Thesis
MXene inks for electronics and energy storage
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/4q8s-2554
Abstract
Formulations of conductive ink compatible with different patterning methods provide essential avenues to fabricate low cost, flexible electronics and electrochemical devices. Modern microfabrication techniques can print material with high resolution however, they often involve multi-step processing or expensive instrumentation. This thesis focuses on the creation and characterization of MXene in water for simple solution processable inks compatible with different deposition methods and on a variety of substrates. These Ti₃C₂ inks can be used for a variety of deposition methods such as painting, ink-jet printing, screen printing, and writing. This work focuses on hand written MXenes of concentrations above 30 mg/mL; employed in commercially available pens for dispensing and patterning MXene sheets directly onto substrates. These pens can be used both manually and automatically, with any biaxial instrument, to write on a variety of substrates including paper, wood, and textile. Automated writing electronics and energy storage devices can be created with the Ti₃C₂ ink. These systems are similar to metal-based inks except they do not require a sintering step and show superior performance when compared to equivalent carbon-based inks.
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- Title
- MXene inks for electronics and energy storage
- Creators
- Evan Quain - DU
- Contributors
- Yury Gogotsi (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 62 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Materials (Science and) Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) (1970-2026); College of Engineering (1970-2026); Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 11361; 991014632708804721