Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications
Electronics, and nanoelectronics in particular, represent one of the most promising branches of technology. The search for novel and more efficient materials seems to be natural here. Thus far, silicon-based devices have been monopolizing this domain. Indeed, it is justified since it allows for sign...
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| author | Łukasz Laskowski Magdalena Laskowska Neus Vila Mateusz Schabikowski Alain Walcarius |
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| description | Electronics, and nanoelectronics in particular, represent one of the most promising branches of technology. The search for novel and more efficient materials seems to be natural here. Thus far, silicon-based devices have been monopolizing this domain. Indeed, it is justified since it allows for significant miniaturization of electronic elements by their densification in integrated circuits. Nevertheless, silicon has some restrictions. Since this material is applied in the bulk form, the miniaturization limit seems to be already reached. Moreover, smaller silicon-based elements (mainly processors) need much more energy and generate significantly more heat than their larger counterparts. In our opinion, the future belongs to nanostructured materials where a proper structure is obtained by means of bottom-up nanotechnology. A great example of a material utilizing nanostructuring is mesoporous silica, which, due to its outstanding properties, can find numerous applications in electronic devices. This focused review is devoted to the application of porous silica-based materials in electronics. We guide the reader through the development and most crucial findings of porous silica from its first synthesis in 1992 to the present. The article describes constant struggle of researchers to find better solutions to supercapacitors, lower the <i>k</i> value or redox-active hybrids while maintaining robust mechanical properties. Finally, the last section refers to ultra-modern applications of silica such as molecular artificial neural networks or super-dense magnetic memory storage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcf97e57e8ed468b9762182df41dbbe72022-12-22T03:42:26ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492019-06-012413239510.3390/molecules24132395molecules24132395Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented ApplicationsŁukasz Laskowski0Magdalena Laskowska1Neus Vila2Mateusz Schabikowski3Alain Walcarius4Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, PolandInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, PolandLaboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour les Matériaux et l’Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564 CNRS—Université de Lorraine, 405 rue de Vandoeuvre, 54600 Villers-les-Nancy, FranceInstitute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences, PL-31342 Krakow, PolandLaboratoire de Chimie Physique et Microbiologie pour les Matériaux et l’Environnement (LCPME), UMR 7564 CNRS—Université de Lorraine, 405 rue de Vandoeuvre, 54600 Villers-les-Nancy, FranceElectronics, and nanoelectronics in particular, represent one of the most promising branches of technology. The search for novel and more efficient materials seems to be natural here. Thus far, silicon-based devices have been monopolizing this domain. Indeed, it is justified since it allows for significant miniaturization of electronic elements by their densification in integrated circuits. Nevertheless, silicon has some restrictions. Since this material is applied in the bulk form, the miniaturization limit seems to be already reached. Moreover, smaller silicon-based elements (mainly processors) need much more energy and generate significantly more heat than their larger counterparts. In our opinion, the future belongs to nanostructured materials where a proper structure is obtained by means of bottom-up nanotechnology. A great example of a material utilizing nanostructuring is mesoporous silica, which, due to its outstanding properties, can find numerous applications in electronic devices. This focused review is devoted to the application of porous silica-based materials in electronics. We guide the reader through the development and most crucial findings of porous silica from its first synthesis in 1992 to the present. The article describes constant struggle of researchers to find better solutions to supercapacitors, lower the <i>k</i> value or redox-active hybrids while maintaining robust mechanical properties. Finally, the last section refers to ultra-modern applications of silica such as molecular artificial neural networks or super-dense magnetic memory storage.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/13/2395mesoporous silica materialselectrodessupercapacitorslow-<i>k</i> dielectricssensorsmolecular electronicsfunctionalized silicaelectron transfer |
| spellingShingle | Łukasz Laskowski Magdalena Laskowska Neus Vila Mateusz Schabikowski Alain Walcarius Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications Molecules mesoporous silica materials electrodes supercapacitors low-<i>k</i> dielectrics sensors molecular electronics functionalized silica electron transfer |
| title | Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications |
| title_full | Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications |
| title_fullStr | Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications |
| title_short | Mesoporous Silica-Based Materials for Electronics-Oriented Applications |
| title_sort | mesoporous silica based materials for electronics oriented applications |
| topic | mesoporous silica materials electrodes supercapacitors low-<i>k</i> dielectrics sensors molecular electronics functionalized silica electron transfer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/24/13/2395 |
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