Unraveling the Steric Link to Copper Precursor Decomposition: A Multi‐Faceted Study for the Printing of Flexible Electronics (Small Methods 4/2023)

Abstract

Inside Back Cover In article number 2300038, Caroline E. Knapp and co-workers have established a link between the geometry of copper precursors and their decomposition to copper metal by single crystal X-ray diffraction investigation alongside density functional theory calculations. Precursor synthesis and their decomposition profiles are reported. Inkjet printing yielded conductive (ρ = 4.7–5.3 × 10−7 Ω m; ≈30% bulk) copper features onto paper and polyimide substrates at 125 °C and 150 °C.