Drying behavior of silver inks for printed electronics

Abstract

Printed electronics proposes a new paradigm for the development of flexible devices. In particular, the inkjet printing method enables rapid prototyping at very low cost. One of the keys of this technology are the different inks that can be worked with, conductive, dielectric and semiconductor, and their sintering processes. To achieve the desired electrical properties, sintering is a critical step. In this work we have developed a silver ink, we have formed structures for their electrical characterization, finally we have proposed a circuit model of the ink drying process based on experimental and physicochemical data.