| Preface | 5 |
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| Contents | 7 |
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| 1 Introduction | 10 |
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| 1.1 Functional Printing Technologies | 12 |
| 1.2 Graphene and Related 2D Materials | 13 |
| 1.3 Printing of Graphene and Related 2D Materials | 14 |
| 1.4 Economic Landscape of Graphene and Related 2D Materials | 15 |
| 1.4.1 The 2D Material Value Chain | 18 |
| 1.4.2 Significance of Graphene Inks, Paints and Coatings | 20 |
| 1.5 Conclusion | 21 |
| References | 22 |
| 2 Structures, Properties and Applications of 2D Materials | 27 |
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| 2.1 The 2D Material Family | 27 |
| 2.2 Graphene | 29 |
| 2.3 Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs) | 36 |
| 2.4 Black Phosphorus | 40 |
| 2.5 Hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) | 43 |
| 2.6 Transition Metal Carbides and/or Carbonitrides (MXenes) | 43 |
| 2.7 Less Commonly Studied 2D Materials | 46 |
| 2.7.1 Mica | 46 |
| 2.7.2 Metal Oxides | 47 |
| 2.7.3 Other 2D Materials | 48 |
| 2.8 Conclusion | 48 |
| References | 49 |
| 3 2D Material Production Methods | 60 |
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| 3.1 Non-Solution-Based Methods for 2D Material Production | 60 |
| 3.1.1 Mechanical Cleavage | 61 |
| 3.1.2 Substrate-Bound High Temperature Growth | 61 |
| 3.1.3 Plasma Cracking of Hydrocarbons | 65 |
| 3.2 Solution-Based Methods for 2D Material Production | 66 |
| 3.2.1 Exfoliation through Intercalation | 67 |
| 3.2.2 Liquid-Phase Exfoliation | 71 |
| Ultrasound Assisted Liquid Phase Exfoliation (UALPE) | 71 |
| High-Shear Mixing | 72 |
| Microfluidisation | 74 |
| Ball Milling | 74 |
| Exfoliation in Pure Solvents | 76 |
| Exfoliation in Solvent Mixtures | 78 |
| Exfoliation Using Dispersants | 78 |
| 3.2.3 Post-Processing | 80 |
| 3.3 Material and Dispersion Characterisation Methods | 82 |
| 3.3.1 Optical Absorption Spectroscopy | 82 |
| 3.3.2 Characterisation via Microscopy | 84 |
| Atomic Force Microscopy | 84 |
| Scanning Electron Microscopy | 84 |
| Transmission Electron Microscopy | 85 |
| 3.3.3 Spectroscopic Characterisation of 2D Material Dispersions | 87 |
| Raman Spectroscopy | 88 |
| Raman Spectroscopy of Graphene | 88 |
| Raman Spectroscopy of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides | 89 |
| Raman Spectroscopy of Black Phosphorus | 90 |
| Raman Spectroscopy of Hexagonal Boron Nitride | 92 |
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