Selective deposition of silver and copper films by condensation coefficient modulation
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1592572
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1039/c9mh00842j
- Title of journal
- Materials Horizons
- Article number
- 143
- First page
- -
- Volume
- 7
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2051-6347
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2019
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/c9/mh/c9mh00842j/c9mh00842j1.pdf
- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
- -
- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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-
- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This article reports a remarkably effective and unconventional approach for the selective deposition of copper and silver to form metal patterns. This method is scalable to any area; is fast because compatible with continuous roll-to-roll printing and thermal evaporation; avoids metal waste and the use of harmful etchants; leaves the metal surface uncontaminated. Its power is demonstrated in semi-transparent organic solar-vcells, but it can be exploited in a broad range of applications, e.g. electronics, flexible and stretchable transparent electrodes biological/chemical sensors. This article has featured on >20 international popular press news websites including The Engineer, ScienceDaily and Environmental News Network.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
- -
