、系内から水及
び硝酸が蒸発し次第に濃厚なスラリーとなり、塩基性硝
酸塩と考えられる微細な針状結晶が水溶液中に生成して
くる。この針状結晶の分析値は、通常、In 55〜6
8重量%、NO3 - 5〜23重量%程度である。本発明
ではこのものの正確な化学組成を確定出来ないので針状
粉末第一中間体と称する。
When an aqueous solution containing indium ions and nitrate ions dissolved therein is heated and concentrated, the liquid temperature becomes 130.
In the process of rising to about 150 ° C., water and nitric acid evaporate from the system to form a thick slurry, and fine needle-like crystals considered to be basic nitrates are formed in the aqueous solution. The analytical value of this needle crystal is usually In 55 to 6
8 wt%, NO 3 - is about 5 to 23 wt%. In the present invention, since the exact chemical composition of this product cannot be determined, it is referred to as a needle-shaped powder first intermediate.

【0012】水酸化インジウム及び/又は酸化インジウ
ムを加えた水溶液の濃縮においても同様であって、系内
から水及び硝酸が加熱濃縮により除去されると、インジ
ウムが飽和に達し、更に濃縮を行うと針状粉末第一中間
体が析出してくる。
The same applies to the concentration of an aqueous solution containing indium hydroxide and / or indium oxide. When water and nitric acid are removed from the system by heating and concentration, indium reaches saturation and further concentration is performed. The first acicular powder intermediate is deposited.

【0013】以上の様にして、加熱濃縮により、濃厚液
中に針状粉末第一中間体を析出させることができるが、
濃厚液はシロップ状であり、特に室温まで冷却すると、
高粘度となる。スラリーの固形分濃度は5〜30重量%
程度が適当である。濃縮し過ぎて、スラリー濃度を高く
し過ぎると、針状形が失われ、アスペクト比が小さくな
るので好ましくない。
As described above, the needle-shaped powdery first intermediate can be precipitated in the concentrated liquid by heating and concentration.
The thick liquid is a syrup, especially when cooled to room temperature,
High viscosity. The solid content concentration of the slurry is 5 to 30% by weight
The degree is appropriate. If the concentration of the slurry is too high and the concentration of the slurry is too high, the acicular shape is lost and the aspect ratio becomes small, which is not preferable.

【0014】得られる針状粉末第一中間体の粒子の大き
さは、長径5μm以上、アスペクト比5以上、条件によ
っては30以上のものも得られる。長径、アスペクト比
は濃縮条件で変化する。
The particle size of the obtained acicular powdery first intermediate may be such that the major axis is 5 μm or more, the aspect ratio is 5 or more, and the particle size is 30 or more depending on the conditions. The major axis and the aspect ratio change depending on the concentration conditions.

【0015】針状粉末第一中間体を含む高粘度スラリー
を多量の水、又はアルカリを含む多量の水に入れ、該ス
ラリーの濃厚液だけを希釈した後、濾別し洗浄、乾燥し
て針状粉末第一中間体を得る。
A high-viscosity slurry containing the needle-shaped powdery first intermediate is put into a large amount of water or a large amount of water containing an alkali, and only the concentrated liquid of the slurry is diluted, then filtered, washed and dried to obtain needles. A powdery first intermediate is obtained.

【0016】又、高粘度スラリーを加圧濾過、遠心濾過
等によってスラリーから濃厚液をできるだけ分離してか
ら、濾過ケーキを多量の水、又はアルカリを含む多量の
水に入れ、濾過ケーキに付着している濃厚液を希釈した
後、濾別し、洗浄し、乾燥して針状粉末第一中間体を得
ても良い。濾過を速やかに行うためには、70℃以上の
温度で行うのが良く、温度が低いと、濃厚液の粘度が高
いために濾過に時間がかかる。
Further, after separating the concentrated liquid from the slurry as much as possible by pressure filtration, centrifugal filtration or the like of the high viscosity slurry, the filter cake is put in a large amount of water or a large amount of water containing an alkali and attached to the filter cake. The concentrated liquid may be diluted, filtered, washed, and dried to obtain the acicular powder first intermediate. In order to carry out the filtration quickly, it is preferable to carry out the filtration at a temperature of 70 ° C. or higher. When the temperature is low, the filtration takes time because the viscosity of the concentrated liquid is high.

