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http://dx.doi.org/10.6117/kmeps.2013.20.3.023

Flexibility Study of Silicon Thin Film Transferred on Flexible Substrate  

Lee, Mi-Kyoung (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Eun-Kyung (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Yang, Min (Graduate School of Mechanical and Design, Kook Min University)
Chon, Min-Woo (Graduate School of Mechanical and Design, Kook Min University)
Lee, Hyouk (Hanamicron)
Lim, Jae Sung (Hanamicron)
Choa, Sung-Hoon (Graduate School of NID Fusion Technology, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society / v.20, no.3, 2013 , pp. 23-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
Development of flexible electronic devices has primarily focused on printing technology using organic materials. However, organic-based flexible electronics have several disadvantages, including low electrical performance and long-term reliability. Therefore, we fabricated nano- and micro-thick silicon film attached to the polymer substrate using transfer printing technology to investigate the feasibility of silicon-based flexible electronic devices with high performance and high flexibility. Flexibility of the fabricated samples was investigated using bending and stretching tests. The failure bending radius of the 200 nm-thick silicon film attached on a PI substrate was 4.5 mm, and the failure stretching strain was 1.8%. The failure bending radius of the micro-thick silicon film attached on a FPCB was 2 mm, and the failure strain was 3.5%, which showed superior flexibility compared with conventional silicon material. Improved flexibility was attributed to a buffering effect of the adhesive between the silicon film and the substrate. The superior flexibility of the thin silicon film demonstrates the possibility for flexible electronic devices with high performance.
Keywords
Flexible electronics; Transfer printing; Bendability; Stretchability;
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