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Inkjet‐Printing: A New Fabrication Technology for Organic Transistors
Author(s) -
Mattana Giorgio,
Loi Alberto,
Woytasik Marion,
Barbaro Massimo,
Noël Vincent,
Piro Benoît
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201700063
Subject(s) - fabrication , printed electronics , electronics , transistor , nanotechnology , inkwell , electronic circuit , materials science , inkjet printing , organic electronics , realization (probability) , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , voltage , medicine , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , pathology , composite material
Inkjet‐printing is one of the most important fabrication techniques in the field of printed electronics. Its main advantages include the possibility of fabricating, at ambient conditions and by employing a digital layout, a large variety of electronic devices on different types of substrates, including flexible plastic ones. In this paper, the utilization of inkjet‐printing as an important fabrication tool for the realization of organic transistors and circuits/sensing systems based on such type of transistors is reviewed. The most important aspects of the fabrication process, including ink formulation, printing deposition, and postprinting treatment, are described in detail. The most significant examples of inkjet‐printed organic transistors of different types (field‐effect, electrolyte‐gated, and electrochemical) are presented and finally an overview of their applications as building blocks of more complex electronic circuits and systems for the detection and quantification of specific measurands is provided.