Minari T., Kanehara M.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), JP
Keywords: gold nanoparticles, printed electronics, room-temperature process
We have established ‘Room-Temperature Printed Electronics (RTPE)’ as the new fabrication method for thin-film electronic devices, which can be carried out under ambient atmospheric condition at room temperature without application of heat. Thermal damage is completely avoided due to the room-temperature process, which allows the direct formation of fully-printed electronic devices onto any kind of heat-sensitive materials including paper and bio materials. Device fabrication based on this simple printing process under ambient conditions is a low-cost and high-throughput process with minimum environmental burden and energy consumption. The RTPE permitted us high-resolution patterning and accurate alignment among the different layers of devices on a heat-sensitive substrate. Thus we demonstrated fully-printed organic thin-film transistors on a flexible substrate. Our recent results will be presented.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 4, Advanced Manufacturing, Electronics and Microsystems: TechConnect Briefs 2015
Published: June 14, 2015
Pages: 120 - 123
Industry sectors: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing | Sensors, MEMS, Electronics
Topic: Printed & Flexible Electronics
ISBN: 978-1-4987-4730-1