Taxel-Addressable Matrix of Vertical-Nanowire Piezotronic Transistors for Active and Adaptive Tactile Imaging

@article{Wu2013TaxelAddressableMO,
  title={Taxel-Addressable Matrix of Vertical-Nanowire Piezotronic Transistors for Active and Adaptive Tactile Imaging},
  author={Wenzhuo Wu and Xiaonan Wen and Zhong Lin Wang},
  journal={Science},
  year={2013},
  volume={340},
  pages={952 - 957},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:206547682}
}
Large-array three-dimensional circuitry integration of piezotronic transistors based on vertical zinc oxide nanowires as an active taxel-addressable pressure/force sensor matrix for tactile imaging and self-powered, multidimensional active sensing is reported.
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