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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2022

Invisible Thermoplasmonic Indium Tin Oxide Nanoparticle Ink for Anti-counterfeiting Applications.

Arianna Mazzotta, Alessio Gabbani, Marco Carlotti, Marina Ruggeri, Elvira Fantechi, Andrea Ottomaniello, Francesco Pineider, Andrea Pucci, Virgilio Mattoli

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Arianna MazzottaCenter for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale R. Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy.
Alessio GabbaniDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4078-0254
Marco CarlottiCenter for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale R. Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8086-7613
Marina RuggeriDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Elvira FantechiDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Andrea OttomanielloCenter for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale R. Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy.
Francesco PineiderDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4066-4031
Andrea PucciDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1278-5004
Virgilio MattoliCenter for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Viale R. Piaggio 34, Pontedera 56025, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4715-8353

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we present a thermoplasmonic transparent ink based on a colloidal dispersion of indium tin oxide (ITO) nanoparticles, which can offer several advantages as anti-counterfeiting technology. The custom ink could be directly printed on several substrates, and it is transparent under visible light but is able to generate heat by absorption of NIR radiation. Dynamic temperature mapping of the printed motifs was performed by using a thermal camera while irradiating the samples with an IR lamp. The printed samples presented fine features (in the order of 75 μm) and high thermal resolution (of about 250 μm). The findings are supported by thermal finite-element simulations, which also allow us to explore the effect of different substrate characteristics on the thermal readout. Finally, we built a demonstrator comprising a QR Code invisible to the naked eye, which became visible in thermal images under NIR radiation. The high transparency of the printed ink and the high speed of the thermal reading (figures appear/disappear in less than 1 s) offer an extremely promising strategy toward low-cost, scalable production of photothermally active invisible labels.

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anti-counterfeitingheavily doped semiconductor nanoparticlesindium tin oxideink-jet printingthermoplasmonics

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PMID35867887
PMCPMC9354021

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