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Shrink‐induced striped pattern on a thin gold film and switching of its orientation
Author(s) -
Watanabe Masashi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.23770
Subject(s) - materials science , silicone rubber , substrate (aquarium) , layer (electronics) , thin film , composite material , sputtering , natural rubber , pattern formation , orientation (vector space) , nanotechnology , geometry , mathematics , biology , genetics , geology , oceanography
A well‐ordered striped pattern was formed on a thin gold film, which had been deposited using an ion sputtering technique onto an elastic silicone substrate prestretched by 20%. We also prepared a two‐layer (silicone/conducting rubber) substrate onto which a thin gold film with a striped pattern was produced using a similar method. By applying a voltage (24 V) between both ends of the conducting rubber to heat the substrate, I succeeded in reversibly changing the orientation of the striped pattern. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 101: 2040–2044, 2006