Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance
Abstract Intrinsically stretchable organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are being pursued as the next‐generation tissue‐like bioelectronic technologies to improve the interfacing with the soft human body. However, the performance of current intrinsically stretchable OECTs is far inferior to t...
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| author | Dingyao Liu Xinyu Tian Jing Bai Yan Wang Yixun Cheng Weijie Ning Paddy K. L. Chan Kai Wu Junqi Sun Shiming Zhang |
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| description | Abstract Intrinsically stretchable organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are being pursued as the next‐generation tissue‐like bioelectronic technologies to improve the interfacing with the soft human body. However, the performance of current intrinsically stretchable OECTs is far inferior to their rigid counterparts. In this work, for the first time, the authors report intrinsically stretchable OECTs with overall performance benchmarkable to conventional rigid devices. In particular, oxygen level in the stretchable substrate is revealed to have a significant impact on the on/off ratio. By employing stretchable substrates with low oxygen permeabilities, the on/off ratio is elevated from ≈10 to a record‐high value of ≈104, which is on par with a rigid OECT. The device remained functional after cyclic stretching tests. This work demonstrates that intrinsically stretchable OECTs have the potential to serve as a new building block for emerging soft bioelectronic applications such as electronic skin, soft implantables, and soft neuromorphic computing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-deed8344f1774baf880f68c5869f22082022-12-22T03:31:04ZengWileyAdvanced Science2198-38442022-10-01929n/an/a10.1002/advs.202203418Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable PerformanceDingyao Liu0Xinyu Tian1Jing Bai2Yan Wang3Yixun Cheng4Weijie Ning5Paddy K. L. Chan6Kai Wu7Junqi Sun8Shiming Zhang9Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaState Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering College of Polymer Science and Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 ChinaState Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR ChinaAbstract Intrinsically stretchable organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) are being pursued as the next‐generation tissue‐like bioelectronic technologies to improve the interfacing with the soft human body. However, the performance of current intrinsically stretchable OECTs is far inferior to their rigid counterparts. In this work, for the first time, the authors report intrinsically stretchable OECTs with overall performance benchmarkable to conventional rigid devices. In particular, oxygen level in the stretchable substrate is revealed to have a significant impact on the on/off ratio. By employing stretchable substrates with low oxygen permeabilities, the on/off ratio is elevated from ≈10 to a record‐high value of ≈104, which is on par with a rigid OECT. The device remained functional after cyclic stretching tests. This work demonstrates that intrinsically stretchable OECTs have the potential to serve as a new building block for emerging soft bioelectronic applications such as electronic skin, soft implantables, and soft neuromorphic computing.https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202203418high performanceoxygen permeabilitypoly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene‐sulfonate)stretchable organic electrochemical transistorsstretchable substrates |
| spellingShingle | Dingyao Liu Xinyu Tian Jing Bai Yan Wang Yixun Cheng Weijie Ning Paddy K. L. Chan Kai Wu Junqi Sun Shiming Zhang Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance Advanced Science high performance oxygen permeability poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene‐sulfonate) stretchable organic electrochemical transistors stretchable substrates |
| title | Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance |
| title_full | Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance |
| title_fullStr | Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance |
| title_short | Intrinsically Stretchable Organic Electrochemical Transistors with Rigid‐Device‐Benchmarkable Performance |
| title_sort | intrinsically stretchable organic electrochemical transistors with rigid device benchmarkable performance |
| topic | high performance oxygen permeability poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene‐sulfonate) stretchable organic electrochemical transistors stretchable substrates |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202203418 |
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