Volume 18, Issue 17 2107811
Research Article

3D Printed High Performance Silver Mesh for Transparent Glass Heaters through Liquid Sacrificial Substrate Electric-Field-Driven Jet

Hongke Li

Hongke Li

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

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Zhenghao Li

Zhenghao Li

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

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Na Li

Na Li

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China

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Xiaoyang Zhu

Corresponding Author

Xiaoyang Zhu

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

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Yuan-Fang Zhang

Yuan-Fang Zhang

Shien-Ming Wu School of Intelligent Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 511442 China

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Luanfa Sun

Luanfa Sun

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

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Rui Wang

Rui Wang

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

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Jinbao Zhang

Jinbao Zhang

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

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Zhongming Yang

Zhongming Yang

School of Information Science & Engineering and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237 China

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Hao Yi

Hao Yi

State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044 China

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Xiaofeng Xu

Corresponding Author

Xiaofeng Xu

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100 China

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

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Hongbo Lan

Corresponding Author

Hongbo Lan

Shandong Engineering Research Center for Additive Manufacturing, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266520 China

Key Lab of Industrial Fluid Energy Conservation and Pollution Control (Qingdao University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Qingdao, 266520 China

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

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First published: 27 February 2022
Citations: 34

Abstract

Transparent glass with metal mesh is considered a promising strategy for high performance transparent glass heaters (TGHs). However, the realization of simple, low-cost manufacture of high performance TGHs still faces great challenges. Here, a technique for the fabrication of high performance TGHs is proposed using liquid sacrificial substrate electric-field-driven (LS-EFD) microscale 3D printing of thick film silver paste. The liquid sacrificial substrate not only significantly improves the aspect ratio (AR) of silver mesh, but also plays a positive role in printing stability. The fabricated TGHs with a line width of 35 µm, thickness of 12.3 µm, and pitch of 1000 µm exhibit a desirable optoelectronic performance with sheet resistance (Rs) of 0.195 Ω sq−1 and transmittance (T) of 88.97%. A successful deicing test showcases the feasibility and practicality of the manufactured TGHs. Moreover, an interface evaporator is developed for the coordination of photothermal and electrothermal systems based on the high performance TGHs. The vapor generation rate of the device reaches 10.69 kg m−2 h−1 with a voltage of 2 V. The proposed technique is a promising strategy for the cost-effective and simple fabrication of high performance TGHs.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

Research data are not shared.

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