Surface wrinkling for flexible and stretchable sensors

G Lee, M Zarei, Q Wei, Y Zhu, SG Lee - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Recent advances in nanolithography, miniaturization, and material science, along with
developments in wearable electronics, are pushing the frontiers of sensor technology into …

Mechanical properties of organic semiconductors for stretchable, highly flexible, and mechanically robust electronics

SE Root, S Savagatrup, AD Printz, D Rodriquez… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mechanical deformability underpins many of the advantages of organic semiconductors. The
mechanical properties of these materials are, however, diverse, and the molecular …

Surface manipulation for prevention of migratory viscous crude oil fouling in superhydrophilic membranes

Y Zhao, X Yang, Z Cheng, CH Lau, J Ma… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Here, we present a proactive fouling prevention mechanism that endows superhydrophilic
membranes with antifouling capability against migratory viscous crude oil fouling. By …

Thermoplastic elastomer tunes phase structure and promotes stretchability of high‐efficiency organic solar cells

Z Peng, K **an, Y Cui, Q Qi, J Liu, Y Xu… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Top‐performance organic solar cells (OSCs) consisting of conjugated polymer donors and
nonfullerene small molecule acceptors (NF‐SMAs) deliver rapid increases in efficiencies …

Multilayer polypyrrole nanosheets with self‐organized surface structures for flexible and efficient solar–thermal energy conversion

X Wang, Q Liu, S Wu, B Xu, H Xu - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Converting solar energy into concentrated heat is very appealing for various applications.
Polypyrrole (PPy) is known to possess excellent photothermal property with low thermal …

Controllable graphene wrinkle for a high-performance flexible pressure sensor

X Tang, W Yang, S Yin, G Tai, M Su… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flexible pressure sensors have aroused tremendous attention, owing to their broad
applications in healthcare, robotics, and prosthetics. So far, it remains a critical challenge to …

Mechano-tunable chiral metasurfaces via colloidal assembly

PT Probst, M Mayer, V Gupta, AM Steiner, Z Zhou… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
Dynamic control of circular polarization in chiral metasurfaces is being used in many
photonic applications. However, simple fabrication routes to create chiral materials with …

Solution processable liquid metal nanodroplets by surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization

J Yan, MH Malakooti, Z Lu, Z Wang, N Kazem… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) is a liquid metal alloy at room temperature. EGaIn
microdroplets can be incorporated into elastomers to fabricate highly stretchable …

Shape memory polymers for composites

T Mu, L Liu, X Lan, Y Liu, J Leng - Composites Science and Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of active, deformable materials that can switch
between a temporary shape, which can be freely designed, and their original shape. With …

The pathway to intelligence: using stimuli‐responsive materials as building blocks for constructing smart and functional systems

X Zhang, L Chen, KH Lim, S Gonuguntla… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Systems that are intelligent have the ability to sense their surroundings, analyze,
and respond accordingly. In nature, many biological systems are considered intelligent (eg …