Carbon Based Electronic Devices

For more than 50 years silicon has dominated the electronics industry. However this growth will come to an end due to resources limitations. Thus research developments need to focus to alternative materials with higher performance and better functionality. Current research achievements have indicated that carbon is one of the promising candidates for its exploitation in the electronics industry. Whereas the physical properties of graphite and diamond have been investigated for many years the potential for electronic applications of other allotropes of carbon (fullerenes carbon nanotubes carbon nanofibres carbon films carbon balls and beads carbon fibers etc) has only been appreciated relatively recently. Carbon-based materials offer a number of exciting possibilities for new applications of electronic devices due to their unique thermal and electrical properties. However the success of carbon-based electronics depends on the rapid progress of the fabrication doping and manipulation techniques. In this Special Issue we focus on both insights and advancements in carbon-based electronics. We will also cover various topics ranging from synthesis functionalisation and characterisation of carbon-based materials for their use in electronic devices including advanced manufacturing techniques such as 3D printing ink-jet printing spray-gun technique etc.