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. 2023 Aug 5;123(16):9982–10078. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00139

Table 6. Various Engineering Strategies for Improving Mechanical Stretchability of Electrode Materials for Human–Machine Bridging.

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Structural Engineering
ultrathin thickness graphene tensile strain, 12%; compression, 31% bending cycles >150 pristine (696.5 Ω sq–1), Au-doped (354.5 Ω sq–1), and AgNW-coated (98.8 Ω sq–1) >80% (591)
ultrathin thickness PEDOT:PSS tensile strain: 2700% bending cycles >45000 sheet resistance <350 Ω/sq >92% (592)
ultrathin thickness microcracked Au tensile strain: 350% stretching cycles 5000 (100% strain) resistivity: from 6.33 × 10–7 (0%) to 4.46 × 10–6 (100%) and 8.70 × 10–6 Ω m (200%)   (593)
prestrain Ag tensile strain: 30% stretching cycles >600 (10%, 20% strain) sheet resistance: 12–69 Ω sq–1 17.66% (594)
prestrain AgNW tensile strain: 180% stretching cycles >5000 (50% strain) sheet resistance: 26.8 Ω sq–1 91.80% (595)
prestrain GO tensile strain: 400% stretching cycles >5000 (400% strain) sheet resistance: 260 Ω sq–1 70% (596)
serpentine ITO tensile strain: 200%   device resistance: 105 Ω   (597)
serpentine graphene tensile strain: 106%   sheet resistance: 480 Ω sq–1 90% (6)
serpentine AgNF tensile strain: 60% stretching cycles: 500 sheet resistance: 9.0 Ω sq–1 90% (7)
auxetic graphene maximum tensile strain: x, 13.7%; y, 8.8%     87.8% (@800 nm) (598)
auxetic AgNW (Kirigami) tensile strain: 400% stretching cycles >10000 (400% strain) sheet resistance: 0–50 Ω sq–1 80% (599)
Materials Engineering
percolation network AgNW tensile strain: 460% stretching cycles: 100 (100% strain) 9–70 Ω sq–1 90–96% (8)
percolation network AgNW/CNT tensile strain: 460% bending cycles >10000, large twisting >540 degrees, complete folding 6 times sheet resistance from infinity to 24–27 Ω sq–1 80–93% (281)
percolation network nanotrough networks tensile strain: 70% stretching cycle: 15000 (50% strain) sheet resistance: 3.8 Ω sq–1 90% (600)
plasticizing networks PEDOT:PSS tensile strain: 800% stretching cycles: 1000 (100% strain) conductivity: 3100 S cm–1 under 0% strain and over 4100 S cm–1 under 100% 96% (601)
plasticizing networks PEDOT:PSS tensile strain: 188% stretching cycles >1000 (10% strain), resistance change 2%, > 1000 (20% strain) sheet resistance: 260 Ω sq–1 95% (602)
plasticizing networks PEDOT:PSS no crack formation under 100% strain stretching cycles: 500 (100% strain) conductivity: 2700 S cm–1 (0%)–6000 S cm–1 (100%) 94% (603)
nanoconfinement semiconducting polymer tensile strain: 100% stretching cycles: 100 (100% strain) mobility: 1.32 cm2 V–1 s–1   (10)
nanoconfinement semiconducting polymer tensile strain: 100% stretching cycles: 1000 (50% strain) mobility: 1.50 cm2 V–1 s–1   (575)