Mechanically Durable and Highly Stretchable Transistors Employing Carbon Nanotube Semiconductor and Electrodes.

Chortos, Alex; Koleilat, Ghada I; Pfattner, Raphael; Kong, Desheng; Lin, Pei; Nur, Roda; Lei, Ting; Wang, Huiliang et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Mechanically durable stretchable trans-istors are fabricated using carbon nanotube electrical components and tough thermoplastic elastomers. After an initial conditioning step, the electrical characteristics remain constant with strain. The strain-dependent characteristics are similar in orthogonal stretching directions. Devices can be impacted with a hammer and punctured with a needle while remaining functional and stretchable.