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Self-assembly for electronics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2020

Cherie R Kagan
Affiliation:
University of Pennsylvania, USA; kagan@seas.upenn.edu
Taeghwan Hyeon
Affiliation:
Center for Nanoparticle Research of the Institute for Basic Science, and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea; thyeon@snu.ac.kr
Dae-Hyeong Kim
Affiliation:
Center for Nanoparticle Research of the Institute for Basic Science, and School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, South Korea; dkim98@snu.ac.kr
Ricardo Ruiz
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,USA; Ricardo.Ruiz@lbl.gov
Maryann C. Tung
Affiliation:
Stanford University, USA; tungmc@stanford.edu
H.-S. Philip Wong
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, Stanford University, USA; hspwong@stanford.edu
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Abstract

Self-assembly, a process in which molecules, polymers, and particles are driven by local interactions to organize into patterns and functional structures, is being exploited in advancing silicon electronics and in emerging, unconventional electronics. Silicon electronics has relied on lithographic patterning of polymer resists at progressively smaller lengths to scale down device dimensions. Yet, this has become increasingly difficult and costly. Assembly of block copolymers and colloidal nanoparticles allows resolution enhancement and the definition of essential shapes to pattern circuits and memory devices. As we look to a future in which electronics are integrated at large numbers and in new forms for the Internet of Things and wearable and implantable technologies, we also explore a broader material set. Semiconductor nanoparticles and biomolecules are prized for their size-, shape-, and composition-dependent properties and for their solution-based assembly and integration into devices that are enabling unconventional manufacturing and new device functions.

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Functional Materials and Devices by Self-Assembly
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s), 2020, published on behalf of Materials Research Society by Cambridge University Press

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