Title
Progress of alternative sintering approaches of inkjet-printed metal inks and their application for manufacturing of flexible electronic devices
Author
Wünscher, S.
Abbel, R.
Perelaer, J.
Schubert, U.S.
Publication year
2014
Abstract
Well-defined high resolution structures with excellent electrical conductivities are key components of almost every electronic device. Producing these by printing metal based conductive inks on polymer foils represents an important step forward towards the manufacturing of plastic electronic products on an industrial scale. The development of fast, efficient and inexpensive post-deposition sintering technologies for these materials is an important processing step to make this approach commercially viable. This review discusses the advances in alternative sintering approaches for conductive, metal containing inks, which can be processed by inkjet-printing processes. Each sintering approach is examined regarding its mechanism, its compatibility with commonly used materials in the field of flexible electronics, its compatibility with high-throughput manufacturing processes and its applicability to the production of flexible electronic devices.
Subject
Mechanics, Materials and Structures
HOL - Holst
TS - Technical Sciences
Industry Electronics
Industrial Innovation
Ink jet printing
Plastic electronic products
Thermoelectric equipment
Electrical conductivity
Flexible electronic devices
High-resolution structures
Manufacturing process
Sintering
Metal based inks
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c4tc01820f
TNO identifier
520230
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
ISSN
2050-7534
Source
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2 (48), 10232-10261
Document type
article