Issue 15, 2018

Electrohydrodynamic printing of silver nanowires for flexible and stretchable electronics

Abstract

A silver nanowire (AgNW) based conductor is a promising component for flexible and stretchable electronics. A wide range of flexible/stretchable devices using AgNW conductors has been demonstrated recently. High-resolution, high-throughput printing of AgNWs remains a critical challenge. Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) printing has been developed as a promising technique to print different materials on a variety of substrates with high resolution. Here, AgNW ink was developed for EHD printing. The printed features can be controlled by several parameters including AgNW concentration, ink viscosity, printing speed, stand-off distance, etc. With this method, AgNW patterns can be printed on a range of substrates, e.g. paper, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), glass, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), etc. First, AgNW samples on PDMS were characterized under bending and stretching. Then AgNW heaters and electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes were fabricated to demonstrate the potential of this printing technique for AgNW-based flexible and stretchable devices.

Graphical abstract: Electrohydrodynamic printing of silver nanowires for flexible and stretchable electronics

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 dec 2017
Accepted
19 feb 2018
First published
19 feb 2018

Nanoscale, 2018,10, 6806-6811

Electrohydrodynamic printing of silver nanowires for flexible and stretchable electronics

Z. Cui, Y. Han, Q. Huang, J. Dong and Y. Zhu, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 6806 DOI: 10.1039/C7NR09570H

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