Journal
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
Volume 259, Issue -, Pages 731-739Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.07.112
Keywords
Printed electronics; Inkjet printing; Paper substrates; Flexible substrates; Nanoparticles; Conductive inks
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- Kempe Foundations
- Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
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The widespread usage of paper and board offer largely unexploited possibilities for printed electronics applications. Reliability and performance of printed devices on comparatively rough and inhomogenous surfaces of paper does however pose challenges. Silver nanoparticle ink has been deposited on ten various paper substrates by inkjet printing. The papers are commercially available, and selected over a range of different types and construction. A smooth nonporous polyimide film was included as a nonporous reference substrate. The substrates have been characterized in terms of porosity, absorption rate, apparent surface energy, surface roughness and material content. The electrical conductivity of the resulting printed films have been measured after drying at 60 degrees C and again after additional curing at 110 degrees C. A qualitative analysis of the conductivity differences on the different substrates based on surface characterization and SEM examination is presented. Measurable parameters of importance to the final conductivity are pointed out, some of which are crucial to achieve conductivity. When certain criteria of the surfaces are met, paper media can be used as low cost, but comparably high performance substrates for metal nanoparticle inks in printed electronics applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier B. V. All rights reserved.
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