【0017】この場合、高粘度スラリーの濾過により得
られる濃厚濾液をそのまま繰り返し使用できるので都合
がよい。濃厚濾液を水で希釈した液は、アルカリで中和
して水酸化インジウムの沈澱として回収し硝酸に溶解す
るか、そのままで工程に繰り返すことが出来る。
In this case, the concentrated filtrate obtained by filtering the high-viscosity slurry can be repeatedly used as it is, which is convenient. A liquid obtained by diluting the concentrated filtrate with water can be neutralized with an alkali, recovered as a precipitate of indium hydroxide and dissolved in nitric acid, or can be repeated in the process as it is.

【0018】スラリー中の濃厚液は、例えばIn 36
重量%、NO3 - 42重量%、H2O22重量%のように
非常に濃厚なシロップ状で、濃縮、冷却後長時間放置し
たり、超音波等の刺激を与えると、In(NO33・3
2Oと考えられる結晶が生ずるため、針状粉末第一中
間体の回収は、濃縮、冷却直後に行う必要がある。
The concentrated liquid in the slurry is, for example, In 36
Wt%, NO 3 - 42 wt%, with H 2 O22 wt% very thick syrup as, concentration, long time or after leaving the cooling, when a stimulus such as ultrasonic waves, In (NO 3) 3 - 3
Since crystals that are considered to be H 2 O are produced, it is necessary to recover the acicular powdery first intermediate immediately after concentration and cooling.

【0019】スラリー、又は濾過ケーキに多量の水を入
れるのは、少量の水では針状粉末第一中間体が液に溶解
してしまうからである。スラリー、又は濾過ケーキに対
して40重量倍程度以上の水であれば溶解を防ぐことが
できる。水の代わりにアルカリを含む水、例えばアンモ
ニアを含む水を用いると、水に比べて用いる液量を少な
くできるが、あまり濃いアルカリ水を用いると、濃厚液
が中和され、水酸化物様のものが析出し、針状粉末第一
中間体との分離が出来なくなるので、析出しない程度の
濃度に限定される。
A large amount of water is added to the slurry or the filter cake because the acicular powdery first intermediate will be dissolved in the liquid with a small amount of water. Dissolution can be prevented if the amount of water is about 40 times or more the weight of the slurry or filter cake. When using water containing alkali instead of water, for example, water containing ammonia, the amount of liquid used can be reduced compared to water, but if too concentrated alkaline water is used, the concentrated liquid is neutralized and hydroxide-like Since the substance precipitates and cannot be separated from the acicular powder first intermediate, the concentration is limited to a level at which the substance does not precipitate.

【0020】濾別後の洗浄は水で行うが、この後にアン
モニア水等のアルカリ水で洗浄しても良い。例えばアン
モニア水で洗浄すると、針状粉末第一中間体中の硝酸が
除去され、InとOH及び又はH2Oの組成になる水酸
化インジウムと考えられる針状粉末となるため、後で仮
焼する時にNOxの発生がなく好ましい。又アルカリ水
による洗浄によっても、針状形態は全く変化せず長径5
μm以上、アスペクト比5以上の針状粉末が得られる。
本発明ではこの針状粉末を針状粉末第二中間体と呼ぶ。
The washing after filtering is carried out with water, but this may be followed by washing with alkaline water such as ammonia water. For example, washing with ammonia water removes nitric acid in the needle-shaped powder first intermediate, and becomes a needle-shaped powder considered to be indium hydroxide having a composition of In and OH and / or H 2 O. When doing, NO x is not generated, which is preferable. The needle-like shape did not change even after washing with alkaline water, and the major axis was 5
An acicular powder having a particle size of μm or more and an aspect ratio of 5 or more can be obtained.
In the present invention, this acicular powder is called a acicular powder second intermediate.

【0021】これら針状粉末第一中間体、針状粉末第二
中間体への錫化合物の被覆は、例えばハロゲン化錫(S
nCl2、SnCl4)の水溶液にこれらの中間体を入
れ、中和して固液分離し乾燥して水酸化錫をこれらの中
間体の内部及び表面に析出付着させてもよいし、錫化合
物の水溶液、アルコール溶液にこれらの中間体を入れた
後、水やアルコールを蒸発させて被覆してもよい。
The coating of the tin compound on the needle-shaped powder first intermediate and the needle-shaped powder second intermediate is performed by, for example, tin halide (S
(nCl 2 , SnCl 4 ) aqueous solution of these intermediates may be neutralized, solid-liquid separated and dried to deposit tin hydroxide on the inside and surface of these intermediates, or tin compound You may coat | cover by evaporating water and alcohol after putting these intermediates in the aqueous solution and alcohol solution of above.

