A critical review on recent progress of solution-processed monolayer assembly of nanomaterials and applications

TL;DR

This review discusses recent advances in solution-processed monolayer assembly of nanomaterials, highlighting methods, control factors, and applications in electronics and photonics, while addressing manufacturing challenges and future opportunities.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of recent methods and control strategies for monolayer nanomaterial assembly and explores their applications and future prospects.

Findings

Recent methods enable precise monolayer assembly

Control factors significantly influence assembly quality

Applications span electronics and photonics

Abstract

The rapid development in nanotechnology has necessitated accurate and efficient assembly strategies for nanomaterials. Monolayer assembly of nanomaterials (MAN) represents an extreme challenge in manufacturing and is critical in understanding interactions among nanomaterials, solvents, and substrates. MAN enables highly tunable performance in electronic and photonic devices. This review summarizes the recent progress on the methods to achieve MAN and discusses important control factors. Moreover, the importance of MAN is elaborated by a broad range of applications in electronics and photonics. In the end, we outlook the opportunities as well as challenges in manufacturing and new applications.