Gradually Crosslinking Carbon Nanotube Array in Mimicking the Beak of Giant Squid for Compression‐Sensing Supercapacitor.

Portable and wearable electronics are undergoing rapid development, but these flexible devices may break and fail to work under high compressive strains. Here, presented is a new free‐standing compressible carbon nanotube array (CCNA) with a unique gradually crosslinking structure, which mimics the gradient structure of the beak of the giant squid. The CCNAs can tolerate various compressive strains and demonstrate high reversible compressibility up to 1 00 000 cycles with high electrical conductivities. On the basis of the CCNA, a novel all‐solid‐state compression‐sensing supercapacitor (CSS) that can store energy and tolerate and sense the external strain change is produced. It demonstrates a high capacitance of 93.2 mF cm−2 and can be maintained by 94% even after 3000 continuous compressing cycles at a strain of 60%. In addition, it also shows superior strain sensing capability and stability up to 1900 compressive cycles. These flexible CSSs promise a wide range of applications including electronic skins and advanced bioelectronic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]