Photonic flash sintering of silver nanoparticle inks: a fast and convenient method for the preparation of highly conductive structures on foil

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...

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Published in:MRS communications 2012-12, Vol.2 (4), p.145-150
Main Authors: Abbel, Robert, van Lammeren, Tim, Hendriks, Rob, Ploegmakers, Jeroen, Rubingh, Eric J., Meinders, Erwin R., Groen, Wilhelm A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomaterials
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Deformation
Electrical resistivity
Flashing
Foils
Heat
Inks
Light
Materials Engineering
Materials Science
Methods
Nanoparticles
Nanotechnology
Photonics
Plasma sintering
Polymer Sciences
Process parameters
Research Letters
Resistance sintering
Silver
Software
Substrates
Temperature
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2159-6859
2159-6867
DOI:10.1557/mrc.2012.28