This study evaluated the electro-mechanical behavior of 1.25- μm printed Ag films using in situ resistance and in situ imaging methods. The resulting printed structure and electrical and mechanical behavior of the printed films has been studied to better understand their electro-mechanical response to loading and eventual brittle fracture.
Films can be produced by depositing inks containing suspended metallic particles within a solvent and then heating the films to both remove the solvent and sinter the particles.
Printing of metallic films has been preferred over vacuum technologies for roll-to-roll processes because of faster processing times and lower processing costs.
