title: Enhanced electrical conductivity of silver nanoparticles for high frequency electronic applications.
abstract: An enhancement in the electrical performance of low temperature screen-printed silver nanoparticles (nAg) has been measured at frequencies up to 220 GHz. We show that for frequencies above 80 GHz the electrical losses in coplanar waveguide structures fabricated using nAg at 350 °C are lower than those found in conventional thick film Ag conductors consisting of micrometer-sized grains and fabricated at 850 °C. The improved electrical performance is attributed to the better packing of the silver nanoparticles resulting in lower surface roughness by a factor of 3. We discuss how the use of silver nanoparticles offers new routes to high frequency applications on temperature sensitive conformal substrates and in sub-THz metamaterials.
authors.affiliation: Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ali H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Alshehri
authors.forename: Malgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jakubowska
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Młożniak
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horaczek
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rudka
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Free
authors.forename: J David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Carey