Laser-induced forward transfer of silver nanoparticle ink: Time-resolved imaging of the jetting dynamics and correlation with the printing quality

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 493-500

  Boutopoulos, Christos ^a,b   Kalpyris, Ioannis ^a   Serpetzoglou, Efthymis ^a   Zergioti, Ioanna ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Laser induced forward transfer; Microfabrication; Microjets; Organic electronics; Silver nanoparticles ink

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DROPS; DYNAMICS; FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROFABRICATION; NANOPARTICLES; PRINTING;

DIRECT-WRITE TECHNIQUE; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION PRINTINGS; LASER INDUCED FORWARD TRANSFER; MICRO JET; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; SILVER NANOPARTICLES;

SILVER;

EID: 84896404887     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1248-z     Document Type: Article

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