Truly form-factor–free industrially scalable system integration for electronic textile architectures with multifunctional fiber devices

Sanghyo Lee, Hyung Woo Choi, Cátia Lopes Figueiredo, Dong Wook Shin, Francesc Mañosa Moncunill, Kay Ullrich, Stefano Sinopoli, Petar Jovančić, Jiajie Yang, Hanleem Lee, Martin Eisenreich, Umberto Emanuele, Salvatore Nicotera, Ângelo Santos, Rui Igreja, Alessio Marrani, Roberto Momentè, João Gomes, Sung Min Jung, Soo Deok HanSang Yun Bang, Shijie Zhan, William Harden-Chaters, Yo Han Suh, Xiang Bing Fan, Tae Hoon Lee, Jeong Wan Jo, Yoonwoo Kim, Antonino Costantino, Virginia Garcia Candel, Nelson Durães, Sebastian Meyer, Chul Hong Kim, Marcel Lucassen, Ahmed Nejim, David Jiménez, Martijn Springer, Young Woo Lee, Geon Hyoung An, Youngjin Choi, Jung Inn Sohn, Seung Nam Cha, Manish Chhowalla, Gehan A. J. Amaratunga, Luigi G. Occhipinti, Pedro Barquinha, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Jong Min Kim

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Abstract

An integrated textile electronic system is reported here, enabling a truly free form factor system via textile manufacturing integration of fiber-based electronic components. Intelligent and smart systems require freedom of form factor, unrestricted design, and unlimited scale. Initial attempts to develop conductive fibers and textile electronics failed to achieve reliable integration and performance required for industrial-scale manufacturing of technical textiles by standard weaving technologies. Here, we present a textile electronic system with functional one-dimensional devices, including fiber photodetectors (as an input device), fiber supercapacitors (as an energy storage device), fiber field-effect transistors (as an electronic driving device), and fiber quantum dot light-emitting diodes (as an output device). As a proof of concept applicable to smart homes, a textile electronic system composed of multiple functional fiber components is demonstrated, enabling luminance modulation and letter indication depending on sunlight intensity.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbereadf4049
Number of pages11
JournalScience Advances
Volume9
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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