Issue 21, 2009
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Argon plasma sintering of inkjet printed silver tracks on polymer substrates

Ingo Reinhold,ab   Chris E. Hendriks,ac   Rebecca Eckardt,ac   Johannes M. Kranenburg,ac   Jolke Perelaer,ac   Reinhard R. Baumannbd  and  Ulrich S. Schubert*ace  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
E-mail: u.s.schubert@tue.nl

b Institute for Print and Media Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, Reichenhainer Str. 70, Chemnitz, Germany

c Dutch Polymer Institute (DPI), P.O. Box 513, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

d Fraunhofer Institute for Electronic Nanosystems (ENAS), Reichenhainer Str. 88, Chemnitz, Germany

e Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, Jena, Germany

Abstract

An alternative and selective sintering method for the fabrication of conductive silver tracks on common polymer substrates is presented, by exposure to low-pressure argon plasma. Inkjet printing has been used to pattern a silver nanoparticle ink. This resulted in conductive features with a resistivity less than one order of magnitude higher than the bulk value of silver without affecting the polymer substrate. This process may be employed in the production of conductive features with low material usage on common polymer substrates in, for example, printed electronics.

Graphical abstract: Argon plasma sintering of inkjet printed silver tracks on polymer substrates

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B823329B
Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Jan 2009
Accepted
05 Mar 2009
First published
24 Apr 2009

J. Mater. Chem., 2009,19, 3384-3388

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Argon plasma sintering of inkjet printed silver tracks on polymer substrates

I. Reinhold, C. E. Hendriks, R. Eckardt, J. M. Kranenburg, J. Perelaer, R. R. Baumann and U. S. Schubert, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 3384 DOI: 10.1039/B823329B

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