Selected Publications
1. Y. Lu#, G. Yang#, S. Wang#, Y. Zhang#, Y. Jian, L. He, T. Yu, H. Luo, D. Kong, Y. Xianyu, B. Liang, T. Liu, X. Ouyang, J. Yu, X. Hu, H. Yang, Z. Gu*, W. Huang, K. Xu*, "Stretchable  Graphene-Hydrogel Interfaces for Wearable and Implantable Bioelectronics"
Nature Electronics, 7, 51-65 (2024). [Link]
ESI Hot Paper (Top 0.1%) and ESI Highly Cited Paper (Top 1%)!
4. K. Xu*, Q. Li, Y. Lu, H. Luo, Y. Jian, D. Li, D. Kong, R. Wang, J. Tan, Z. Cai, G. Yang, B. Zhu, Q. Ye, H. Yang, T. Li*, "Laser Direct Writing of Flexible Thermal Flow Sensors"
Nano Letters, 23 (22), 10317–10325 (2023). [Link]
5. K. Xu, Y. Lu, T. Yamaguchi, T. Arie, S. Akita, K. Takei*, "Highly Precise Multifunctional Thermal Management-based Flexible Sensing Sheets"
Highlighted on Nanowerk [Link] and Science X [Link].
6. 蔡子墨, 匡翠方, 杨华勇, 洪明辉, 徐凯臣*.“激光融合制造及在柔性微纳传感器的应用”
中国激光, 51(04), 03 (2024). [Link]
邀稿文章,并入选封面 [Link]
Recent Publications
# Equal contributions; *Corresponding authors

2024
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Q. Li, Y. Li, K. Xu*, "Recent Advances in Flexible Flow Sensors and Applications"
National Science Open, In Press (2024).
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Z. Cai, C. Miao, C. Zhang, H. Luo, J. Wu, T. Zhao, H. Yang, L. Fan, G. Yang, X. Ouyang, H. Yang, J. Yao, K. Xu*, "Bio-Inspired Hybrid Laser Direct Writing of Interfacial Adhesion for Universal Functional Coatings"
Advanced Functional Materials, In Press (2024). [Link]
Selected as Front Cover
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K. Xu*, Z. Cai, H. Luo, Y. Lu, C. Ding, G. Yang, L. Wang, C. Kuang*, J. Liu*, H. Yang, "Toward Integrated Multifunctional Laser-Induced Graphene-based Skin-Like Flexible Sensor Systems"
ACS Nano, 18 (39), 26435-26476 (2024) [Link]
(Invited article)
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Z. Jin#, Y. Jian#, C. Qin#, Y. Lu, J. Chen, X. Ling, J. Wang, G. Yang, S. Hong, Q. Zhang*, K. Xu*, "Wearable Multichannel Electromyography Sensors for Homecare Sarcopenia Diagnosis"
IEEE Sensors Journal, In Press (2024) [Link]

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Y. Li, H. Zhou, H. Yang, K. Xu*, "Laser-Induced Highly Stable Conductive Hydrogels for Robust Bioelectronics"
Nano-Micro Letters, In Press (2024) [Link]

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K. Xu#*, Z. Cai#, H. Luo, X. Lin, G. Yang, H. Xie, S. H. Ko, H. Yang, "An In-situ Hybrid Laser-Induced Integrated Sensor System with Antioxidative Copper"
International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 6(6), 065501 (2024). [Link]

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M. Sun, S. Cui, Z. Wang, H. Luo, H. Yang, X. Ouyang*, K. Xu*, "A Laser-Engraved Wearable Gait Recognition Sensor System for Exoskeleton Robots"
Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 10, 50 (2024). [Link]
Featured as 2024 Hot Article Award [Link]
(Invited article)

