Design and performance of thin metal film interconnects for skin-like electronic circuits

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 179-181

  Lacour, Stéphanie P ^a   Jones, Joyelle ^a   Suo, Z ^b   Wagner, Sigurd ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexible structures; Metallization; Silicone rubber; Strip conductors

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; GOLD; MASKS; METALLIC FILMS; METALLIZING; PHOTORESISTS; STRAIN; STRETCHING; SURFACE WAVES;

SKIN LIKE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; THIN METAL FILM INTERCONNECTS;

THIN FILM DEVICES;

EID: 1942424145     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2004.825190     Document Type: Letter

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