Repetitive ultramicrotome trimming and SEM imaging for characterizing printed multilayer structures.

ABSTRACT: Ultramicrotomy is a well-established technique that has been applied in biology and medical research to produce thin sections or a blockface of an embedded sample for microscopy. Recently, this technique has also been applied in materials science or micro- and nanotechnology as a sample preparation method for subsequent characterization. In this work, an application of ultramicrotomy for the cross-section preparation of an inkjet-printed multilayer structure is demonstrated. The investigated device is a capacitor consisting of three layers. The top and bottom electrodes are printed with silver nanoparticle ink and the dielectric layer with a ceramic nanoparticle/polymer ink. A 3D profilometer is initially used to study the surface morphology of the printed multilayer. The measurements show

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11579308 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature