期刊
ORGANIC ELECTRONICS
卷 13, 期 12, 页码 3259-3262出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2012.10.004
关键词
PEDOT:PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):(polystyrene-sulphonate)); Surfactant; DoD (drop-on-demand) inkjet printing; Satellites; Viscoelastic; Shear-thinning fluid
资金
- UK EPSRC [EP/H018913/1]
- EPSRC [EP/H018913/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/H018913/1] Funding Source: researchfish
Satellite droplets are unwanted in inkjet printing and various approaches have been suggested for their reduction. Low jetting speeds limit applications of the process. Added surfactants for wetting and conductivity enhancement may help but dynamic surface tension effects may counteract improvements. A higher fluid viscosity delays ligament break-up, but also leads to slower jets, while viscoelasticity reduces satellite formation only in certain cases. We show here that aqueous solutions of PEDOT:PSS (1:2.5 by weight) are strongly shear-thinning. They exhibit low viscosity within the printing nozzle over a wide range of jet speeds, yet rapidly (<100 mu s) recover a higher viscosity at the low shear rates applicable once the jet has formed, which give the benefit of delayed satellite formation. The delay over a 0.8 mm stand-off distance can be sufficient to completely suppress satellites, which is significant for many printing applications. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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