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Dry Transient Electronic Systems by Use of Materials that Sublime
Author(s) -
Kim Bong Hoon,
Kim JaeHwan,
Persano Luana,
Hwang SukWon,
Lee Seungmin,
Lee Jungyup,
Yu Yongjoon,
Kang Yongseon,
Won Sang M.,
Koo Jahyun,
Cho Youn Kyoung,
Hur Gyum,
Banks Anthony,
Song JunKyul,
Won Phillip,
Song Young Min,
Jang KyungIn,
Kang Daeshik,
Lee Chi Hwan,
Pisignano Dario,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2017
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.201606008
Subject(s) - materials science , dielectric , sublimation (psychology) , electronics , nanotechnology , silicon , transistor , optoelectronics , engineering physics , electrical engineering , engineering , psychology , voltage , psychotherapist
The recent emergence of materials for electronic systems that are capable of programmable self‐destruction and/or bio/eco‐resorption creates the potential for important classes of devices that cannot be easily addressed using conventional technologies, ranging from temporary biomedical implants to enviromentally benign environmental monitors to hardware secure data systems. Although most previous demonstrations rely on wet chemistry to initiate transient processes of degradation/decomposition, options in “dry transient electronic systems” could expand the range of possible uses. The work presented here introduces materials and composite systems in which sublimation under ambient conditions leads to mechanical fragmentation and disintegration of active devices upon disappearance of a supporting substrate, encapsulation layer, interlayer dielectric and/or gate dielectric. Examples span arrays of transistors based on silicon nanomembranes with specialized device designs to solar cells adapted from commercial components.