A benchmark study of commercially available copper nanoparticle inks for application in organic electronic devices

Polino, Giuseppina; Abbel, Robert; Shanmugam, S.; Bex, Guy; Hendriks, Rob; Brunetti, Francesca; Carlo, Aldo Di; Andriessen, Ronn; Galagan, Yulia

doi:10.1016/j.orgel.2016.04.021

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“…Nowadays, silver nanoparticle‐based inks are dominant in the field and several efficient ITO‐free OPVs with IJP silver grids have been reported . On the other hand, copper nanoparticle‐based inks are gaining more and more attention, as copper nanoparticle ink is six times cheaper than silver nanoparticle ink and could potentially further reduce the fabrication cost of OPVs . However, to our knowledge ITO‐free printed electronic devices using Cu electrodes have not been previously reported in the literature.…”

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“…However, Polino et al reported another major drawback which may challenge the use of Cu inks for the fabrication of OPVs and other printed opto‐electronic applications. They investigated three different commercially available Cu nanoparticle inks and reported serious difficulties due to the identified fast oxidation of the IJP Cu grids when combined with PEDOT:PSS …”

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Printed Copper Nanoparticle Metal Grids for Cost‐Effective ITO‐Free Solution Processed Solar Cells

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Copper nanoparticle inks have drawn much attention since they have the potential to constitute an alternative cost‐effective solution than other noble metals nanoparticle inks such as Ag for indium tin oxide (ITO)‐free printed electronic applications. Our research and development efforts have produced high conductivity copper nanoparticle inks which have excellent jetting and printing properties resulting in high quality inkjet‐printed (IJP) Cu nanoparticle‐based metal grids. We present ITO‐free, Si‐PCPDTBT: PC[70]BM organic photovoltaics (OPVs) processed in ambient low‐cost fabrication conditions comprising for the first time embedded and non embedded inkjet‐printed copper grid/Poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as the bottom electrode with power conversion efficiencies (PCE) of 2.56 and 3.35%, respectively. The results of the ITO‐free OPVs using inkjet‐printed Cu nanoparticle current collecting grids are discussed relevant to reference ITO‐based OPVs with PCE of 4.92%.

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Printed Copper Nanoparticle Metal Grids for Cost‐Effective ITO‐Free Solution Processed Solar Cells

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“…It can be applied in electronic devices 1 , health cares 2 , industrial chemistry 3 , etc. The used material in nanotechnology is called the nanomaterials.…”

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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle and Its Antibacterial Activity

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Silver nanoparticle (Ag-np) was successfully synthesized by using the simple green chemistry method. Its antibacterial activity was studied against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli according to agar well diffusion method. The green synthesis was carried out by mixing the silver nitrate, glucose, and starch as precursors at 90 0 C for 4 hours. The UV-Vis spectra show the characteristic of spherical Ag-np in the range of 410-425 nm and it is confirmed by TEM image. The Ag-np has an average diameter of 8.41 ± 4.37 nm. As the reductant mole composition increases, the SPR decreases and shifts to red due to the further growth of the Ag-np. When the stabilizer composition increases, the SPR intensity also increases and shifts to red. The formed Ag-np is stable even after one-month synthesis. The antibacterial test on the Ag-np was carried out against gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia coli). The result shows that a higher concentration of Ag-np is required to kill Staphylococcus aureus compared to Escherichia coli.

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“…Copper conductive inks also seem more attractive for printed electronics than silver inks due to their much lower cost and also high electrical conductivity. [260][261][262][263] The conductive copper NP inks show a great potential for solar cells, sensors, exible displays, and RFID tags. However, copper ink suffers from easy degradation from oxidation due to air, humidity, high temperatures, and chemicals, which limits its use in specic printed electronics applications.…”

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Inkjet printed nanomaterial based flexible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag sensors for the internet of nano things

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2017

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A benchmark study of commercially available copper nanoparticle inks for application in organic electronic devices

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Printed Copper Nanoparticle Metal Grids for Cost‐Effective ITO‐Free Solution Processed Solar Cells

Printed Copper Nanoparticle Metal Grids for Cost‐Effective ITO‐Free Solution Processed Solar Cells

Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle and Its Antibacterial Activity

Inkjet printed nanomaterial based flexible radio frequency identification (RFID) tag sensors for the internet of nano things

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