The piezo-phototronic effect (a coupling effect of piezoelectric, photoexcitation and
semiconducting properties, coined in 2010) has been demonstrated to be an ingenious and …

With the fast development of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the last 30 years,
semiconductor nanowires have been widely investigated in the areas of both electronics …

The skin is the largest organ of the human body and can sense pressure, temperature, and
other complex environmental stimuli or conditions. The mimicry of human skin's sensory …

Low-dimensional piezoelectric semiconductor nanomaterials, such as ZnO and GaN, have
superior mechanical properties and can be integrated into flexible devices that can be …

Emulation of the sensation of touch through high-resolution electronic means could become
important in future generations of robotics and human–machine interfaces. Here, we …

A virtual world has now become a reality as augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)
technology become commercially available. Similar to how humans interact with the …

Piezoelectronics, as an efficient approach for energy conversion and sensing, have a far-
reaching influence on energy harvesting, precise instruments, sensing, health monitoring …

The development of piezoelectric actuation, starting from single-layer materials with the
converse piezoelectric effect, then progressing to multilayer piezo-stack actuators, amplified …