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Novel approaches for low temperature sintering of inkjet-printed inorganic nanoparticles for roll-to-roll (R2R) applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2013

Jolke Perelaer  and
Ulrich S. Schubert
Jolke Perelaer*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany; Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany; and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
Ulrich S. Schubert*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany; Jena Center for Soft Matter, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, D-07743 Jena, Germany; and Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), 5600 MB Eindhoven, Netherlands
*
a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: [email protected]
b)e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Within the last decade, inkjet printing technology has developed from only a text and graphic industry to a major topic of scientific research and development. Inkjet printing can be used as a highly reproducible noncontact patterning technique to print at high speeds either small or large areas with high quality features; it requires only small amounts of functional materials, which immediately lower production costs. Furthermore, inkjet printing reduces the amount of processing steps due to its additive technique of materials deposition, which further decreases productions costs. This contribution provides a literature survey covering the latest results in low temperature sintering inkjet-printed metal precursor materials in a fast and efficient manner, aiming for roll-to-roll processing. The prepared features can be used as interconnects and contacts for microelectronic applications, including organic light-emitting diodes, organic photovoltaics, and radio frequency identification tags.

Keywords

printed electronicsinkjet printingsinteringnanoparticlesmicrowaveplasmaphotonic
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Invited Feature Paper
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 28 , Issue 4 , 28 February 2013 , pp. 564 - 573
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2013

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