Abstract Scope |
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have attracted significant interest due to their excellent properties and great potential in electronic applications. The properties of TMDCs can be engineered by reducing dimensionality, creating inter and intra-heterostructures, introducing inter strain, and alloying. Alloying can be achieved at transition metal sites, chalcogen sites, or both transition metal and chalcogen sites. Aerosol Jet printing (AJP) is a promising technique for additive electronics manufacturing and is influenced by various variables, including carrier gas flow rate, sheath gas flow rate, nozzle diameter, and atomization frequency. Additionally, AJP ink development requires tuning the ink rheology (e.g., viscosity, surface tension, and solid loading) to obtain suitable fluid dynamic parameters for jetting the ink. This work demonstrates the synthesis, characterization, and formulation of two-dimensional ternary TMDCs ink for AJP technology, highlighting a new dimension for research on next-generation printing of electronic devices such as sensors, solar cells, and energy storage devices. |