Functional inks and printing of two-dimensional materials

Hu, G and Kang, J and Ng, LWT and Zhu, X and Howe, RCT and Jones, CG and Hersam, MC and Hasan, T (2018) Functional inks and printing of two-dimensional materials. Chemical Society Reviews, 47. pp. 3265-3300. ISSN 0306-0012

Abstract

© 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Graphene and related two-dimensional materials provide an ideal platform for next generation disruptive technologies and applications. Exploiting these solution-processed two-dimensional materials in printing can accelerate this development by allowing additive patterning on both rigid and conformable substrates for flexible device design and large-scale, high-speed, cost-effective manufacturing. In this review, we summarise the current progress on ink formulation of two-dimensional materials and the printable applications enabled by them. We also present our perspectives on their research and technological future prospects.