Figure 4: Elastic properties of the SSW and replication of the LV networks. | Nature Communications

Figure 4: Elastic properties of the SSW and replication of the LV networks.

From: Bio-inspired networks for optoelectronic applications

Figure 4

(a) SSW network sheet resistance (after tension release) versus strain. The error bars are smaller than the symbols. The inset shows time evolution of the network resistance subject to a train of eight stretching pulses: 50% strain (first six pulses), 100% strain (last two pulses). (b) SSW sheet network resistance versus repeated elastic bending events (180°, 1 mm radius). Inset: a zoomed-in fragment of the main curve showing perfectly repeatable sheet resistance oscillations, even after over one thousand bending events. (c) Schematic of the drum printing of the LV network. (d) Schematic of the photolithographic printing of the LV network. (e) Silver ink print of the LV network. (f) Contact photolithography of the LV network. The scale bars for e and f are 1 cm and 500 μm, respectively.

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