Next-Generation Semiconductor Materials for High-Performance Flexible Electronics: A Comprehensive Review

Authors

  • Mrunal Salwadkar Department Of Electrical And Electronics Engineering, Kalinga University, Raipur, India

Keywords:

Flexible Electronics, Semiconductor Materials, Organic Semiconductors, 2D Materials, Thin-Film Transistors (TFTs), Printed Electronics, Stretchable Devices, High-Performance Electronics, Wearable Technology, Energy-Efficient Devices.

Abstract

Flexible electronics need semiconductor materials which have not only good mechanical compliance but also excellent electrical capability. The review offers a complete study of the types of next-generation semiconductors such as organic materials, two-dimensional (2D) materials, metal oxides, and hybrid perovskites with their functions in flexible, stretchable, and wearable electronic systems. Important characteristics of materials like carrier mobility, flexibility, thermal stability, and the environmental durability are compared. Methods of fabrication like the solution processing, vacuum-processing, or transfer printing methods are analysed in terms of their flexibility to flexible substrates. Integration issues such as interface engineering, strain tolerance and encapsulation are critically looked at. The overview highlights the recent developments at device level applications, i.e. thin-film transistors (TFTs), sensors, photodetectors, OLEDs, and flexible solar cells. Trade offs in electrical performance versus mechanical resilience is assessed by benchmarking using these devices. Moreover, the new patterns of bio-degradable semiconductors, AI-based material discovery, self-healing materials, and roll-to-roll fabrication are evoked. Although significant progress has been achieved, issues regarding large-area scalability, long-term reliability and environmental concerns still exist. This review can make a good background source to researchers in designing high-performance semiconductor platforms to support the next generation flexible electronics.

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Published

2024-03-23

How to Cite

[1]
Mrunal Salwadkar, “Next-Generation Semiconductor Materials for High-Performance Flexible Electronics: A Comprehensive Review”, Electronics Communications, and Computing Summit, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 82–91, Mar. 2024.