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Robust Transparent Glass-fabric Reinforced Plastic (FRP) Films for Flexible Electronics Substrate Platform

To realize the flexible electronics in place of rigid electronics constructing on PCB substrates or glass substrates, robust film substrate with thermal resistance, strength and low thermal expansion should be developed. Specially, some applications of [...]

Flexible Microsensor for Shape Detection

Beharic J., Lucas T.M., Senousy Y.M., Harnett C.K., University of Louisville, US

Modern techniques used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor fabrication are adequate for use in most of today’s planar devices, which do not require flexibility to function. However, it’s difficult for a rigid structure to conform [...]

Flexible fluorine-doped tin oxide based composite electrodes for photovoltaic applications

Giusti G., Puyoo E., Langley D.P., Consonni V., Bellet D., Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique (LMGP), FR

Fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) thin films were deposited via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis directly on preheated polyimide (PI) - DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide flexible film substrates. All the FTO films deposited on PI substrates exhibited polycrystalline cassiterite [...]

Flexible fluorine-doped tin oxide based composite electrodes for photovoltaic applications

Giusti G., Puyoo E., Langley D.P., Consonni V., Bellet D., Laboratoire des Matériaux et du Génie Physique (LMGP), FR

Fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) thin films were deposited via ultrasonic spray pyrolysis directly on preheated polyimide (PI) - DuPont™ Kapton® polyimide flexible film substrates. All the FTO films deposited on PI substrates exhibited polycrystalline cassiterite [...]

Fabrication and characterization of CNT inductors on flexible plastic substrates

Diao L., Shih W-S, Lamb J., Brewer Science, US

A scalable and compact inductor is one of the critical components for passive radio (RF) frequency devices and sensors. CNT thin films have high yield strength and flexibility at high temperature. RF sensors made of [...]

Photonic Sintering of Silver for Roll-to Roll-Printed Electronics

Ahmed S., Xenon Corporation, US

The use of high energy Pulsed Light is presented as a means of sintering printed nano- particle inks to form conductive traces on flexible substrates. These novel metal nanoparticle based inks are ideally suited for [...]

Nano-structured Organically Modified Silica Thin Films for Functional Surfaces

Bayindir M., Yildirim A., Budunoglu H., Yaman M., Deniz H., Guler M.O., Bilkent University, TR

Organically modified silica (ormosil) nano-composites are unique materials that offer best of the both of organic polymers and inorganics, like mechanical flexibility together with good chemical durability [1]. Nano-porosity adds these hybrid materials extra-functionality (e.g., [...]