【0022】錫化合物を被覆した針状粉末第一中間体、
針状粉末第二中間体は、仮焼によって針状の形態を完全
に保ったままで、長径5μm以上で短径に対する長径の
比が5以上のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末に変化す
る。針状粉末第一中間体では、その熱分析結果から23
0〜250℃で急激にNOxを放ち、インジウム−錫酸
化物針状粉末へと変化して行く。先に述べた通り、アル
カリ水で洗浄したものは、この急激な変化がなく、仮焼
によっても重量減少も少ないが、得られる酸化物は同様
である。
A needle-like powdery first intermediate coated with a tin compound,
The second intermediate of acicular powder is transformed into acicular powder of indium-tin oxide having a major axis of 5 μm or more and a ratio of major axis to minor axis of 5 or more while completely maintaining the acicular shape by calcination. In the acicular powder first intermediate, the thermal analysis results show that
It rapidly releases NO x at 0 to 250 ° C. and changes into indium-tin oxide acicular powder. As described above, those washed with alkaline water do not show this abrupt change, and the weight loss is small even by calcination, but the obtained oxide is the same.

【0023】針状粉末第一中間体や、針状粉末第二中間
体は仮焼によりインジウム酸化物針状粉末に変化する。
このインジウム酸化物針状粉末に仮焼によってSnO2
となる錫化合物を前記と同様にして被覆して仮焼するこ
とによりインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末とすることもで
きる。
The acicular powder first intermediate and the acicular powder second intermediate are converted to indium oxide acicular powder by calcination.
This indium oxide acicular powder was calcined to SnO 2
Indium-tin oxide acicular powder can also be obtained by coating and calcining a tin compound as described above in the same manner as described above.

【0024】仮焼は、大気中、不活性ガス中、真空中の
何れでも可能である。不活性ガス中、真空中であれば、
仮焼による熱分解と同時に、酸素空孔が酸化インジウム
中に取り込まれるので、低抵抗のインジウム−錫酸化物
針状粉末が得られる。大気中で仮焼した後に、この低抵
抗化処理をしても良い。仮焼温度は約500℃以上、好
ましくは700℃以上が必要である。この仮焼によって
被覆された錫化合物が水酸化錫の場合は加熱するだけ
で、SnO2となり、SnCl2の場合は酸素含有雰囲気
で仮焼することでSnO2となってIn23の結晶中に
固溶しITOが形成される。
The calcination can be performed in the atmosphere, an inert gas, or a vacuum. In an inert gas or vacuum,
Simultaneously with thermal decomposition by calcination, oxygen vacancies are incorporated into indium oxide, so that a low resistance indium-tin oxide acicular powder is obtained. This low resistance treatment may be performed after calcination in the atmosphere. The calcination temperature should be about 500 ° C or higher, preferably 700 ° C or higher. The only tin compounds covered by the calcination is to heat in the case of tin hydroxide, SnO 2, and the case of SnCl 2 in In 2 O 3 becomes SnO 2 by calcination in an oxygen containing atmosphere crystals ITO is formed as a solid solution therein.

【0025】[0025]

【実施例】【Example】

実施例1 インジウムメタルを硝酸に溶解して得たIn 200g
/l、NO3 - 304g/l、液比重1.23の液8.5
kgを、撹拌しながらホットスターラー上で加熱し濃縮
した。濃縮に伴い液温が上昇し、白煙が発生して液量が
減少して行き、液温約144℃まで加熱した時点で液は
濁り始め、非常に濃いスラリーとなった。スラリーの温
度が約147℃となった時点で濃縮を止めた。
Example 1 In 200 g obtained by dissolving indium metal in nitric acid
/ L, NO 3 - 304g / l, the liquid of liquid density 1.23 8.5
kg was heated on a hot stirrer with stirring and concentrated. The liquid temperature increased with the concentration, white smoke was generated and the liquid amount decreased, and when the liquid temperature was heated to about 144 ° C., the liquid began to become turbid and became a very thick slurry. The concentration was stopped when the temperature of the slurry reached about 147 ° C.

