In situ monitoring of a flash light sintering process using silver nano-ink for producing flexible electronics

被引:87
作者
Chung, Wan-Ho [1 ]
Hwang, Hyun-Jun [1 ]
Lee, Seung-Hyun [2 ]
Kim, Hak-Sung [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Hanyang Univ, Sch Mech Engn, Seoul 133791, South Korea
[2] Korea Inst Machinery & Mat, Dept Printed Elect, Taejon, South Korea
[3] Hanyang Univ, Inst Nanosci & Technol, Seoul 133791, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
INTENSE PULSED-LIGHT; CARBON NANOTUBES; ALLOY;
D O I
10.1088/0957-4484/24/3/035202
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
In this work, a flash light sintering process using silver nano-inks is investigated. A silver nano-ink pattern was printed on a flexible PET (polyethylene terephthalate) substrate using a gravure-offset printing system. The printed silver nano-ink was sintered at room temperature and under ambient conditions using a flash of light from a xenon lamp using an in-house flash light sintering system. In order to monitor the light sintering process, a Wheatstone bridge electrical circuit was devised and changes in the voltage difference of the silver nano-ink were recorded during the sintering process using an oscilloscope. The sheet resistance changes during the sintering process were monitored using the in situ monitoring system devised, under various light conditions (e. g. light energy, on-time and off-time duration, and pulse numbers). The microstructure of the sintered silver film and the interface between the silver film and the PET substrate were observed using a scanning electron microscope, a focused ion beam and an optical microscope. The electrical sheet resistances of the sintered silver films were measured using a four-point probe method. Using the in situ monitoring system devised, the flash light sintering mechanism was studied for each type of light pulse (e. g. evaporation of organic binder followed by the forming of a neck-like junction and its growth, etc). The optimal flash light sintering condition is suggested on the basis of the in situ monitoring results. The optimized flash light sintering process produces a silver film with a lower sheet resistance (0: 95 Omega/sq) compared with that of the thermally sintered silver film (2: 03 Omega/sq) without damaging the PET substrate or allowing interfacial delamination between the silver film and the PET substrate.
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