Inkjet Design, Materials & Fabrication

Advancements In Ink Jet Technology for Materials Deposition Research and Manufacturing

Buskirk W., Liniger S.D., ImTech Technologies LLC, US

Ink jet technology continues to advance, providing greater opportunities for research, prototyping, and manufacturing. 3D printing continues to evolve, enabling advancements in market segments from medical devices to industrial components. This presentation will provide an [...]

Printed via technology for oxide thin film transistors and inverters

Xie M.L., Wu S.J., Wu X.Z., Chen Z., Wu S.J., Wu X.Z., Cui Z., Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics,Chinese Academy of Sciences, CN

In recent years, printed electronics starts to evolve from single components to systems where interconnects are essential for transistors to be connected into circuits. For complicated electronic circuits systems such as integrated circuit (IC), multilevel [...]

Thermoelectric temperature sensors by printing with a simple office inkjet printer

Chae H., Jung M., Soum V., Lee J., Kim H., Kim T., Cheong H., Kim H., Kim T., Jeon S., Kwon O-S, Shin K., Sogang University, KR

Recently, printing temperature sensors have been significantly demanded in the paper electronics, such as electronic skin for robots, polymer chain reaction for DNA amplification. Here we present printing thermoelectric temperature sensors by using a simple [...]

Inkjet Printing of High κ-Dielectric Ceramic/Polymer Composite Thick Films

Mikolajek M., Binder J.R., Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DE

Inkjet printing offers a high flexibility and therefore is increasingly gaining importance for the selective deposition of functional materials, for example in printed electronics. However, till today either particle based inks or inks based on [...]

Micro Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Fabrication via Inkjet Printing

Hill T.Y., Reitz T.L., Huang H., Air Force Research Laboratory, US

Energy conversion and storage devices (ECSDs) are facing the challenge of manufacturing miniature dimensions and/or unconventional shapes. Furthermore, reducing the total device thickness can significantly reduce the internal resistance and potentially improve interfacial electrochemical kinetics [...]

Effect of Charge Accumulation and Dielectric Polarization on EHD Patterning on Non-Conductive Substrates

Haque S., Lee S., Son S., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

Despite its merits in printing fine patterns, finer than the nozzle diameter used, and in employing high viscosity of ink [1], Electro-Hydro-Dynamic (EHD) printing is yet to be widely adopted due mainly to the charge [...]

Investigating an Inkjet Printer for Standardized Sample Preparation

Holthoff E.L., Farrell M.E., Marcus L.S., Pellegrino P.M., US Army Research Laboratory, US

Hazard detection systems must be evaluated with appropriate test material concentrations under controlled conditions in order to accurately identify and quantify unknown residues commonly utilized in theater. The existing assortment of hazard reference sample preparation [...]

Depositing Explosives and Chemical Materials on Relevant Surfaces using Inkjet Technology for Calibration Test Standards

Moon R.P., Fountain III A.W., Guicheteau J.A., Christesen S.D., Green N., Hung K., Tripathi A., US Army, US

Materials deposited on manmade or natural surfaces are frequently utilized as calibration standards for chemical or explosive detecting systems. The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) has redesigned a standard inkjet printer to be [...]

Characterization of Inkjet-printed Explosive Materials

Farrell M.E., Holthoff E.L., Marcus L.S., Pellegrino P.M., US Army Research Lab, US

The requirement to detect hazardous materials at both point and standoff distances has led to the development of laser-based hazard detection systems with immediate application for the security and safety of the US military, national [...]