Inkjet printable silver dispersions: Effect of bimodal particle-size distribution on film formation and electrical conductivity

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 821-827

  Balantrapu, Krishna ^a   McMurran, Meaghan ^a   Goia, Dan V ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL PARTICLES; DROP-ON-DEMAND; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FILM FORMATIONS; FILM MICROSTRUCTURES; INK-JET PRINTER; SILVER FILM; SILVER LAYER; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SINTERED FILMS; SIZE AND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SMALL PARTICLES; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

CONDUCTIVE FILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; INK; PRINTERS (COMPUTER); PRINTING PRESSES; SINTERING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

SILVER;

EID: 77958147145     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0124     Document Type: Article

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