Anti-friction gold-based stretchable electronics enabled by interfacial diffusion-induced cohesion

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Stretchable electronics that prevalently adopt chemically inert metals as sensing layers and interconnect wires have enabled high-fidelity signal acquisition for on-skin applications. However, the weak interfacial interaction between inert metals and elastomers limit the tolerance of the device to external friction interferences. Here, we report an interfacial diffusion-induced cohesion strategy that utilizes hydrophilic polyurethane to wet gold (Au) grains and render them wrapped by strong hydrogen bonding, resulting in a high interfacial binding strength of 1017.6 N/m. By further constructing a nanoscale rough configuration of the polyurethane (RPU), the binding strength of Au-RPU device increases to 1243.4 N/m, which is 100 and 4 times higher than that of conventional polydimethylsiloxane and styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene-based devices, respectively. The stretchable Au-RPU device can remain good electrical conductivity after 1022 frictions at 130 kPa pressure, and reliably record high-fidelity electrophysiological signals. Furthermore, an anti-friction pressure sensor array is constructed based on Au-RPU interconnect wires, demonstrating a superior mechanical durability for concentrated large pressure acquisition. This chemical modification-free approach of interfacial strengthening for chemically inert metal-based stretchable electronics is promising for three-dimensional integration and on-chip interconnection.

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E-Artikel

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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Nature communications - 15(2024), 1 vom: 06. Feb., Seite 1116

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Englisch

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Cao, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xusheng [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Yue, Zhifei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jiewen [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, Hongfei [VerfasserIn]
Xing, Guozhong [VerfasserIn]
Song, Enming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ming [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Qi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Ming [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 10.02.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41467-024-45393-x

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NLM368102742