Integrating Hard Silicon for High-Performance Soft Electronics via Geometry Engineering DOI Creative Commons
Lei Yan, Zongguang Liu, Junzhuan Wang

et al.

Nano-Micro Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: April 14, 2025

Abstract Soft electronics, which are designed to function under mechanical deformation (such as bending, stretching, and folding), have become essential in applications like wearable artificial skin, brain-machine interfaces. Crystalline silicon is one of the most mature reliable materials for high-performance electronics; however, its intrinsic brittleness rigidity pose challenges integrating it into soft electronics. Recent research has focused on overcoming these limitations by utilizing structural design techniques impart flexibility stretchability Si-based materials, such transforming them thin nanomembranes or nanowires. This review summarizes key strategies geometry engineering crystalline from use hard islands creating out-of-plane foldable nanofilms flexible substrates, ultimately shaping nanowires using vapor–liquid–solid in-plane solid–liquid–solid techniques. We explore latest developments electronic devices, with sensors, nanoprobes, robotics, Finally, paper discusses current field outlines future directions enable widespread adoption silicon-based

Language: Английский

Integrating Hard Silicon for High-Performance Soft Electronics via Geometry Engineering DOI Creative Commons
Lei Yan, Zongguang Liu, Junzhuan Wang

et al.

Nano-Micro Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: April 14, 2025

Abstract Soft electronics, which are designed to function under mechanical deformation (such as bending, stretching, and folding), have become essential in applications like wearable artificial skin, brain-machine interfaces. Crystalline silicon is one of the most mature reliable materials for high-performance electronics; however, its intrinsic brittleness rigidity pose challenges integrating it into soft electronics. Recent research has focused on overcoming these limitations by utilizing structural design techniques impart flexibility stretchability Si-based materials, such transforming them thin nanomembranes or nanowires. This review summarizes key strategies geometry engineering crystalline from use hard islands creating out-of-plane foldable nanofilms flexible substrates, ultimately shaping nanowires using vapor–liquid–solid in-plane solid–liquid–solid techniques. We explore latest developments electronic devices, with sensors, nanoprobes, robotics, Finally, paper discusses current field outlines future directions enable widespread adoption silicon-based

Language: Английский

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