Project description
3D printing of responsive molecular electronics for intelligent 3D-printed devices
Molecular electronics in which silicon components are replaced by molecular logic gates is a very promising solution to the problem of fitting ever more transistors into smaller and smaller spaces. Extending the potential of molecules beyond simply reading output signals to transducing them would benefit tremendously from a bottom-up 3D manufacturing approach. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the R3DINBOW project is developing 3D printing technology that will be used to demonstrate 3D-printed responsive interfaces able to read out the states of supramolecular switches. This building block could pave the way for the next generation of intelligent 3D-printed electronic devices.
Objective
The ability of electronic devices to act as switches makes digital information processing possible. The current silicon-based semiconductor processors are fabricated according to a top-down principle. However, the need to scale down in the size of such electronic devices has prompted the search for molecule-based information processing components (Molecular Electronics), such as switching memories, sensors and logic gates. Concretely, within the past two decades, developments in Nanotechnology have shown the capabilities of molecules to perform some of the computational logic functions - relating to the concept of logical zeros (0) and ones (1) binary code - achieved in mainstream semiconductor technology. Molecular logic gates differ from the currently used semiconductor elements by small size, multifunctional nature and variability of input and output signals. Nonetheless, the transition of logic elements from mostly optical means for reading output signals to electronic transduction tools would be beneficial for developing many novel logic elements for information processing, (bio)sensing and actuation. Accordingly, the design, construction and miniaturization of molecular electronic systems capable of performing complex logic functions is a current challenge. Herein, 3D printing technology is presented as a promising tool to open up new horizons in the field of electronic devices in general, and molecular logic gates in particular. For this goal, a sustainable bottom-up approach has been devised for the development of the next generation of “intelligent” 3D-printed electronic devices - 3D-printed responsive interfaces -, where bistable (supra)molecular switches will be electrically read out on carbon-based 3D-printed conductive substrates as the proof. Accordingly, R3DINBOW is in strong agreement with the EU’s digital strategy, while helping to achieve its target of a climate-neutral Europe by 2050 and responding to the current needs of our Society.
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- engineering and technology nanotechnology
- engineering and technology electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering electronic engineering sensors
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics semiconductivity
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering manufacturing engineering additive manufacturing
- natural sciences computer and information sciences data science data processing
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2020
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