Materials engineering for flexible metallic thin film applications

MJ Cordill, P Kreiml, C Mitterer - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
More and more flexible, bendable, and stretchable sensors and displays are becoming a
reality. While complex engineering and fabrication methods exist to manufacture flexible thin …

Failure mechanisms in flexible electronics

Z Zhao, H Fu, R Tang, B Zhang, Y Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The rapid evolution of flexible electronic devices promises to revolutionize numerous fields
by expanding the applications of smart devices. Nevertheless, despite this vast potential, the …

Effects of RF magnetron sputtering deposition process parameters on the properties of molybdenum thin films

P Chelvanathan, SA Shahahmadi, F Arith, K Sobayel… - Thin Solid Films, 2017 - Elsevier
RF-sputtered molybdenum (Mo) thin films have been deposited by varying operating
pressure (0.88 to 2.66 Pa at 100 W) and RF power (50 W to 125 W at 1.33 Pa). The variation …

[HTML][HTML] Fracture properties of thin brittle MTM clay coating on ductile HEC polymer substrate

MVT da Costa, L Li, LA Berglund - Materials & design, 2023 - Elsevier
Thin clay coatings can be deposited from water dispersions for the purpose of improved gas
barrier properties and fire retardancy of polymeric materials. Mechanical properties of the …

A review on nanostructured thin films on flexible substrates: links between strains and magnetic properties

F Zighem, D Faurie - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper provides a topical review of work on systems based on magnetic nanostructured
thin films on polymer substrates. This topic has indeed experienced a significant growth in …

Improved fracture resistance of Cu/Mo bilayers with thickness tailoring

MJ Cordill, T Jörg, DM Toebbens, C Mitterer - Scripta materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The fracture toughness of Mo in Cu/Mo bilayers on polyimide was assessed with in situ X-
ray diffraction during uniaxial tensile straining. The fracture resistance of Mo acting as an …

Role of layer order on the equi-biaxial behavior of Al/Mo bilayers

MJ Cordill, P Kreiml, B Putz, C Mitterer, D Thiaudière… - Scripta materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Thin film architectures with brittle and ductile material layers are often combined for
functionality. Easy to fracture brittle films are often necessary due to their function as …

Enthalpy‐Driven Self‐Healing in Thin Metallic Films on Flexible Substrates

COW Trost, A Lassnig, P Kreiml, T Jörg… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐healing microelectronics are needed for costly applications with limited or without
access. They are needed in fields such as space exploration to increase lifetime and …

In situ x-ray diffraction analysis of 2D crack patterning in thin films

D Faurie, F Zighem, P Godard, G Parry, T Sadat… - Acta Materialia, 2019 - Elsevier
In this work, the effect of the loading path on the multicracking of Nickel thin films on
Kapton® substrate was studied thanks to an experimental set-up combining controlled …

In-situ observations of the fracture and adhesion of Cu/Nb multilayers on polyimide substrates

MJ Cordill, A Kleinbichler, B Völker, P Kraker… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cu/Nb nanoscale metallic multilayers have been extensively investigated to understand how
their mechanical behavior is influenced by the individual layer thickness. The general …