Materials for Flexible, Stretchable Electronics: Graphene and 2D Materials

Abstract

Recently, 2D materials have been intensively studied as emerging materials for future electronics, including flexible electronics, photonics, and electro-chemical energy storage devices. Among representative 2D materials (such as graphene, boron nitride, and transition metal dichalcogenides) that exhibit extraordinary properties, graphene stands out in the flexible electronics field due to its combination of high electron mobility, high thermal conductivity, high specific surface area, high optical transparency, excellent mechanical flexibility, and environmental stability. This review covers the synthesis, transfer, and characterization methods of graphene and 2D materials and graphene's application to flexible devices as well as comparison with other competing materials.