Carbon Based Electronic Devices

• Main Author: Tagliaferro, Alberto (auth)
• Other Authors: Charitidis, Costas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering & technology; selectivity; photosensor; graphene oxide; n/a; carbon nanotube; electronics; Joule heating; spray-on; non-self-sustaining discharge; carbon black; higher performances; carbon structure differentiation; carbon nanofillers; Liquid-Metal; I-V characteristics; self-powered sensors; platinum (Pt) and palladium (Pd) nanoparticles; additive manufacturing; solution process; humidity sensor; carbon phase transition; silver (Ag); supercapacitors; ionization sensor array; aerosol; carbon Inks; capacitance; field emitters; carbon nanofibres (CNFs); metal nanoparticles; carbon nanofibers; dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid (DBSA) doped polyaniline; electrical aging; revised Raman characterization; carbon fibers; contact resistance; carbon nanotube (CNT); electron emission; piezoresistive behavior; mobility; biochar; spray-gun deposition; finite-difference time-domain; graphene; mechanical impact; transparent conducting electrode; quantum electronic activation; reduced graphene oxide; TLM; carbon nanotubes; NOx; honey; supercapacitors (SCs); optoelectronic device; active-screen plasma sputtering (ASPS) technology; pressure sensitivity; rheology; carbon soot; flexible electronics; carbon-based material; Ag nanoparticles; printing; carbon-based materials; functionalization; flexible wearable devices; sensors; porous electrode; ReRAM; inkjet printer inks; Galinstan; electrical conductivity; carbon fibres; NEMS quality; flexible electrode
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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.