Inkjet printing for printed electronics, sensors and printed RFID (radio frequency identification) tags is nowadays widely used. This has been enabled by the developments of: a) new chemically synthesised compounds and their formulation into suitable inks and b) new machines and printing methods. Nanoparticle based inks offer tremendous potential for a wide range of application fields. However, only few nanoparticle based inks for inkjet printing are commercially available yet and most are made for printed electronics, such as Ag, Cu. The peculiar nanoparticle properties are until now almost unexploited in applications of such inks.
This interdisciplinary project NanoInk aims through an integrated approach to develop novel nanoparticle inks and high resolution inkjet printing technology for sub-micrometre structures.
The project combines the specific & complementary expertise of the three involved laboratories: Applied NanoSciences (HEIG-VD) and ChemTech & iPrint (HEIA-FR).