Printable and flexible copper-silver alloy electrodes with high conductivity and ultrahigh oxidation resistance.

Title Printable and flexible copper-silver alloy electrodes with high conductivity and ultrahigh oxidation resistance.
Authors W. Li; D. Hu; L. Li; C.F. Li; J. Jiu; C. Chen; T. Ishina; T. Sugahara; K. Suganuma
Journal ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
DOI 10.1021/acsami.7b05308
Abstract

Printable and flexible Cu-Ag alloy electrodes with high conductivity and ultrahigh oxidation resistance have been successfully fabricated by using a newly-developed Cu-Ag hybrid ink and a simple fabrication process consisting of low temperature pre-curing followed by rapid photonic sintering (LTRS). A special Ag-nanoparticle shell on a Cu core structure is first created in situ by low temperature pre-curing. An instantaneous photonic sintering can induce rapid mutual dissolution between the Cu core and the Ag-nanoparticle shell so that core-shell structures consisting of a Cu-rich phase in the core and a Ag-rich phase in the shell (Cu-Ag alloy) can be obtained on flexible substrates. The resulting Cu-Ag alloy electrode has high conductivity (3.4 ?? cm) and ultrahigh oxidation resistance even up to 180 °C in an air atmosphere; this approach shows huge potential and is a tempting prospect for the fabrication of highly reliable and cost-effective printed electronic devices.

Citation W. Li; D. Hu; L. Li; C.F. Li; J. Jiu; C. Chen; T. Ishina; T. Sugahara; K. Suganuma.Printable and flexible copper-silver alloy electrodes with high conductivity and ultrahigh oxidation resistance.. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2017. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b05308

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