Composition including material, methods of depositing material, articles including same and systems for depositing materials
Methods for depositing nanomaterial onto a substrate are disclosed. Also disclosed are compositions useful for depositing nanomaterial, methods of making devices including nanomaterials, and a system and devices useful for depositing nanomaterials.
1. A method for depositing nanomaterial onto a substrate, the method comprising:
applying a patterned arrangement including a composition comprising nanomaterial comprising a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals to an applicator surface from a transfer surface comprising contacting the surface of the applicator and the patterned arrangement disposed on a surface of the transfer surface; and
contacting the applicator surface to the substrate.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the composition further includes liquid.
3. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein the composition is introduced to the transfer surface by an inkcup.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the transfer surface includes one or more grooves.
5. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the transfer surface is smooth.
6. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the transfer surface is surface treated.
7. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the transfer surface is surface treated.
8. A method in accordance with claim 7 wherein the surface treatment within the one or more grooves is different from the surface treatment outside of the one or more grooves.
9. A method in accordance with claim 4 wherein the grooves are arranged to form a predetermined pattern comprising nanomaterial on the substrate.
10. A method in accordance with claim 2 wherein the composition comprising nanomaterial is substantially free of liquid when applied to the applicator surface.
11. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the composition comprising nanomaterial is substantially free of liquid when deposited onto the substrate.
12. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein two or more compositions are applied to the applicator surface, each composition comprising nanomaterial comprising a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals.
13. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the nanomaterial comprises two or more different nanomaterials, wherein each nanomaterial comprises a plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals.
14. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the semiconductor nanocrystals comprise a core/shell structure.
15. A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein the core comprises a Group Iv element, a Group II-VI compound, a Group II-V compound, a Group III-VI compound, a Group III-V compound, a Group IV-VI compound, a Group I-III-VI compound, a Group II-IV-VI compound, a Group II-IV-V compound, alloys thereof, and/or mixtures thereof.
16. A method in accordance with claim 15 wherein the shell comprises a Group IV element, a Group II-VI compound, a Group II-V compound, a Group III-VI compound, a Group III-V compound, a Group IV-VI compound, a Group compound, a Group II-IV-VI compound, a Group II-IV-V compound, alloys thereof, and/or mixtures thereof.
17. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein the semiconductor nanocrystals include at least one ligand attached to the surface.
18. A method of depositing at least two nanomaterials onto a substrate comprising:
depositing a first patterned arrangement including a first composition comprising a first nanomaterial comprising a first plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals on a surface of a first applicator from a first transfer surface comprising contacting the surface of the first applicator and the first patterned arrangement disposed on a surface of the first transfer surface;
depositing a second patterned arrangement including a second composition comprising a second nanomaterial comprising a second plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals on the surface of a second applicator from a second transfer surface comprising contacting the surface of the second applicator and the second patterned arrangement disposed on a surface of the second transfer surface; and
contacting the surfaces of the first and second applicators to the substrate.
19. A method in accordance with claim 18 wherein each of the first and second nanomaterials is aligned on its respective applicator relative to a predetermined pattern to be formed on the substrate by the at least two nanomaterials.
20. A method of depositing at least two nanomaterials onto a substrate comprising:
depositing a first patterned arrangement including a first composition comprising a first nanomaterial comprising a first plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals on a surface of an applicator from a first transfer surface comprising contacting the surface of the applicator and the first patterned arrangement disposed on a surface of the first transfer surface;
depositing a second patterned arrangement including a second composition comprising a second nanomaterial comprising a second plurality of semiconductor nanocrystals on the surface of the applicator from a second transfer surface comprising contacting the surface of the applicator and the second patterned arrangement disposed on a surface of the second transfer surface; and
contacting the surface of the applicator with the substrate.
21. A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein each nanomaterial deposited to the surface of the applicator is aligned relative to the other to form a predetermined pattern comprising the at least two nanomaterials when deposited on the substrate.
22. A method in accordance with claim 18 wherein the first and second compositions are substantially free of liquid before contacting the substrate.
23. A method in accordance with claim 20 wherein the first and second compositions are substantially free of liquid before contacting the substrate.
24. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the transfer surface is a cliché.
25. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the transfer surface is silanized.