Applications of computational mechanics in stretchable electronics

Abstract

Stretchable electronics system is an emerging technology for next-generation electronics. These type of stretchable system can geometrically accommodate large mechanical deformations without imparting significant strains and stress in the materials themselves. Potential uses include flexible sensors, transmitters and new photovoltaic and medical devices. Computational mechanics studies reveal many of the key underlying aspects of these systems and can establish important design criteria concerning device failure. In this study, numerical simulations are used for investigations of materials and system designs for stretchable electronics, which have excellent mechanical flexibility and make them attractive for these systems. The results show that the new designs are possible to build high performance circuits that are not only bendable but are also, in some cases, reversibly stretchable. And it is a path to build the high performance silicon complementary metal oxide semiconductor that might be interesting for electronics. Furthermore it could optimize mechanics and materials for circuits that exhibit maximum stretchability.