柔性基板的几何参数对柔性电子系统延展性的影响
Effect of the geometric parameters of elastomer substrates on the flexibility of stretchable electronics
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摘要: 柔性电子系统主要由有机基板和附着其上的金属导体构成,系统组件的几何参数对柔性电子系统延展性能影响很大,良好的尺寸设计可以优化系统的力学性能.本文研究了柔性基板的尺寸参数(长度,宽度,厚度)对柔性电子系统延展性的影响.用ABAQUS软件对附着在不同几何参数的共聚酯材料上的两种结构铜导体进行单轴拉伸模拟实验,以此来确定基板的尺寸参数对整个系统延展性的影响.通过对模拟结果进行分析发现,柔性基板长度的改变对系统拉伸变形影响很小,而柔性基板宽度或厚度的增加可以减小整个系统的变形,但是会加大金属导体的应变,因此需要根据实际情况对尺寸参数进行合理设计.这项工作可以为柔性电子系统中基板的几何设计提供帮助.Abstract: Stretchable electronics are mainly composed of the organic substrate and the metal thin conductor attached to the substrate. The geometric parameters of both substrate and metal conductor play an important role in the flexibility of stretchable electronics. In this paper,the effect of geometric parameters(length,width,and thickness of the substrate) on the flexibility of stretchable electronics was studied. The ABAQUS software was used to simulate the uniaxial tensile tests on the polyimide-supported copper conductor to determine the effects of geometric parameters of the substrate on its flexibility. As shown in the results,the effect of substrate length on the deformation of the system is very small; while the increase of width or thickness of the substrate can decrease the substrate deformation but increase the strain of metal conductor. This work can provide a theoretical support for the geometrical design of stretchable electronics.