Sustainable Manufacturing of Fully Printed Zn/ZnO/CNT Schottky Diodes on Kraft Paper.

ABSTRACT: The escalating generation of electronic waste underscores the critical need for sustainable alternatives to conventional electronic technologies. Printed electronics emerge as a promising approach to address this issue by incorporating sustainable materials, implementing energy-efficient fabrication methods compatible with large-area manufacturing, and integrating end-of-life (EoL) strategies to minimize the environmental impact associated with waste management. In this work, we demonstrate fully printed Schottky diodes on kraft paper substrates fabricated using zinc (Zn) as a sustainable ohmic contact, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles as the semiconductor layer, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) as the Schottky contact. The devices were manufactured using large area deposition processes at low-te

SUBMITTER: Bertoldo LHT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12895407 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature