Review Article
Printable Materials for the Realization of High Performance RF Components: Challenges and Opportunities
Table 3
Summary of prior work on metallic nanoparticle conductive inks.
| | Metal | Particle size (nm) | Solvent | Conc. (wt%) | Curing | Print method | Width (μm) | Thickness (nm) | ρ (Ω cm) | Ref |
| | Ag | N/A | NH4OH, formic acid | 22 | 15 min at 90°C | DIW | 5 | — | 1.6 × 10−8 | [21] | | Ag/CNT | — | Alcohol-based | — | 30 min at 350°C | AJP | 13.5 | 700 | 2.8 × 10−6 | [44] | | Ag | 5–7 | Alpha-terpineol | 10 | 100–300°C | IJP | 80 | 100 | 3 × 10−6 | [80] | | Ag | 10–50 | Water-DEG | 25 | 150–260°C | IJP | 130 | 532 | 1.6 × 10−5 | [81] | | Ag | 1–10 | Toluene | 30–35 | 300°C | IJP | 120 | 1000 | 3.5 × 10−5 | [82] | | Au | 2–4 | Toluene | 30 | 300–400°C (laser) | IJP | 20 | 50 | 1.4 × 10−5 | [83] | | Au | 2–4 | Toluene | 30–35 | 200–500 mW (laser) | IJP | 123 | 250 | 4.5 × 10−6 | [84] | | Au | 2–5 | Toluene | 30 | 200–1000 mW (laser) | IJP | 17 | 20–200 | 1.4 × 10−5 | [85] | | Au | 5–20 | Toluene | 30 | 300°C | IJP | 1000 | 600 | 1 × 10−5 | [86] |
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