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Tailor-Made Gold Nanomaterials for Applications in Soft Bioelectronics and Optoelectronics
Yujie Zhang1,2, Yi Liu1,2, Yuerui Lu3
1Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|July 18, 2024
Summary
Gold nanomaterials are versatile building blocks in nanoscience, enabling advanced applications in bioelectronics and optoelectronics due to their tunable properties. This review covers their fabrication and use in sensors and energy devices.
Area of Science:
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Materials Science
- Bioelectronics
Background:
- Gold nanomaterials offer unique properties like controllable size/shape, surface functionality, chemical inertness, biocompatibility, and tunable plasmon resonances.
- These properties make them ideal for soft bioelectronics and optoelectronics.
- Recent advancements highlight their potential in various cutting-edge applications.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive overview of gold nanomaterials in soft bioelectronics and optoelectronics.
- To discuss diverse types of gold nanomaterials and their fabrication methods.
- To review their applications in sensors, energy devices, and optoelectronics.
Main Methods:
- Review of literature on gold nanomaterial synthesis and characterization.
- Discussion of fabrication techniques for various gold nanostructures (nanocrystals, nanowires, nanomeshes, nanosheets).
- Analysis of applications in strain sensors, pressure sensors, electrochemical sensors, electrophysiological devices, energy storage/harvesting, and optoelectronics.
Main Results:
- Detailed discussion of representative gold nanomaterials including nanocrystals, nanowires, nanomeshes, and nanosheets.
- Overview of fabrication methodologies tailored for specific applications.
- Demonstration of gold nanomaterials' utility in diverse devices like sensors and energy systems.
Conclusions:
- Gold nanomaterials are crucial for developing advanced soft bioelectronics and optoelectronics.
- Fabrication techniques enable the creation of diverse gold nanostructures for tailored applications.
- Further research into challenges and opportunities will drive innovation in this field.