49
蔡子墨, 匡翠方, 杨华勇, 洪明辉, 徐凯臣*. “激光融合制造及在柔性微纳传感器的应用”
中国激光, 51(04), 03 (2024). [Link]
邀稿文章,并入选封面 [Link]
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Y. Lu#, G. Yang#, S. Wang#, Y. Zhang#, Y. Jian, L. He, T. Yu, H. Luo, D. Kong, Y. Xianyu, B. Liang, T. Liu, X. Ouyang, J. Yu, X. Hu, H. Yang, Z. Gu*, W. Huang, K. Xu*, "Stretchable  Graphene-Hydrogel Interfaces for Wearable and Implantable Bioelectronics"
Nature Electronics, 7, 51-65 (2024). [Link]
ESI Hot Paper (Top 0.1%) and ESI Highly Cited Paper (Top 1%)!
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K. Xu*, S. H. Ko*, J. Chen*, "Advances in Wearable and Implantable Bioelectronics for Precision Medicine"
Bio-Design and Manufacturing, 7, 383-387 (2024). [Link]
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C. Zhang#, J. Tan#, B. Du, C. Ji, Z. Pei, M. Shao, S. Jiang, X. Zhao, J. Yu, B. Man, Z. Li*, K. Xu*, "Reversible Thermoelectric Regulation of Electromagnetic and Chemical Enhancement for Rapid SERS Detection"
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(9), 12085–12094 (2024). [Link]
ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)
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X. Qin, B. Zhong, S. Lv, X. Long, H. Xu, L. Li, K. Xu, Z. Lou, Q. Luo*, L. Wang*, "A Zero-Voltage-Writing Artificial Nervous System Based on Biosensor Integrated on Ferroelectric Tunnel Junction"
Advanced Materials, 36(32), 2404026 (2024). [Link]

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W. Lv, Y. Luo, Y. Xu, K. Xu, M. Zheng, "Laser Perforated Porous Electrodes in Conjunction with Interdigitated Flow Field for Mass Transfer Enhancement in Redox Flow Battery"


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Y. Xu, L. Deng, Y, Lu, J. Zhang, Z. Xu, K. Xu, C. Zhang*, "Organohydrogel-based Soft SEMG Electrodes for Algorithm-Assisted Gesture Recognition"
Advanced Sensor Research, 3(6), 2300164 (2024). [Link]

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X. Zhang, J. Ma, H. Deng, J. Zhong, K. Xu, Q. Wu, B. Wen*, D. Diao, "A Mixed-Coordination Electron Trapping Enabledhigh-Precision Wearable Touch Sensing Screen"
Bio-Design and Manufacturing, 7, 413-427 (2024). [Link]

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Y. Kim, E. Hwang, C. Kai, K. Xu, H. Pan*, S. Hong*, "Recent Developments of Selective Laser Processes for Wearable Devices"
Bio-Design and Manufacturing, 7, 517-547 (2024). [Link]

2023
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K. Xu*, Q. Li, Y. Lu, H. Luo, Y. Jian, D. Li, D. Kong, R. Wang, J. Tan, Z. Cai, G. Yang, B. Zhu, Q. Ye, H. Yang, T. Li*, "Laser Direct Writing of Flexible Thermal Flow Sensors"
Nano Letters, 23 (22), 10317–10325 (2023). [Link]
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Y. Lu, D. Kong, G. Yang*, R. Wang, G. Pang, H. Luo, H. Yang, K. Xu*, "Machine Learning-Enabled Tactile Sensor Design for Dynamic Touch Decoding"
Advanced Science, 10 (32), 2303949 (2023). [Link]
Selected as Cover [Link]
ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)
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S. Cui, Y. Lu, D. Kong, H. Luo, L. Peng, G. Yang, H. Yang, K. Xu*, "Laser Direct Writing of Ga2O3/Liquid Metal-based Flexible Humidity Sensors"
Opto-Electronic Advances, 6, 220172 (2023). [Link]
Selected as Cover [Link].
ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)

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M. Shao, C. Ji, J. Tan, B. Du, X. Zhao, J. Yu, B. Man, K. Xu*, C. Zhang, Z. Li, "Ferroelectrically Modulate the Fermi Level of Graphene Oxide to Enhance SERS Response"
Opto-Electronic Advances, 6, 230094 (2023). [Link]
Selected as Cover [Link].

