Zhiying Deng

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Zhiying Deng is a rising leader in the field of flexible and stretchable organic electronics, with a primary focus on advancing organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) for next-generation wearable and bioelectronic devices. Her most-cited work, “Stretchable all-gel organic electrochemical transistors” (2025, 44 citations), tackles a critical bottleneck in the field: the inherent trade-off between mechanical stretchability and high electrical performance. Deng’s major contribution lies in the development of a novel all-gel architecture, utilizing a semiconducting polymer gel as the active layer. This design achieves unprecedented stretchability without compromising the transistor’s electrical properties, enabling robust operation under mechanical deformation. By demonstrating a fully gel-based OECT that maintains functionality when stretched, her research paves the way for truly conformable, skin-like electronic systems. This work has already garnered significant attention for its elegant solution to a long-standing materials challenge. Deng’s achievements mark her as a key innovator in soft electronics, with her research holding transformative potential for applications ranging from wearable health monitors to implantable neural interfaces.