Stretchable thin film materials have promising applications in many areas, including stretchable electronics, precision metrology, optical gratings, surface engineering, packaging, energy harvesting, and storage. They are usually realized by engineering geometric patterns and nonlinear mechanics of stiff thin films on compliant substrates, such as buckling of thin films on soft substrates, prefabricated wavy forms of thin films, and mesh layouts that combine structured islands and bridges. This paper reviews fabrication, application, and mechanics of stretchable thin film materials. Methods and fabrication processes of realizing stretchability in different thin films, such as semiconductors, metals, and polymers, on compliant substrates are introduced. Novel applications that are enabled by stretchable thin films are presented. The underlying mechanics of stretchable thin film materials in different systems is also discussed.
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Stretchable Thin Film Materials: Fabrication, Application, and Mechanics
Yu Wang,
Yu Wang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
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Zhengwei Li,
Zhengwei Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
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Jianliang Xiao
Jianliang Xiao
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
e-mail: Jianliang.Xiao@colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
e-mail: Jianliang.Xiao@colorado.edu
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Yu Wang
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
Zhengwei Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
Jianliang Xiao
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
e-mail: Jianliang.Xiao@colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder,
Boulder, CO 80309-0427
e-mail: Jianliang.Xiao@colorado.edu
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC PACKAGING. Manuscript received October 29, 2015; final manuscript received February 26, 2016; published online April 18, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Mehmet Arik.
J. Electron. Packag. Jun 2016, 138(2): 020801 (22 pages)
Published Online: April 18, 2016
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Received:
October 29, 2015
Revised:
February 26, 2016
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Wang, Y., Li, Z., and Xiao, J. (April 18, 2016). "Stretchable Thin Film Materials: Fabrication, Application, and Mechanics." ASME. J. Electron. Packag. June 2016; 138(2): 020801. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4032984
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