Stretchable, curvilinear electronics based on inorganic materials.
All commercial forms of electronic/optoelectronic technologies use planar, rigid substrates. Device possibilities that exploit bio-inspired designs or require intimate integration with the human body demand curvilinear shapes and/or elastic responses to large strain deformations. This article reviews progress in research designed to accomplish these outcomes with established, high-performance inorganic electronic materials and modest modifications to conventional, planar processing techniques. We outline the most well developed strategies and illustrate their use in demonstrator devices that exploit unique combinations of shape, mechanical properties and electronic performance. We conclude with an outlook on the challenges and opportunities for this emerging area of materials science and engineering.
Kim
Dae-Hyeong
DH
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, and Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Xiao
Jianliang
J
Song
Jizhou
J
Huang
Yonggang
Y
Rogers
John A
JA
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D004581:Electronics; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry
D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D007287:Inorganic Chemicals; C013830:baysilon; D012825:Silicon