biostudies-literatureUnknown9(34)Shen YSolvent-free electrically conductive composites have been applied to flexible electronics to obtain high electrical conductivity. However, some of the proposed composites have low electrical conductivities and are unable to meet the requirements of commercial printable electronics. In this study, solvent-free electrically conductive Ag/EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) composites for paper-based printable electronics were prepared by a thermal melting method. The properties of these electrically conductive Ag/EVA composites, including particle sizes, morphologies and phase purities of the flake silver flake powders, were investigated using a particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The results showed that nanometer-thick flake silver RSC advances19501-19507https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9065322biostudies-literatureSolvent-free electrically conductive Ag/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composites for paper-based printable electronics.PMC9065322Liu YLei ZChen ZZhang ZFeng WChen HShen YZhou YfalseSolvent-free electrically conductive Ag/ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composites for paper-based printable electronics.Solvent-free electrically conductive composites have been applied to flexible electronics to obtain high electrical conductivity. However, some of the proposed composites have low electrical conductivities and are unable to meet the requirements of commercial printable electronics. In this study, solvent-free electrically conductive Ag/EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) composites for paper-based printable electronics were prepared by a thermal melting method. The properties of these electrically conductive Ag/EVA composites, including particle sizes, morphologies and phase purities of the flake silver flake powders, were investigated using a particle size analyzer, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), respectively. The results showed that nanometer-thick flake silver 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z2019 Jun2025-04-04T23:15:56.663Z2025-04-04T23:15:56.663ZS-EPMC90653223551939010.1039/c9ra02593f