The 29th International Conference on Amorphous and Nano-crystalline Semiconductors-Ting Zhang (Topic 9)

Ting Zhang

Flexible Thin Film Electronics

Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics (SINANO), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Email: tzhang2009@sinano.ac.cn

Biography

Prof. Ting Zhang is a full professor, Chair of i-Lab department, and deputy director of Academic Committee at Suzhou Institute of Nanotech, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his B.S. (1999) and M.S. (2002) degree from Nankai University, China, and Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering at University of California, Riverside, USA in 2007. His research mainly focuses on the development of flexible/stretchable electronics, printing electronics, smart materials and MEMS, and also explores their novel applications for medical diagnostics, robotics, wearable smart systems and environmental monitoring applications. He got the Young Talented Scientist Award from China Instrument and Control Society (2016), the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of Jiangsu Province (2016), Excellent Supervisor Award of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2020), National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2021), etc. He has published more than 100 peer-review papers in journals like Nature Communications, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, Account of Chemical Research, JACS, ACS Nano, Nano Letters, Nano Energy, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, etc., and contributed 5 invited Book Chapters. He has also applied more than 50 patents, some of these patents have been licensed and successfully applied in industry.

Prof. Zhang serves as the associate editor for Nature-Microsystems& Nanoengineering. He also serves as the senior committee member in Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, committee member in China Electronic Society, committee in China micron/nano-robot society, committee in National MEMS technical committee of standardization of MEMS technology, etc. He was invited over 40 times by international conferences in the fields of flexible electronics, micro/nanotechnology, and Wearable technology as the plenary/invited speaker, and has served as the executive chair or organizing committee for many times.

Abstract for Presentation

Flexible and Wearable Sensing Electronics

Flexible electronic sensor is an exciting frontier for the next generation of wearable and portable devices. In recent years, Our research group have made several research achievements: Established the methodology for developing novel flexible/stretchable microsensors based on high quality nanomaterials, developed the novel flexible/stretchable bionic devices such as “electronic-skin”, “electronic-eardrum”, and “electronic-fingerprint” etc., and flexible self-powered sensors based on hydrovoltaic effects, which set up the technical basis for their applications in wearable smart systems, human-computer interaction, disease diagnoses and health assessments. In this talk, I’d like to discuss the important roles of the nanomaterials, device interface, and micro-structure design in achieving high flexibility and stretchability, the strategies to achieve high sensitivity, high stability, and fast response time of the sensing devices, and also the design strategy of hydrovoltaic self-powered sensors. The facile and low-cost printing method for fabricating engineered flexible sensors and sensor arrays will be addressed, and the applications in several areas such as robotic sensory skins, wearable health monitoring systems, bio-integrated devices, and human-machine interfaces will be demonstrated.

References

[1] Ting Zhang*, et.al., A Superhydrohobic Smart Coating for Flexible and Wearable Sensing Electronics. Adv. Mater., 2017,29(43):1702517. (Inside Cover)

[2] Ting Zhang*, et.al., Moisture-Driven Power Generation for Multifunctional Flexible Sensing Systems. Nano Lett., 2019, 19(8): 5544-5552.

[3] Ting Zhang*, et al., A novel, flexible dual-mode power generator adapted for wide dynamic range of the aqueous salinity. Nano Energy., 2021, 85, 105970.

[4] Ting Zhang*, et al., Enhancing hydrovoltaic power generation through heat conduction effects. Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 1043.