11/22/2021
By Kwok Fan Chow
The Kennedy College of Science, Department of Chemistry, invites you to attend a research proposal defense by Yuri Piro entitled “Investigating UV Curable Inks for Printed Electronic Applications.” The defense will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at 1 p.m. in ETIC 445, North Campus.
Committee Chair: Marina Ruths, Polymer Science/Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Committee Members:
- Alkim Akyurtlu Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- James Reuther Ph.D., Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Daniel Schmidt Ph.D., Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Yuyu Sun Ph.D., Polymer Science, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- Oshadha Ranasingha Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Abstract:
Additive manufacturing (AM) presents an opportunity to rapidly prototype novel RF devices. UV curable ink is a material used in many common AM techniques such as aerosol jet printing and direct ink writing. One of the biggest challenges in using these techniques for RF device fabrication is finding a UV curable ink which can function as a suitable performance dielectric for various applications including chip integration and antennas for IOT and 5G, to name a few examples. Currently available UV curable ink used in these applications has been repurposed from other applications, developed for structural performance without considering dielectric behavior. At RF and higher frequencies, the dielectric loss value of these UV cured inks cause non-recoverable energy loss. For this reason, the aim of this research is to develop UV curable dielectric ink for AM RF applications, including gasket materials, planarizing materials, and dielectric bridges.
All interested students and faculty members are invited to attend.