Strain response of stretchable micro-electrodes: Controlling sensitivity with serpentine designs and encapsulation

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Gutruf, Philipp ^a   Walia, Sumeet ^a   Nur Ali, Md ^a   Sriram, Sharath ^a   Bhaskaran, Madhu ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; FLEXIBLE DEVICE; GOLD THIN FILMS; RESISTIVE STRAIN; STABLE PERFORMANCE; STRAIN RESPONSE;

FILM PREPARATION; FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS; GOLD; SERPENTINE; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84893105403     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4862264     Document Type: Article

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