Aerosol jet printed silver nanowire transparent electrode for flexible electronic application

Tu, Li; Yuan, Sijian; Zhang, Huotian; Wang, Pengfei; Cui, Xiaolei; Wang, Jiao; Zhan, Yiqiang; Zheng, Lirong

doi:10.1063/1.5028263

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“…For example, Ag interconnects with 22 µm in width were printed on the outer sidewall of hollow plastic pillar . In addition to aerosol jet printing AgNWs to flat plastic substrate, AgNW networks could also be printed on rough, nonuniform 3D‐printed objects with aerosol‐assisted atmospheric pressure plasma‐based printing . Deposition of conductive traces at room temperature was realized with the assistance of plasma, and AgNW patterns formed a highly interlinked network covering both shallow and deep gaps between the plastic fibers of the 3D‐printed nonplanar substrates.…”

Section: Printing Conductive Nanomaterials Inksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Huang

Zhu

2019

Adv Materials Technologies

346

347

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PE has been explored for the manufacturing of flexible and stretchable electronic devices by printing functional inks containing soluble or dispersed materials, [14][15][16] which has enabled a wide variety of applications, such as transparent conductive films (TCFs), flexible energy harvesting and storage, thin film transistors (TFTs), electroluminescent devices, and wearable sensors. [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The global PE market should reach $26.6 billion by 2022 from $14.0 billion in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 13.6%. [25] PE devices are manufactured by a variety of printing technologies. Typical printing technologies can be divided into two broad categories: noncontact patterning (or nozzle-based patterning) and contact-based patterning. The noncontact techniques include inkjet printing, electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing, aerosol jet printing, and slot die coating, while screen printing, gravure printing, and flexographic printing are examples of the contact techniques. Each of these techniques has its own advantages and disadvantages, but they all rely on the principle of transferring inks to a substrate. Understanding the characteristics and recent advances of each printing technique is important to further the progress in PE. Moreover, to promote the lab-scale printing technologies to large-scale production process, roll-toroll (R2R) printing, which is one of the manufacturing methods to obtain large-area films with low cost and excellent durability, has drawn much attention from both industry and the research community.Nearly all of devices based on PE require conductive structures, interconnects, and contacts; therefore, highly conductive patterns, usually with high transparency and/or high resolution, fabricated by means of printing conductive materials are one of the most critical components in PE devices. Various printable conductive nanomaterials, such as metal nanomaterials (e.g., metal nanoparticles and metal nanowires) and carbon nanomaterials (e.g., graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)), have been explored and used as major materials for PE. Applying printing technology to deposition of the conductive nanomaterials requires formulation of suitable inks. After depositing inks on different substrates, post-printing treatment, Printed electronics is attracting a great deal of attention in both research and commercialization as it enables fabrication of large-scale, low-cost electronic devices on a variety of substrates. Printed electronics plays a critical role infacilitating widespread flexible electronics and more recently stretchable electronics. Conductive nanomaterials, such as metal nanoparticles and nanowires, carbon nanotubes, and graphene, are promising building blocks for printed electronics. Nanomaterial-based printing technologies, formulation of printable inks, post-printing treatment, and integration of functional devices have progressed substantially in the recent years. This review summarizes basic principles and recent development of common printing technologie...

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Section: Printing Conductive Nanomaterials Inksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Huang

Zhu

2019

Adv Materials Technologies

346

347

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“…The requirement of printed Ag NPs based electrodes is not only low resistance but also good contact with semiconductor and good morphology. Printed Ag NPs based source/drain electrodes have been commonly reported in p-type organic and carbon-nanotube TFT [118,119,120,121,122,123], though the intrinsic work function of Ag is as low as 4.26 eV [124]. It may be due to the formation of Ag 2 O on a surface that is a high-doped degenerate p-type semiconductor with high work function and moderate electric conductivity.…”

Section: Applications Of the Ag Nps Based Inkmentioning

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Silver Nanoparticles Based Ink with Moderate Sintering in Flexible and Printed Electronics

Guo

et al. 2019

IJMS

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Printed electronics on flexible substrates has attracted tremendous research interest research thanks its low cost, large area production capability and environmentally friendly advantages. Optimal characteristics of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) based inks are crucial for ink rheology, printing, post-print treatment, and performance of the printed electronics devices. In this review, the methods and mechanisms for obtaining Ag NPs based inks that are highly conductive under moderate sintering conditions are summarized. These characteristics are particularly important when printed on temperature sensitive substrates that cannot withstand sintering of high temperature. Strategies to tailor the protective agents capping on the surface of Ag NPs, in order to optimize the sizes and shapes of Ag NPs as well as to modify the substrate surface, are presented. Different (emerging) sintering technologies are also discussed, including photonic sintering, electrical sintering, plasma sintering, microwave sintering, etc. Finally, applications of the Ag NPs based ink in transparent conductive film (TCF), thin film transistor (TFT), biosensor, radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna, stretchable electronics and their perspectives on flexible and printed electronics are presented.

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“…3a ). The gas is transferred to the head of deposition and then compressed with a coaxial sheath gas flow 23 , as shown in Fig. 3b ( d jet : the aerosol-jet diameter; U ( r ): the effective aerosol stream flow profile; R : nozzle radius).…”

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“… a , b Schematic representation of aerosol-jet spraying technology and flow profile inside a nozzle 23 . c Photographs of the transparent electrode.…”

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Interstitial boron-doped mesoporous semiconductor oxides for ultratransparent energy storage

et al. 2021

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Realizing transparent and energy-dense supercapacitor is highly challenging, as there is a trade-off between energy storing capability and transparency in the active material film. We report here that interstitial boron-doped mesoporous semiconductor oxide shows exceptional electrochemical capacitance which rivals other pseudocapacitive materials, while maintaining its transparent characteristic. This improvement is credited to the robust redox reactions at interstitial boron-associated defects that transform inert semiconductor oxides into an electrochemically active material without affecting its transparency. By precisely tuning the level of doping, the pseudocapacitive reactivity of these materials is optimized, resulting in a volumetric capacitance up to 1172 F cm−3. Attributing to such efficient charge storage utilization on the active film, the fabricated transparent supercapacitor delivers a maximum areal energy density of 1.36 × 10−3 mWh cm−2 that is close to those of conventional pseudocapacitive materials, with nearly 100% capacitance retention after 15000 cycles and ultrahigh transparency (up to 85% transmittance at 550 nm). In addition, this device shows excellent durability and flexibility with multiple optional outputs, demonstrating the potential as a transparent energy supply in planar electronics.

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Aerosol jet printed silver nanowire transparent electrode for flexible electronic application

Cited by 30 publications

References 65 publications

Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Printing Conductive Nanomaterials for Flexible and Stretchable Electronics: A Review of Materials, Processes, and Applications

Silver Nanoparticles Based Ink with Moderate Sintering in Flexible and Printed Electronics

Interstitial boron-doped mesoporous semiconductor oxides for ultratransparent energy storage

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