High-throughput shadow mask printing of passive electrical components on paper by supersonic cluster beam deposition

Abstract

We report the rapid prototyping of passive electrical components (resistors and capacitors) on plain paper by an additive and parallel technology consisting of supersonic cluster beam deposition (SCBD) coupled with shadow mask printing. Cluster-assembled films have a growth mechanism substantially different from that of atom-assembled ones providing the possibility of a fine tuning of their electrical conduction properties around the percolative conduction threshold. Exploiting the precise control on cluster beam intensity and shape typical of SCBD, we produced, in a one-step process, batches of resistors with resistance values spanning a range of two orders of magnitude. Parallel plate capacitors with paper as the dielectric medium were also produced with capacitance in the range of tens of picofarads. Compared to standard deposition technologies, SCBD allows for a very efficient use of raw materials and the rapid production of components with different shape and dimensions while controlling independently the electrical characteristics. Discrete electrical components produced by SCBD are very robust against deformation and bending, and they can be easily assembled to build circuits with desired characteristics. The availability of large batches of these components enables the rapid and cheap prototyping and integration of electrical components on paper as building blocks of more complex systems.

All‐Printed Green Micro‐Supercapacitors Based on a Natural‐derived Ionic Liquid for Flexible Transient Electronics

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From Isolated Ions to Multilayer Functional Materials Using Ion Soft Landing

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“…In particular, a new multi‐magnetron source was introduced which incorporates three separate metal targets that may be placed at controlled locations within one aggregation region . A supersonic cluster beam apparatus was also developed and used for the rapid prototyping of cluster‐based electrical components . In addition, high‐power impulse magnetron sputtering was shown to produce large currents of mass‐selected metal clusters .…”

Von isolierten Ionen zu mehrschichtigen funktionellen Materialien durch sanfte Landung von Ionen

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