柔性电子器件:想见未来生活方式

Flexible Electronics:Toward the Future Scenes for Lifestyle

近年来,由于柔性电子器件能耐受折叠、弯曲、压缩、拉伸的特点,使其在能源转化、穿戴设备、健康医疗、信息显示等领域具有广阔的应用前景。在可预见的未来生活方式中,电子器件的柔性化是大势所趋。文章简要介绍了柔性电子器件及其发展历程,重点阐述了柔性电池、柔性发电机、柔性传感器和柔性显示四个方面的发展概况,然后分析了柔性电子器件的制备策略与挑战,最后针对应用需求并结合已有研究成果展望该领域的未来研究方向。

Recently,flexible electronics show broad application prospects in fields of energy conversion,wearable devices,health care,information display,and so on,due to their characteristics that can be folded,bent,compressed,and stretched.In foreseeable future scenes for lifestyle,flexibility is the main trend for electronics.This article briefly introduces the development history of flexible electronics and their features,then detailly talks about the situations for flexible solar cells,flexible generators,flexible sensors,and flexible displays,after which we analyze the fabrication strategies and remaining challenges for flexible electronics,and finally outlooks the future development directions for flexible electronics according to current research outputs and specific application demands.