Review—A Review of Advanced Electronic Applications Based on Carbon Nanomaterials

Abstract

With the growing demand in the field of advanced materials, carbon nanomaterials have been widely used for various electronic applications such as solar cell, light-emitting diode, flexible/wearable device, battery, transistor, and supercapacitor. Notably, interfacial engineering and structural integration of carbon nanomaterials have become one of the prominent strategies to realize high-performance electronic applications. In this review, the fundamental material and electronic properties of carbon nanomaterials such as fullerene, carbon nanotube, graphene, and carbon nanofiber are reported. Significantly, recent progresses on interfacial engineering and structural integration of carbon nanomaterials, which result in the outstanding performance of advanced electronics are demonstrated. We believe that this review can provide a prospective insight of advanced electronic applications based on carbon nanomaterials to stimulate further research for nanomaterials and nanoelectronics.

Carbon Nanostructures Decorated with Titania: Morphological Control and Applications

“…Carbon nanostructures have found a wide variety of applications over the years thanks to their electronic and thermal conductivity, low density, and high mechanical strength, as well as the ability to undergo chemical functionalization to further tune their properties as needed for the intended use [39]. They are being studied especially for energy [40] and catalysis [41][42][43], including electro-catalysis [44,45] and nanozymes [46], as well as for the development of advanced electronic applications [47], including supercapacitors [48,49] and batteries [50], wearable electronics [51], electro-catalytic water-splitting [52], electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials [53], molecular magnets [54], thermal-energy harvesting [55], photo-detectors [56], and electrochemical sensors [57]. In particular, in the area of sensing [58], recent developments have been made in the areas of nano-mass and nano-force sensors [59], gas sensors [60], biosensors [61], temperature sensors [62], and the growing field of touch or motion-driven sensors, or "haptics" [63].…”

Reproductive and Developmental Nanotoxicity of Carbon Nanoparticles

“…Carbon nanomaterials have found applications in various industries, including electronics, agriculture, food, pharmaceuticals, medicine, and cosmetics [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Among the most widely used and studied carbon nanoparticles are graphene, graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and nanodiamonds.…”

Vertical and In-Plane Electronic Transport of Graphene Nanoribbon/Nanotube Heterostructures

“…Complex nanostructured materials have been proposed based on the coupling of graphene nanoribbons and other carbon allotropes [13][14][15][16]. The progress in inter-facial engineering and structural integration of carbon nanomaterials has led to a fruitful scenario for advanced electronic applications [17][18][19]. Anisotropic electrically conductive films based on highly aligned polyimide fibers containing hybrid materials of graphene nanoribbons and carbon nanotubes have been reported [12], providing for an open way of developing anisotropic conductive carbon-based nanomaterials.…”