Imperceptible and Ultra-flexible P-type Transistors and Macroelectronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Flexible thin-film transistors based on semiconducting single-wall carbon nanotubes are promising for flexible digital circuits, artificial skins, radio frequency devices, active-matrix-based displays, and sensors due to the outstanding electrical properties and intrinsic mechanical strength of carbon nanotubes. Nevertheless, previous research effort only led to nanotube thin-film transistors with smallest bending radius down to 1 mm. In this paper, we have realized the full potential of carbon nanotubes by making ultra-flexible and imperceptible p-type transistors and circuits with bending radius down to 40 μm. In addition, the resulted transistors show mobility up to 12.04 cm²V^-1_S^-1, high on-off ratio (~10⁶), ultra-light weight (< 3 g/m²), and good mechanical robustness (accommodating severe crumpling and 67% compressive strain). Furthermore, the nanotube circuits can operate properly with 33% compressive strain. Based on the aforementioned features, our ultra-flexible p-type nanotube transistors and circuits have great potential to work as indispensable components for ultraflexible complementary electronics.