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Preparation of highly conductive adhesives by in situ generated and sintered silver nanoparticles during curing process

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The lower resistivity (7.5 × 10−5 Ω cm) of nano-electrically conductive adhesives (nano-ECAs) with silver flakes and in situ formed and sintered silver nanoparticles was developed. At room temperature,the silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) could not be generated in ECAs due to no reaction between silver nitrate and N,N-dimethyl-4-aminobenzaldehyde (DABA). However, during curing process, Ag NPs were immediately generated through reducing silver nitrate by DABA in absence of stabilizing agents. At the same time, the increased viscosity of epoxy due to the curing could prevent the agglomerates of Ag NPs. Morphology studies showed that most Ag NPs have been attached onto the surfaces of silver flakes due to the good affinity between them, resulting in more effectively interconnecting with silver flakes by the sintered Ag NPs. Thus, the lower bulk resistivity was obtained. On the other hand, DABA, containing a tertiary amine, can stabilize contact resistance of nano-ECAs by effectively preventing galvanic corrosion at the interface between nano-ECAs and Sn surfaces due to the fact that amines can strongly bond to a Sn surface.

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The authors would like to thank National Natural Science Foundation of China (contract grant numbers: 50608034 and 50873036) and “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, SCUT” (2009ZM0306) for the financial support, and the College of Material Science and Engineering of South China University of Technology for the group in undertaking the project.

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    Hong Gao, Lan Liu, Konghua Liu, Yuanfang Luo, Demin Jia & Jiasheng Lu

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Gao, H., Liu, L., Liu, K. et al. Preparation of highly conductive adhesives by in situ generated and sintered silver nanoparticles during curing process. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 23, 22–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-011-0388-8

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