Wang Peng, Barnes Benjamin, Huang Zhongjie, Wang Ziyi, Zheng Ming, Wang YuHuang
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA.
Adv Mater. 2021 Nov;33(46):e2005890. doi: 10.1002/adma.202005890. Epub 2021 May 2.
For thousands of years, carbon ink has been used as a black color pigment for writing and painting purposes. However, recent discoveries of nanocarbon materials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and their various derivative forms, together with the advances in large-scale synthesis, are enabling a whole new generation of carbon inks that can serve as an intrinsically programmable materials platform for developing advanced functionalities far beyond color. The marriage between these multifunctional nanocarbon inks with modern printing technologies is facilitating and even transforming many applications, including flexible electronics, wearable and implantable sensors, actuators, and autonomous robotics. This review examines recent progress in the reborn field of carbon inks, highlighting their programmability and multifunctionality for applications in flexible electronics and stimuli-responsive devices. Current challenges and opportunities will also be discussed from a materials science perspective towards the advancement of carbon ink for new applications beyond color.
数千年来，碳墨一直被用作书写和绘画的黑色颜料。然而，最近对包括富勒烯、碳纳米管、石墨烯及其各种衍生形式在内的纳米碳材料的发现，以及大规模合成技术的进步，正在催生新一代碳墨，这些碳墨可作为一种本质上可编程的材料平台，用于开发远不止颜色功能的先进功能。这些多功能纳米碳墨与现代印刷技术的结合正在推动甚至改变许多应用，包括柔性电子、可穿戴和植入式传感器、致动器以及自主机器人技术。本综述考察了碳墨这一重生领域的最新进展，重点介绍了它们在柔性电子和刺激响应设备应用中的可编程性和多功能性。还将从材料科学的角度讨论当前的挑战和机遇，以推动碳墨在颜色以外的新应用方面取得进展。
