TY - JOUR
T1 - Formulation of functional materials for inkjet printing
T2 - A pathway towards fully 3D printed electronics
AU - Bastola, Anil
AU - He, Yinfeng
AU - Im, Jisun
AU - Rivers, Geoffrey
AU - Wang, Feiran
AU - Worsley, Robyn
AU - Austin, Jonathan S.
AU - Nelson-Dummett, Oliver
AU - Wildman, Ricky D.
AU - Hague, Richard
AU - Tuck, Christopher J.
AU - Turyanska, Lyudmila
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Programme Grant [grant number EP/P031684/1 ].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - Inkjet printing offers a facile route for manufacturing the next generation of electronic devices, by combining the design freedom of additive manufacturing technologies with tuneable properties of functional materials and opportunities for their integration into heterostructures. However, to fully realise this potential, the library of functional materials available for additive manufacturing technologies needs to be expanded. In this review, we summarise current developments in ink formulation strategies, approaches for tailoring the functional properties of inks, and multi-material processing. Material – process – property relationships are reviewed for emerging functional materials, such as polymers, nanomaterials, and composites, with examples of current state-of-the-art devices. The flexibility of combining inkjet deposition with other existing technologies and a variety of substrates is also discussed reviewing current trends in electronics and optoelectronics, including wearable electronics, sensing, and energy applications. The review offers a comprehensive and systematic overview of ink formulations for inkjet deposition of electronic devices, summarising the challenges and perspectives in the advancement of 3D and multi-functional electronic devices and smart electronics.
AB - Inkjet printing offers a facile route for manufacturing the next generation of electronic devices, by combining the design freedom of additive manufacturing technologies with tuneable properties of functional materials and opportunities for their integration into heterostructures. However, to fully realise this potential, the library of functional materials available for additive manufacturing technologies needs to be expanded. In this review, we summarise current developments in ink formulation strategies, approaches for tailoring the functional properties of inks, and multi-material processing. Material – process – property relationships are reviewed for emerging functional materials, such as polymers, nanomaterials, and composites, with examples of current state-of-the-art devices. The flexibility of combining inkjet deposition with other existing technologies and a variety of substrates is also discussed reviewing current trends in electronics and optoelectronics, including wearable electronics, sensing, and energy applications. The review offers a comprehensive and systematic overview of ink formulations for inkjet deposition of electronic devices, summarising the challenges and perspectives in the advancement of 3D and multi-functional electronic devices and smart electronics.
KW - 3D electronics
KW - Functional materials
KW - Ink formulation
KW - Inkjet printing
KW - Nanomaterials
KW - Polymers
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U2 - 10.1016/j.mtelec.2023.100058
DO - 10.1016/j.mtelec.2023.100058
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85171652996
SN - 2772-9494
VL - 6
JO - Materials Today Electronics
JF - Materials Today Electronics
M1 - 100058
ER -
