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Title: A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes

Abstract

Assembly of 3D micro/nanostructures in advanced functional materials has important implications across broad areas of technology. Existing approaches are compatible, however, only with narrow classes of materials and/or 3D geometries. This article introduces ideas for a form of Kirigami that allows precise, mechanically driven assembly of 3D mesostructures of diverse materials from 2D micro/nanomembranes with strategically designed geometries and patterns of cuts. Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrate applicability of the methods across length scales from macro to nano, in materials ranging from monocrystalline silicon to plastic, with levels of topographical complexity that significantly exceed those that can be achieved using other approaches. A broad set of examples includes 3D silicon mesostructures and hybrid nanomembrane-nanoribbon systems, including heterogeneous combinations with polymers and metals, with critical dimensions that range from 100 nm to 30 mm. Lastly, a 3D mechanically tunable optical transmission window provides an application example of this Kirigami process, enabled by theoretically guided design.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [2];  [5];  [4];  [3] more »;  [2] « less
  1. Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (People's Republic of China)
  2. Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL (United States)
  3. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
  4. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou (People's Republic of China)
  5. Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States); Tongji Univ., Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1348412
Grant/Contract Number:  
FG02-07ER46471; CMMI-1400169
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 112; Journal Issue: 38; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC (United States)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Kirigami; buckling; membranes; three-dimensional assembly

Citation Formats

Zhang, Yihui, Yan, Zheng, Nan, Kewang, Xiao, Dongqing, Liu, Yuhao, Luan, Haiwen, Fu, Haoran, Wang, Xizhu, Yang, Qinglin, Wang, Jiechen, Ren, Wen, Si, Hongzhi, Liu, Fei, Yang, Lihen, Li, Hejun, Wang, Juntong, Guo, Xuelin, Luo, Hongying, Wang, Liang, Huang, Yonggang, and Rogers, John A. A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1515602112.
Zhang, Yihui, Yan, Zheng, Nan, Kewang, Xiao, Dongqing, Liu, Yuhao, Luan, Haiwen, Fu, Haoran, Wang, Xizhu, Yang, Qinglin, Wang, Jiechen, Ren, Wen, Si, Hongzhi, Liu, Fei, Yang, Lihen, Li, Hejun, Wang, Juntong, Guo, Xuelin, Luo, Hongying, Wang, Liang, Huang, Yonggang, & Rogers, John A. A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1515602112
Zhang, Yihui, Yan, Zheng, Nan, Kewang, Xiao, Dongqing, Liu, Yuhao, Luan, Haiwen, Fu, Haoran, Wang, Xizhu, Yang, Qinglin, Wang, Jiechen, Ren, Wen, Si, Hongzhi, Liu, Fei, Yang, Lihen, Li, Hejun, Wang, Juntong, Guo, Xuelin, Luo, Hongying, Wang, Liang, Huang, Yonggang, and Rogers, John A. Tue . "A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1515602112. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1348412.
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title = {A mechanically driven form of Kirigami as a route to 3D mesostructures in micro/nanomembranes},
author = {Zhang, Yihui and Yan, Zheng and Nan, Kewang and Xiao, Dongqing and Liu, Yuhao and Luan, Haiwen and Fu, Haoran and Wang, Xizhu and Yang, Qinglin and Wang, Jiechen and Ren, Wen and Si, Hongzhi and Liu, Fei and Yang, Lihen and Li, Hejun and Wang, Juntong and Guo, Xuelin and Luo, Hongying and Wang, Liang and Huang, Yonggang and Rogers, John A.},
abstractNote = {Assembly of 3D micro/nanostructures in advanced functional materials has important implications across broad areas of technology. Existing approaches are compatible, however, only with narrow classes of materials and/or 3D geometries. This article introduces ideas for a form of Kirigami that allows precise, mechanically driven assembly of 3D mesostructures of diverse materials from 2D micro/nanomembranes with strategically designed geometries and patterns of cuts. Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrate applicability of the methods across length scales from macro to nano, in materials ranging from monocrystalline silicon to plastic, with levels of topographical complexity that significantly exceed those that can be achieved using other approaches. A broad set of examples includes 3D silicon mesostructures and hybrid nanomembrane-nanoribbon systems, including heterogeneous combinations with polymers and metals, with critical dimensions that range from 100 nm to 30 mm. Lastly, a 3D mechanically tunable optical transmission window provides an application example of this Kirigami process, enabled by theoretically guided design.},
doi = {10.1073/pnas.1515602112},
journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America},
number = 38,
volume = 112,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}

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