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Soft electronic devices that are skin-like and stretchable in nature are critical to the realization of the next generation of remote and preventive medicine for advanced personal healthcare,1,2,3,4. The latest developments in essentially stretchable conductors and semiconductors have made possible highly mechanically robust and skin-adaptive electronic circuits or optoelectronic devices2,5,6,7,8,9,10. However, their operating frequency is limited to below 100 Hz, which is much lower than the frequency required for many applications. Here, we report that intrinsically stretchable diodes-based on stretchable organic and nanomaterials-can operate at frequencies up to 13.56 MHz. The operating frequency is high enough for wireless operation of soft sensors and electrochromic display pixels using radio frequency identification, where the basic carrier frequency is 6.78 MHz or 13.56 MHz. This is achieved through the combination of reasonable material design and equipment engineering. Specifically, we have developed a stretchable anode, cathode, semiconductor and current collector that can meet the stringent requirements of high-frequency operation. Finally, we integrated the diode with a stretchable sensor, electrochromic display pixel and antenna to realize a stretchable wireless tag, thus demonstrating the operational feasibility of our diode. This work is an important step to realize the enhanced functions and capabilities of skin-like wearable electronic products.
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