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Inkjet Printing of Narrow Conductive Tracks on Untreated Polymeric Substrates
Author(s) -
van Osch T. H. J.,
Perelaer J.,
de Laat A. W. M.,
Schubert U. S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200701876
Subject(s) - materials science , printed electronics , inkwell , electrical conductor , substrate (aquarium) , sintering , inkjet printing , conductive ink , screen printing , nanotechnology , conductivity , composite material , electronics , sheet resistance , layer (electronics) , electrical engineering , oceanography , chemistry , engineering , geology
Small conductive tracks are created by direct inkjet‐printing of an ink with 30 nm silver particles onto flexible and transparent untreated polyarylate foils with a low surface energy. Lines with a diameter as narrow as 40 micrometers are obtained. After sintering, the conductivity of the obtained silver tracks is 13 to 23 % that of bulk silver. Such direct inkjet‐printing may be applied in plastic electronics, where prestructuring or pretreatment of the substrate should be avoided to reduce production costs.