Nanowerk   December 25, 2024 All stretchable interconnects are subjected to dynamically changing, non-uniform strains during mechanical deformation. Researchers at the Republic of Korea developed a method for analyzing the strain behavior of stretchable interconnects using a chiral liquid crystal elastomer (CLCE), which exhibited immediate structural color changes of nano periodic molecular arrangement in response to dynamic stretching deformations. They engineered the modulus and shape geometry of the serpentine CLCE to visualize dynamically changing serpentine structures, and investigated the real-time strain distribution of the interconnects under various multi-stretching properties. According to the researchers their work may enable enhanced design and optimization […]