Laser Fabrication of Graphene-Based Electronic Skin

Abstract

Graphene is promising for developing soft and flexible electronic skin. However, technologies for graphene processing is still at an early stage, which limits the applications of graphene in advanced electronics. Laser processing technologies permits mask-free and chemical-free patterning of graphene, revealing the potential for developing graphene-based electronics. In this minireview, we overviewed and summarized the recent progresses of laser enabled graphene-based electronic skins. Two typical strategies, laser reduction of graphene oxide (GO) and laser induced graphene (LIG) on polyimide (PI), have been introduced toward the fabrication of graphene electronic skins. The advancement of laser processing technology would push forward the rapid progress of graphene electronic skin.

Keywords: electronic skin; graphene; laser; laser induced graphene; laser reduced graphene oxides.

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Laser fabrication of graphene-based electronic skin. Reproduced from Guo et al. (2014) with permission of WILEY-VCH. Reproduced from An et al. (2017) with permission of American Chemical Society. Reproduced from An et al. (2018) with permission of WILEY-VCH. Reproduced from Qiao et al. (2018) with permission of American Chemical Society. Reproduced from Tian et al. (2015) with permission of Nature Publishing Group. Reproduced from Tao et al. (2017) with permission of Nature Publishing Group. Reproduced from Gao et al. (2011) with permission of Nature Publishing Group. Reproduced from Lin et al. (2014) with permission of Nature Publishing Group.