%0 Journal Article %1 Ko2007 %A Ko, Seung H. %A Pan, Heng %A Grigoropoulos, Costas P. %A Luscombe, Christine K. %A Fr&\#233;chet, Jean M. %A Poulikakos, Dimos %D 2007 %J Nanotechnology %K cheap microchip microfluidics %N 34 %P 345202 %R 10.1088/0957-4484/18/34/345202 %T All-inkjet-printed flexible electronics fabrication on a polymer substrate by low-temperature high-resolution selective laser sintering of metal nanoparticles %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/34/345202 %V 18 %X All-printed electronics is the key technology to ultra-low-cost, large-area electronics. As a critical step in this direction, we demonstrate that laser sintering of inkjet-printed metal nanoparticles enables low-temperature metal deposition as well as high-resolution patterning to overcome the resolution limitation of the current inkjet direct writing processes. To demonstrate this process combined with the implementation of air-stable carboxylate-functionalized polythiophenes, high-resolution organic transistors were fabricated in ambient pressure and room temperature without utilizing any photolithographic steps or requiring a vacuum deposition process. Local thermal control of the laser sintering process could minimize the heat-affected zone and the thermal damage to the substrate and further enhance the resolution of the process. This local nanoparticle deposition and energy coupling enable an environmentally friendly and cost-effective process as well as a low-temperature manufacturing sequence to realize large-area, flexible electronics on polymer substrates.

@article{Ko2007, abstract = {All-printed electronics is the key technology to ultra-low-cost, large-area electronics. As a critical step in this direction, we demonstrate that laser sintering of inkjet-printed metal nanoparticles enables low-temperature metal deposition as well as high-resolution patterning to overcome the resolution limitation of the current inkjet direct writing processes. To demonstrate this process combined with the implementation of air-stable carboxylate-functionalized polythiophenes, high-resolution organic transistors were fabricated in ambient pressure and room temperature without utilizing any photolithographic steps or requiring a vacuum deposition process. Local thermal control of the laser sintering process could minimize the heat-affected zone and the thermal damage to the substrate and further enhance the resolution of the process. This local nanoparticle deposition and energy coupling enable an environmentally friendly and cost-effective process as well as a low-temperature manufacturing sequence to realize large-area, flexible electronics on polymer substrates.}, added-at = {2011-10-01T00:56:30.000+0200}, author = {Ko, Seung H. and Pan, Heng and Grigoropoulos, Costas P. and Luscombe, Christine K. and Fr\&\#233;chet, Jean M. and Poulikakos, Dimos}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2af58e4d1ea107e4a47fd3712ab7b3ba5/afcallender}, citeulike-article-id = {2794607}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/34/345202}, doi = {10.1088/0957-4484/18/34/345202}, file = {Ko2007.pdf:indexed\\Ko2007.pdf:PDF}, groups = {public}, interhash = {0bdfed53ff14783cc822a4d35edc9b39}, intrahash = {af58e4d1ea107e4a47fd3712ab7b3ba5}, journal = {Nanotechnology}, keywords = {cheap microchip microfluidics}, number = 34, pages = 345202, posted-at = {2009-12-16 14:16:54}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2011-10-01T00:56:30.000+0200}, title = {All-inkjet-printed flexible electronics fabrication on a polymer substrate by low-temperature high-resolution selective laser sintering of metal nanoparticles}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/18/34/345202}, username = {afcallender}, volume = 18, year = 2007 }