Water‐assisted mechanical testing of polymeric thin‐films

S Zhang, LA Galuska, X Gu - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thin films with a nanometer‐scale thickness are of great interest to both scientific and
industrial communities due to their numerous applications and unique behaviors different …

[HTML][HTML] A molecular design approach towards elastic and multifunctional polymer electronics

Y Zheng, Z Yu, S Zhang, X Kong, W Michaels… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Next-generation wearable electronics require enhanced mechanical robustness and device
complexity. Besides previously reported softness and stretchability, desired merits for …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of doping on the mechanical properties of conjugated polymers

SHK Paleti, Y Kim, J Kimpel, M Craighero… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Conjugated polymers exhibit a unique portfolio of electrical and electrochemical behavior,
which–paired with the mechanical properties that are typical for macromolecules–make …

[HTML][HTML] SMART transfer method to directly compare the mechanical response of water-supported and free-standing ultrathin polymeric films

LA Galuska, ES Muckley, Z Cao, DF Ehlenberg… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Intrinsic mechanical properties of sub-100 nm thin films are markedly difficult to obtain, yet
an ever-growing necessity for emerging fields such as soft organic electronics. To …

Molecular interactions that drive morphological and mechanical stabilities in organic solar cells

S Siddika, Z Peng, N Balar, X Dong, X Zhong, W You… - Joule, 2023 - cell.com
Morphological and mechanical stabilities of organic solar cells (OSCs) are of paramount
importance to ensure long-lived devices. However, the fundamental drivers of these stability …

Designing a Length‐Modulated Azide Photocrosslinker to Improve the Stretchability of Semiconducting Polymers

SH Kim, S Chung, M Kim, D Yoo, E Ok… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To impart high stretchability to semiconducting polymers, researchers have used a
photocrosslinking approach based on the nitrene chemistry of an azide‐incorporated …

Revisiting conjugated polymers with long-branched alkyl chains: High molecular weight, excellent mechanical properties, and low voltage losses

C Liu, C Xiao, J Wang, B Liu, Y Hao, J Guo… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
High-molecular-weight conjugated polymers exhibit excellent mechanical properties due to
long-chain entanglement, but it is challenging to increase molecular weight since …

Impact of the Heteroatoms on Mobility–Stretchability Properties of n-Type Semiconducting Polymers with Conjugation Break Spacers

M Matsuda, CY Lin, K Enomoto, YC Lin… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of stretchable semiconducting polymers through statistical
terpolymerization with conjugation break spacers (CBSs) has gained much attention. In this …

Unraveling the Effect of Stereoisomerism on Mobility–Stretchability Properties of n-Type Semiconducting Polymers with Biobased Epimers as Conjugation Break …

M Matsuda, CY Lin, CY Sung, YC Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of intrinsically stretchable n-type semiconducting polymers has garnered
much interest in recent years. In this study, three biobased dianhydrohexitol epimers of …

Machine Learning-Enabled Environmentally Adaptable Skin-Electronic Sensor for Human Gesture Recognition

Y Song, TH Nguyen, D Lee, J Kim - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Stretchable sensors have been widely investigated and developed for the purpose of human
motion detection, touch sensors, and healthcare monitoring, typically converting …