Laser-induced scanning transfer deposition of silver electrodes on glass surfaces: A green and scalable technology

Molina R. ; Ertugrul M. ; Larrea Á. ; Navarro R. ; Rico V. ; Yubero F. ; González-Elipe A.R. ; Fuente G.F. de la ; Angurel L.A. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: A pulsed laser ablation backwriting technique with high repetitive rates is implemented for the fabrication of silver coatings on glass surfaces. This method enables geometrical constraint-free deposition of metallic coatings. These exhibit sufficiently low electrical resistance to be used as electrodes in dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma elements. Ambient air deposition of metallic silver electrodes on standard glass slides is explored using a sub-ns UV laser source, combined with hybrid beam scanning methods. The green nature of the overall deposition process includes a preliminary irradiation scan to homogenise the target surface before the subsequent backwriting step. Metal transfer is achieved by combining two phenomena within a simple beam scanning process: LIRT (laser-induced reverse transfer) of silver from the target to the glass, with a partial and secondary LIFT (Laser-Induced Forward Transfer) of silver from the glass to the target. Appropriate selection of pulse energy and pulse repetition rates, beam scanning velocities and target motion enable the growth of sufficiently thick Ag deposits on glass with the required low electrical resistivity and nearly 2D constraint-free geometry. This method avoids the use of vacuum and liquids, resulting in a cheap, facile and green methodology for the deposition of silver electrodes onto transparent substrate surfaces.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.149673

Año: 2021

Publicado en: Applied Surface Science 556 (2021), 149673 [10 pp.]
ISSN: 0169-4332

Factor impacto JCR: 7.392 (2021)

Categ. JCR: MATERIALS SCIENCE, COATINGS & FILMS rank: 1 / 19 = 0.053 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, CONDENSED MATTER rank: 14 / 69 = 0.203 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, APPLIED rank: 28 / 161 = 0.174 (2021) - Q1 - T1
Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 42 / 165 = 0.255 (2021) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 12.1 - Physics and Astronomy (Q1) - Materials Science (Q1)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 1.147 - Chemistry (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Surfaces, Coatings and Films (Q1) - Surfaces and Interfaces (Q1) - Condensed Matter Physics (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/T54-20R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/801464/EU/ Ultra-versatile Structural PRINTing of amorphous and tuned crystalline matter on multiple substrates /SPRINT
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ENE2017-83669-C4-1-R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/MAT2016-79866-R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Cienc.Mater. Ingen.Metal. (Dpto. Ciencia Tecnol.Mater.Fl.)