Design of a Kirigami Structure with a Large Uniform Deformation Region

Taniyama, Hiroki and Iwase, Eiji (2021) Design of a Kirigami Structure with a Large Uniform Deformation Region. Micromachines, 12 (1). p. 76. ISSN 2072-666X

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Abstract

We designed a kirigami structure with a particular shape at both ends to provide a large uniform deformation region when stretched. When a kirigami structure is stretched, non-deformation regions, where the regions’ cuts do not open, and non-uniform deformation regions, where the regions’ cuts are not uniformly deformed, are produced. The extent of the non-deformation and non-uniform deformation regions increases in proportion to the number of cut cycles in the width direction nw this reduces the percentage of the uniform deformation region. We propose a method that increases the uniform deformation region in a kirigami structure by deforming the shape of the ends from a rectangle to a trapezoid when stretched. The proposed kirigami structure has separation lines at both ends that separate cuts in the width direction, and the position of contacts at both ends are moved to the center. The proposed kirigami structure has a large uniform deformation region, even when nw is large, as evidenced by calculating the area of open cuts under stretching. The product of our study realizes a stretchable electro device with a large area, which maintains the position of evenly mounted functional elements when stretched.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: flexible device; stretchable electronic substrate; kirigami structure; mechanical metamaterials
Subjects: STM Repository > Engineering
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 11 May 2024 04:39
Last Modified: 11 May 2024 04:39
URI: http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/649

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