Stretchable Thin Film Mechanical‐Strain‐Gated Switches and Logic Gate Functions Based on a Soft Tunneling Barrier (Adv. Mater. 41/2021). Issue 41 (12th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chae, Soosang; Choi, Won Jin; Fotev, Ivan; Bittrich, Eva; Uhlmann, Petra; Schubert, Mathias; Makarov, Denys; Wagner, Jens; Pashkin, Alexej; Fery, Andreas
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 33:Issue 41(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-10-12
• Subjects: logic gates -- strain‐gated electric switches -- stretchable circuits -- thin films -- tunneling; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.202170320
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

Abstract : Strain‐Gated Switching Mechanical‐strain‐gated electric switches play a key role in sensing, soft robotics, and stretchable electronics. They typically operate with an "off‐switch" function, and exhibit a decrease in conductivity upon an applied strain. In article number 2104769, Soosang Chae, Andreas Fery, and co‐workers demonstrate a thin‐film architecture that features the inverse behavior: "on‐switch": a strain‐induced transition from insulating to metallic conductivity, spanning nine orders of magnitude in conductivity.