Printable Carbon Nanotube Inks for Transparent Conductive Films (Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics USA 2011)

Mr Robert Praino Jnr, Co-Founder
Chasm Technologies
United States
 
2011111.

Presentation Summary

  • The ability to formulate inks suitable for conventional gravure, flexo, and screen printing techniques without destroying the opto-electronic properties.
  • The poor dispersibility of SWCNT.
  • The necessity of a secondary operation to remove surfactants and dispersion aids from the Ink to maximize the opto-electronic properties.

Speaker Biography (Robert F. Praino Jnr)

Bob has 35 years of experience developing and manufacturing products utilizing film coating processes. His career path prior to Chasm includes assignments at Stone & Webster Engineering, Polaroid Corporation, Presstek, Vitex Systems, and Precision Lithograining. Bob has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and MBA from Boston University. He co-founded Chasm in March, 2005 to apply his experience in coated film products and associated science and engineering to develop commercially viable pathways to product applications beginning with a wide range of "nano-materials" and "nano-technologies". The applications for these technical areas have included flat panel displays, fuel cells, photovoltaics, film substrate development, optical film development, carbon nanotube applications, life sciences, and nano-imprint lithography. In addition to the process work in these areas, Chasm has designed and managed capital equipment projects totaling over $10 million for roll-to-roll coating lines and nano-material manufacturing facilities.
Bob is member of the Society for Information Displays and the American Chemical Society.

Company Profile (CHASM)

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CHASM Advanced Materials is revolutionizing design and fabrication of printed electronics and energy storage devices through exclusive development and manufacture of CNT hybrid transparent conductive films and CNT hybrid electrode materials. The company's line of AgeNT transparent conductive films is flexible and formable with low pattering costs and low sheet resistance at high transparency. Leading companies across multiple industries have successfully launched next generation innovations using transparent circuits, heaters, antennas, and films as well as advanced CNT inks and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) only available from CHASM. Visit us at booth #I07 to see demonstration of materials and applications.
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