The macroscopic delamination of thin films from elastic substrates

The wrinkling and delamination of stiff thin films adhered to a polymer substrate have important applications in "flexible electronics." The resulting periodic structures, when used for circuitry, have remarkable mechanical properties because stretching or twisting of the substrate is most...

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Main Authors: Reis, Pedro Miguel (Contributor), Roman, Benoit (Author), Boudaoud, Arezki (Author), Bico, Jose (Author), Vella, Dominic (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: United States National Academy of Sciences, 2010-03-15T20:02:09Z.
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