Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Nanoscale. 2019 Feb 14;11(7):3046-3101. doi: 10.1039/c8nr07554a.
The journey of smart textile-based wearable technologies first started with the attachment of sensors to fabrics, followed by embedding sensors in apparels. Presently, garments themselves can be transformed into sensors, which demonstrates the tremendous growth in the field of smart textiles. Wearable applications demand flexible materials that can withstand deformation for their practical use on par with conventional textiles. To address this, we explore the potential reasons for the enhanced performance of wearable devices realized from the fabrication of carbon nanostructured fibers with the use of graphene, carbon nanotubes and other two-dimensional materials. This review presents a brief introduction on the fabrication strategies to form carbon-based fibers and the relationship between their properties and characteristics of the resulting materials. The likely mechanisms of fiber-based electronic and storage devices, focusing mainly on transistors, nano-generators, solar cells, supercapacitors, batteries, sensors and therapeutic devices are also presented. Finally, the future perspectives of this research field of flexible and wearable electronics are discussed. The present study supplements novel ideas not only for beginners aiming to work in this booming area, but also for researchers actively engaged in the field of fiber-based electronics, dealing with advanced electronics and wide range of functionalities integrated into textile fibers.
基于智能纺织品的可穿戴技术的发展历程始于将传感器附接到织物上，随后将传感器嵌入服装中。目前，服装本身可以转变为传感器，这表明智能纺织品领域取得了巨大的发展。可穿戴应用需要灵活的材料，这些材料能够在变形的情况下保持实用性能，与传统纺织品相当。为了解决这个问题，我们探讨了使用石墨烯、碳纳米管和其他二维材料制造碳纳米结构纤维以提高可穿戴设备性能的潜在原因。本综述简要介绍了形成碳基纤维的制造策略，以及它们的性能与所得材料特性之间的关系。还介绍了纤维基电子和存储器件的可能机制，主要集中在晶体管、纳米发电机、太阳能电池、超级电容器、电池、传感器和治疗设备上。最后，讨论了灵活可穿戴电子产品这一研究领域的未来展望。本研究不仅为旨在进入这一蓬勃发展领域的初学者提供了新颖的思路，也为积极从事纤维基电子领域研究的研究人员提供了帮助，该领域涉及集成到纺织纤维中的先进电子技术和广泛的功能。
