Highly electrically conductive adhesives using silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-decorated graphene: the effect of NPs sintering on the electrical conductivity improvement

Electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) filled with silver nanoparticle (Ag NP)-decorated graphene were prepared and the effect of curing temperature on the electrical conductivity of the ECAs was discussed. Mono-dispersed Ag NPs with an average size of 9 nm were successfully deposited and simultaneously functionalized with mercaptopropionic acid (MPA) on graphene surface. The surface functionalization of the NPs with MPA made the decorated …