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Silver nano ink, aerosol jet printable

Synonym(s):

Ag ink, Air-brush printable, Room temperature storage Optomec aerosol jet printable Ag ink

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
Ag
UNSPSC Code:
12141740
NACRES:
NA.23

form

suspension

composition

Propylene glycol monomethyl ether - diethylene glycol monomethyl ether solvents (PM-DGME) (solvent)
Silver content, 60 wt. %

particle size distribution

100 nm (D90 by Lumisizer)
75 nm (D50)

surface tension

, 23dyn/cm (Pendant Drop)

viscosity

26 cP (Brookfield, Cone Spindle 40, 25 °CBrookfield, Cone Spindle 40, 25 °C)

density

2.14 g/mL

storage temp.

15-25°C

Application

This product is a conductive ink based on single-crystal silver nanoparticles in a mixture of propylene glycol monomethyl ether - diethylene glycol monomethyl ether solvents (PM-DGME), has been designed for Aerosol digital printing systems and low temperature sintering applications. The ink offers a unique combination of properties, including high silver loading, low viscosity, storage at ambient conditions, long shelf life, reliable jetting and good printability. Printed patterns, sinterable at low temperatures, provide low electrical resistivity, good adhesion to a wide range of substrates and durability to humid and aqueous environments.
This product can be stored at room temperature.

  • Compatible printheads
Ink works well with printheads: Air Brush

  • Product fit for:
Digital Printing (Aerosol)
Printed Electronics: FPD, RFID, PCB

Aerosol Jet can print conformal interconnects on 3D surfaces eliminating the need for wire bonding - for example printing electrical connections on 3D stacked die or for LED chip fabrication. Components can also be printed onto 3 dimensional surfaces eliminating the need for a separate substrate thereby reducing the size, thickness and weight of the end product. For example, Aerosol Jet is used to print antennas and sensors that conform to the shape of the underlying substrate such as a cell phone case. The Aerosol Jet process also supports printing on a wide variety of substrates including plastics, ceramics and metallic structures.

Preparation Note

Mix well before use.

Electrical Properties
Sintering conditions (on glass) :
UV followed by thermal (UV 9 W/cm2, 2 min (+), Thermal: 130°C/60 min)
Resistivity after sintering conditions mentioned above : ≤10 μΩ·cm (≤6 bulk)

Adhesion to (tested) :
Kapton, PC, PC/ABS, PA, glass

Reliability :
Adhesion survived below testing conditions (on glass):
soaking in NaCl 1M for 2 h
soaking in NaCl 1M for 2 h and in DI water for 20 h

Legal Information

Lumisizer is a trademark of LUM GmbH

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Flam. Liq. 3 - Met. Corr. 1 - Repr. 1B - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

85.1 °F

Flash Point(C)

29.5 °C


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Electrical characterization of Aerosol Jet Printing (AJP) deposited conductive silver tracks on organic materials.
Laurent Ph, et al.
Microelectronic Engineering, 67-75 (2018)
Shweta Agarwala et al.
ACS sensors, 4(1), 218-226 (2018-12-19)
Flexible and stretchable strain sensors are in great demand for many applications like wearables and home health. This work reports a strain sensor fabricated using aerosol jet printing technology on a commercially available bandage to be used as a low-cost
Aerosol jet printed silver nanowire transparent electrode for flexible electronic application.
Tu L, et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, 123(17), 174905/1-174905/7 (2018)

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