Photonic flash sintering of silver nanoparticle inks: a fast and convenient method for the preparation of highly conductive structures on foil
article
Silver nanoparticle inks printed on temperature-sensitive substrates can be converted into structures with high electrical conductivities within fractions of a second by photonic flash sintering. The key principle is the selective heating of the ink by the absorption of strongly focused pulsed light for which the substrate is transparent. The influence of process parameters like intensity and flashing frequency on the sintering speed is investigated. Furthermore, a setup is demonstrated for monitoring the temperature development in an ink during flash sintering, revealing that the substrate’s glass transition point is exceeded only for very short time intervals, which prevents deformation.
TNO Identifier
478441
Source
MRS Communications, pp. 145-150.
Publisher
Materials Research Society
Collation
6 p.
Pages
145-150
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