Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Alexander M. Watson, Michael J. Ford, Eric J. Markvicka, William W. L. Fong, Suresh Venkatesh, Kaushik Sengupta, Carmel Majidi, Christopher E. Tabor
Summary: This study presents the characterization of an RF transmitter made of liquid-metal embedded elastomer and in situ measurements of its microstrip lines under local material strains. The results show that the material can maintain stable transmission performance under 40% strain.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Irina Zubritskaya, Rafael Cichelero, Ihar Faniayeu, Daniele Martella, Sara Nocentini, Per Rudquist, Diederik Sybolt Wiersma, Mark L. L. Brongersma
Summary: This study proposes a tunable metal-insulator-metal Fabry-Perot cavities that can dynamically control light for novel sensing, imaging and display applications. By utilizing reversible mechanical adaptations of a polymer network, dynamic tuning of optical resonances is demonstrated. Solid-state temperature-responsive optical coatings are developed to provide large, reversible and highly linear spectral tuning of FP resonances, allowing for reversible switching between reflective and absorbing states of the device with a modulation efficiency up to 79%.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Ruihua Dong, Xiaoyan Liu, Shiyu Cheng, Lixue Tang, Mian Chen, Leni Zhong, Zhen Chen, Shaoqin Liu, Xingyu Jiang
Summary: The highly stretchable electrode array based on the liquid metal-polymer conductor achieves high mechanical flexibility and good cytocompatibility for neural interfaces. It exhibits high stretchability and excellent cycling stability, allowing for long-term culturing of primary neurons and signal recording, which could significantly advance brain-machine interfaces.
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Xiaokang He, Jianpeng Wu, Shouhu Xuan, Shuaishuai Sun, Xinglong Gong
Summary: This research reports a stretchable and bendable liquid metal droplets embedded elastomer composite, which can switch from an insulator to a conductor through the contact and noncontact process between the liquid metal droplets. The composite exhibits stable mechanical and electrical performance, and has good electrically healing capability. Additionally, it can be developed as a sensor for the detection of compressive force and magnetic field.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Qi Wang, Xinyi Ji, Xue Liu, Yang Liu, Jiajie Liang
Summary: This study developed a host-guest polymer-based emulsion gel for preparing stretchable conductive electrodes with high resolution. The gel, which bridges liquid metal droplets and forms a dynamically cross-linked network, exhibits viscoelastic and shear-thinning behavior, making it suitable for printing complex patterns. The liquid metal core fuses into continuous conductive pathways under stretching, resulting in high conductivity and stability.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Guilherme Costa, Pedro Alhais Lopes, Afsaneh L. Sanati, Andre F. Silva, Marta Calisto Freitas, Anibal T. de Almeida, Mahmoud Tavakoli
Summary: This study introduces a 3D-printed Ag-Ga battery through digital printing of sinter-free composites, resulting in faster printing, self-feeding, and self-aggregation mechanism. The battery exhibits record-breaking areal capacity and excellent stretchability, making it a promising alternative to Ag-Zn batteries. Additionally, printing sensors and batteries on biomonitoring e-textiles allows for simultaneous monitoring of electrocardiography, body temperature, and respiration.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Sungjune Park, Jun Shintake, Yegor Piskarev, Yuwen Wei, Ishan Joshipura, Ethan Frey, Taylor Neumann, Dario Floreano, Michael D. Dickey
Summary: Electroadhesion utilizes electric fields to modulate adhesion, with electrodes made from liquid metal allowing for excellent deformability and conductivity on soft and stretchable substrates. Stretching improves electroadhesion performance, while using liquid-filled microchannels can help maintain contact during peeling.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Optics
Bu-Yun Yu, De-Wei Yue, Ke-Xin Hou, Lu Ju, Hao Chen, Cong Ding, Zhen-Guo Liu, Yun-Qian Dai, Hari Krishna Bisoyi, Ying-Shi Guan, Wei-Bing Lu, Cheng-Hui Li, Quan Li
Summary: A new strategy has been reported to achieve stretchable microwave transmission lines with superior reliability and durability by integrating a self-healable elastomer with serpentine-geometry plasmonic meta-waveguide. The design significantly improves the reliability and durability of stretchable microwave transmission lines.
