ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING MATERIALS, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE COATING SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING THE SAME

摘要

Electrically conductive coating materials, electrically conductive coating systems, and methods including the same are disclosed herein. The electrically conductive coating systems include an electrically conductive base layer, a dielectric layer, and a plurality of electrically conductive elements that are embedded within the dielectric layer. The electrically conductive coating materials include a liquid dielectric and a plurality of electrically conductive elements that are suspended within the liquid dielectric. The methods include applying an electrically conductive coating material to an electrically conductive base layer and curing the electrically conductive coating material to define the electrically conductive coating system. The electrically conductive elements are defined by an elongate body that has a nonlinear conformation and is shaped to extend across at least 80% of an average thickness of the dielectric layer and/or to project from the electrically conductive base layer at least 80% of the average thickness of the dielectric layer.

主权项

1. An electrically conductive coating system, comprising:
an electrically conductive base layer; a dielectric layer that extends across the electrically conductive base layer and has an average thickness; and a plurality of electrically conductive elements embedded within the dielectric layer, wherein each of the plurality of electrically conductive elements: (i) is defined by an elongate body that has a nonlinear conformation; (ii) is in electrical contact with the electrically conductive base layer; and (iii) is shaped such that, regardless of an orientation of a given electrically conductive element of the plurality of electrically conductive elements within the dielectric layer, the given electrically conductive element projects from the electrically conductive base layer at least 80% of the average thickness of the dielectric layer.