由题意知:an+2-an+1=2(an+1-an).∴数列{an+1-an}以是a2-a1=2为首项,以2为公比的等比数列,∴an+1-an=2n,∴a2-a1=21,a3-a2=22,a4-a3=23,…,an-an-1=2n-1,∴an=2n-1,故答案为:an=2n-1.