Intelligent, biomimetic, color-tunable, light-emitting artificial skin with memory function

The ability to combine the color-tunability capability of natural organisms with a memory function in a single device is highly desired and holds promise for potential applications such as intelligent artificial skin and human machine interfaces. In this work, we propose a universal strategy to realize color-tunable skin with the compound function of memory by ingeniously integrating a memristor interface into a flexible quantum-dot light-emitting device. The devices developed using this strategy have multiple responses to electrical and light stimulations and can easily change their color over a wide range from red to green. Moreover, these color-tunable devices can mimic the unique function of once bitten, twice shy to enhance self-protection, and their color tunability is consistent with the memory-forgetting curve proposed by psychologists.

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This study proposes a universal strategy to achieve color-tunable skin with memory function, with devices having multiple responses to electrical and light stimulations. These color-tunable devices can mimic the unique function of "once bitten, twice shy" to enhance self-protection. The color tunability of the devices is consistent with the memory-forgetting curve proposed by psychologists.