Inkjet-printed Electronics Technology

Printing technologies, which do not require a stable, physical, fixed pattern/image carrier and can, in principle, generate a different printed pattern/image print per print are explained with examples. This type of process is referred to as non-impact printing. All inkjet printing techniques for printed electronics are demonstrated, including continuous inkjet printing, drop-on-demand (DOD) inkjet printing, aerosol jet printing, electrohydrodynamic jet printing and dispensing printing. Inkjet printing brings an initial set of skills and methods of exploration to facilitate the development of printed electronics in the numerous laboratories around the world. In this chapter, the mechanism, characteristics and merits of different inkjet printing techniques are described and compared.