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ArticleScience advances2026

Electroactive interface-enhanced dielectric elastomer with ultrahigh electroadhesion and multifunctional droplet actuation.

Han Yan, Junshi Zhang, Lei Liu, Chang Wei, Chihan Zhang, Kaijun Wang, Jihong Zhu, Zied Moumni, Weihong Zhang, Jian Lu

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Han YanSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6994-195X
Junshi ZhangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0844-7643
Lei LiuSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0009-0008-0851-2701
Chang WeiSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0009-0002-9180-2860
Chihan ZhangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.
Kaijun WangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0009-0003-6462-260X
Jihong ZhuSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8884-0298
Zied MoumniLMI-UME, ENSTA, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 828 Boulevard des maréchaux, 91128 Palaiseau, Cedex, France.
Weihong ZhangSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2681-5817
Jian LuLaboratory of Nanomaterials & Nanomechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5362-0316

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Abstract

Dielectric elastomers (DEs) with high energy conversion density are highly desirable for flexible actuation and sensing applications. However, current DEs only perform well under electrical actuation, incapable of regulating interfacial interactions between materials and their environment, such as active control of electroadhesion and electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD). Herein, we report a method using polar small-molecule additives to enable electroactive interfacial regulation in DEs. For electroadhesion, the electroactive interface-enhanced dielectric elastomer (EIEDE) with a metal mesh electrode attains adhesion strength of 31.75 kilopascals at 14 megavolts per meter, which is 488 times greater than that before modification. For EWOD performance, the EIEDE induces droplet contact angle to decrease sharply from 83.15° to 9.92°, showing the best electric-field response among DEs and enabling functions like droplet transport and shape modulation. The EIEDE simultaneously integrates large-strain deformation with electroactive interfacial regulation, achieving breakthrough performance in superhigh electroadhesion and excellent EWOD performance.

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