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Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 20(134), 2022

DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200166

Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 20(61), 2022

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200166

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Challenges, Prospects, and Emerging Applications of Inkjet‐Printed Electronics: A Chemist's Point of View

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Abstract

AbstractDriven by the development of new functional inks, inkjet‐printed electronics has achieved several milestones upon moving from the integration of simple electronic elements (e.g., temperature and pressure sensors, RFID antennas, etc.) to high‐tech applications (e.g. in optoelectronics, energy storage and harvesting, medical diagnosis). Currently, inkjet printing techniques are limited by spatial resolution higher than several micrometers, which sets a redhibitorythreshold for miniaturization and for many applications that require the controlled organization of constituents at the nanometer scale. In this Review, we present the physico‐chemical concepts and the equipment constraints underpinning the resolution limit of inkjet printing and describe the contributions from molecular, supramolecular, and nanomaterials‐based approaches for their circumvention. Based on these considerations, we propose future trajectories for improving inkjet‐printing resolution that will be driven and supported by breakthroughs coming from chemistry.