Compliant thin film patterns of stiff materials as platforms for stretchable electronics Export

@article{citeulike:587306, abstract = {A thin film of a stiff material, patterned as a serpentine on a flat elastomeric substrate, can elongate substantially when the substrate is pulled. We showed that the film elongates by twisting out of plane, accommodated by the compliance of the substrate and the pattern of the film. Consequently, large elongations of the substrate induce small strains in the film, even when the width of the film is much larger than its thickness. Such a wide serpentine, or other compliant patterns of stiff materials, can serve as a platform on which electronic circuits can be fabricated. This architecture will make electronics elastically stretchable.}, author = {Li, Teng and Suo, Zhigang and Lacour, St\'{e}phanie P. and Wagner, Sigurd}, citeulike-article-id = {587306}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0422}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.mrs.org/s_mrs/sec_subscribe.asp?CID=1715&DID=165677}, doi = {10.1557/JMR.2005.0422}, journal = {Journal of Materials Research}, keywords = {compliant-pattern, experiment, flexible-electronics, macroelectronics, materials, mechanics, modeling, platform, simulation}, month = {December}, number = {422}, pages = {3274--3277}, posted-at = {2006-07-03 02:59:39}, priority = {5}, title = {Compliant thin film patterns of stiff materials as platforms for stretchable electronics}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0422}, volume = {20}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:587306 L3 - citeulike-article-id:587306 N2 - A thin film of a stiff material, patterned as a serpentine on a flat elastomeric substrate, can elongate substantially when the substrate is pulled. We showed that the film elongates by twisting out of plane, accommodated by the compliance of the substrate and the pattern of the film. Consequently, large elongations of the substrate induce small strains in the film, even when the width of the film is much larger than its thickness. Such a wide serpentine, or other compliant patterns of stiff materials, can serve as a platform on which electronic circuits can be fabricated. This architecture will make electronics elastically stretchable. IS - 422 JF - Journal of Materials Research EP - 3277 TI - Compliant thin film patterns of stiff materials as platforms for stretchable electronics VL - 20 SP - 3274 KW - compliant-pattern KW - experiment KW - flexible-electronics KW - macroelectronics KW - materials KW - mechanics KW - modeling KW - platform KW - simulation AU - Li, Teng AU - Suo, Zhigang AU - Lacour, Stéphanie AU - Wagner, Sigurd PY - 2005/12// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0422 ER -