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Overview of Conductive Materials in Conducting Ink Applications

Conducting inks utilize various conductive materials such as gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and carbon-graphite, often available as extremely fine powders. These powders are combined with an organic binder to optimize rheology, essential for printing processes. Typical applications include printed circuits, smart clothing, circuit repair, cost-efficient antennas, solar panels, control systems, and flexible sensors. The production process involves an ink regulator, printer, control device, and drying processes. This versatile ink has become indispensable in modern electronics and innovative technologies.

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Overview of Conductive Materials in Conducting Ink Applications

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  1. CONDUCTING INK Joseph McMillian MEEN 3344

  2. Common conductive materials used in Conducting Ink Gold Silver Platinum Palladium Carbon-graphite Available as extremely fine powder.

  3. Powder is added to an Organic binder to adjust the Rheology(flowing properties) of the conductor • Pastes • Adhesives • Paint • INK

  4. A typical Conducting Ink print process • 1.Ink regulator • 2. Printer • 3. Control Device • 4. Drying Process

  5. Applications • Printed Circuits (cell phone buttons) • Smart clothing (health monitoring) • Circuit Repair (instead of soldering connections) • Antennas(cost efficient) • Solar panels(layered) • Control systems(sensors) • Sensors(bend easily) • Heating elements • (Rear window deicers)

  6. Sources • http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Nano_Powder.html • http://matnano.portici.enea.it/matnano/content/view/370/43/ • http://www.blockemf.com/catalog/emf-electromagnetic-fields_-747_All-EMF-Products.htm • http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-132466.html • Vest, R. W., principal investigator, “Ink Jet Printing of Silver Metallization for Photovoltaics” West Lafavette, Indiana: Purdue Research Foundation, 1985. • Landers, Thomas L., et al. Electronics Manufacturing Processes. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey : Prentice-Hall, 1994.

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