journal article·2024-10

Stiffness and Interface Engineered Soft Electronics with Large‐Scale Robust Deformability

Xiangye Liu, Qiangzheng Wang, Sufeng Zhou, Shiwei Feng, Yulin Wei, Fan Bu, Kai Wang, John Wang, Biao Zhang, Cao Guan

Advanced Materials· Volume 36· Issue 40
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Abstract

Abstract Skin‐like stretchable electronics emerge as promising human–machine interfaces but are challenged by the paradox between superior electronic property and reliable mechanical deformability. Here, a general strategy is reported for establishing robust large‐scale deformable electronics by effectively isolating strains and strengthening interfaces. A copolymer substrate is designed to consist of mosaic stiff and elastic areas with nearly four orders of magnitudes modulus contrast and cross‐linked interfaces. Electronic functional devices and stretchable liquid metal (LM) interconnects are conformally attached at the stiff and elastic areas, respectively, through hydrogen bonds. As a result, functional devices are completely isolated from strains, and resistances of LM conductors change by less than one time when the substrate is deformed by up to 550%. By this strategy, solar cells, wireless charging antenna, supercapacitors, and light‐emitting diodes are integrated into a self‐powered electronic skin that can laminate on the human body and exhibit stable performances during repeated multimode deformations, demonstrating an efficient path for realizing highly deformable energy autonomous soft electronics.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Conducting polymers and applications

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Affiliations

Institute of Flexible Electronics Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an 710072 China

Key laboratory of Flexible Electronics of Zhejiang Province Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University 218 Qingyi Road Ningbo 315103 China

Department of Materials Science and Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore 117574 Singapore

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities · Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province

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