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Toward the Development of Printable Nanowire Electronics and Sensors
Author(s) -
Fan Zhiyong,
Ho Johnny C.,
Takahashi Toshitake,
Yerushalmi Roie,
Takei Kuniharu,
Ford Alexandra C.,
Chueh YuLun,
Javey Ali
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200900860
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , materials science , electronics , nanowire , transfer printing , nanoscopic scale , 3d printing , electrical engineering , engineering , composite material
In recent years, there has been tremendous progress in the research and development of printable electronics on mechanically flexible substrates based on inorganic active components, which provide high performances and stable device operations at low cost. In this regard, various approaches have been developed for the direct transfer or printing of micro‐ and nanoscale, inorganic semiconductors on substrates. In this review article, we focus on the recent advancements in the large‐scale integration of single crystalline, inorganic‐nanowire (NW) arrays for electronic and sensor applications, specifically involving the contact printing of NWs at defined locations. We discuss the advantages, limitations, and the state‐of‐the‐art of this technology, and present an integration platform for future printable, heterogeneous‐sensor circuitry based on NW parallel arrays.