Electromagnetic-wave-shielding light-transmitting window member and method for producing the same

A method for producing an electromagnetic-wave-shielding light-transmitting window member comprising a transparent substrate and a conductive pattern formed by electroless plating on a surface of the transparent substrate, the method comprising the steps of:

• applying, by printing, an ultraviolet-curable resin paste containing an electroless plating catalyst to the surface of the transparent substrate;
• curing the resulting printed pattern by irradiation of ultraviolet light to form a resin pattern having the same pattern as the conductive pattern;
• and
• subsequently depositing a conductive material on the resin pattern by electroless plating treatment to form the conductive pattern,
• wherein the ultraviolet-curable resin paste contains a volatile substance that sublimates by irradiation of ultraviolet light;
• after the resin pattern is formed, the volatile component sublimates from the resin pattern to expose particles of the electroless plating catalyst on the surface of the resin pattern;
• and then the electroless plating treatment is carried out,
• wherein the UV light sublimable volatile substance is at least one material selected from the group consisting of sublimable resists and phthalocyanine-based sublimable materials.