Application of Electrode Inkjet Printing in Thin Film Transistors
NING Honglong, YANG Caigui, CHEN Jianqiu, TAO Ruiqiang, ZHOU Yicong, CAI Wei, ZHU Zhennan, WEI Jinglin, YAO Rihui, PENG Junbiao
Institute of Polymer Optoelectronic Materials & Devices, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials & Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641
Abstract: Inkjet printing technology has been widely used in patterned electrodes of thin film transistors (TFTs) owing to its low cost, eco-friendliness, high efficiency and direct writing. With the rapid development of high-density, large-size, flexible and low-power consumption electronic devices, higher requirements are put forward for the quality of printed electrodes. In this article, the conductive ink, inkjet printing technology and the process optimization of printed electrodes are summarized, and the existing problems in the application of printing electrodes for TFTs and the future research direction are pointed out.
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