Nanofabrication of Sensitive Materials and Research on Flexible Devices

Dear Colleagues,

Flexible electronics have attracted great interest in academia and industries due to their potential applications in an enormous number of fields, such as artificial skins, humanoid robots, intelligent equipment, and other areas. They possess the advantages of good flexibility, thinness, and light weight, which enable flexible devices to maintain functionality when deformed, rolled, or even stretched, making the next generation of electronic devices wearable, smart, and multifunctional. It is crucial to modify the morphology, size, composition, and interfaces of sensitive materials using nanofabrication technology to control their properties and allow their applications in various fields such as tactile sensing, energy harvesting and storage, and optoelectronics. Therefore, flexible, high-resolution, and large-area fabrication technology must be developed for the fabrication of multi-functional structures, and the performance of the constructed flexible systems must be studied in terms of mechanics, electricity, photology, or thermology.

In this Special Issue, we would like to highlight the latest advancements in the development of the nanofabrication of sensitive materials and the optimization of their properties for use in flexible devices. This Special Issue focuses on nanofabrication technology and flexible device applications encompassing manufacturing methods, sensitive materials synthesis, structural design strategies, sensing mechanisms, and system development. The topics of interest include (but are not limited to) flexible sensors, soft actuators and robots, energy harvesting and storage, optoelectronics and displays, human–machine interaction, etc. We invite original research papers, short communications, and review research articles covering the progress in the field of nanofabrication techniques for improvement of the performance of functional materials and flexible devices, aiming to provide new insights for future applications and new technologies.

Prof. Dr. Jinyou Shao
Dr. Xiaoliang Chen
Prof. Dr. Xiangming Li
Guest Editors

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