Issue 29, 2019

A review on inkjet printing of nanoparticle inks for flexible electronics

Abstract

Inkjet printing is recognised as an efficient method for direct deposition of functional materials on flexible substrates in predesigned patterns owing to simple processing, low cost and higher adaptability for large scale fabrication of electronic devices, sensors, light emitting diodes, etc. Inks used in inkjet printing mostly consist of organic polymers, metal nanoparticles and carbon materials such as graphene and carbon nanotubes. For effectiveness of the printing process, the fluid dynamic parameters such as viscosity and surface tension, as well as dimensionless quantities such as the Weber number, Reynolds number, and Ohnesorge number, must be within a suitable limit. More frequently, this process suffers due to the formation of a coffee ring during the post printing process, which affects the morphology as well as electrical conductivity of the printed pattern. In this review, we have summarized the various aspects of inks such as fluid dynamical parameters of inks, mechanism of the coffee ring formation, different types of ink preparation strategies and their applications in sensors, thin film transistors, and energy storage devices.

Graphical abstract: A review on inkjet printing of nanoparticle inks for flexible electronics

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
26 mrt 2019
Accepted
17 jun 2019
First published
19 jun 2019

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 8771-8795

A review on inkjet printing of nanoparticle inks for flexible electronics

L. Nayak, S. Mohanty, S. K. Nayak and A. Ramadoss, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 8771 DOI: 10.1039/C9TC01630A

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