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Stretchability of complex patterns of thin metal conductors on elastomeric skin

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Stéphanie P. Lacour  and
Sigurd Wagner
Stéphanie P. Lacour
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA.
Sigurd Wagner
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA.
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Abstract

We have previously shown that 25nm thick gold stripes on 1mm thick silicone membrane retain electrical conduction when stretched up to 100% along their long dimension. To function as electrical interconnects in conformable integrated circuits, the metallization must be stretchable in arbitrary directions. Therefore we have made and tested the mechanical and electrical properties of complex conductor patterns including X and Y oriented lines and cross junctions. We find that the metal patterns continue to conduct under uniaxial stretching in the X or Y direction and under radial, biaxial stretching.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 854: Symposium U – Stability of Thin Films and Nanostructures , 2004 , U12.10
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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