We synthesized silver nanoparticles via chemical reduction method in aqueous medium and poly(acrylic acid) sodium salt (PAA), a kind of anionic polyelectrolyte, was used as a capping agent as well as a dispersant. Owing to the electrosteric repulsion characteristic of PAA, the prepared aqueous Ag ink exhibited a remarkable dispersion stability, which was confirmed by sedimentation test, zeta-potential measurement, and rheological analysis. We fabricated narrow conductive features onto the polyimide substrate using ink-jet printing method and demonstrated the influence of substrate temperature on the morphology of printed patterns. After annealing at , the resistivity of the Ag pattern with a linewidth of was .
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