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ArticleNature materials2018

Morphable 3D mesostructures and microelectronic devices by multistable buckling mechanics.

Haoran Fu, Kewang Nan, Wubin Bai, Wen Huang, Ke Bai, Luyao Lu, Chaoqun Zhou, Yunpeng Liu, Fei Liu, Juntong Wang and 15 more

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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Haoran Fu *Center for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Kewang Nan *Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-0656
Wubin BaiDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Wen HuangDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Ke BaiCenter for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Luyao LuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Chaoqun ZhouDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Yunpeng LiuDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Fei LiuCenter for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Juntong WangDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Mengdi HanNational Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Micro/Nano Fabrication, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Zheng YanDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Haiwen LuanDepartments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Yijie ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Yutong ZhangDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Jianing ZhaoDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Xu ChengCenter for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Moyang LiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Jung Woo LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, Republic of Korea.
Yuan LiuCenter for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Daining FangInstitute of Advanced Structure Technology; Beijing Key Laboratory of Lightweight Multi-functional Composite Materials and Structures, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
Xiuling LiDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
Yonggang HuangDepartments of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. y-huang@northwestern.edu.
Yihui ZhangCenter for Mechanics and Materials; Center for Flexible Electronics Technology; AML, Department of Engineering Mechanics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. yihuizhang@tsinghua.edu.cn.
John A RogersDepartments of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Neurological Surgery, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics; and Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA. jrogers@northwestern.edu.

Funding

SCH: Interface Monitoring System to Promote Residual Limb HealthR01EB019337 · NIBIB · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI COLEMAN, TODD P, FATONE, STEFANIA · 2014 to 2017
$1.5M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB019337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three-dimensional (3D) structures capable of reversible transformations in their geometrical layouts have important applications across a broad range of areas. Most morphable 3D systems rely on concepts inspired by origami/kirigami or techniques of 3D printing with responsive materials. The development of schemes that can simultaneously apply across a wide range of size scales and with classes of advanced materials found in state-of-the-art microsystem technologies remains challenging. Here, we introduce a set of concepts for morphable 3D mesostructures in diverse materials and fully formed planar devices spanning length scales from micrometres to millimetres. The approaches rely on elastomer platforms deformed in different time sequences to elastically alter the 3D geometries of supported mesostructures via nonlinear mechanical buckling. Over 20 examples have been experimentally and theoretically investigated, including mesostructures that can be reshaped between different geometries as well as those that can morph into three or more distinct states. An adaptive radiofrequency circuit and a concealable electromagnetic device provide examples of functionally reconfigurable microelectronic devices.

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