Screen-printing Resistive Temperature Sensor development with sustainable carbon pastes

Screen-printing Resistive Temperature Sensor development with sustainable carbon pastes

Old computers, digital tablets, mobile phones, many used electronic gadgets devices, broken household and appliances on gray background
Author
Leire Sanchez-Duenas; Cristina Monteserin; Estibaliz Gómez; Miren Blanco; Mikel Larrañaga; Estibaliz Aranzabe; Miryam Criado-Gonzalez; Rajat Rai; José Luis Vilas-Vilela
Publication Date
June, 2024
Country
EU
Language for original content
Scope

The rise in demand for electronics and programmed obsolescence have increased electronic waste. New sustainable and/or recyclable electronic devices need to be developed.

Devices could be made sustainable by using biobased materials and avoiding those which harm the environment. These materials could be used to develop specific devices, such as resistive temperature sensors attached to flexible materials. The variation in the resistance of the sensor depends on the material of which they are made. In this work, resistive temperature sensors are screen printed using four different pastes: a silver-based commercial paste and three carbon-based pastes. The sensors are printed onto glass fibre substrate to ensure flexibility and infused with a resin to produce a composite.