• Słoma, Marcin
• Jakubowska, Małgorzata

Abstract

<p>Nanomaterials are known for their superior properties, what makes them the mostinvestigated group of materials these days. These properties are utilized by many researchgroups in new type of polymer thick film compositions for printed electronicsapplications. This new trend in production of electronic devices allows to manufactureelectronic circuits and elements using the printing techniques such as screen printing,offset, or ink-jet. Fabricated this way electronic elements are easy to implement and lowcost,what is important in short production cycles or in fabrication of disposableelectronics.The use of nanostructures in the manufacture of the composition for printedelectronics has opened new possibilities in the production of such structures. Exceptionalmechanical and electrical properties of carbon nanotubes can deliver a new category ofproperties to composite materials such as polymer thick films. Increasing interest inapplying nanotubes in the field of printed electronics has led to continued efforts todevelop good dispersion techniques of nanotubes in polymer vehicles. Many applicationsof nanotube/polymer composites have been developed until now, such as biochemicaland gas sensors, electromagnetic shielding, field effect transistors and diodes, but alsotransparent electrodes, elastic resistors and thermal sensors.This chapter reviews current achievements in the field of thick films with carbonnanotubes with two particular topics. Presented in research papers fabrication techniquesof polymer compositions with carbon nanotubes for screen printing are summarized andapplications of nanotube/polymer nanocomposite layers are highlighted, along withauthors achievements in this field. © 2012 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.</p>

Topics

• nanocomposite
• impedance spectroscopy
• dispersion
• polymer
• Carbon
• nanotube