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Versatile Molecular Silver Ink Platform for Printed Flexible Electronics

Versatile Molecular Silver Ink Platform for Printed Flexible Electronics

Arnold J Kell, Chantal Paquet, Olga Mozenson, Iden Djavani-Tabrizi, Bhavana Deore, Xiangyang Liu, Gregory P Lopinski, Robert James, Khelifa Hettak, Jafar Shaker, Adrian Momciu, Julie Ferrigno, Olivier Ferrand, etc.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017 May 24;9(20):17226-17237.

PMID: 28466636

Abstract:

A silver molecular ink platform formulated for screen, inkjet, and aerosol jet printing is presented. A simple formulation comprising silver neodecanoate, ethyl cellulose, and solvent provides improved performance versus that of established inks, yet with improved economics. Thin, screen-printed traces with exceptional electrical (<10 mΩ/□/mil or 12 μΩ·cm) and mechanical properties are achieved following thermal or photonic sintering, the latter having never been demonstrated for silver-salt-based inks. Low surface roughness, submicron thicknesses, and line widths as narrow as 41 μm outperform commercial ink benchmarks based on flakes or nanoparticles. These traces are mechanically robust to flexing and creasing (less than 10% change in resistance) and bind strongly to epoxy-based adhesives. Thin traces are remarkably conformal, enabling fully printed metal-insulator-metal band-pass filters. The versatility of the molecular ink platform enables an aerosol jet-compatible ink that yields conductive features on glass with 2× bulk resistivity and strong adhesion to various plastic substrates. An inkjet formulation is also used to print top source/drain contacts and demonstrate printed high-mobility thin film transistors (TFTs) based on semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes. TFTs with mobility values of ∼25 cm2 V-1 s-1 and current on/off ratios >104 were obtained, performance similar to that of evaporated metal contacts in analogous devices.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
LS77421	Conductive silver printing ink, resistivity 9 - 10 μΩ-cm			Price

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