Date of Award
6-2007
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Paper Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Imaging
First Advisor
Dr. Alexandra Pekarovicova
Second Advisor
Dr. Paul D. Fleming
Third Advisor
Dr. Valery N. Bliznyuk
Fourth Advisor
Dr. Bradley J. Bazuin
Abstract
The primary goal of printing electronics is to create structures and devices that are functionally similar to conventional electronics, but at greater speed, lower cost and less production complexity. There are advantages and challenging disadvantages of using printing processes to manufacture electronic devices. Printing has been very well optimized for printing visual images that meet the requirements of human eye. However in the production of functional electronic devices, there are more stringent requirements on resolution, registration and quality of printed features and functional layers.
The main goal of this work is to form a starting point to a bigger picture of low-cost electronics. Before undertaking full scale printing research, initial screening experiments are required to identify suitable materials and determine other printing concerns. Present work considers gravure printing as the main manufacturing platform and its capabilities are evaluated. In addition, different functional materials were studied and optimized for gravure printing and some issues to be solved are presented.
Access Setting
Dissertation-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Hrehorova, Erika, "Materials and Processes for Printed Electronics: Evaluation of Gravure Printing in Electronics Manufacture" (2007). Dissertations. 873.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/dissertations/873