Inorganic Inks (A1.1)

Project A1.1 aims to lay the groundwork for the additive nanomanufacturing of inorganic materials, thereby unlocking new possibilities in advanced electronics and functional devices. The development of inorganic inks lags significantly behind that of organic inks, particularly in additive nanomanufacturing, where orthogonal printing of different materials is crucial. Only recently, metals and semiconductors were printed alternately to realize advanced device architectures such as memristors. However, the reaction pathways that occur during printing remain only partially understood, as there is no inorganic retrosynthesis to guide the formation mechanisms of inorganic materials.