Print Email Facebook Twitter A Platform for Mechano(-Electrical) Characterization of Free-Standing Micron-Sized Structures and Interconnects Title A Platform for Mechano(-Electrical) Characterization of Free-Standing Micron-Sized Structures and Interconnects Author Savov, A.M. (TU Delft Electronic Components, Technology and Materials) Joshi, S. (TU Delft Electronic Components, Technology and Materials) Shafqat, Salman (Eindhoven University of Technology) Hoefnagels, Johan (Eindhoven University of Technology) Louwerse, M.C. (Philips Research) Stoute, R. (TU Delft Electronic Components, Technology and Materials) Dekker, R. (TU Delft Electronic Components, Technology and Materials; Philips Research) Date 2018 Abstract A device for studying the mechanical and electrical behavior of free-standing micro-fabricated metal structures, subjected to a very large deformation, is presented in this paper. The free-standing structures are intended to serve as interconnects in high-density, highly stretchable electronic circuits. For an easy, damage-free handling and mounting of these free-standing structures, the device is designed to be fabricated as a single chip/unit that is separated into two independently movable parts after it is fixed in the tensile test stage. Furthermore, the fabrication method allows for test structures of different geometries to be easily fabricated on the same substrate. The utility of the device has been demonstrated by stretching the free-standing interconnect structures in excess of 1000% while simultaneously measuring their electrical resistance. Important design considerations and encountered processing challenges and their solutions are discussed in this paper. Subject stretchable electronicsstretchable interconnectsMEMSmechanical characterizationelectrical characterizationfree standing interconnectsOA-Fund TU Delft To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1b75e581-cfb7-4cd9-938d-a316617bb49b DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9010039 ISSN 2072-666X Source Micromachines, 9 (1), 1-13 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2018 A.M. Savov, S. Joshi, Salman Shafqat, Johan Hoefnagels, M.C. Louwerse, R. Stoute, R. Dekker Files PDF micromachines_09_00039_v2.pdf 11.64 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1b75e581-cfb7-4cd9-938d-a316617bb49b/datastream/OBJ/view