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J. Yu, H. Yang, J. Wu, Y. Wu, K. Xu*, “Ultrafast Laser Fabrication of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Sensors"
Opto-Electronic Engineering, 50(3), 220333 (2023). [Link]

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Z. Wang, W. Jiang, K. Xu*, X. Wang*, "Progress in Stretchable Fiber-Based Thermoelectric Materials and Devices"
Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 60 (13), 1316010 (2023). [Link]

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Z. Jiao, Z. Hu, Y. Shi, K. Xu, F. Lin, P. Zhu, W. Tang, Y. Zhong, H. Yang, J. Zou*, "Reprogrammable, Intelligent Soft Origami “Lego” Coupling Actuation, Computation, and Sensing"
The Innovation, 5(1), 100549 (2024). [Link]

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Z. Ye, G. Pang, Y. Liang, H. Lv, K. Xu, H. Wu, G. Yang, "Highly Stretchable and Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Porous Materials and Rhombic-Mesh Structures for Robot Teleoperation"
Advanced Sensor Research, 2 (10), 2300044 (2023). [Link]
Selected as Cover [Link].

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Q. Yang, Z. Ye, R. Wu, H. Lv, C. Li, K. Xu, G. Yang*, "A Highly Sensitive Iontronic Bimodal Sensor with Pressure-Temperature Discriminability for Robot Skin"
Advanced Materials Technologies, 8 (21), 2300561 (2023). [Link]
Selected as Cover [Link].
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, K. Zhou, S. Li, H. Li, K. Xu, H. Tang, H. Deng, Q. Zhou, J. Pan

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, F. Xia, "

Screen printing and laser-induced flexible sensors for the simultaneous sensitive detection of uric acid, tyrosine, and ascorbic acid in sweat"

Analyst,

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2022
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H. Luo, Y. Lu, Y. Xu, G. Yang*, S. Cui, D. Han, Q. Zhou, X. Ouyang, H. Yang, T. Cheng, K. Xu*, “A Fully Soft, Self-Powered Vibration Sensor by Laser Direct Writing"
Nano Energy, 103, 107803 (2022). [Link]

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D. Kong, G. Yang,* G. Pang, Z. Ye, H. Lv, Z. Yu,F. Wang, X V. Wang, K. Xu, H. Yang, “Bioinspired Co-Design of Tactile Sensor and Deep Learning Algorithm for Human–Robot Interaction"
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4(6), 2200050 (2022). [Link]



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Z. Ye, G. Pang, K. Xu, Z. Hou, H. Lv, Y. Shen, G. Yang*, “Soft Robot Skin With Conformal Adaptability for On-Body Tactile Perception of Collaborative Robots"
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 7(2), 5127 (2022)[Link]

2021
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K. Xu, Y. Fujita, Y. Lu, S. Honda, M. Shiomi, T. Arie, S. Akita, K. Takei*, “A Wearable Body Condition Sensor System with Wireless Feedback Alarm Functions"
Selected as Cover [Link]
ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)

24
H. Luo, G. Yang, K. Xu*, Z. Ye, H. Yang, G. Yang*, “A Fully Printed Flexible Sensor Sheet for Simultaneous Proximity-Pressure-Temperature Detection"
Featured as Frontispiece [Link]

23
W. Heng, G. Yang*, W. S. Kim, K. Xu*, “Emerging Wearable Flexible Sensors for Sweat Analysis"

21
Y. Huan, X. Guan, J. Pang, Z. Zheng, C. Li, C. Yang, M. Wang, K. Xu*, “Femtosecond Laser Patterned Superhydrophobic Hydrophobic SERS Sensors for Rapid Positioning Ultratrace Detection"
Highlighted as an Editor’s Pick.


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Y. Lu, K. Xu, M. Yang, S. Tang, T. Yang, Y. Fujita, S. Honda, T. Arie, S. Akita, Y. Chueh, K. Takei*, “Highly Stable Pd/HNb3O8-Based Flexible Humidity Sensor for Perdurable Wireless Wearable Applications"
2020
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Y. Lu#, K. Xu#, L. Zhang, M. Deguchi, H. Shishido, T. Arie, R. Pan, A. Hayashi, L. Shen, S. Akita,  K. Takei*,”Multimodal Plant Healthcare Flexible Sensor System"
Research news on Nanowerk [Link], Phys.org [Link], NBIC [Link]

2019
16
K. Xu, Y. Lu, T. Yamaguchi, T. Arie, S. Akita, K. Takei*, “Highly Precise Multifunctional Thermal Management-based Flexible Sensing Sheets"
Highlighted on Nanowerk [Link] and Science X [Link].

