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Low-Temperature Sintering Behavior (≤ 400°C) of Micro-sized Silver Particles Decorated by Silver Nanoparticles Through Surface Iodination

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This paper introduces a facile and effective route to decorate micro-sized silver particle surfaces with Ag/AgI nanoclusters through a wet chemical reaction at room temperature using iodine and ethanol as reactant and solvent, respectively. Photosensitivity of AgI is utilized in the route, and AgI decomposes into Ag upon contact with sunshine, forming Ag/AgI nanoclusters. The modified micro-sized Ag particles showed sinterability even at 200°C and formed rigid electrical conductive networks at 350°C. Moreover, sintered film containing the modified Ag particles reached the best conductivity, 9.35 mΩ/sq, after sintering at 350°C for 20 min, while the film with untreated control Ag particles obtained its best conductivity at 400°C. The excellent sinterability should be attributed to the nanoclusters which served as a sintering aid during the heating process. However, increase of sintering temperature and time destroyed densification and conductivity of the sintered film containing the modified particles.

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  1. College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yichun University, Yichun, 336000, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Zhou & Hongbo Tang

  2. Key Laboratory of Jiangxi University for Applied Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Yichun University, Yichun, 336000, People’s Republic of China

    Jian Zhou & Hongbo Tang

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Zhou, J., Tang, H. Low-Temperature Sintering Behavior (≤ 400°C) of Micro-sized Silver Particles Decorated by Silver Nanoparticles Through Surface Iodination. J. Electron. Mater. 47, 5203–5211 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-018-6400-9

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