Flexible thin-film transistors (f-TFTs) not only attract research attention but also possess significant application potential in various fields, such as consumer electronics, human–machine interfaces, healthcare, multipurpose sensors, and logic circuits. Printing is one of the most appealing technologies for fabricating f-TFTs owing to its low cost, suitability for large-scale fabrication, and possibility to be customized under non-vacuum conditions. Significant advancements have been achieved in the printing of f-TFTs regarding several aspects, including printing techniques, printable materials, device performance, and applications, which are summarized and discussed here. Specifically, this review focuses on the recent developments achieved regarding four typical materials commonly used in printed f-TFTs: low-dimensional materials, carbon-based materials, organic materials, and metal-oxide materials. Furthermore, the actual applications of printed f-TFTs are discussed to highlight the issues in contemporary research, and future outlook and prospects regarding the development of printed f-TFTs are provided.
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September 2023
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September 20 2023
Printing flexible thin-film transistors
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Flexible and Smart Electronics
Gengming Zhang
;
Gengming Zhang
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft)
1
School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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Yunchao Xu
;
Yunchao Xu
(Data curation, Formal analysis, Resources, Visualization)
1
School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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Mustafa Haider
;
Mustafa Haider
(Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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Jia Sun
;
Jia Sun
a)
(Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Supervision)
1
School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
2
State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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Dingke Zhang;
Dingke Zhang
a)
(Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
3
School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Chongqing Normal University
, Chongqing 401331, People's Republic of China
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: jiasun@csu.edu.cn; zhangdk@cqnu.edu.cn; and junliang.yang@csu.edu.cn
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Junliang Yang
Junliang Yang
a)
(Funding acquisition, Supervision, Writing – review & editing)
1
School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
4
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
, 932 South Lushan Road, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: jiasun@csu.edu.cn; zhangdk@cqnu.edu.cn; and junliang.yang@csu.edu.cn
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a)Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: jiasun@csu.edu.cn; zhangdk@cqnu.edu.cn; and junliang.yang@csu.edu.cn
Appl. Phys. Rev. 10, 031313 (2023)
Article history
Received:
March 14 2023
Accepted:
August 15 2023
Citation
Gengming Zhang, Yunchao Xu, Mustafa Haider, Jia Sun, Dingke Zhang, Junliang Yang; Printing flexible thin-film transistors. Appl. Phys. Rev. 1 September 2023; 10 (3): 031313. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0150361
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