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Electromechanical Response of Dip-Coated Silver Films on Micro-Bumpy Polymer Surface

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Mechanical performance of nanoparticle-based thin films depends on the method of fabrication and the properties of the underlying substrate. This study presents experimental results of electromechanical response of micrometer-thick dip-coated silver nanoparticle-based films on rough and highly compliant (Young’s modulus between 120 and 130 kPa) polydimethylsiloxane substrate having random micro-bumpy surface. The experimental results demonstrate stretchability of 13% and flexibility of 3.43% for the as-fabricated metal–polymer laminate. The entire process being amenable to mass production suggests a cost-effective and high-throughput route toward the fabrication of stretchable/flexible electronic devices and thin film sensors.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nadirshaw Eduljee Dinshaw University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan

    Syed Murtuza Mehdi, Maaz Akhtar & Ahmad Hussain

  2. Department of Nuclear Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21577, Saudi Arabia

    Dheya Shuja Alothmany

  3. Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju, 690756, South Korea

    Kyung-Hyun Choi

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Mehdi, S.M., Akhtar, M., Hussain, A. et al. Electromechanical Response of Dip-Coated Silver Films on Micro-Bumpy Polymer Surface. Arab J Sci Eng 42, 1903–1908 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-016-2358-1

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