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Microstructures: Structure and Energetics of Dislocations at Micro‐Structured Complementary Interfaces Govern Adhesion (Adv. Funct. Mater. 27/2013)
Author(s) -
Jin Congrui,
Jagota Anand,
Hui ChungYuen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201370137
Subject(s) - materials science , adhesion , misorientation , microstructure , elastomer , nanotechnology , composite material , grain boundary
On page 3453 Congrui Jin, Anand Jagota, and Chung‐Yuen Hui report that patterns of interfacial dislocations between two elastomeric sheets, each with shape‐complementary surface ridges and channels, allow the sheets to adhere strongly to each other despite some relative misorientation. The system may provide an experimental tool to assist in research on geometry‐controlled adhesion and also provides a test bed for stability theories of interacting dislocations and crack fronts.