دورية أكاديمية

A micro-vibration-driven direct ink write printing method of gallium–indium alloys

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: A micro-vibration-driven direct ink write printing method of gallium–indium alloys
المؤلفون: Sheng Lin, Long Zhang, Liang Cong
المصدر: Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023)
بيانات النشر: Nature Portfolio, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Science
مصطلحات موضوعية: Medicine, Science
الوصف: Abstract Combining liquid fluidity and metallic conductivity, gallium–indium (Ga–In) alloys are making a splash in areas such as stretchable electronic circuits and wearable medical devices. Due to high flexibility, direct ink write printing is already widely employed for printing Ga–In alloys. Currently, pneumatic extrusion is the main method of direct ink write printing, but the oxide skin and low viscosity of the Ga–In alloys make it challenging to control after extrusion. This work proposed a method for direct ink write printing of Ga–In alloys utilizing micro-vibration-driven extrusion. Micro-vibration reduces the surface tension of Ga–In alloy droplets and avoids the appearance of random droplets during printing. Under micro-vibration, the nozzle tip pierces the oxide skin to form small droplets which have a high moldability. The droplet growth process is significantly slowed down by optimizing suitable micro-vibration parameters. Therefore, the Ga–In alloy droplets with high moldability can be maintained at the nozzle for a long period, which improves printability. Furthermore, better printing outcomes were obtained with micro-vibrations by choosing the proper nozzle height and printing speed. Experiment results demonstrated the superiority of the method in terms of Ga–In alloys extrusion control. With this method, the printability of the liquid metals is enhanced.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 2045-2322
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31091-z
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/496732ae63be4557868d63af4024576e
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.496732ae63be4557868d63af4024576e
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:20452322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-31091-z