Selective crack suppression during deformation in metal films on polymer substrates using electron beam irradiation

Cracking in thin films is usually associated with failure. Here, the authors use an electron beam to selectively irradiate a copper thin film on a polymer substrate and introduce designed cracks under tension to make a strain responsive organic light-emitting device (OLED).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: So-Yeon Lee, Kyung Ryoul Park, Sung-gyu Kang, Ji-Hoon Lee, Eun-chae Jeon, Cheol-Hwee Shim, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Dong-Ik Kim, Heung Nam Han, Young-Chang Joo, Changsoon Kim, In-Suk Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12451-8
Description
Summary:Cracking in thin films is usually associated with failure. Here, the authors use an electron beam to selectively irradiate a copper thin film on a polymer substrate and introduce designed cracks under tension to make a strain responsive organic light-emitting device (OLED).
ISSN:2041-1723