Synthesized silver nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide/silver ink for aerosol jet printed conformal temperature sensor with a wide sensing range and excellent stability
Three-dimensional (3D) conformal printing of temperature sensors with a wide sensing range and high stability requires the potential printable material with excellent functionality and printability. Herein, a high-performance silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) decorated reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/Ag (A...
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Published in | Journal of materials research and technology Vol. 25; pp. 873 - 886 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Elsevier B.V
01.07.2023
Elsevier |
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Summary: | Three-dimensional (3D) conformal printing of temperature sensors with a wide sensing range and high stability requires the potential printable material with excellent functionality and printability. Herein, a high-performance silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) decorated reduced graphene oxide (RGO)/Ag (ADR/Ag) ink with low viscosity was synthesized for aerosol jet printing (AJP). Ag ions are electrostatically adsorbed on the graphene oxide (GO) surface, and Ag NPs (∼10 nm) were attached onto the RGO surface by in-situ liquid-phase reduction. The ADR nanoflakes were mixed with commercial Ag NPs ink, high resolution patterns with ink stream widths down to 10 μm are printed, and ADR/Ag-0.8% ink shows excellent low-temperature sintering capability and flexibility, and the resistivity of the printed traces is 9.79 × 10−5 Ω m after 1 h sintering at a relatively low temperature (75 °C). The resistance negligibly increases by only 5% after 1000 bending cycles, which is about 7 times lower compared to the pure Ag traces. Furthermore, we achieve the 3D printing of a conformal temperature sensor with a sensitivity range of (1.162–1.519) × 10−3/°C in the broad sensing range of 0–200 °C. These findings shed light on the additive manufacturing of high-performance conformal electronics using the emerging AJP technology. |
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ISSN: | 2238-7854 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.05.246 |