Nanocrystals for electronics

Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng. 2012:3:287-311. doi: 10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-062011-081040. Epub 2012 Mar 29.

Abstract

Semiconductor nanocrystals are promising materials for low-cost large-area electronic device fabrication. They can be synthesized with a wide variety of chemical compositions and size-tunable optical and electronic properties as well as dispersed in solvents for room-temperature deposition using various types of printing processes. This review addresses research progress in large-area electronic device applications using nanocrystal-based electrically active thin films, including thin-film transistors, light-emitting diodes, photovoltaics, and thermoelectrics.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Electronics / instrumentation
  • Electronics / methods*
  • Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Printing
  • Quantum Dots
  • Solvents / chemistry
  • Transistors, Electronic

Substances

  • Solvents