Mark Poliks, SUNY Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
Additive and hybrid electronics require highly conductive printed materials on various substrates. Achieving high electrical conductivity on thermally sensitive substrates is challenging when using conventional oven-based sintering methods. Advanced sintering methods, including pulsed photonic and laser direct write methods provide an effective means to improve printed material properties with rapid, high-energy annealing without thermally damaging the underlying substrate. In this talk a variety of applications that use either particle or particle-free inks will be described.