Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Highly conductive 3D metal-rubber composites for stretchable electronic applications |
| Authors: |
Yue Zhao, Weidong Yang, Yu Jun Tan, Si Li, Xianting Zeng, Zhuangjian Liu, Benjamin C.-K. Tee |
| Source: |
APL Materials, Vol 7, Iss 3, Pp 031508-031508-7 (2019) |
| Publisher Information: |
AIP Publishing LLC, 2019. |
| Publication Year: |
2019 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Biotechnology
LCC:Physics |
| Subject Terms: |
Biotechnology, TP248.13-248.65, Physics, QC1-999 |
| More Details: |
Stretchable conductors are critical building blocks for enabling new forms of wearable and curvilinear electronics. In this paper, we introduce a new method using the interfacial design to enable stretchable conductors with ultra-high conductivity and robustness to strain using three-dimensional helical copper micro-interconnects embedded in an elastic rubber substrate (eHelix-Cu). We studied the interfacial mechanics of the metal-elastomer to achieve highly reversible conductivities with strains. The stretchable eHelix-Cu interconnect has an ultra-high conductivity (∼105 S cm−1) that remains almost invariant when stretched to 170%, which is significantly higher than in other approaches using nanomaterials. The stretchable conductors can withstand strains of 100% for thousands of cycles, demonstrating remarkable durability for exciting potential wearable electronic applications. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2166-532X |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2166-532X |
| DOI: |
10.1063/1.5083942 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/4449a63b7f6f4edeabc0d014e608f2da |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.4449a63b7f6f4edeabc0d014e608f2da |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