【0026】このときのスラリーの重量は2290g
で、6210gの硝酸及び水等が濃縮中に揮発除去され
た。スラリーをゆっくり冷却し、約110℃になった所
で、スラリー全量に200lの水を加えて撹拌し、スラ
リー中の濃厚液を希釈した後、直ちに濾別し、純水及び
エタノールで順次に洗浄し、120℃で乾燥して針状粉
末第一中間体181gを得た。得られた針状粉末の分析
値はIn 63.5重量%、NO3 - 9.6重量%であっ
た。
The weight of the slurry at this time is 2290 g.
Thus, 6210 g of nitric acid, water, etc. were volatilized and removed during the concentration. The slurry was slowly cooled, and when the temperature reached about 110 ° C., 200 l of water was added to the total amount of the slurry and the mixture was stirred to dilute the concentrated liquid in the slurry, then immediately filtered and washed successively with pure water and ethanol. And dried at 120 ° C. to obtain 181 g of a needle-shaped powder first intermediate. Analysis of the resulting acicular powder an In 63.5 wt%, NO 3 - was 9.6 wt%.

【0027】この針状粉末20gを、塩化錫水和物(S
nCl4・xH2O、SnCl4 76重量%)1.1g、
水400g、針状粉末の加水分解を抑えるための25%
アンモニア水5gからなる水溶液に入れ、均一に分散さ
せた。これに25%アンモニア水35gを加えて中和し
pHを8以上にして加熱煮沸した。次いで濾過して水酸
化錫でコーティングされた針状粉末を液と分離した。こ
れを大気中で1000℃にて1時間仮焼し、更にエタノ
ールガスを含有する窒素ガス中で340℃に30分間加
熱還元処理してインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末を得た。
20 g of this needle-shaped powder was added to tin chloride hydrate (S
nCl 4 · xH 2 O, SnCl 4 76% by weight) 1.1 g,
400g of water, 25% to prevent hydrolysis of needle-shaped powder
It was placed in an aqueous solution of 5 g of ammonia water and uniformly dispersed. To this, 35 g of 25% aqueous ammonia was added for neutralization to adjust the pH to 8 or more, and the mixture was heated and boiled. It was then filtered to separate the tin hydroxide coated acicular powder from the liquid. This was calcined in the air at 1000 ° C. for 1 hour, and further heat-reduced at 340 ° C. for 30 minutes in nitrogen gas containing ethanol gas to obtain indium-tin oxide acicular powder.

【0028】このインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の結晶
構造を示す電子顕微鏡写真を図1に、針状粉末第一中間
体の結晶構造を示す電子顕微鏡写真を図2に示す。この
インジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の錫含有量は2.3重量
%であった。この粉末の100kgf/cm2の加圧下
での抵抗値(以下圧粉抵抗という)は0.03Ω・cmで
あった。又X線回折により同定したところ図3に示すよ
うに、1〜21で示すIn23のピークが現れ、Snの
殆どはIn23に固溶してピークを示さなかったが、固
溶しないSnO2のピークが一部現れていた。
An electron micrograph showing the crystal structure of this acicular powder of indium-tin oxide is shown in FIG. 1, and an electron micrograph showing the crystal structure of the first acicular powder intermediate is shown in FIG. The tin content of this indium-tin oxide acicular powder was 2.3% by weight. The resistance value (hereinafter referred to as powder resistance) of the powder under a pressure of 100 kgf / cm 2 was 0.03 Ω · cm. When identified by X-ray diffraction, as shown in FIG. 3, In 2 O 3 peaks shown by 1 to 21 appeared, and most of Sn did not form a solid solution in In 2 O 3 and showed no peak. Some peaks of insoluble SnO 2 appeared.

【0029】実施例2 インジウムメタルを硝酸に溶解して得たIn 500g
/l、NO3 - 760g/l、液比重1.93の液40
0.4gに、ゲル状の水酸化インジウム〔In(O
H)3:33重量%、H2O:67重量%〕20.0gを
加え、撹拌しながらホットスターラー上で加熱し濃縮し
た。濃縮に伴い液は次第に透明となり、液温約137℃
で液が透明となった時点で加熱を止め、ホットスターラ
ー上に置いたまま非常にゆっくり冷却した。冷却に伴
い、液は次第に白濁し、液中に針状粉末の析出が認めら
れた。
Example 2 In 500 g of In obtained by dissolving indium metal in nitric acid
/ L, NO 3 - 760g / l, the liquid of liquid density 1.93 40
0.4 g of indium hydroxide [In (O
H) 3 : 33 wt%, H 2 O: 67 wt%] 20.0 g were added, and the mixture was heated with stirring on a hot stirrer and concentrated. The liquid gradually becomes transparent with concentration, and the liquid temperature is approximately 137 ° C.
When the solution became transparent in, the heating was stopped and the solution was cooled very slowly while it was left on the hot stirrer. The liquid gradually became cloudy with cooling, and precipitation of acicular powder was observed in the liquid.

