Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks

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dc.contributor.advisorBlumenthal, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorTopic, Miraen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorHärting, Margiten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorVan den Berg, Claire Barbaraen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-23T07:55:03Z
dc.date.available2017-01-23T07:55:03Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe structural and electrical properties of metal nanoparticle (NP) networks and their dependence on the constituent phases have been investigated. Percolation and effective media theories have been used to describe the physical properties of disordered systems, as well as providing a link between their structural features and the corresponding electrical transport properties. Silver and palladium nanoparticulate layers in ethyl cellulose polymer binder (ETHOCELTM), were fabricated onto paper using the method of screen printing. The metal-binder ratios were varied in order to observe changes in the microstructure when a percolating network consisting of the metal NPs is formed through the layer.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationVan den Berg, C. B. (2016). <i>Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22914en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationVan den Berg, Claire Barbara. <i>"Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22914en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan den Berg, C. 2016. Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Van den Berg, Claire Barbara AB - The structural and electrical properties of metal nanoparticle (NP) networks and their dependence on the constituent phases have been investigated. Percolation and effective media theories have been used to describe the physical properties of disordered systems, as well as providing a link between their structural features and the corresponding electrical transport properties. Silver and palladium nanoparticulate layers in ethyl cellulose polymer binder (ETHOCELTM), were fabricated onto paper using the method of screen printing. The metal-binder ratios were varied in order to observe changes in the microstructure when a percolating network consisting of the metal NPs is formed through the layer. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks TI - Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22914 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22914
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationVan den Berg CB. Structural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networks. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Physics, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22914en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Physicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPhysicsen_ZA
dc.titleStructural and electrical characteristics of printed metal nanoparticle networksen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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