Substrate cracking in flexible electronics (IMAGE)

Brown University

Substrate cracking in flexible electronics

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A microscope image shows how cracks that form in the ceramic top layer of a flexible electronic device can penetrate deep into the polymer substrate beneath. Solving minimizing substrate cracks would make for more durable flexible electronics. 

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Padture Lab / Brown University

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