From Chaos to Control: Programmable Crack Patterning with Molecular Order in Polymer Substrates
- Authors
- Kim, Hyun; Abdelrahman, Mustafa K.; Choi, Joonmyung; Kim, Hongdeok; Maeng, Jimin; Wang, Suitu; Javed, Mahjabeen; Rivera-Tarazona, Laura K.; Lee, Habeom; Ko, Seung Hwan; Ware, Taylor H.
- Issue Date
- Jun-2021
- Publisher
- WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
- Keywords
- crack& #8208; assisted fabrication; crack& #8208; lithography; liquid crystal polymer networks; patterning; unconventional fabrication
- Citation
- ADVANCED MATERIALS, v.33, no.22
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ADVANCED MATERIALS
- Volume
- 33
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/638
- DOI
- 10.1002/adma.202008434
- ISSN
- 0935-9648
- Abstract
- Cracks are typically associated with the failure of materials. However, cracks can also be used to create periodic patterns on the surfaces of materials, as observed in the skin of crocodiles and elephants. In synthetic materials, surface patterns are critical to micro- and nanoscale fabrication processes. Here, a strategy is presented that enables freely programmable patterns of cracks on the surface of a polymer and then uses these cracks to pattern other materials. Cracks form during deposition of a thin film metal on a liquid crystal polymer network (LCN) and follow the spatially patterned molecular order of the polymer. These patterned sub-micrometer scale cracks have an order parameter of 0.98 +/- 0.02 and form readily over centimeter-scale areas on the flexible substrates. The patterning of the LCN enables cracks that turn corners, spiral azimuthally, or radiate from a point. Conductive inks can be filled into these oriented cracks, resulting in flexible, anisotropic, and transparent conductors. This materials-based processing approach to patterning cracks enables unprecedented control of the orientation, length, width, and depth of the cracks without costly lithography methods. This approach promises new architectures of electronics, sensors, fluidics, optics, and other devices with micro- and nanoscale features.
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