Gu W., Lin J., Cui Z.
Suzhou Institute of Nanotech, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN
Keywords: flexible electronics, laser sintering, nano-silver ink
One of the key components in flexible electronics is the flexible electrode. Currently, the most commonly used printable electrode material is nano-silver ink which contains various additives.These additives, however, increase the electrical resistivity of nano-silver ink considerably, a sintering process is necessary to improve the conductivity.In this paper,we demonstrated the continuous wave laser(1064nm) sintering of nano-sliver electrode patterns printed by an aerosol jet printer on PET substrate.And investigated the effects of the laser processing parameter on the sintering results, which include laser scanning speed and laser power.Finally, conductivity measurements were performed, and the electrical resistivity was calculated which similar to that achieved in oven heating.
Journal: TechConnect Briefs
Volume: 2, Nanotechnology 2012: Electronics, Devices, Fabrication, MEMS, Fluidics and Computational (Volume 2)
Published: June 18, 2012
Pages: 279 - 282
Industry sectors: Advanced Materials & Manufacturing | Sensors, MEMS, Electronics
Topic: Inkjet Design, Materials & Fabrication
ISBN: 978-1-4665-6275-2