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Aerosol jet printing creates durable, low-power transistors for next-generation tech

Printing electronic parts for next-generation technologies
Aerosol jet printer at Argonne used to deposit custom nanoparticle inks and build printed electronic parts for low-power transistor devices. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory

Tiny electronic devices, called microelectronics, may one day be printed as easily as words on a page, thanks to new research from scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory. Building on years of progress in printed electronics, the team has shown how to create durable, low-power electronic switches, called transistors, by combining custom inks and a specialized printing process.

These switches, which control the flow of electrical current to turn circuits on and off, use very little power, are built to last and show new behaviors not seen in earlier printed devices...

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