15
K. Xu, R. Zhou, K. Takei, M. Hong, “Toward Flexible Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Sensors for Point-of-Care Diagnostics"
Advanced Science, 6(16), 1900925-1900947 (2019).[Link]
ESI Hot paper (top 0.1%) & ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%). Research news in Chinese [Link]
The most accessed paper in August 2019 (Top 10)
Among the top 10% most downloaded papers between 01/2018 and 12/2019.
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K. Xu, Y. Lu, K. Takei*, “Multifunctional Skin-Inspired Flexible Sensor Systems for Wearable Electronics"
ESI Hot paper (top 0.1%) & ESI Highly Cited Paper (top 1%)

Best of Advanced Materials Technologies 2019 [Link]

Total citations rank the 1st in this journal



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H. Yang, K. Xu, Y. Xue, D. Y. Fan, Y. Cao, W. Xue, J. H. Pang, C. W. Xu, “Femtosecond Laser Fabricated Elastomeric Superhydrophobic Surface with Stretching-Enhanced Water Repellency"

2018
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X. Y. Zhao, Z. Tao, W. Yang, K. Xu, L. Wang, Y. Jiang, Q. Zhang, Z. Gao, B. Mi, M. Hong, W. Deng, “Morphology and Electrical Characteristics of Polymer: Fullerene Films Deposited by Electrospray"

10
K. Xu, H. Yan, C. F. Tan, Y. Y. Lu, Y. Li, G. W. Ho, R. Ji, M. Hong, “Hedgehog Inspired CuO Nanowires/Cu2O Composites for Broadband Visible-Light-Driven Recyclable Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering"

2017
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X. Q. Wang, C. F. Tan, K. H. Chan, K. Xu, M. Hong, S. W. Kim, G. W. Ho, “Nanophotonic-Engineered Photothermal Harnessing for Waste Heat Management and Pyroelectric Generation"

8
K. Xu, Z. Wang, C. F Tan, N. Kang, L. W. Chen, L. Ren, E. S. Thian, Ghim W. Ho, R. Ji, M. Hong, “Uniaxially Stretched Flexible Surface Plasmon Resonance Film for Versatile Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Diagnostics"
7
K. Xu, J. Wu, C. F. Tan, G. W. Ho, A. Wei, M. Hong, “Ag-CuO-ZnO Metal-semiconductor Multiconcentric Nanotubes for Achieving Superior and Perdurable Photodegradation"

6
K. Xu, C. Zhang, T. H. Lu, P. Wang, R. Zhou, R. Ji, M. Hong, “Hybrid Metal-insulator-metal Structures on Si Nanowires Array for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering"

5
P. Wang, Z. Liu, K. Xu, D. J. Blackwood, M. H. Hong, A. G. Aberle, R.  Stangl, I. M. Peters, “Periodic Upright Nanopyramids for Light Management Applications in Ultrathin Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells"

2016
4
K. Xu, C. Zhang, R. Zhou, R. Ji, M. Hong, “Hybrid Micro/nano-structure Formation by Angular Laser Texturing of Si Surface for Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering"
3
J. M, Y. Yu, K. Xu, R. Ng, Z. G. Dong, L. C. Wang, S. S. Dinachali, M. Hong, J. K. Yang, “Stacking of Colors in Exfoliable Plasmonic Superlattices
2
W. Huang, J. Zhao, Q. Kang, K. Xu, Z. Yu, J. Wang, Y. W. Ma, W. Huang, “Preparation of Three-Dimensional Carbon Microtube/Carbon Nanotube Composites and Their Application in Supercapacitor

1
W. Mao, Y. Li, G. Bao, X. Li, K. Xu,Y. Yang, “The Design of Automatic Counter for Michelson Interferometer