【0030】得られたスラリーの重量は158.8g
で、61.2gの硝酸及び水が濃縮中に揮発除去され
た。得られたスラリー全量に8lの水を加えて撹拌し、
スラリー中の濃厚液を水で希釈した後、直ちに濾別し、
純水及びエタノールで順次洗浄後、120℃で乾燥し
て、針状粉末第一中間体10gを得た。このもののIn
及び硝酸イオンの含有量はそれぞれ57.4重量%、2
1.8重量%であった。
The weight of the obtained slurry was 158.8 g.
At 61.2 g of nitric acid and water were volatilized off during the concentration. 8 l of water was added to the whole amount of the obtained slurry and stirred,
After diluting the concentrated liquid in the slurry with water, immediately filtered off,
After sequentially washing with pure water and ethanol, it was dried at 120 ° C. to obtain 10 g of a needle-shaped powder first intermediate. This thing In
And the content of nitrate ion are respectively 57.4% by weight, 2
It was 1.8% by weight.

【0031】この針状粉末第一中間体5gを、二塩化錫
(SnCl2)0.38gをエタノール80gに溶解した
溶液に入れ、撹拌しながら加熱しエタノールを揮発させ
た。スラリー濃度が高くなり、クリーム状となった所
で、時計皿に移し、乾燥して塩化錫で被覆された針状粉
末を得た。これを大気中1000℃で1時間仮焼した
後、更にエタノールガスを含有する窒素ガス中で340
℃に30分間加熱還元処理してインジウム−錫酸化物針
状粉末を得た。このものの錫含有量は6.1重量%、圧
粉抵抗は0.03Ω・cmであった。
5 g of the first needle-shaped powdery intermediate was placed in a solution of 0.38 g of tin dichloride (SnCl 2 ) dissolved in 80 g of ethanol and heated with stirring to volatilize ethanol. When the slurry concentration became high and it became creamy, it was transferred to a watch glass and dried to obtain a needle-shaped powder coated with tin chloride. This is calcined in the air at 1000 ° C. for 1 hour and then 340 in nitrogen gas containing ethanol gas.
A heat reduction treatment was performed at 30 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain an indium-tin oxide needle powder. This product had a tin content of 6.1% by weight and a dust resistance of 0.03 Ω · cm.

【0032】実施例3 インジウムメタルを硝酸に溶解して得たIn 500g
/l、NO3 - 760g/l、液比重1.93の液200
gに、ゲル状の水酸化インジウム〔In(OH)3:3
3重量%、H2O:67重量%〕40gを加え、撹拌し
ながらホットスターラー上で加熱し濃縮を行った。濃縮
に伴い液は次第に透明となり、液温約136℃で加熱を
止め、ホットスターラーから降ろして徐却した。最終的
にスラリー重量は179.6gで60.4gの硝酸、水等
が濃縮中に揮発除去された。得られたスラリー137.
8gを遠心濾過にかけ、濾過ケーキ51.4gと濃厚液
86.4gを得た。
Example 3 In 500 g obtained by dissolving indium metal in nitric acid
/ L, NO 3 - 760g / l, the liquid 200 in the liquid density 1.93
g, gelled indium hydroxide [In (OH) 3 : 3
3 g by weight, H 2 O: 67% by weight] 40 g was added, and the mixture was heated with stirring on a hot stirrer for concentration. The liquid gradually became transparent with the concentration, and the heating was stopped at a liquid temperature of about 136 ° C., and the liquid was taken down from the hot stirrer and gradually discharged. Finally, the slurry weight was 179.6 g, and 60.4 g of nitric acid, water, etc. were volatilized and removed during the concentration. The slurry obtained 137.
8 g was subjected to centrifugal filtration to obtain 51.4 g of a filter cake and 86.4 g of a concentrated liquid.

