Issue 10, 2021

Anisotropic conductive networks for multidimensional sensing

Abstract

In the past decade, flexible physical sensors have attracted great attention due to their wide applications in many emerging areas including health-monitoring, human–machine interfaces, smart robots, and entertainment. However, conventional sensors are typically designed to respond to a specific stimulus or a deformation along only one single axis, while directional tracking and accurate monitoring of complex multi-axis stimuli is more critical in practical applications. Multidimensional sensors with distinguishable signals for simultaneous detection of complex postures and movements in multiple directions are highly demanded for the development of wearable electronics. Recently, many efforts have been devoted to the design and fabrication of multidimensional sensors that are capable of distinguishing stimuli from different directions accurately. Benefiting from their unique decoupling mechanisms, anisotropic architectures have been proved to be promising structures for multidimensional sensing. This review summarizes the present state and advances of the design and preparation strategies for fabricating multidimensional sensors based on anisotropic conducting networks. The fabrication strategies of different anisotropic structures, the working mechanism of various types of multidimensional sensing and their corresponding unique applications are presented and discussed. The potential challenges faced by multidimensional sensors are revealed to provide an insightful outlook for the future development.

Graphical abstract: Anisotropic conductive networks for multidimensional sensing

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
15 4 2021
Accepted
01 7 2021
First published
02 7 2021

Mater. Horiz., 2021,8, 2615-2653

Anisotropic conductive networks for multidimensional sensing

F. Zhang, P. Ma, J. Wang, Q. Zhang, W. Feng, Y. Zhu and Q. Zheng, Mater. Horiz., 2021, 8, 2615 DOI: 10.1039/D1MH00615K

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