title: Inkjet-printed gold electrodes on paper: characterization and functionalization.
abstract: Gold nanoparticles were synthesized and inkjet-printed on a paper substrate and IR-sintered to produce conductive electrodes. The electrodes were further functionalised by using self-assembled octadecanethiol monolayers (SAMs). The effect of sintering, print quality, and SAM formation were examined by topographical, chemical and electrical methods. With optimised printing parameters, a volume resistivity of ~1.6 × 10(-7) Ω m was attained by a single print layer.
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Functional Materials, Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Åbo Akademi University, Porthaninkatu 3, FI-20500 Turku, Finland. anni.maattanen@abo.fi
authors.forename: Anni
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Määttänen
authors.forename: Petri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ihalainen
authors.forename: Petri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pulkkinen
authors.forename: Shaoxia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tenhu
authors.forename: Jouko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peltonen