Integration Techniques for Micro/Nanostructure-Based Large-Area Electronics

Advanced nanostructured materials such as organic and inorganic micro/nanostructures are excellent building blocks for electronics optoelectronics sensing and photovoltaics because of their high-crystallinity long aspect-ratio high surface-to-volume ratio and low dimensionality. However their assembly over large areas and integration in functional circuits are a matter of intensive investigation. This Element provides detailed description of various technologies to realize micro/nanostructures based large-area electronics (LAE) devices on rigid or flexible/stretchable substrates. The first section of this Element provides an introduction to the state-of-the-art integration techniques used to fabricate LAE devices based on different kind of micro/nanostructures. The second section describes inorganic and organic micro/nanostructures including most common and promising synthesis procedures. In the third sectiondifferent techniques are explained that have great potential for integration of micro/nanostructures over large areas. Finally the fourth section summarizes important remarks about LAE devices based on micro/nanostructures and future directions.