• 文献标题:   Effect of formulation and process on morphology and electrical conductivity of Ag-graphene hybrid inks
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   GHADIMI S, MAZINANI S, BAZARGAN AM, SHARIF F
  • 作者关键词:   hybrid conductive ink, graphene oxide, graphene quantum dot, silver nanoparticle, inkjet printing, thermal sintering
  • 出版物名称:   SYNTHETIC METALS
  • ISSN:   0379-6779
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  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.synthmet.2021.116913 EA SEP 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Conductive inks are considered very promising for device fabrication on flexible substrates and large areas. Silver (Ag)-graphene hybrid inks offer many opportunities, including cost/conductivity optimization for different applications. In this work, several conductive hybrid ink formulations containing Ag nanostructures and graphene derivatives were prepared using different processing strategies and thoroughly characterized. SEM and morphological studies were used to explore the probable reasons for the difference in electrical conductivity of various inks. Strong interaction between Ag nanoparticles and graphene layers prevented the formation of island structures in films, especially at high temperatures. While Ag nanowires and graphene layers formed a uniform, dense three-dimensional network, offering high electrical conductivity. Additionally, an improvement of electrical conductivity by using graphene quantum dots as a graphene component in hybrid inks was observed, which was related to creating new conductive bridges. The highest conductivity of prepared inks varied in the range of 2.67 x 10(2) S/cm to 4.0 x 10(4) S/cm. Finally, formulation guidelines were offered to be used for inks by several printing methods.