Recent progress in black phosphorus-based photonics, electronics, sensors and energy devices has been reviewed.

Abstract A soft piezoresistive sensor with its unique characteristics, such as human skin, light weight, and multiple functions, yields a variety of possible practical applications to skin‐attachable electronics, human–machine interfaces, electronic skins. However, conventional filler‐matrix sensors often suffer from unsatisfactory sensitivity or insufficient measurement range, well significant cross‐correlation between out‐of‐plane pressure in‐plane extension. Here, stretchable (SPS) is...

Humidity sensors have broad applications in health monitoring, environmental protection and human-machine interface, robotics. Here, we developed a humidity sensor using alkali oxidation method to grow situ TiO2 nanowires on two-dimensional Ti3C2 MXene. With an order of magnitude larger surface area compared pure or materials, the urchin-like Ti3C2/TiO2 composite demonstrates record high sensitivity low relative (RH) environment (∼280 pF/% RH from 7% 33% RH). Complex impedance spectroscopy...

Abstract Ionic gels represent a novel class of stretchable materials where ionic conducting liquid is immobilized in polymer matrix. This review focuses on the design gel and device fabrication ionic‐gel‐based electronics. In particular, recent progress electronic skin (pressure/strain sensors, electric double‐layer transistors, etc.), flexible displays, energy storage devices, soft actuators are summarized, followed by discussion challenges developing electronics suggestions for future...

Flexible pressure sensors present great potential in the application of human health monitoring, tactile function prosthesis, and electronic skin for robotics. These applications require different trade-off between sensitivity sensing range, therefore, it is imperative to develop range-specific sensitivities a single sensor. In this paper, bioinspired strategy resistive sensor using graded porous material proposed measure pressures from several pascals megapascals. Its fabrication based on...

Abstract Fabrication and assembly of flexible sensors soft actuators play important roles in improving the performance wearable electronics robots. Traditional manufacturing techniques have limitations controlling geometry architecture many actuation sensing systems, which compromise their as well applications. With emergence 3D printing, directly transforming models into real objects becomes possible. In particular, vat photopolymerization techniques, represented by stereolithography, are...

Benefitting from smart structural configuration, the W 18 O 49 NWs/rGO composite based supercapacitor achieved high capacitance properties, excellent stability, and sustainability in optical modulation (96%) is promising for real applications.

Over the past decade, soft robot research has expanded to diverse fields, including biomedicine, bionics, service robots, human–robot interaction, and artificial intelligence. Much work been done in modeling kinematics dynamics of but closed‐loop control is still its early stages due limited sensory feedback. Thanks advancement functional materials, structures, manufacturing techniques for flexible electronics, stretchable sensors are developing rapidly. These provide feedback tasks enable...

The past decades have seen the rapid development of tactile sensors in material, fabrication, and mechanical structure design. advancement has heightened expectation sensor functions, thus put forward a higher demand for data processing. However, conventional analysis techniques not kept pace with still suffer from some severe drawbacks, like cumbersome models, poor efficiency, expensive costs. Machine learning, its prominent ability big fast processing speed, can offer many possibilities...

We designed a novel multiphase Fe-doped MnO₂ electrolyte material for supercapacitors. The synergistic effects of the alternative crystal structures, appropriate crystallinity and optimal morphology are identified to be responsible boosted pseudocapacitive performances.

In this paper, a virtual inertia and damping control (VIDC) strategy is proposed to enable bidirectional DC (bi-DC) converter dampen the voltage oscillation, using energy stored in storage system (ESS) emulate of microgrid (DC-MG) without modifications hardware. Both part are modelled VIDC regulator, by analogizing with machine. Droop introduced achieve multi-parallel operation ESS. Further, its small signal model established dynamic characteristic bus during power fluctuation analyzed. A...

Purpose Given little light has been shed on the preference of Generation Z tourists or from different cultural backgrounds toward service robot in hospitality contexts, this study aims to explore preferences accommodation sector Chinese market, with a specific focus customers. Design/methodology/approach This followed an exploratory sequential research design including two qualitative methods (i.e. projective techniques and semistructured interviews) reach its objectives. Findings suggests...

Abstract The application of stretchable strain sensors in human movement recognition, health monitoring, and soft robotics has attracted wide attention. Compared with traditional electronic conductors, ionic hydrogels are more attractive to organization‐like devices yet suffer poor sensitivity due limited ion conduction modulation caused by their intrinsic chain network. This paper proposes a strategy modulate transport behavior geometry‐induced concentration adjust improve the...

Abstract The development of stretchable strain sensors is crucial for the implementation electronic skins and wearable electronics. Resistive‐type are typically composed an electrically conductive sensing layer coupled to a substrate. When sensor stretched, microstructural changes in lead strain‐dependent change resistance. However, with high sensitivity specificity often suffer from limited detection range along reliability issues. Here, novel Ag particles long‐range entangled carbon...

Novel TiO2/Sn3O4 heterostructure photocatalysts were ingeniously synthesized via a scalable two-step method. The impressive photocatalytic abilities of the sphere nanocomposites validated by degradation test methyl orange and •OH trapping photoluminescence experiments under ultraviolet (UV) visible light irradiation, respectively. Especially light, demonstrated superb activity, with 81.2% (MO) decomposed at 30 min after which greatly exceeded that P25 (13.4%), TiO2 (0.5%) pure Sn3O4 (59.1%)...

Abstract Many insects have the capacity to increase their resistance high temperatures by undergoing heat hardening at nonlethal temperatures. Although this response is well established, its molecular underpinnings only been investigated in a few species where it seems relate least partly expression of shock protein ( Hsp ) genes. Here, we studied mechanism and associated transcription responses larvae two invasive fruit fly China, Bactrocera dorsalis correcta . Both showed which increased...

Abstract Epidermal sensing devices, which mimic functionalities and mechanical properties of natural skin, offer great potential for real-time health monitoring via continuous checking vital signs. However, most existing skin-mounted electronics use a flexible film with high elastic modulus, hinders physical activity causes interfacial delamination skin irritation. The compliance hydrogel-based devices can firmly conform to complex, curved surfaces without introducing excessive stresses....