Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Direct ink writing of tantalum: tailorable hierarchical porous scaffold for osteogenesis.

National science review·2026
Same author

Joule-Heated direct writing: an electrically-driven additive manufacturing paradigm for space fabrication.

Scientific reports·2026
Same author

Bioinspired Reversible Adhesive with High Strength for Wearable Electronics under Diverse Environments.

Research (Washington, D.C.)·2026
Same author

Nanoimprinting of pressure-intolerant tilted nanostructures assisted by an electric field for high performance optical coupler.

Microsystems & nanoengineering·2026
Same author

Universal bioinspired adhesives for arbitrary unknown surfaces toward dexterous robotic manipulation.

Microsystems & nanoengineering·2026
Same author

Thermally stable silk fibroin/carbon nanotube biomemristors for BCM learning rule simulation and neuromorphic computing applications.

International journal of biological macromolecules·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Mar 21, 2026

Author Spotlight: Microfluidic Channel-Based Soft Electrodes and Their Application in Capacitive Pressure Sensing
05:57

Author Spotlight: Microfluidic Channel-Based Soft Electrodes and Their Application in Capacitive Pressure Sensing

Published on: March 17, 2023

4.5K

Nanoscale Electrodes for Flexible Electronics by Swelling Controlled Cracking.

Qiang Zhao1, Wenjun Wang1, Jinyou Shao1

  • 1Micro-/Nano-technology Research Center, State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 28 West Xianning Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, P. R. China.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|May 21, 2016
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed a novel swelling-controlled cracking method to fabricate nanogap electrodes on flexible substrates. This technique enables the creation of high-performance flexible electronics, including UV photodetectors with enhanced efficiency.

Keywords:
UV photodetectorsZnO nanoparticlesflexible electronicsnanogap electrodes

More Related Videos

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles
06:21

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles

Published on: March 13, 2017

10.9K
A Fabrication Method for Highly Stretchable Conductors with Silver Nanowires
07:50

A Fabrication Method for Highly Stretchable Conductors with Silver Nanowires

Published on: January 21, 2016

10.4K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Mar 21, 2026

Author Spotlight: Microfluidic Channel-Based Soft Electrodes and Their Application in Capacitive Pressure Sensing
05:57

Author Spotlight: Microfluidic Channel-Based Soft Electrodes and Their Application in Capacitive Pressure Sensing

Published on: March 17, 2023

4.5K
A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles
06:21

A Simple and Scalable Fabrication Method for Organic Electronic Devices on Textiles

Published on: March 13, 2017

10.9K
A Fabrication Method for Highly Stretchable Conductors with Silver Nanowires
07:50

A Fabrication Method for Highly Stretchable Conductors with Silver Nanowires

Published on: January 21, 2016

10.4K

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Electronics Engineering

Background:

  • Fabricating nanoscale electrodes on flexible materials is crucial for advanced electronics.
  • Existing methods often face challenges in scalability and performance on flexible substrates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a scalable method for fabricating nanogap electrodes on flexible substrates.
  • To demonstrate the performance of these nanogap electrodes in UV photodetectors.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized pre-patterned electrodes combined with a swelling-controlled cracking technique.
  • Fabricated nanogap electrodes in parallel on flexible substrates.
  • Integrated Zinc Oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles to bridge the nanogaps.

Main Results:

  • Successfully realized parallel fabrication of nanogap electrodes on flexible substrates.
  • Achieved high responsivity and external quantum efficiency in UV photodetectors.
  • Demonstrated the potential of the swelling-controlled cracking method for high-performance flexible electronics.

Conclusions:

  • The swelling-controlled cracking method is a promising approach for manufacturing high-performance flexible electronics.
  • This technique offers a scalable solution for nanogap electrode fabrication.
  • The developed UV photodetectors show excellent performance characteristics.