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The Physics Of Slot-Die And Gravure Coating Associated With Precision Thin Films And Coating Defects, Robert E. Malakhov

Nanoscience and Microsystems ETDs

Enabling future printable and flexible electronic (PFE) devices and technologies requires overcoming the technical challenge of manufacturing precision thin films and features at scale. Coating- and print-feature functionality for PFEs is imparted with dispersed active particulate inks that provide electronic properties via slot-die coating, a pre-metered film-deposition process, and gravure printing, a high-throughput, precision process. Both are poised to be ideal manufacturing technologies for PFEs but require further research to understand particulate effects in defect formation and processability. Therefore, overcoming the technical challenges of precision, throughput, and the complexities of particulate inks is the purpose of this work. For slot-die …