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Mechanics of stretchable inorganic electronic materials

Journal Article · · Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.3168555· OSTI ID:1875545
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL (United States); University of Illinois
  2. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
  3. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  4. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Electronic systems that offer elastic mechanical responses to high strain deformation are of growing interest due to their ability to enable new applications whose requirements are impossible to satisfy with conventional wafer-based technologies. This article reviews the mechanics of stretchable inorganic materials on compliant substrates. Specifically, three forms of stretchable structures are reviewed. The first one is stretchable ribbon, which provides one-dimensional stretchability. The second is stretchable nanomembranes, which can be stretched in all directions. Here, the last is a noncoplanar mesh design, which has the advantage of providing large stretchability up to and exceeding 100%. Mechanics models and their comparison to experiment are reviewed for these three cases. Such models provide design guidelines for stretchable electronics.
Research Organization:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
FG02-07ER46453; FG02-07ER46471
OSTI ID:
1875545
Journal Information:
Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A, Journal Name: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 27; ISSN 0734-2101
Publisher:
American Vacuum Society / AIPCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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