Patent ID: 8894792

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a functional material by the stacking and pressing of slices, the method comprising the steps of: (1) mixing powders composed of the components of the functional material with a binder to prepare a mixed paste, said binder in an amount of greater than 25 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the mixed paste, and wherein said binder comprises one selected from thermoplastic resins, thermosetting resins, photocurable resins, silane compounds, polymeric copolymers, self-assembled resins, and combinations thereof; (2) coating the mixed paste on a substrate to form a coated material, and then separating the coated material from the substrate, thus preparing a slice; (3) repeating step (2) to prepare a plurality of slices, and stacking the slices in a mold; and (4) pressing the stacked slices at a predetermined temperature and pressure.