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A review on structures, materials and applications of stretchable electrodes

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With the rapid development of wearable smart devices, many researchers have carried out in-depth research on the stretchable electrodes. As one of the core components for electronics, the electrode mainly transfers the electrons, which plays an important role in driving the various electrical devices. The key to the research for the stretchable electrode is to maintain the excellent electrical properties or exhibit the regular conductive change when subjected to large tensile deformation. This article outlines the recent progress of stretchable electrodes and gives a comprehensive introduction to the structures, materials, and applications, including supercapacitors, lithium-ion batteries, organic light-emitting diodes, smart sensors, and heaters. The performance comparison of various stretchable electrodes was proposed to clearly show the development challenges in this field. We hope that it can provide a meaningful reference for realizing more sensitive, smart, and low-cost wearable electrical devices in the near future.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province (20200201070JC) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21662038).

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Wang, Y., Li, X., Hou, Y. et al. A review on structures, materials and applications of stretchable electrodes. Front. Mater. Sci. 15, 54–78 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-021-0537-9

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