【0033】遠心濾過は遠心濾過器を約80℃に余熱し
た後、約70℃のスラリーに対して行い、3000rp
m、1500Gで4分間行った。得られた濾過ケーキの
全量に水2lを加え撹拌し、濾過ケーキに付着している
濃厚液を希釈した後、直ちに濾別し、純水、エタノール
で順次に洗浄し、120℃で乾燥して、針状粉末第一中
間体3.6gを得た。この針状粉末のIn及び硝酸イオ
ンの含有量はそれぞれ62.6重量%、9.8重量%であ
った。
Centrifugal filtration is performed on the slurry at about 70 ° C. after preheating the centrifugal filter to about 80 ° C. and 3000 rp.
m, 1500 G for 4 minutes. To the total amount of the obtained filter cake, 2 l of water was added and stirred, and the concentrated liquid adhering to the filter cake was diluted, then immediately separated by filtration, washed successively with pure water and ethanol, and dried at 120 ° C. Thus, 3.6 g of a needle-shaped powder first intermediate was obtained. The contents of In and nitrate ions in this needle-shaped powder were 62.6% by weight and 9.8% by weight, respectively.

【0034】この針状粉末2.0gに実施例1と同様に
水酸化錫をコーティングし、同様に仮焼し、実施例2と
同様にして還元処理してインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末
を得た。この針状粉末の錫含有量は2.1重量%で圧粉
抵抗は0.03Ω・cmであった。
2.0 g of this acicular powder was coated with tin hydroxide in the same manner as in Example 1, calcined in the same manner, and reduced in the same manner as in Example 2 to obtain an indium-tin oxide acicular powder. Obtained. This needle-shaped powder had a tin content of 2.1% by weight and a dust resistance of 0.03 Ω · cm.

【0035】実施例4 実施例1で得られた針状粉末第一中間体を、アンモニア
水で洗浄し、針状粉末第二中間体を得た。これを実施例
1と同様にして水酸化錫でコーティングした後、大気中
1000℃1時間、窒素中700℃30分間仮焼しイン
ジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末を得た。このものの錫含有量
は2.1重量%で、圧粉抵抗は0.03Ω・cmであっ
た。
Example 4 The needle-shaped powder first intermediate obtained in Example 1 was washed with aqueous ammonia to obtain a needle-shaped powder second intermediate. This was coated with tin hydroxide in the same manner as in Example 1, and then calcined in the atmosphere at 1000 ° C. for 1 hour and in nitrogen at 700 ° C. for 30 minutes to obtain indium-tin oxide needle-shaped powder. This product had a tin content of 2.1% by weight and a dust resistance of 0.03 Ω · cm.

【0036】実施例5 実施例1で得られた針状粉末第一中間体を500℃で1
時間大気中で仮焼してインジウム酸化物針状粉末を得
た。これを実施例1と同様にして水酸化錫を被覆した
後、同様に仮焼し、還元処理してインジウム−錫酸化物
針状粉末を得た。このものの錫含有量は2.5重量%、
圧粉抵抗は0.03Ω・cmであった。
Example 5 The needle-shaped powdery first intermediate obtained in Example 1 was treated at 500 ° C. for 1 hour.
It was calcined in the air for a period of time to obtain a needle-shaped powder of indium oxide. This was coated with tin hydroxide in the same manner as in Example 1, then similarly calcined and reduced to obtain an indium-tin oxide acicular powder. The tin content of this product is 2.5% by weight,
The dust resistance was 0.03 Ω · cm.

【0037】比較例 実施例1で得られた針状粉末第一中間体をそのまま大気
中、1000℃で1時間仮焼した後、還元雰囲気中で処
理して酸化インジウム針状粉末を得た。得られた針状粉
末の圧粉抵抗は0.36Ω・cmであった。
Comparative Example The needle-shaped powdery first intermediate obtained in Example 1 was calcined as it was in the air at 1000 ° C. for 1 hour and then treated in a reducing atmosphere to obtain an indium oxide needle-shaped powder. The needle resistance of the obtained needle-shaped powder was 0.36 Ω · cm.

【0038】[0038]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、透明導電膜を得るため
の導電インクの導電フィラーとして好適な高いアスペク
ト比を有し低抵抗なインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末を提
供できる。
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an acicular powder of indium-tin oxide having a high aspect ratio and a low resistance, which is suitable as a conductive filler of a conductive ink for obtaining a transparent conductive film.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】実施例1によって得られたインジウム−錫酸化
物針状粉末の結晶構造を示す電子顕微鏡写真である。
FIG. 1 is an electron micrograph showing a crystal structure of an indium-tin oxide acicular powder obtained in Example 1.

