Hand-printed paper-based devices: Toward green flexible electronics and sensing applications

Abstract

The rapid advancement of modern electronics has led to a surge in solid electronic waste, which poses significant environmental and health challenges. This review focuses on recent developments in paper-based electronic devices fabricated through low-cost, hand-printing techniques, with particular emphasis on their applications in energy harvesting, storage, and sensing. Unlike conventional plastic-based substrates, cellulose paper offers several advantages, including biodegradability, recyclability, and low fabrication cost. By integrating functional nanomaterials such as two-dimensional chalcogenides, metal oxides, conductive polymers, and carbon-based structures onto paper, researchers have achieved high-performance devices such as broadband photodetectors (responsivity up to 52 mA/W), super-capacitors (energy density ∼15.1 mWh/cm²), and pressure sensors (sensitivity ∼18.42 kPa⁻¹). The hand-printing approach, which eliminates the need for sophisticated equipment and toxic solvents, offers a promising route for scalable, sustainable, and disposable electronics. This review outlines fabrication methods and key performance metrics, and discusses the current challenges and future directions for realizing robust, flexible devices aligned with green technology and the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords

flexible electronics / hand-print method / opto-electronics / electronic devices

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