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Printing functional atomic layers

Nature Nanotechnology volume 12, pages 287–288 (2017)Cite this article

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A new approach for the formulation of 2D-nanomaterial dispersions in water with additives, which allows layers to be printed on top of one another with distinctive interfaces, can enable inkjet-printed complex circuits.

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Figure 1: Printed atomic layers.

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  1. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Deji Akinwande is at the Microelectronics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78758, USA,

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Akinwande, D. Printing functional atomic layers. Nature Nanotech 12, 287–288 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2017.65

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