【図2】実施例1によって得られた針状粉末第一中間体
の結晶構造を示す電子顕微鏡写真である。
FIG. 2 is an electron micrograph showing a crystal structure of a needle-shaped powdery first intermediate obtained in Example 1.

【図3】実施例1によって得られたインジウム−錫酸化
物針状粉末のX線回折図である。
FIG. 3 is an X-ray diffraction diagram of indium-tin oxide acicular powder obtained in Example 1.

Claims (7)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 インジウムイオンと、硝酸イオンとを含
有する水溶液を、加熱濃縮して高粘度スラリーを生成せ
しめ、該スラリーから針状粉末第一中間体を分離し、こ
の針状粉末第一中間体に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化
合物を被覆して仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末
の製造方法。
1. An aqueous solution containing indium ions and nitrate ions is heated and concentrated to form a high-viscosity slurry, and a needle-shaped powder first intermediate is separated from the slurry. A method for producing an acicular powder of indium-tin oxide, which comprises coating a body with a tin compound to be tin dioxide by calcination and calcination.
【請求項2】 インジウムイオンと、硝酸イオンと、水
酸化インジウム及び/又は酸化インジウムとを含有する
水溶液を、加熱濃縮して高粘度スラリーを生成せしめ、
該スラリーから針状粉末第一中間体を分離し、この針状
粉末第一中間体に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を
被覆して仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造
方法。
2. An aqueous solution containing indium ions, nitrate ions, and indium hydroxide and / or indium oxide is heated and concentrated to form a high-viscosity slurry,
A method for producing an indium-tin oxide needle-shaped powder, in which a needle-shaped powder first intermediate is separated from the slurry, and the needle-shaped powder first intermediate is coated with a tin compound to be tin dioxide by calcination and calcined. .
【請求項3】 スラリーに多量の水、又はアルカリ分を
含む多量の水を混合し、固液分離する請求項1、2の何
れか一つに記載のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造
方法。
3. The indium-tin oxide acicular powder according to claim 1, wherein a large amount of water or a large amount of water containing an alkali component is mixed with the slurry and solid-liquid separation is performed. Method.
【請求項4】 スラリーを濾過して濾過ケーキを得、こ
の濾過ケーキに多量の水又はアルカリ分を含む多量の水
を混合して固液分離する請求項1、2の何れか一つに記
載のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。
4. The solid-liquid separation according to claim 1, wherein the slurry is filtered to obtain a filter cake, and the filter cake is mixed with a large amount of water or a large amount of water containing an alkali component for solid-liquid separation. Of the indium-tin oxide acicular powder according to claim 1.
【請求項5】 請求項1〜4の何れか一つに記載の方法
により製造された針状粉末第一中間体をアルカリ水溶液
と反応させ針状粉末第二中間体を得、この針状粉末第二
中間体に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被覆して
仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方法。
5. The acicular powder second intermediate is obtained by reacting the acicular powder first intermediate produced by the method according to claim 1 with an aqueous alkali solution. A method for producing an acicular powder of indium-tin oxide, which comprises coating a second intermediate with a tin compound which becomes tin dioxide by calcination and calcining.
【請求項6】 請求項1〜4の何れか一つに記載の方法
により製造された針状粉末第一中間体又は請求項5に記
載の方法により製造された針状粉末第二中間体を仮焼し
てインジウム酸化物針状粉末を得、このインジウム酸化
物針状粉末に仮焼により二酸化錫となる錫化合物を被覆
して仮焼するインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の製造方
法。
6. A needle-shaped powder first intermediate produced by the method according to claim 1 or a needle-shaped powder second intermediate produced by the method according to claim 5. A method for producing an indium-tin oxide acicular powder, which is obtained by calcination to obtain an indium oxide acicular powder, and by coating the indium oxide acicular powder with a tin compound that becomes tin dioxide by calcination.
【請求項7】 仮焼を不活性ガス又は真空中で行う請求
項1ないし6に記載のインジウム−錫酸化物針状粉末の
製造方法。
7. The method for producing an indium-tin oxide acicular powder according to claim 1, wherein the calcination is performed in an inert gas or vacuum.
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