Description
We recently developed stretchable electronic devices using several types of one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures such as silicon nanowires (SiNWs), AgNWs, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Several advantages of 1D nanostructures for such applications include: (i) the 1D nanostructures possess excellent electric and mechanical properties, such as high mobility and large fracture strength; (ii) they can be tailored into different buckling shapes, either individually or collectively. For example, individual SiNW were found to buckle into coiled shape, which exhibited superior stretchability (e.g., over 100% strain); CNTs and AgNWs buckled collectively either out-of-plane or in-plane. In this discussion, we will discuss several device applications based on the 1D nanostructures, including strain sensors, pressure sensors, tactile sensors, antennas, and wearable electrodes for bioelectric measurements.
Recommended Citation
Zhu, Y., Yao, S., Myers, A., & Cui, Z. (2014). Stretchable electronics based on one-dimensional nanomaterials. In A. Bajaj, P. Zavattieri, M. Koslowski, & T. Siegmund (Eds.). Proceedings of the Society of Engineering Science 51st Annual Technical Meeting, October 1-3, 2014 , West Lafayette: Purdue University Libraries Scholarly Publishing Services, 2014. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ses2014/mss/ssm/26
Stretchable electronics based on one-dimensional nanomaterials
We recently developed stretchable electronic devices using several types of one-dimensional (1D) nanostructures such as silicon nanowires (SiNWs), AgNWs, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Several advantages of 1D nanostructures for such applications include: (i) the 1D nanostructures possess excellent electric and mechanical properties, such as high mobility and large fracture strength; (ii) they can be tailored into different buckling shapes, either individually or collectively. For example, individual SiNW were found to buckle into coiled shape, which exhibited superior stretchability (e.g., over 100% strain); CNTs and AgNWs buckled collectively either out-of-plane or in-plane. In this discussion, we will discuss several device applications based on the 1D nanostructures, including strain sensors, pressure sensors, tactile sensors, antennas, and wearable electrodes for bioelectric measurements.