Synthesized silver nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide/silver ink for aerosol jet printed conformal temperature sensor with a wide sensing range and excellent stability

Yingjie Niu; Yufei Han; Hui Cheng; Zhenxiang Xiong; Bin Luo; Teng Ma; Lingbo Li; Shunuan Liu; Xiaoming Chen; Chenglin Yi

Journal of Materials Research and Technology (Jul 2023)

Synthesized silver nanoparticles decorated reduced graphene oxide/silver ink for aerosol jet printed conformal temperature sensor with a wide sensing range and excellent stability

Yingjie Niu,
Yufei Han,
Hui Cheng,
Zhenxiang Xiong,
Bin Luo,
Teng Ma,
Lingbo Li,
Shunuan Liu,
Xiaoming Chen,
Chenglin Yi

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Yingjie Niu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Yufei Han: Micro-and Nanotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China
Hui Cheng: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China; The Key Laboratory of Aircraft High Performance Assembly, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Zhenxiang Xiong: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Bin Luo: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China; The Key Laboratory of Aircraft High Performance Assembly, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Teng Ma: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Lingbo Li: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Shunuan Liu: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China; The Key Laboratory of Aircraft High Performance Assembly, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China
Xiaoming Chen: Micro-and Nanotechnology Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China; Corresponding author.
Chenglin Yi: School of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China; Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518057, China; The Key Laboratory of Aircraft High Performance Assembly, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710072, China; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 25
pp. 873 – 886

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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.

Published in Journal of Materials Research and Technology

ISSN: 2238-7854 (Print); 2214-0697 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-materials-research-and-technology/

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