Strain-invariant conductance in an elastomeric nanocomposite mesh conductor for stretchable electronics

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (27) ◽  
pp. 9440-9448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiachen Wang ◽  
Kuikui Zhang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Menghu Zhang ◽  
Yunlei Zhou ◽  
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A conductive serpentine mesh of elastomeric nanocomposite is created by selective laser ablation for stretchable electronics, which exhibits strain-invariant conductance, mechanical compliance, and excellent breathability.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogeenth Kumaresan ◽  
Nivasan Yogeswaran ◽  
Luigi G. Occhipinti ◽  
Ravinder Dahiya

Stretchable electronics is one of the transformative pillars of future flexible electronics. As a result, the research on new passive and active materials, novel designs, and engineering approaches has attracted significant interest. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of new approaches that enable the integration of high-performance materials, including, organic and inorganic compounds, carbon-based and layered materials, and composites to serve as conductors, semiconductors or insulators, with the ability to accommodate electronics on stretchable substrates. This Element presents a discussion about the strategies that have been developed for obtaining stretchable systems, with a focus on various stretchable geometries to achieve strain invariant electrical response, and summarises the recent advances in terms of material research, various integration techniques of high-performance electronics. In addition, some of the applications, challenges and opportunities associated with the development of stretchable electronics are discussed.


Author(s):  
M. Grant Norton ◽  
C. Barry Carter

Pulsed-laser ablation has been widely used to produce high-quality thin films of YBa2Cu3O7-δ on a range of substrate materials. The nonequilibrium nature of the process allows congruent deposition of oxides with complex stoichiometrics. In the high power density regime produced by the UV excimer lasers the ablated species includes a mixture of neutral atoms, molecules and ions. All these species play an important role in thin-film deposition. However, changes in the deposition parameters have been shown to affect the microstructure of thin YBa2Cu3O7-δ films. The formation of metastable configurations is possible because at the low substrate temperatures used, only shortrange rearrangement on the substrate surface can occur. The parameters associated directly with the laser ablation process, those determining the nature of the process, e g. thermal or nonthermal volatilization, have been classified as ‘primary parameters'. Other parameters may also affect the microstructure of the thin film. In this paper, the effects of these ‘secondary parameters' on the microstructure of YBa2Cu3O7-δ films will be discussed. Examples of 'secondary parameters' include the substrate temperature and the oxygen partial pressure during deposition.


2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 52-52
Author(s):  
Joshua M. Stem ◽  
Jer-Tsang Hsieh ◽  
Sangtae Park ◽  
Yair Lotan ◽  
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu

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