Multifunctional smart electronic skin fabricated from two-dimensional like polymer film

• Published in: Nano energy Vol. 75; no. C; p. 105044
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Abdelsalam, Guan, Ying-Shi, Hassan, Islam, Ling, Celine, Li, Zheng, Mosa, Islam, Phadke, Gayatri, Selvaganapathy, Ponnambalam Ravi, Chang, Shuquan, Ren, Shenqiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: All printable electronics; Conductive polymers; Smart electronic skin; Spin-charge interaction; Triboelectricity; Smart electronic skin; All printable electronics; Conductive polymers; Spin-charge interaction; Triboelectricity
• ISSN: 2211-2855
• DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105044

Smart skin-like electronics are urgently crucial for artificial muscles, while the development of self-powered two-dimensional-like multifunctional material systems remains significant challenges. Here, we demonstrate a new class of printed smart electronic skin (SES) with multi-sensing properties and energy conversion capability using simple and cost-effective printing techniques. The resulting all-organic self-powering SES functioning as a human-monitoring device where it can detect a variety of external stimuli and works as an ultra-flexible biomechanical energy harvester. Remarkably, our SES exhibits excellent antibacterial properties in addition to self-adaptive performance under various conditions, such as being bent, cut, sewed, hammered, punctured, and washed. The proposed SES devices here have the promise for broad applications in future functional-wearables for human-machine interface, soft robotics, and skin prosthetics. [Display omitted] •Here we develop a self-powered two-dimensional-like skin with multisensing properties and energy conversion capability.•A simple, and low-effective printing techniques is used to fabricaet this new class of printed smart skin (SSE).•The SSE functions as a human- monitoring device by detecting a variety of external stimuli and as energy harvester.