LIGHT-SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kento Yamagishi, Terry Ching, Nicole Chian, Martin Tan, Wenshen Zhou, Shao Ying Huang, Michinao Hashimoto
Summary: This study presents a method for fabricating microfluidic electronics with 3D interconnected networks using DIW-based 3D printing. The integration of electronic elements and injection of liquid metal enables the creation of flexible and stretchable liquid metal antenna coils in support-free microchannels.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Optics
Pingping Zhao, Tao Chen, Jinhai Si, Hongyu Shi, Xun Hou
Summary: We demonstrated a new method of fabricating a stretchable antenna by injecting liquid metal (LM) into a femtosecond-laser-ablated embedded hydrogel microchannel, and realized miniaturization of a stretchable dipole antenna based on hydrogel substrate.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Liangjie Wang, Zhengran Yi, Yan Zhao, Yunqi Liu, Shuai Wang
Summary: Stretchable electronics, particularly stretchable conductors, have attracted significant attention due to their potential applications in wearables, soft robots, and human-machine interactions. This article outlines the development of stretchable conductors in transistors and circuits, discussing advances in materials, device engineering, and preparation technologies. It also categorizes the existing approaches to constructing stretchable transistors into geometric engineering and intrinsic stretchability engineering. The challenges and outlook in the field of stretchable electronics are also considered.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Tai-Bao Yang, Ji-You Zong, Hao Lin, Ding-Xiang Yan, Jun Lei, Zhong-Ming Li
Summary: In this work, a textile with a porous wrinkled conductive network was developed through in situ polydopamine-assisted deposition of silver nanoparticles on a wrinkled fiber mat and polydimethylsiloxane post modification. This textile exhibits excellent electrical conductivity, breathability, superhydrophobicity, and ultra-high stretchable EMI shielding properties, with high EMI shielding effectiveness even under high strain.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Selvaraj Veerapandian, Woosun Jang, Jae Bok Seol, Hongbo Wang, Minsik Kong, Kaliannan Thiyagarajan, Junghyeok Kwak, Gyeongbae Park, Gilwoon Lee, Wonjeong Suh, Insang You, Mehmet Emin Kilic, Anupam Giri, Lucia Beccai, Aloysius Soon, Unyong Jeong
Summary: This study introduces hydrogen doping to increase the conductivity of liquid metal particles, allowing for the printing of metallic and stretchable circuit lines. The printed lines exhibit excellent mechanical properties and long-term stability, making them suitable for use in various electronic applications.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Laurent Dejace, Haotian Chen, Ivan Furfaro, Giuseppe Schiavone, Stephanie P. Lacour
Summary: The development of integrated wearables for transducing and transmitting biophysical information has encountered significant challenges due to the complex physical and chemical properties of gallium-based liquid metals. A microtechnology approach has been introduced to fabricate deformable microscale LM conductors with high surface density and large surface areas, offering a range of designs and geometries for LM-based stretchable electronic conductors. The versatility of this new technology allows for circuit designs with unrivaled transparency or large metallization density.
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ruyue Fang, Bin Yao, Tianwu Chen, Xinwei Xu, Dingchuan Xue, Wei Hong, Hong Wang, Qing Wang, Sulin Zhang
Summary: This study introduces an innovative elastomeric composite that incorporates a 3D network of liquid metal, which offers exceptional stretchability, durability, and conductivity. The mechanics model demonstrates the enhanced flexibility and fracture resistance brought about by the interconnected 3DLM architecture. Additionally, the study emphasizes the conductivity enhancement under strain of the 3DLM composites.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Aditya Jain, Y. G. Wang, H. Guo
Summary: The addition of Nd in Ba0.90Ca0.10Ti0.90Zr0.10O3 lattice has resulted in optimal grain size and density among the five compositions, leading to significantly enhanced dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric characteristics. The Nd-doped sample exhibits relaxor behavior with a maximum dielectric constant of 10788 and a high saturation polarization of 41.88 mu C/cm(2). Additionally, the material shows excellent electromechanical behavior with favorable aging characteristics, suggesting its potential application in multi-layer energy storage capacitors.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aditya Jain, Y. G. Wang, H. Guo
Summary: Ferroelectric composites of BTSZ-LNO were synthesized using a modified mechano-chemical activation technique, and the substitution of LNO significantly improved material density, microstructural properties, and electrical properties. The peak dielectric constant increased from 8,536 to 9,512 with 10% LNO concentration. The material transformation from classical ferroelectric to relaxor after LNO substitution is crucial for energy storage materials, making it suitable for various electronic devices.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
H. R. Fu, Y. G. Wang, J. X. Hu, H. Guo, Aditya Jain
Summary: The addition of MnO2 as sintering additives in KNN-based ceramics can enhance the photostriction properties and optimize the ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity by softening effects of Mn2+ and Mn3+. The increase of energy band gap and optimization of optical absorption properties in the near-infrared band can be achieved through the addition of MnO2. The 97KNN-3LNNZ+0.5 wt% MnO2 ceramics show optimum overall performance, indicating the potential for use in advanced applications.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
H. Guo, Y. G. Wang, H. R. Fu, Aditya Jain, F. G. Chen
Summary: The valence of dopants affects the thermochromic properties of VO2 nanoparticles by breaking the structural symmetry and changing the crystal structure. Lower valence dopants narrow the optical band gap, leading to improved luminous transmittance and solar energy modulation ability. Co-doping with W/Zr and W/Mg can simultaneously enhance phase transition temperature, luminous transmittance, and solar energy modulation ability in VO2 films, providing a potential solution for smart windows manufacturing.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Neha Gupta, Aditya Jain, Ajay Kumar
Summary: The study reveals that GaNNW/Al2O3-MOSFET has high linearity and low distortion at the zero crossover point, making it suitable for low-power high-performance applications. Additionally, performance parameters such as switching speed, I-on, threshold voltage, voltage, and QF value are improved as the temperature decreases, making it suitable for low-temperature environments.
APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
J. X. Hu, Y. G. Wang, Aditya Jain, H. R. Fu, F. G. Chen, J. R. Men
Summary: The photostrictive properties of (1-x)BiFe0.96Mn0.04O3-xBaTiO3 ceramics were investigated, and it was found that appropriate addition of manganese and BaTiO3 can optimize the properties. The narrower bandgap and increased domain wall density enhance the separation and motion of photogenerated carriers, leading to improved photostrictive performance.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Aditya Jain, Ajay Kumar, Neha Gupta
Summary: The incorporation of CoFe2O4 (CFO) improves the magnetic and magnetoelectric (ME) characteristics of multi-phase ceramics without significantly affecting their electrical properties. The optimized sample with x=0.11 exhibits high saturation magnetization and moderately high ME coefficient. The energy storage performance of all samples has been investigated, and the optimized sample x=0.11 shows a large discharge energy density and moderately high energy efficiency at high voltage.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Richard Pitwon, Anil Reddy, Aditya Jain, Kevin Gomez, Sebastian A. Schulz, Liam O'Faolain, Kai Wang, Allen Miller, Vivienne Davies
Summary: This paper reviews the key technological milestones achieved in system embedded optical interconnects in data centers between 2014 and 2020 on major European Union research and development projects. It includes the development of proprietary optically enabled data storage and switch systems, as well as optically enabled data storage and compute subsystems. The paper also reports on four optically enabled data center system demonstrators and optically enabled subsystems, and presents the Nexus platform for interconnecting and characterizing different optically enabled data center test systems and subsystems within a data center test environment.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
Article
Polymer Science
J. R. Men, Y. G. Wang, Aditya Jain, J. X. Hu
Summary: Constructing polymer composites containing 0D nanoparticles and 2D lamellae can lead to high energy storage performance. This study used Al2O3 nanoparticles and thick h-BN lamellae to fabricate PVDF-based films, achieving a desired synergy effect on the breakdown strength (E- b ). The analysis suggests that multiple synergy effects between AO and h-BN contribute to the high E- b .
HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Neha Gupta, Ajay Kumar, Aditya Jain
Summary: The manuscript introduces a Vacuum Gate Dielectric Trench MOSFET (TG-VacuFET) that aims to enhance the reliability performances in hot-carrier and radiation damage at room temperature. The reliability performances of TG-VacuFET are compared with a silicon dioxide (SiO2) gate dielectric-based Conventional Trench MOSFET (CT-MOSFET). The results show that TG-VacuFET exhibits higher immunity to hot carriers and radiation damage, making it a promising choice for circuit implementation in space applications.
EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL PLUS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
J. X. Hu, Aditya Jain, S. S. Jiang, F. G. Chen, Y. G. Wang
Summary: Lead-free multiferroic ceramics BPFM-BT were successfully fabricated with enhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties, narrow bandgap, and improved photostriction performance by introducing Pr into the Bi3+ site. Optimizing the thickness of the sample improved the photo-induced strain and light response speed, while an external magnetic field reduced the photostrictive performance. These ceramics show great potential in the multifunctionality application of wireless photosensitive sensors.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Correction
Materials Science, Ceramics
L. N. Shi, Y. G. Wang, Z. H. Ren, Aditya Jain, S. S. Jiang, F. G. Chen
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
L. N. Shi, Y. G. Wang, Z. H. Ren, Aditya Jain, S. S. Jiang, F. G. Chen
Summary: In this study, rare earth oxide was added to the material to enhance its comprehensive energy storage performance. The samples showed high energy storage density, energy efficiency and temperature stability, indicating their potential application in high-temperature capacitors.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Aditya Jain, Ajay Kumar, Neha Gupta, Y. G. Wang
Summary: A novel lead-free dual-phase ceramic composition, (1-x)BaTi0.88Zr0.12O3-xNi0.75Co0.25Fe2O4 (BTZ-NCF), has been synthesized to improve magnetic and magnetoelectric properties. The introduced NCF phase results in a transformation in the ferroelectric character of BTZ, leading to improved energy storage properties. The BTZ-NCF ceramics exhibit significant magnetoelectric behavior and show potential applicability in multifunctional applications.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Aditya Jain, Y. G. Wang, L. N. Shi
Summary: The rapid rise in energy consumption and low emission requirements have led to the development of efficient and environment-friendly green energy sources. BaTiO3 based materials have attracted attention for energy storage applications due to their improved properties. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent developments in BaTiO3 based single-phase and composite systems, focusing on synthesis techniques, properties, and their impact on energy storage. It also summarizes the key strategies and models for enhancing energy density and efficiency, along with examples of commercial applications in various fields.
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
(2022)
