Laser-induced Joining of Nanoscale Materials: Processing, Properties, and Applications

The rapid development of flexible and wearable nanodevices for a variety of commercial applications has identified a pressing need for targeted research on nanomaterials for use as building blocks in the fabrication of functional devices via bottom-up assembly. In the search for new fabrication technology, nanojoining or nanowelding has been selected as a promising method in this bottom-up approach. While there are a number of methods that can …