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Large-area, untethered, metamorphic, and omnidirectionally stretchable multiplexing self-powered triboelectric skins

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  • Beibei Shao

    (Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and College of Energy, Soochow University
    Soochow University)

  • Ming-Han Lu

    (National Chung Hsing University)

  • Tai-Chen Wu

    (National Chung Hsing University)

  • Wei-Chen Peng

    (National Chung Hsing University)

  • Tien-Yu Ko

    (National Chung Hsing University)

  • Yung-Chi Hsiao

    (National Chung Hsing University)

  • Jiann-Yeu Chen

    (i-Center for Advanced Science and Technology, National Chung Hsing University)

  • Baoquan Sun

    (Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and College of Energy, Soochow University
    Soochow University
    Macau Institute of Materials Science and Engineering MUST-SUDA Joint Research Center for Advanced Functional Materials Macau University of Science and Technology Macau)

  • Ruiyuan Liu

    (Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM) and College of Energy, Soochow University
    Soochow University)

  • Ying-Chih Lai

    (National Chung Hsing University
    i-Center for Advanced Science and Technology, National Chung Hsing University
    National Chung Hsing University)

Abstract

Large-area metamorphic stretchable sensor networks are desirable in haptic sensing and next-generation electronics. Triboelectric nanogenerator-based self-powered tactile sensors in single-electrode mode constitute one of the best solutions with ideal attributes. However, their large-area multiplexing utilizations are restricted by severe misrecognition between sensing nodes and high-density internal circuits. Here, we provide an electrical signal shielding strategy delivering a large-area multiplexing self-powered untethered triboelectric electronic skin (UTE-skin) with an ultralow misrecognition rate (0.20%). An omnidirectionally stretchable carbon black-Ecoflex composite-based shielding layer is developed to effectively attenuate electrostatic interference from wirings, guaranteeing low-level noise in sensing matrices. UTE-skin operates reliably under 100% uniaxial, 100% biaxial, and 400% isotropic strains, achieving high-quality pressure imaging and multi-touch real-time visualization. Smart gloves for tactile recognition, intelligent insoles for gait analysis, and deformable human-machine interfaces are demonstrated. This work signifies a substantial breakthrough in haptic sensing, offering solutions for the previously challenging issue of large-area multiplexing sensing arrays.

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  • Beibei Shao & Ming-Han Lu & Tai-Chen Wu & Wei-Chen Peng & Tien-Yu Ko & Yung-Chi Hsiao & Jiann-Yeu Chen & Baoquan Sun & Ruiyuan Liu & Ying-Chih Lai, 2024. "Large-area, untethered, metamorphic, and omnidirectionally stretchable multiplexing self-powered triboelectric skins," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45611-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45611-6
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