Our group is focused on improving the performance and functionality of nanomaterial-enabled electronic devices. This includes high-performance devices from low-dimensional materials, such as 2D semiconductors, 1D carbon nanotubes, and nanowires. Also included is the low-cost realm of printed electronics, which benefits from the incorporation of nanomaterials to enhance electrical transport over large printed features, along with other application-specific advantages. The primary drive of our research is to improve performance of, and expand applications for, electronic devices, including those with more custom form factors and/or functionality (e.g., flexibility, transparency, biocompatibility, recyclability). A growing thrust in the lab is the application of ultrasensitive, cheaply processed nanomaterials to electronic biosensing applications. There is an increasing variety of new electronics applications that nanomaterials are uniquely capable of enabling -- the Franklin group works to make such applications possible.
Nanomaterials for Electronics
The Franklin Group explores the use of nanomaterials for devices ranging from nanoscale transistors to printed electronics. We explore applications that include high-performance transistors, recyclable electronics, and biomedical devices.