Liquid metal synthesis for better piezoelectrics: Atomically-thin tin-monosulfide: Potential materials for future wearable electronics and other motion-powered, energy-harvesting devices

Scientists have applied liquid-metal synthesis to piezoelectrics, advancing future flexible, wearable electronics, and biosensors drawing their power from the body's movements. Piezoelectric materials such as atomically-thin tin-monosulfide (SnS) convert mechanical forces or movement into electrical energy. Along with their inherent flexibility, this makes them candidates for flexible nanogenerators in wearable electronics or internal, self-powered biosensors.