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An Additive Printing Process for Conductive Structures Based on Low Pressure Argon Plasma Treatment of Silver Nitrate-based Inks

Miller, Christopher J
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-6834
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497046125099719

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2017, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, EECS - Electrical Engineering.
This thesis reports the development of an additive ink-jet printing process based on low pressure Ar plasma exposure of printed silver salt based ink structures. The ink is a solution of silver nitrate (AgNO3), ethanol, ethylene glycol, and water. The electrically insulating patterns created from the ink are converted to conducting structures upon exposure to low pressure and temperature Ar plasma. The resulting patterns exhibit a minimum resistivity of 0.0004¿·cm. This process capitalizes on the fact that the ink is not comprised of nanoparticle suspensions like conventional inks, but relies on plasma-induced electrochemical reduction of ions in solution to form conductive structures. The resistivity of lines printed in this process can be controlled by changing plasma exposure times and power. The efficacy of the process was demonstrated by the successful fabrication of RC-based filters and large scale micro-strip patch antennas.
Christian Zorman (Advisor)
Philip Feng (Committee Member)
Soumyajit Mandal (Committee Member)
Electrical Engineering

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  • Miller, C. J. (2017). An Additive Printing Process for Conductive Structures Based on Low Pressure Argon Plasma Treatment of Silver Nitrate-based Inks [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497046125099719

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Miller, Christopher. An Additive Printing Process for Conductive Structures Based on Low Pressure Argon Plasma Treatment of Silver Nitrate-based Inks. 2017. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497046125099719.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Miller, Christopher. "An Additive Printing Process for Conductive Structures Based on Low Pressure Argon Plasma Treatment of Silver Nitrate-based Inks." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1497046125099719

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