Issue 41, 2019

Electronic performance of printed PEDOT:PSS lines correlated to the physical and chemical properties of coated inkjet papers

Abstract

PEDOT:PSS organic printed electronics chemical interactions with the ink-receiving layer (IRL) of monopolar inkjet paper substrates and coating color composition were evaluated through Raman spectroscopy mapping in Z (depth) and (XY) direction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Other evaluated properties of the IRLs were pore size distribution (PSD), surface roughness, ink de-wetting, surface energy and the impact of such characteristics on the electronics performance of the printed layers. Resin-coated inkjet papers were compared to a multilayer coated paper substrate that also contained an IRL but did not contain the plastic polyethylene (PE) resin layer. This substrate showed better electronic performance (i.e., lower sheet resistance), which we attributed to the inert coating composition, higher surface roughness and higher polarity of the surface which influenced the de-wetting of the ink. The novelty is that this substrate was rougher and with somewhat lower printing quality but with better electronic performance and the advantage of not having PE in their composite structure, which favors recycling.

Graphical abstract: Electronic performance of printed PEDOT:PSS lines correlated to the physical and chemical properties of coated inkjet papers

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 May 2019
Accepted
22 Jul 2019
First published
01 Aug 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2019,9, 23925-23938

Electronic performance of printed PEDOT:PSS lines correlated to the physical and chemical properties of coated inkjet papers

V. Forsberg, J. Mašlík and M. Norgren, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 23925 DOI: 10.1039/C9RA03801A

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