Printed copper-nanoplate conductor for electro-magnetic interference

Abstract

As one of the conductive ink materials with high electric conductivity, elemental copper (Cu) based nanocrystals promise for printable electronics. Here, single crystalline Cu nanoplates were synthesized using a facile hydrothermal method. Size engineering of Cu nanoplates can be rationalized by using the LaMer model and the versatile Cu conductive ink materials are suitable for different printing technologies. The printed Cu traces show high electric conductivity of 6 MS m−1, exhibiting electro-magnetic interference shielding efficiency value of 75 dB at an average thicknesses of 11 μm. Together with flexible alumina ceramic aerogel substrates, it kept 87% conductivity at the environmental temperature of 400 °C, demonstrating the potential of Cu conductive ink for high-temperature printable electronics applications.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 21, 2021
Source ID
10.1088/1361-6528/ac40bc

Entities

People

  • Aaron Sheng
  • Abdullah Islam
  • Alireza Jalouli
  • Changning Li
  • Donald Petit
  • Lu An
  • Marieross Navarro
  • Massimigliano Di Luigi
  • Saurabh Khuje
  • Shenqiang Ren
  • Yulong Huang

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory
  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics