Thomas Maeder

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Review of Bi2O3-based glasses for electronics and related applications

Thomas Maeder

The present work critically reviews the scientific and patent literature on low-melting bismuth-based oxide glass frits in materials for electronics, sensors and related applications such as sealing glasses, solar cells, architectural and automotive glass, ...

Maney Publishing2013

Effects of Thermal Losses on the Heating of a Multifunctional LTCC Module for Atomic Clock Packaging

Peter Ryser, Thomas Maeder, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

An innovative multifunctional LTCC module has been designed for miniature atomic clock packaging. The components of miniature atomic clocks need to be efficiently packaged and connected to each other, and a precise temperature control is required for them. ...

Trans Tech Publications Ltd2012

A micro heater platform with fluid channels for testing micro-solid oxide fuel cell components

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Dimos Poulikakos

Micro-scale solid oxide fuel cell is a promising power generation technology for portable devices such as laptop, medical devices and personal electronics. One of the key goals in design of μ-SOFC systems is to use common hydrocarbon fuels such as propane/ ...

Elsevier2012

LTCC-Based Sensors for Mechanical Quantities

Thomas Maeder, Carolin Lohrberg

Besides their excellent dielectric and thermo-mechanical characteristics Low Temperature Cofiring Ceramics (LTCC) are also well suited for the fabrication of 3D micromechanical components such as sensors for mechanical quantities. This paper describes the ...

Soc Microelectronics, Electron Components Materials-Midem2012

A nanoparticle bed micro-reactor with high syngas yield for moderate temperature micro-scale SOFC power plants

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Dimos Poulikakos

This work introduces and investigates the a novel compact catalytic nanoparticle bed micro-fabricated reactor suitable for utilization in small-scale intermediate-temperature micro-SOFC systems. It is shown that the presented micro-reactor is able to produ ...

Elsevier2012

Syngas generation from n-butane with an integrated MEMS assembly for gas processing in micro-solid oxide fuel cell systems

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Dimos Poulikakos

An integrated system of a microreformer and a carrier allowing for syngas generation from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for micro-SOFC application is discussed. The microreformer with an overall size of 12.7 mm × 12.7 mm × 1.9 mm is fabricated with micro-e ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2012

Test vehicle for studying thermal conductivity of die attach adhesives for high temperature electronics

Peter Ryser, Thomas Maeder, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

Polymer adhesives offer a viable method for mounting silicon dies for high temperature applications. Here a test vehicle for comparing the thermal conductivity of different die attach materials is presented. The setup can be used to determine the degree of ...

Trans Tech Publications Ltd2012

3D structuration of LTCC and related technologies for thermal management and microfluidic structures

Peter Ryser, Thomas Maeder, Caroline Jacq, Bo Jiang, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

Ceramic technologies such as LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) and thick-film are used widely in electronic circuits exposed to harsh environments, for applications in fields such as aerospace, automotive and energy exploration, where, owing to their ...

Soc Microelectronics, Electron Components Materials-Midem2012

Piezoresistive effect in epoxy–graphite composites

Peter Ryser, Thomas Maeder

In this work, we investigate the piezoresistive response of epoxy–graphite composites. A resistive thick-film Wheatstone bridge is deposited by screen-printing onto a beam, a weight is then applied on the tip of the beam and the resulting electrical signal ...

Elsevier2012

Effects of Thermal Losses on the Heating of a Multifunctional LTCC Module for Atomic Clock Packaging

Peter Ryser, Thomas Maeder, Fabrizio Vecchio, Conor Joseph Slater

Trans Tech Publications2012

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Syngas generation from n-butane with an integrated MEMS assembly for gas processing in micro-solid oxide fuel cell systems

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Dimos Poulikakos

Royal Soc Chemistry2012