Printable nanocomposite

Figure 12.5 Schematic diagram of electronic applications of printable nanocomposites.

PPE-PPV hybrid, 6-9-6-10, 6-19-6-20 PPy nanocapsules, 8-53, 8-59 PPy nanocomposites, 8-49-8-53 PPy nanofibrils, 8-47-8-48 PPy nanotubes, 8-48-8-49, 16-3, 16-5, 16-7 PPy nanowires, 8-47-8-48 PPy tube, 16-7-16-10 Pressure-area isotherm, 9-30 Printable electronics, 9-39 Printing wiring boards with PEDT, 10-2, 10-13 Processibility, 7-36... 

Advances in nano-material research have opened the door for transparent conductive materials, each with unique properties. These include CNTs, graphene, metal nanowires, and printable metal grids. Transparent electrodes are necessary components in many modem devices such as touch screens, LCDs, OLEDs, and solar cells, all of which are growing in demand. Traditionally, this role has been well served by doped metal oxides, such as indium tin oxide. A review exploring these innovations in transparent conductors and the emerging trends is presented recently (Hecht et al. 2011). Electrical conductivity in PS nanocomposites with ultralow graphene level was found to enhance significantly (Qi et al. 2011). 

Cho S, Kim M, Jang J (2015) Screen-printable and flexible Ru02 nanoparticle-decorated PEDOT PSS/graphene nanocomposite with enhanced electrical and electrochemical ptafra--mances for high-capacity supercapacitor. ACS Appl Mato Interfaces 7 10213... 

An emerging field of application for nanocomposite-based structures is in flexible electronics. Intuitively, this is not only because the reinforcement and weight reduction properties of nanoparticles can be controllably dispersed as functionalized nano-structures within flexible composites, but also because the commercial viability of advanced printing technologies for enabling printable electronic circuitry. Figure 10.1 provides an overview of the potential applications of nanocomposites in microelectronics. 

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