Fabrication of Transparent Multilayer Circuits by Inkjet Printing

Jieke Jiang; Bin Bao; Mingzhu Li; Jiazhen Sun; Cong Zhang; Yang Li; Fengyu Li; Xi Yao; Yanlin Song

doi:10.1002/adma.201503682

Fabrication of Transparent Multilayer Circuits by Inkjet Printing

Adv Mater. 2016 Feb 17;28(7):1420-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201503682. Epub 2015 Dec 8.

Authors

Jieke Jiang^{1

2

3}, Bin Bao^{1

2}, Mingzhu Li¹, Jiazhen Sun⁴, Cong Zhang¹, Yang Li^{1

2}, Fengyu Li¹, Xi Yao³, Yanlin Song¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing Engineering Research Center of Nanomaterials for Green Printing Technology, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.
² University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.
³ Department of Biological Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avene, Hong Kong.
⁴ School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, P. R. China.

PMID: 26643356
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503682

Abstract

Conductive microcables embedded in a transparent film are fabricated by inkjet printing silver-nanoparticle ink into a liquid poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) precursor substrate. By controlling the spreading of the ink droplet and the rheological properties of the liquid substrate, transparent multilayer circuits composed of high-resolution embedded cables are achieved using a commercial inkjet printer. This facile strategy provides a new avenue for inkjet printing of highly integrated and transparent electronics.

Keywords: embedded microcables; inkjet printing; transparent multilayer circuits; viscous liquid substrates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Elastomers / chemistry
Electric Conductivity
Electrical Equipment and Supplies*
Ink*
Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
Microtechnology*
Printing*
Silver / chemistry*

Substances

Elastomers
Silver