Low-Temperature Printing of Silver Nanoparticle based Metal Grids for Photovoltaic Device Applications
Prepared by:
Louis J. Kjerstad
Faculty Advisors:
Dr. Michael K. West
REU Site Director, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. Jon J. Kellar
REU Co-Site Director, Department Head, Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
Dr. Alfred R. Boysen
Professor, Department of Humanities
Program Information:
National Science Foundation
Grant NSF # DMR-0852057
Research Experience for Undergraduates
Summer 2011
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
501 East Saint Joseph Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
Table of Contents
Abstract ………………………..….………….…………………………….…………….……… 3
Introduction…….………………….……………….……………….……………………. 4
Broader Impact …………….….……….………..….………….….…….….……………. 5
Procedure …….…....……………..….…….……..……….………….…….….………… 5
Materials ……………….…………….…….…..……….………….…….………… 5
Equipment ………………………….…………..….….…….……………………… 6
Synthesis of silver nanoparticles and ink .….….….………………….….….……… 6
M3D aerosol jet printing and sintering ………………………………………….….. 7
Testing and analysis ….……….…………….………………….…………….…….. 9
Results …………………………………….…………….…………..….………………. 10
Discussion …………………………………………….…….…….…….……………… 13
Conclusion ……………………………….………….…………………………………. 14
Future work ………….…………………………….….…………….……….……. 15
References …………………………………………………….…….……….….……… 16
Acknowledgments ……………………………………………………………………… 16
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