• 한국재료학회지
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.453-457
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• 2007

Interest in use of ink-jet printing for pattern-on-demand fabrication of metal interconnects without complicated and wasteful etching process has been on rapid increase. However, ink-jet printing is a wet process and needs an additional thermal treatment such as an annealing process. Since a metal ink is a suspension containing metal nanoparticles and organic capping molecules to prevent aggregation of them, the microstructure of an ink-jet printed metal interconnect 'as dried' can be characterized as a stack of loosely packed nanoparticles. Therefore, during being treated thermally, an inkjet-printed interconnect is likely to evolve a characteristic microstructure, different from that of the conventionally vacuum-deposited metal films. Microstructure characteristics can significantly affect the corresponding electrical and mechanical properties. The characteristics of change in microstructure and electrical resistivity of inkjet-printed silver (Ag) films when annealed isothermally at a temperature between 170 and $240^{\circ}C$ were analyzed. The change in electrical resistivity was described using the first-order exponential decay kinetics. The corresponding activation energy of 0.44 eV was explained in terms of a thermally-activated mechanism, i.e., migration of point defects such as vacancy-oxygen pairs, rather than microstructure evolution such as grain growth or change in porosity.

• 대한기계학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한기계학회 2007년도 춘계학술대회A
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• pp.451-454
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• 2007

This paper presents the pattern characteristic using the electrostatic drop-on-demand ink-jet printing system. In order to achieve the pattern characteristic of electrostatic inkjet printing, the capillary inkjet head system is fabricated using capillary tube, Pt wire and electrode, and is packaged by acrylic board for the accurate alignment between wire and electrode-hole. The applied DC voltage of 1.4 $\sim$ 2.0 kV used for the observation of electrostatic droplet ejection. Electrostatic droplet ejection is directly observed using a high-speed camera. For investigated pattern characteristic, conductive inkjet silver ink used. The higher voltage has a good condition which has micro dripping mode. Also, the droplet size decreases with increasing the supplied DC voltage. This paper shows the pattern which is formed by about 300um. Also, capillary inkjet head system will be applied industrial area comparing conventional electrostatic inkjet head system.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.799-802
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• 2008

The metal films ink-jetted using the conductive ink based on a mixture of copper and silver nanoparticles were investigated. The porosity and resistivity of films were minimized by adjusting the mixing ratio of Cu and Ag nanoparticles. We demonstrated that the printed tracks with good conductivity could be obtained at sufficiently lower annealing temperatures where plastic substrates could be used.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.1727-1734
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 잉크젯 프린터의 고품질 인쇄 및 인쇄 속도 향상을 위하여 헤드 노즐로부터 분사된 잉크 액적의 위치 제어 정밀도를 향상할 수 있는 방법을 제안한다. 샤프트를 따라 이동하고 있는 캐리지에 탑재된 잉크젯 프린터 헤드의 노즐로부터 분사 신호에 동기되어 분사된 액적의 운동 방정식을 수립하고 이로부터 액적이 용지에 도달하는 궤적을 모델링하여 탄착지점을 예측함으로써 분사 액적을 원하는 지점에 정확하게 탄착시키도록 액적 분사 신호의 타이밍을 제어하는 방법을 제안한다. 캐리지의 위치 신호와의 단순 동기에 기반을 둔 기존의 분사 제어 방법에 비해 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 이동하는 캐리지의 속도를 고려하여 분사 타이밍을 보상하므로 캐리지의 속도 변동에 대해서도 보다 정확한 위치 제어가 가능하여 고품질 인쇄를 구현할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 방향 전환을 위한 가감속 구간에서도 프린팅을 가능하게 하므로 동일한 인쇄 영역에 대해서 캐리지의 이동 경로가 짧아져 인쇄 속도를 향상시킬 수 있다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.622-626
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• 2008

We have investigated the inter-relationship between the ink-jet printability and the physical fluid properties by monitoring the droplet formation dynamics. Printability of the fluids was judged based on the inverse of Ohnesorge number ($Z^{-1}$) that relates to the viscosity, surface tension, and density of the fluid.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제36회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.114.1-114.1
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• 2009

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.73-81
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• 2011

We manufactured the inkjet printing system for the application into the nano Ag finger line interconnection process in Si solar cells. The home-made inkjet printer consists of motion part for XY motion stage with optical table, head part, power and control part in the rack box with pump, and ink supply part for the connection of pump-tube-sub ink tanknozzle. The ink jet printing system has been used to conduct the interconnection process of finger lines on Si solar cell. The nano ink includes the 50 nm-diameter. Ag nano particles and the viscosity is 14.4 cP at $22^{\circ}C$. After processing of inkjet printing on the finger lines of Si solar cell, the nano particles were measured by scanning electron microscope. After the heat treatment at $850^{\circ}C$, the finger lines showed the smooth surface morphology without micropores.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2008년도 춘계학술발표대회 및 제14회 신소재 심포지엄
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• pp.17.2-17.2
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• 2008

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2006

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2006년도 6th International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.1382-1385
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• 2006

We have studied ink-jet printing method for patterning of conductive line on flexible plastic substrates. Synthesized copper nano-particles of ${\sim}40\;nm$ were used for the conductive ink and the printed patterns exhibit a smooth line whose line width is about $100\;{\mu}m$.