Alternative Sintering Methods Compared to Conventional Thermal Sintering for Inkjet Printed Silver nanoparticle ink

Niittynen, Juha; Abbel, Robert; Mäntysalo, Matti; Perelaer, Jolke; Schubert, Ulrich S.; Lupo, Donald

Abstract:

In this contribution several alternative sintering methods are compared to traditional thermal sintering as high temperature and long process time of thermal sintering are increasing the costs of inkjet-printing and preventing the use of this technology in large scale manufacturing. Alternative sintering techniques are evaluated based on the electrical and mechanical performance they enable on inkjet-printed structures as well as their potential feasibility for large scale manufacturing. Photonic sintering was identified as the most promising alternative to thermal sintering

Year:

2014

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Inkjet; Sintering; Plasma; Photonic; Laser; Thermal

Journal:

Thin Solid Films

Volume:

556

Pages:

452 - 459