Issue 12, 2018

Chemical formation of soft metal electrodes for flexible and wearable electronics

Abstract

Flexible and wearable electronics is one major technology after smartphones. It shows remarkable application potential in displays and informatics, robotics, sports, energy harvesting and storage, and medicine. As an indispensable part and the cornerstone of these devices, soft metal electrodes (SMEs) are of great significance. Compared with conventional physical processes such as vacuum thermal deposition and sputtering, chemical approaches for preparing SMEs show significant advantages in terms of scalability, low-cost, and compatibility with the soft materials and substrates used for the devices. This review article provides a detailed overview on how to chemically fabricate SMEs, including the material preparation, fabrication technologies, methods to characterize their key properties, and representative studies on different wearable applications.

Graphical abstract: Chemical formation of soft metal electrodes for flexible and wearable electronics

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 Dec 2017
First published
03 May 2018

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018,47, 4611-4641

Chemical formation of soft metal electrodes for flexible and wearable electronics

D. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Lu, Z. Ma, C. Xie and Z. Zheng, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 4611 DOI: 10.1039/C7CS00192D

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