Tellurene Electronics and Beyond

The development of wearable sensors for continually monitoring biomarkers is a promising alternative to the costly tools currently utilized in healthcare. Two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit high sensitivity to physiology-relevant signals. However, few studies report 2D materials-based wearable sensors, primarily due to the intrinsic limitations of related materials that render them poor performance for sensing. Ongoing efforts in 2D materials also face difficulty scaling up due to restrictions on the synthesis conditions and stability. I will discuss our recent progress in developing tellurene-based wearable sensors with multiple modalities for continuously monitoring physiological and mental states. We show that wearable sensors based on tellurene, an emerging 2D semiconductor with intriguing properties, hold substantial promise for addressing the challenges of implementing 2D materials wearable sensors with high sensitivity and specificity. We aim to leverage our platform to fill the gaps in developing clinically applicable 2D materials-based wearable sensors.