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Optical Metrology

Printing of silver conductive lines through laser-induced forward transfer

Optical Metrology
研究開発テクニシャン、物理学理学士、フォトニクス理学修士 at Sensofar Metrology | Other articles

学士号のインターンシップでSensofar入社。以降、Sensofarシステムの測定性能をテストする研究開発部で光学技法のアルゴリズム開発および既存アルゴリズムの改良に携わる。現在、カタルーニャ工科大学(UPC)でSensofarと共同で表面測定の超高速光学センサーに関する産業博士研究を行っている。光学設計と光学式測定を主な研究分野とする。

Printing of silver conductive lines through laser-induced forward transfer full article
C.Florian1, F.Caballero-Lucas1, J.M.Fernández-Pradas1, S.Ogier2, L.Winchester2, D.Karnakis3, R.Geremia3, R.Artigas4, P.Serra1
1Universitat de Barcelona, Departament de Física Aplicada i Òptica, IN2UB, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028, Barcelona, Spain
2Centre for Process and Innovation Ltd, The Wilton Centre, TS10 4RF, Cleveland, United Kingdom
3Oxford Lasers Ltd, Unit 8 Moorbrook Park, OX11 7HP, Didcot, United Kingdom
4Sensofar-Tech, S.L. (Spain)
Applied Surface Science,
Volume 374, 30 June 2016, Pages 265-270

Abstract

The generation of conductive lines from liquid inks through laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) is achieved by printing a sequence of overlapping droplets. This procedure, however, is not free from drawbacks: the formation of continuous lines is often accompanied with undesired scalloping or bulging. In this work we present an innovative method consisting in the deposition of conductive ink through LIFT inside fluidic guides produced by laser ablation. The aim of the approach is that the guides confine the liquid within them so that the most common defects can be prevented. The production of guides through laser ablation followed by LIFT of ink inside them has proved that it is possible to find conditions in which the total confinement of liquid within the guides is achieved with good uniformity all along the line. This proves the feasibility of the proposed approach for printing continuous lines free from scalloping and bulging with excellent definition.

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