Preparation of ATO Conductive Particles with Narrow Size Distribution

Antimosy-doped tin oxide (ATO) particles were prepared via chemical coprecipitation and reverse emulsion. The size and size distribution of ATO particles were obviously decreased via reverse microemulsion method. At the relatively high yield the ATO particles were nearly spherical in shape, meanwhile the crystalline structure and excellent conductivity were reserved, which could satisfy the requirement as composite fillers, such as dielectric filler of polyimide film.

Authors:

• Yueying Wu
• Fengzhu Lv
• Yihe Zhang
• Zixian Xu

Keywords:

• ATO particle
• Conductivity
• Distribution
• Reverse emulsion

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