Laser-Scribed Conductive, Photoactive Transition Metal Oxide on Soft Elastomers for Janus On-Skin Electronics and Soft Actuators

Author

Ganggang Zhao
Yun Ling
Yajuan Su
Zanyu Chen
Cherian J. Mathai
Ogheneobarome Emeje
Alexander Brown
Dinesh Reddy Alla
Jie Huang, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Chansong Kim
Qian Chen
Xiaoqing He
David Stalla
Yadong Xu

Abstract

Laser-assisted fabrication of conductive materials on flexible substrates has attracted intense interests because of its simplicity, easy customization, and broad applications. However, it remains challenging to achieve laser scribing of conductive materials on tissue-like soft elastomers, which can serve as the basis to construct bioelectronics and soft actuators. Here, we report laser scribing of metallic conductive, photoactive transition metal oxide (molybdenum dioxide) on soft elastomers, coated with molybdenum chloride precursors, under ambient conditions. Laser-scribed molybdenum dioxide (LSM) exhibits high electrical conductivity, biocompatibility, chemical stability, and compatibility with magnetic resonance imaging. In addition, LSM can be made on various substrates (polyimide, glass, and hair), showing high generality. Furthermore, LSM-based Janus on-skin electronics are developed to record information from human skin, human breath, and environments. Taking advantage of its outstanding photothermal effect, LSM-based soft actuators are developed to build light-driven reconfigurable three-dimensional architectures, reshapable airflow sensors, and smart robotic worms with bioelectronic sensors.

Recommended Citation

G. Zhao and Y. Ling and Y. Su and Z. Chen and C. J. Mathai and O. Emeje and A. Brown and D. R. Alla and J. Huang and C. Kim and Q. Chen and X. He and D. Stalla and Y. Xu, "Laser-Scribed Conductive, Photoactive Transition Metal Oxide on Soft Elastomers for Janus On-Skin Electronics and Soft Actuators," Science Advances, vol. 8, no. 25, article no. eabp9734, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Jun 2022.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abp9734

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant R01GM123081

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

2375-2548

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 The Authors, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jun 2022

PubMed ID

35731865