Wiley, 2012. — 450 p.Inkjet-based Micromanufacturing Inkjet technology goes way beyond putting ink on paper: it enables simpler, faster and more reliable manufacturing processes in the fields of micro- and nanotechnology. Modern inkjet heads are per se precision instruments that deposit droplets of fluids on a variety of surfaces in programmable, repeating patterns, allowing, after suitable modifications and adaptations, the manufacturing of devices such as thin-film transistors, polymer-based displays and photovoltaic elements. Moreover, inkjet technology facilitates the large-scale production of flexible RFID transponders needed, eg, for automated logistics and miniaturized sensors for applications in health surveillance. The book gives an introduction to inkjet-based micromanufacturing, followed by an overview of the underlying theories and models, which provides the basis for a full understanding and a successful usage of inkjet-based methods in current microsystems research and development.Contents
List of Contributors;
Overview of Inkjet-Based Micromanufacturing;
Combinatorial Screening of Materials Using Inkjet Printing as a Patterning Technique;
Thermal Inkjet;
High-Resolution Electrohydrodynamic Inkjet;
Cross Talk in Piezo Inkjet;
Patterning;
Drying of Inkjet-Printed Droplets;
Postprinting Processes for Inorganic Inks for Plastic Electronics Applications 111
9 Vision Monitoring;
Acoustic Monitoring;
Equalization of Jetting Performance;
Inkjet Ink Formulations;
Issues in Color Filter Fabrication with Inkjet Printing;
Application of Inkjet Printing in High-Density Pixelated RGB Quantum Dot-Hybrid LEDs;
Inkjet Printing of Metal Oxide Thin-Film Transistors;
Inkjet Fabrication of Printed Circuit Boards;
Photovoltaics;
Inkjet Printed Electrochemical Sensors;
Antennas for Radio Frequency Identification Tags;
Inkjet Printing for MEMS;
Inkjet Printing of Interconnects and Contacts Based on Inorganic Nanoparticles for Printed Electronic Applications;
Index.
