Scaling, stacking, and printing: How 1D and 2D nanomaterials still hold promise for a new era of electronics

1D and 2D nanomaterials continue to show promise for use in electronic devices. Their atomically thin size and superb transport properties make them of great value for transistors scaled in size and, more importantly, in voltage. Meanwhile, their substrate independence and van der Waals nature allows for ready stacking of nanomaterials at the device (interdigitated channels) or chip (monolithic 3D integrated) level. Finally, with dispersion into solution-phase inks, nanomaterials can be printed into thin-film devices for a new era of low-cost, flexible electronics that outperform competing printable materials. Each of these areas - scaling, stacking, and printing - benefit from uniquely from nanomaterials and will be reviewed herein.

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Author Aaron D. Franklin Electrical and Computer Engineering