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Enhanced-response, stretchable, and self-powered strain sensor with exteroception-visualizing capability for physical signal monitoring

Yingying Li, Pei Lin, Zhifeng Shi, Di Wu, Xu Chen, Yanbing Han, Jibin Zhang, Junli Du, Xin Wang, Yongtao Tian, Xinjian Li

Applied Physics A· Volume 131· Issue 6
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