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Resolution Enhancement of Liquid Metal Patterns via Mechanical Deformation and Phase Change Mediated Transfer : 마이크로 액체 금속 패턴을 위한 액체 금속 패터닝 시스템

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Authors

김도윤

Advisor
고상근
Major
공과대학 기계항공공학부
Issue Date
2018-08
Publisher
서울대학교 대학원
Description
학위논문 (박사)-- 서울대학교 대학원 : 공과대학 기계항공공학부, 2018. 8. 고상근.
Abstract
Recently, eutectic gallium indium (EGaIn) has been actively investigated towards stretchable and wearable electronic devices with the aid of high fluidity, high electrical conductivity and low toxicity. However, high surface tension along with spontaneous oxidation makes it difficult to realize fine patterning below ~10 μm, thus physical molding into an elastomeric mold is thought to be a unique solution. Here, we present a novel manufacturing technique that enables EGaIn patterns of single-digit micrometer width without using a guide mold for the first time. First, a custom direct printing setup is constructed with a laser displacement sensor, a 3-axis motorized stage, and an electronic pressure regulator to enable continuous and uniform printing of EGaIn by feedback control of the distance between the dispensing needle and the substrate. With the custom direct printing setup, a 120 μm wide linear pattern is printed on a EcoflexTM, platinum catalyzed silicone elastomer. To enable a single-digit micrometer pattern, the initial printed line is stretched, frozen with deionized (DI) water, and then transferred to an unstretched Ecoflex substrate. Upon gentle heating after the pick-and-place of the EGaIn line frozen with DI water, only the stretched EGaIn line is left on the new Ecoflex substrate. The aforementioned pick-and-place transfer of the stretched EGaIn frozen with DI water is cascaded multiple times until a target width is reached. With the proposed idea, a 2 μm wide linear pattern, 60-fold reduction with respect to the initial dimension, is obtained. For practical applications, strain and pressure sensors are demonstrated with width-reduced EGaIn patterns.
Language
English
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/10371/143251
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