S. Baunack

Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

Papers

Total Citations

349

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About

S. Baunack is a leading figure in the field of flexible and stretchable electronics, with a particular focus on integrating magnetic field sensors into wearable platforms. Their pioneering work has been instrumental in overcoming the rigidity constraints of conventional electronics, enabling sensors that can conform to the human body. Baunack’s major contributions include the development of highly flexible bismuth Hall sensors on polymeric foils, which achieved record-breaking sensitivity for their time by optimizing the material’s bulk properties. This innovation, detailed in their most-cited paper (265 citations), allowed the sensor to be bent around a wrist or worn on a finger as an interactive pointing device. Further advancing the field, Baunack introduced a novel direct transfer printing method for creating stretchable magnetoresistive sensors (84 citations). This technique enables the single-step fabrication of complex microsensor systems on rigid substrates before transferring them to elastomeric supports, dramatically simplifying production. Their work has laid critical groundwork for next-generation wearable health monitors, smart textiles, and human-machine interfaces, establishing Baunack as a key innovator in merging magnetic sensing with flexible electronics.