Division of Integrative Systems and Design, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong SAR, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, 999077, People's Republic of China.
Top Curr Chem (Cham). 2023 May 22;381(4):18. doi: 10.1007/s41061-023-00429-6.
Patterning is crucial for the large-scale application of functional materials. Laser-induced transfer is an emerging patterning method for additively depositing functional materials to the target acceptor. With the rapid development of laser technologies, this laser printing method emerges as a versatile method to deposit functional materials in either liquid or solid format. The emerging applications such as solar interfacial evaporation, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, sensors, high-output synthesis, and other fields are rising fields benefiting from laser-induced transfer. Following a brief introduction to the principles of laser-induced transfer, this review will comprehensively deliberate this novel additive manufacturing method, including preparing the donor layer and the applications, advantages, and limitations of this technique. Finally, perspectives for handling current and future functional materials using laser-induced transfer will also be discussed. Non-experts in laser technologies can also gain insights into this prevailing laser-induced transfer process, which may inspire their future research.
图案化对于功能材料的大规模应用至关重要。激光诱导转移是一种新兴的图案化方法，用于将功能材料添加到目标接受体上。随着激光技术的快速发展，这种激光打印方法作为一种通用方法出现，可以以液体或固体形式沉积功能材料。新兴的应用领域，如太阳能界面蒸发、太阳能电池、发光二极管、传感器、高产合成等领域，都受益于激光诱导转移而兴起。本文在简要介绍激光诱导转移原理的基础上，全面论述了这种新型的增材制造方法，包括制备供体层和应用、该技术的优点和局限性。最后，还讨论了使用激光诱导转移处理当前和未来功能材料的前景。非激光技术专家也可以深入了解这一流行的激光诱导转移过程，这可能会激发他们未来的研究。
