A novel approach to improve reliability of aerosol jet printing process

• Autorzy: Winnicki Marcin , Łapa Wojciech , Świadkowski Bartosz

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DOI

10.17531/ein/180012

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Additive manufacturingis gaining interest for printing of noble metals. In this study, aerosol jet printingwas applied to fabricate traces from commercialsilver nanoparticleink. A self-built three dimensional printing machine was used without or with in-line substrate heating. A conductive traces were printed on flexible polyimide substrates. Subsequently, sintering was conducted by furnace or near-infrared source. Examination of the sample using scanning electron and atomic force microscopy revealed the existence of both micro-and nanoscale pores in the structure. Local open porosity, aerosol extensive spatter and wide porous overspray were key defects found in samples printed without substrate heating. All the features affect the properties and reliability of silver prints.In-line process heating increased the concentration of nanoparticles and limited defects formation. What is more, the width of traces decreased from 31 µm to 19 µm with simultaneous thickness increase from 1.2 to 5.5 µm due to substrate heating. The final structure was influenced by sintering method and its time. Elongated time of sintering decreased porosity and roughness of the printed traces. Nevertheless,IR sintering provided the smoothest sample surface with lowest Sa roughness of 16 nm,and significantly improved bonding of aggregates. What is more, the printed structure had a measured sheet resistance of 8.3×10−2Ω/□.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

printed flexible electronics; polymer substrate; aerosol stream; silver traces; overspray; sheet resistance

• Wydawca: Polskie Naukowo-Techniczne Towarzystwo Eksploatacyjne
• Czasopismo: Eksploatacja i Niezawodność
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 26, no. 2
• Strony: art. no. 180012
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 73 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Winnicki Marcin

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2766-116X

autor

Łapa Wojciech

• Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3434-865X

autor

Świadkowski Bartosz

• Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-1862

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