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Liquid Metals: Stretchable, High‐ k Dielectric Elastomers through Liquid‐Metal Inclusions (Adv. Mater. 19/2016)
Author(s) -
Bartlett Michael D.,
Fassler Andrew,
Kazem Navid,
Markvicka Eric J.,
Mandal Pratiti,
Majidi Carmel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201670133
Subject(s) - materials science , elastomer , composite number , composite material , dielectric , microstructure , liquid metal , elasticity (physics) , optoelectronics
An all‐soft‐matter composite consisting of liquid metal microdroplets embedded in a soft elastomer matrix is presented by C. Majidi and co‐workers on page 3726. This composite exhibits a high dielectric constant while maintaining exceptional elasticity and compliance. The image shows the composite's microstructure captured by 3D X‐ray imaging using a nano‐computed tomographic scanner.