Stretchable Electronics: Mechanoresponsive Polymerized Liquid Metal Networks (Adv. Mater. 40/2019). Issue 40 (1st October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Thrasher, Carl; Farrell, Zachary; Morris, Nicholas; Willey, Carson; Tabor, Christopher
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 31:Issue 40(2019)
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• Publication Date: 2019-10-01
• Subjects: liquid metals -- particle–polymer networks -- stimuli‐responsive -- stretchable conductors -- stretchable heaters; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201970282
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : Stretchable conductors traditionally face trade‐offs between conductivity, durability, and performance at high strains. In article number 1903864, Christopher E. Tabor and co‐workers generate crosslinked networks of liquid‐metal particles encased in oxide shells. The resulting networks transform with applied strain as particles rupture and release liquid metal, generating a highly stretchable conductive architecture that autonomously increases conductivity in response to strain up to 700%.