Recent advances in functional fiber electronics

• Published in: SusMat (Online) Vol. 1; no. 1; pp. 105 - 126
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaopei, Lin, Huijuan, Shang, Huan, Xu, Jingsan, Zhu, Jixin, Huang, Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chengdu John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-03-2021; Wiley
• Subjects: actuator; Carbon; Chemical vapor deposition; Commercialization; Conductivity; Electronics; Energy storage; energy storage device; Ethanol; fiber material; Flexibility; Functionals; Graphene; integration system; Mechanical properties; Nanowires; Polymers; Sensors; Silicon wafers; Solvents; strain detection; Surfactants; Textiles
• ISSN: 2692-4552; 2766-8479; 2692-4552
• DOI: 10.1002/sus2.1

Rapid development of wearable electronics with various functionalities has stimulated the demand to construct functional fiber devices due to their merits of mechanical flexibility, weavability, miniaturization, and integrability. To this end, fiber components which can realize the functions of energy storage and conversion, actuating plus sensing have gained increasing concerns. Herein, we summarize the recent progress with respect to fiber material preparation, innovative structure design, and device performance in this review, also highlighting the possibility of integrated fiber electronics as an extension of application, the remaining challenges and future perspectives toward next‐generation smart systems and to facilitate their commercialization.
Stimulated by the rapid development of wearable electronics, conductive fibers featuring high electrical conductivity and structural flexibility offer the great promise as essential building blocks for constructing flexible devices with functions of energy storage and conversion, actuating plus sensing functions. In this article, Jixin Zhu, Wei Huang, and co‐workers give an overview of fiber material preparation, innovative structure design, and device performance, also highlight the possibility of integration system.