Water-assisted mechanical testing of polymeric thin-films

Zhang, Song; Galuska, Luke A.; Gu, Xiaodan

doi:10.1002/pol.20210281

Title: Water-assisted mechanical testing of polymeric thin-films

Journal Article · 11 July 2021 · Journal of Polymer Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210281 · OSTI ID:1922153

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Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (United States); a. School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Center for Optoelectronic Materials and Devices, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, USA.
Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (United States)

Thin films with a nanometer-scale thickness are of great interest to both scientific and industrial communities due to their numerous applications and unique behaviors different from the bulk. However, the understanding of thin-film mechanics is still greatly hampered due to their intrinsic fragility and the lack of commercially available experimental instruments. In this review, we first discuss the progression of thin-film mechanical testing methods based on the supporting substrate: film-on-solid substrate method, film-on-water tensile tests, and water-assisted free-standing tensile tests. By comparing past studies on a model polymer, polystyrene, the effect of different substrates and confinement effect on the thin-film mechanics is evaluated. These techniques have generated fruitful scientific knowledge in the field of organic semiconductors for the understanding of structure–mechanical property relationships. Here, we end this review by providing our perspective for their bright prospects in much broader applications and materials of interest.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (United States); University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019361

OSTI ID:: 1922153

Journal Information:: Journal of Polymer Science, Journal Name: Journal of Polymer Science Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 60; ISSN 2642-4150

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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