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Synthesis and formation mechanism of micron-size silver flakes with high radius-thickness ratio: application to silver paste

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Micron-size ultrathin silver flakes were synthesized via a simple and environmentally friendly approach. The microstructure of ultrathin silver flakes was determined by some dominant parameters, including the pH value of solution, the adding speed of silver nitrate, and the dosage of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-124). The detailed characterization revealed that the as-synthesized silver flakes were typical 2–3 µm in diameter and 50–100 nm in thickness. And the flake-particle ratio was over 80%. Meanwhile, a possible formation mechanism of the silver flakes has been briefly discussed based upon the morphology evolution of silver flakes at different growth stages. Moreover, the ultrathin silver flakes conductive pastes dried at low temperature exhibited a good conductivity of 4.3 × 10−4 Ω·m even after 100 days, indicating their wide potential applications in the electronic materials.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21363011), the Applied Basic Research Foundation of Yunnan Province (Grant No. 2016FD126), the Research Foundation of Key New Products of Yunnan Province (Grant No. 2016BA007), and the Research Foundation of Institute of Yunnan Province (2016DC033).

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    Shuailong Guo, Wei Fang, Yuxiu Li, Yuwen Yang, Chuan Wang, Xianwei Meng, Yunxiu Chao & Hongwei Yang

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Guo, S., Fang, W., Li, Y. et al. Synthesis and formation mechanism of micron-size silver flakes with high radius-thickness ratio: application to silver paste. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 28, 16267–16273 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-017-7532-z

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