Flexible architectures of solid-state electronic and photonic nanomaterials

Abstract

Modern electronics and photonics require fast development of flexible, i.e. bendable, stretchable and conformable components and their networks. Both top-down and bottom-up technological approaches are used to fabricate flexible materials. Highly porous nanomaterials and three-dimensional lightweight architectures consisting of specially-designed networks of nanowires, nanotubes, nanomembranes etc. are among flexible nanomaterials. In this report we will present novel flexible architectures based on ultrathin membranes, nanotubes and microtubes with nanometer-scale wall thickness as well as on hybrid nanomaterials consisting of semiconductor nanodots or nanocrystalline layers deposited on graphene aerogels and aerographite.