Recent Advances in Biodegradable Green Electronic Materials and Sensor Applications

Abstract

As environmental issues have become the dominant agenda worldwide, the necessity for more environmentally friendly electronics has recently emerged. Accordingly, biodegradable or nature‐derived materials for green electronics have attracted increased interest. Initially, metal‐green hybrid electronics were extensively studied. Although these materials are partially biodegradable, they have high utility owing to their metallic components. Subsequently, C‐framed materials (such as graphite, cylindrical carbon nanomaterials, graphene, graphene oxide, laser‐induced graphene) have been investigated. This has led to the adoption of various strategies for C‐based materials, such as blending them with biodegradable materials. Moreover, various conductive polymers have been developed and researchers have studied their potential use in green electronics. Researchers have attempted to fabricate conductive polymer composites with high biodegradability by shortening the polymer chains. Furthermore, various physical, chemical, and biological sensors that are essential to modern society have been studied using biodegradable compounds. These recent advances in green electronics have paved the way toward their application in real life, providing a brighter future for society.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved

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